Department of Biology
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The Department of Biology is one of the largest, most diverse departments at the University of New Mexico. Members of this department conduct research and teach in a wide variety of areas that include Botany, Evolution, Ecology, Microbiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Physiology and Zoology.
In addition to our central complex on the UNM campus, faculty and research students conduct their experiments at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in Central New Mexico, the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galápagos Islands and at many other national and international locations.
Biology considers life in all forms, from single-celled organisms to more complex fungi, plants, and animals.The biological sciences are such a broad field that they span the basic workings of chemical functions inside our cells to broad scale concepts of ecosystems and global environmental changes. With more than three million species of organisms on Earth, the biological sciences offer an infinite number of intriguing questions.
Majors in biology are provided the basic foundation for pursuing a career in biological sciences. Majors may go into research, teaching, medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, and various applied and technical fields. Introductory courses cover the concepts, theories and processes of biology, and the diversity of life on all levels. Advanced courses and individual research courses with faculty are available in several sub-disciplines.
Molecular–cellular and microbial biology deals with the molecular basis of life processes and with the structure and function of the basic unit of life, the cell. For example, how are cellular processes such as movement, cell division and energy production performed by the molecules that make up cells? These are particularly fascinating problems because micro-organisms can inhabit extreme environments, from geothermal plumes on the ocean floor to Arctic ice. Micro-organisms are the largest group of organisms on our planet, and students study their lives and their interactions with the environments they inhabit.
Ecology and population biology deal with the interactions of organisms with their biological and physical environments, and with the distribution of individuals and species from local to continental scales. These interactions can be affected by the state of individuals, their behavior, changes in the numbers of individuals, changes in the species that choose to occupy a site, and changes in the amount of nutrients or contaminants
Evolutionary biology deals with the environmental forces and biological mechanisms of genetic change in organisms.
Organismal biology is the study of the organization and function of whole organisms and how they meet environmental challenges; it is the glue between molecular and cellular biology, and ecology and evolution. Two prominent areas within Organismal biology include Zoology and Botany.
Advisors in the Biology department can assist you with paperwork required by the College of Arts and Sciences, Biology major or minor requirements, and information on careers and research opportunities in Biology.
For the advisors' walk-in office hours, check the Advisors Daily Schedule, or contact the Biology Department's Main Office (277-3411) or Maria Ruby, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, at 277-1404 or mruby@unm.edu.
BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE LIST SERVE
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A Bachelor's degree qualifies you for laboratory technician or technical assistant positions in education, industry, government, museums, parks, and botanical gardens.
A Master's degree qualifies you for some research and administrative positions. Students go into graduate programs to build their knowledge to higher technical levels. A master's degree prepares you as a professional in a technical field or gives you the background to do more advanced study. People with master's degrees may become secondary school teachers, junior college instructors, or laboratory technicians in industry, government and universities.
A Ph.D. is required for advanced research and administrative positions, college teaching, and independent research. The Ph.D. degree is a research degree that allows you to add to the body of existing scientific and technical knowledge. If your career goals include directing research or teaching at the college or university level, you should strongly consider entering a doctoral program.
Postdoctoral Study. If you desire a research career in academe, it is often necessary to spend one or more years beyond the Ph.D. in postdoctoral study. If the field is very competitive, it is not unusual for scientists to have several postdoctoral positions in succession before they find suitable academic positions.
Check out this great career web site: http://facweb.furman.edu/%7Ejsnyder/careers/careers.html
WHAT CAN I DO WITH A DEGREE IN BIOLOGY?
See also Biological Sciences: What Can I Do With a Degree in Biology? (PDF)
BIOMEDICAL
BIOMEDICAL QUALITY CONTROL
BOTANY
COMPUTERS
ENTOMOLOGY
FORESTRY
GENETICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY
HORTICULTURE
LAW
MARINE & AQUATIC BIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MYCOLOGY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PLANT & SOIL SCIENCE
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
TECHNICAL WRITING & ILLUSTRATION
TECHNICAL SALES
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
ZOOLOGY
ADVICE ON HOW TO SUCCEED IN BIOLOGY
Four Pointers:
Once you’ve started the Biology major, start thinking, what are you interested in doing in biology? There are many different opportunities—being a professor or an M.D. are only two of them. Start asking your teachers and T.A.s (teaching assistants) about careers in biology—whether at the organismal, ecological, cell or molecular level. There are opportunities in a variety of areas, including law; Masters of Science degrees are good for industrial positions. Ask several faculty and advisors for information and ideas about teaching and jobs.
If you are thinking of graduate, medical or law school, or if you might consider these options later, you will need three letters of recommendation.This means you need to get to know three of your favorite professors well enough so they can speak for you. They need to know that you are motivated, reliable, interested, intelligent and basically a great person.You also have to plan to take the GRE, MCAT, or LSAT in the fall of your senior year.
In your first biology courses, notice which areas of biology are most exciting to you. What do you really love to think about? Then look at the list of faculty included in this handout and on the UNM Biology Department web site. See who is doing something you find interesting and make an appointment to talk with them. The best way to know if a particular career suits you is to learn how research is done in that area. Get to know graduate students in that area and find out what they are learning, doing and thinking. The graduate students are listed on the faculty’s websites as well as teaching you your labs!
You can try to get into a lab as a work-study person or a volunteer or as a research assistant. This may mean photocopying or washing dishes at first, but if you show the inclination, you will probably be able to help in the work of the laboratory eventually. You also need to notice whether you are happy and comfortable in that lab; every lab is different and whether you will be happy there depends on luck and timing as much as whether you find the work fascinating. There are opportunities for undergraduates to do summer research and, in some cases, to be hired year-round for research. If you are a minority, you also may find support through a program in the Biology Department called IMSD (Initiative for Minority Student Development). Through special supplements to professors who have National Science Foundation (NSF) or National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, you also may find support. Opportunities for scholarships arise during the year—remember, someone has to know who you are and that you’re interested so we can connect you with these opportunities.
The summer after your sophomore or junior year, you should think about going somewhere for a summer research program. Good web sites to begin your search are: http://www.ams.org/employment/reu.htm, http://faculty.juniata.edu/keeney/summer%20research.htm, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
There are many of these available. Look on one of the bulletin boards outside the departmental Main Office (167 Castetter Hall) or on the wall outside 205 Marron Hall. Usually, application deadlines for summer research are early in the year (January, February, March). Don’t give up, but be sure you find a professor to act as a mentor/advisor.
The Biology B.S. or B.A. can provide students with the skills and information needed to pursue advanced work in preparation for careers as scientists and health professionals.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) IN BIOLOGY
The B.S. degree provides students with the skills and information needed to pursue advanced work in preparation for careers as scientists and health professionals. If you are planning to pursue graduate school in the sciences, then you should follow the B.S. track.
Requires a minimum of 37 credit hours earned in biology courses. These courses must include four classes that are taken in sequence: Biol. 201, 202, 203 and 204; these courses have pre- or co-requisite coursework in Chemistry and Math.
1st: Biol 201 + 201L Molecular & Cell Biology (4)
2nd: Biol 202 + 202L Genetics (4)
3rd: Biol 203 + 203L Ecology & Evolution (4)
4th: Biol 204+ 204L Plant & Animal Form & Function (4)
After taking the four core classes listed above, the requirements are:
Botany |
Biol. 360L |
| General Microbiology | Biol. 351 & 352L |
| Invertebrate Biology | Biol. 371L |
| General Vertebrate Zoology | Biol. 386L |
| Cell/Molecular | Organismal |
| Physiology | Ecology/Evolution |
BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) IN BIOLOGY
The B.A. degree offers a program of studies with greater flexibility in the Biology and support science courses. Students who major with a B.A. often plan to pursue a career outside Biology, but need a foundation in biological principles. These careers include science education, law school, environmental journalism, or community planning.
Requires a minimum of 32 credit hours earned in biology courses. These courses must include four classes that are taken in sequence: Biol. 201, 202, 203 and 204; these courses have pre- or co-requisite coursework in Chemistry and Math.
1st: Biol 201 + 201L Molecular & Cell Biology (4)
2nd: Biol 202 + 202L Genetics (4)
3rd: Biol 203 +203L Ecology & Evolution (4)
4th: Biol 204 +204L Plant & Animal Form & Function (4)
To minor in biology, you need to take these four classes in sequence: Biol. 201, 202, 203 and 204; these courses have pre- or co-requisite coursework in Chemistry and Math.
1st: Biol 201 + 201L Molecular & Cell Biology (4)
2nd: Biol 202 + 202L Genetics (4)
3rd: Biol 203 +203L Ecology & Evolution (4)
4th: Biol 204 +204L Plant & Animal Form & Function (4)
UPPER-LEVEL COURSES FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS
The Biology Department offers courses in the following areas: IMPORTANT: The UNM bachelor diploma will indicate only your Biology degree and will not include any emphasis or specialty within Biology.
Courses in BOTANY:
| Biol | 300 | Evolution |
| 310L | Principles of Ecology | |
| 324L | Natural History of the Southwest | |
| 351 & 352L | General Microbiology | |
| 360L | General Botany | |
| 407L | Bosque Biology | |
| 418 | Ecological Genetics | |
| 436 | Phylogenetics | |
| 463L | Flora of New Mexico | |
| 467 | Evolutionary Plant Ecology | |
| 471 | Plant Physiology Ecology | |
| 474L | Plant Anatomy | |
| 478 | Plant Physiology |
Courses in EVOLUTION/ECOLOGY:
| Biol. | 300 | Evolution |
| 310L | Principles of Ecology | |
| 324L | Natural History of the Southwest | |
| 365 | Evolution of Human Sexuality | |
| 379 | Conservation Biology | |
| 405 | Ecosystem Dynamics | |
| 407L | Bosque Biology | |
| 418 | Ecological Genetics | |
| 436L | Phylogenetics | |
| 437 | Evolutionary Genetics | |
| 440L | Soil Ecosystems | |
| 443L | Comparative Physiology | |
| 444 | Genomes & Genomic Analysis | |
| 446 | Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology | |
| 451 | Microbial Ecology | |
| 455 | Ethology: Animal Behavior | |
| 461L | Introduction to Tropical Biology | |
| 463L | Flora of New Mexico | |
| 465 | Sociobiology & Evolutionary Ecology | |
| 467 | Evolutionary Plant Ecology | |
| 471 | Plant Physiological Ecology | |
| 475 | Desert Field Biology | |
| 482L | Parasitology | |
| 494 | Biogeography | |
| 495 | Limnology | |
| 496L | Limnology Lab |
Courses in MICROBIOLOGY:
| Biol. | 351 & 352L | General Microbiology |
| 425 | Molecular Genetics | |
| 429 | Molecular Cell Biology I | |
| 444 | Genomes & Genomic Analysis | |
| 446 | Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology | |
| 448 | Microbial Diversity | |
| 450 | Virology | |
| 451 | Microbial Ecology | |
| 456 | Immunology | |
| 460 | Microbial Physiology | |
| 482L | Parasitology | |
| 490 | The Biology of Infectious Organisms |
Courses in MOLECULAR/CELLULAR BIOLOGY:
| Biol. | 351 & 352L | General Microbiology |
| 412 | Developmental Biology | |
| 416L | Histology | |
| Biochem | 423 | Introductory Biochemistry |
| Biol. | 425 | Molecular Genetics |
| 429 | Molecular Cell Biology I | |
| 437 | Evolutionary Genetics | |
| 444 | Genomics & Genomic Analysis | |
| 446 | Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology | |
| 456 | Immunology | |
| 497 | Principles of Gene Expression |
Courses in PHYSIOLOGY:
| Biol. | 351 & 352L | General Microbiology |
| 412 | Developmental Biology | |
| 416L | Histology | |
| 425 | Molecular Genetics | |
| 428 | Human Heredity | |
| 429 | Molecular Cell Biology I | |
| 435L | Animal Physiology | |
| 439L | Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory | |
| 444 | Genomes & Genomic Analysis | |
| 446 | Laboratory Methods in Molecular Biology | |
| 447 | Prosection | |
| 456 | Immunology | |
| 460 | Microbiology Physiology | |
| 478 | Plant Physiology |
Courses in ZOOLOGY:
| Biol. | 324L | Natural History of the Southwest |
| 371L | Invertebrate Biology | |
| 386L | General Vertebrate Zoology | |
| 435L | Animal Physiology | |
| 436L | Phylogenetics | |
| 444 | Genomes & Genomic Analysis | |
| 455 | Ethology: Animal Behavior | |
| 457L | Ethology Laboratory | |
| 475 | Plant Community Ecology | |
| 482L | Parasitology | |
| 485L | Entomology | |
| 486L | Ornithology | |
| 487L | Ichthyology | |
| 488L | Herpetology | |
| 489L | Mammalogy |
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES
Biology Honors Program
The departmental honors program is open to junior and senior biology majors with an overall GPA of 3.2 or higher and a GPA of at least 3.5 in a minimum of 20 credit hours of biology courses. Students conduct research and write a thesis during their junior and senior years within the Department. Contact: Maria Ruby, 277-1404.
Initiative for Minority Student Development (IMSD) (formerly the MBRS) Program
The IMSD Program provides stipends to minority students who wish to pursue a career in biomedical or clinical research. Students conduct research on biomedically related projects on the UNM main campus and at the UNM School of Medicine. Contact: Dr. Maggie Werner-Washburne, 277-9338, or call IMSD Office at 272-8214.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
An undergraduate research program funded by the NSF, associated with the Sevelleta Long Term Ecology Research (LTER) program, is the REU Program, which provides stipends to students during the summer to undertake independent research projects in ecology at the LTER site. Contact: Dr. Scott Collins, 277-6303.
Work-study Employment, Student Employment, and Volunteering
Another way to gain experience in research is to find a position in a lab or in the field through work-study, student employment, or volunteering. To apply for work-study positions, Financial Aid must first approve you as being eligible for financial assistance. Work-study and student employment positions are announced through the Bioclub-L e-mail list and on the UNM student employment web site. From time to time, faculty members allow undergraduates to volunteer in a laboratory or on a field research project. Read the list of faculty members and their research interests at the end of this guide. You must take the initiative to visit these professors during their office hours.
Biol. 402—Special Topics, Seminars in Biology
As a junior or senior, you can enroll in Biol. 402, a seminar class that allows you to focus on current research in biology in small classes that emphasize discussion and student participation. Each semester the list of seminar courses changes. You are limited to 4 credits of Biol. 402 toward your Biology major and 2 credits for the minor.
Biol. 499—Undergraduate Problems
As a junior or senior, you can enroll in Biol. 499, an independent study that can involve laboratory or field research. You must take the initiative to find a faculty member who will mentor you. Each professor has his or her own registration number for Biol. 499. Only 2 credit hours of Biol. 499 can be used toward Biology requirements.
THE FACULTY & THEIR RESEARCH INTERESTS
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DR. J. SCOTT ALTENBACH, Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), Colorado State University, 1971.
Flight, locomotor morphology & electromyographic analysis of locomotor movements in bats.
DR. LARRY L. BARTON, Professor, Ph.D. (Microbiology), University of Nebraska, 1969.
Electron transport in chemolithotrophic & anaerobic bacteria; active transport & metabolism of sulphur, nitrogen & iron by bacteria.
DR. ULFAR BERGTHORSSON, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Biology), University of Rochester, 1998.
Molecular evolution; evolution of bacterial and organellar genomes; horizontal gene transfer; evolution of RNA editing, gene duplication and evolution of novel gene function; evolution of mutation rate.
DR. JAMES H. BROWN, Distinguished Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), University of Michigan, 1967.
Community ecology & biogeography, with special projects on granivory in desert ecosystems; biogeography of insular habits & structure of dynamics of geographic-scale assemblages of many species.
DR. ERIC L. CHARNOV, Distinguished Professor and MacArthur Fellow, Ph.D. (Quantitative Ecology), University of Washington, 1973.
Scaling and invariance rules in evolutionary ecology, particularly life histories; sex allocation; sperm competition.; human life histories.
DR. RICHARD M. CRIPPS, Associate Professor, D.Phil. (Biology), University of York, York, United Kingdom, 1990.
Using genetics and molecular biology to understand muscle development in Drosophila: regulation of muscle-specific gene transcription; identification and characterization of new genes required for heart and muscle development; cell biology of developing muscle fibers.
DR. SCOTT COLLINS, Professor & Director of the Sevilleta LTER, Ph.D. (Botany), University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1981.
Plant community dynamics; gradient models and gradient structure; the role of disturbance in communities; ecology of grasslands; analysis of species of distribution and abundance; local-regional interactions; productivity-diversity relationships.
DR. JOSEPH A. COOK, Professor & Curator of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Ph.D., The University of New Mexico, 1990.
Mammalian evolution and conservation; molecular ecology; systematics of South American vertebrates; phylogeography and host/parasite coeveolution across Beringia.
DR. CHARLES CUNNINGHAM, Assitant Professor. Ph.D (Transplantation Immunology), University of Aberdeen, 1985. Invertebrate Immunology; use of transcriptomics and genomics.
DR. CLIFFORD N. DAHM, Professor, Director of the Sevilleta LTER (Interim), Ph.D. (Aquatic Ecology), Oregon State University, 1980. Aquatic ecology; stream water/groundwater interactions; microbial ecology; nutrient cycling; microbial & chemical processes in volcanic environments; dissolved organic carbon in streams; stream ecosystems.
DR. DONALD W. DUSZYNSKI, Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), Colorado State University, 1970.
The coccidia of wild animals; host-parasite/parasite-parasite interactions; gastrointestinal pathophysiology due to coccidian infections.
DR. DAVID T. HANSON, Assistant Professor, PhD. (Plant Physiology), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999.
Evolution of photosynthetic CO2 concentrating mechanisms and the role of pyrenoids and carbonic anhydrase; evolution and diversity of isoprene synthase and the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco; physiological ecology of Sphagnum moss and peatlands.
DR. ASTRID KODRIC-BROWN, Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), University of Southern California, 1975.
Ecological behavior; adaptive significance of social behavior; tests of sexual selection models; selection of epigamic characteristics in fishes; energetic cost of territorial defense in optimal & marginal habitats.
DR. MARCY LITVAK, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Ecology), University of Colorado, 1997. Ecosystem physiology and ecology; plant physiological ecology; emphasis on investigating the effects of climate variability, disturbance and/or land use on the exchange of carbon,water and energy, between ecosystems and the atmosphere.
DR. ERIC S. LOKER, Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology–Immunobiology), Iowa State University, 1979.
Immunobiology of host-parasite interactions, with emphasis on schistosomes & other snail-transmitted parasites; immune systems of invertebrates; biological control of parasitic organisms; evolution of parasite life cycles.
DR. TIMOTHY K. LOWREY, Associate Professor, Curator of Herbarium, The Museum of Southwest Biology, Ph.D. (Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1981.
Plant systematics; flowering plants of the tropics; hybridization in plants; plant breeding systems & reproductive biology.
DR. DIANE L. MARSHALL, Professor, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences), University of Texas, 1982.
Plant population biology; plant reproductive ecology & genetics; the evolution & ecological significance of patterns of plasticity in plants; plant resource allocation.
DR. KELLY B. MILLER, Assistant Professor & Curator of Arthopods, Museum of Southwestern Biology, Ph.D. (Entomology), Cornell University, 2001.
Insect systematics and evolution; insect morphology and natural history; insect phylogenetics using morphological and molecular data; evolution of sexual conflict in arthropods in a phylogenetic framework; aquatic insect taxonomy
DR. ROBERT D. MILLER, Professor, Ph.D. (Immunobiology), Thomas Jefferson University, 1987.
Function & comparative biology of genes necessary for lymphocyte development, especially antigen receptor expression; genetics of immunodeficiencies; immunology of the maternal/fetal interface.
DR. BRUCE T. MILNE, Professor, Ph.D. (Botany & Plant Physiology), Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, 1985.
Ecology; landscape ecology; multivariate statistics & fractal geometry.
DR. DONALD O. NATVIG, Professor, Ph.D. (Botany), University of California, Berkeley, 1981.
Evolutionary molecular biology & comparative biochemistry; fungal genetics; biochemical adaptations accompanying life in the presence of oxygen.
DR. MARY ANNE NELSON, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology), University of Colorado, 1982.
Sexual development in Neurospora crassa; the control of gene expression during development; molecular biology & molecular genetics of the fungi.
DR. WILLIAM T. POCKMAN, Assistant Professor, Ph.D (Biology), University of Utah, 1996.
Whole plant physiological ecology of desert vegetation; ecological implications of xylem cavitation and hydraulic conductance; evolution of drought tolerance characteristics; ecophysiological perspectives on plant competition and invasion; plant and community response to climate change.
DR. STEVEN POE, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), University of Texas-Austin, 2000.
Theory and practice of phylogenetic inference; systematics of Anolis lizards and other herps.
DR. ROBERT SINSABAUGH, Professor, Ph.D. (Environmental Science and Engineering), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, 1985.
Ecosystem Ecology, microbiology, and nutrient cycling.
DR. FELISA A. SMITH, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) University of California, Irvine, 1991. Paleoecological and evolutionary research; effects of current global and past climatic change on mammals.
DR. HOWARD L. SNELL, Associate Professor, Curator of Herpetology, The Museum of Southwest Biology, Ph.D. (Biology), Colorado State University, 1984.
Evolutionary ecology, conservation biology, & herpetology.
DR. STEPHEN A. STRICKER, Professor, Director of Electron Microscopy, Ph.D. (Zoology), University of Washington, 1983.
Cell and developmental biology; calcium dynamics during oocyte maturation, fertilization & early development; structure & function of the nucleolus.
DR. CRISTINE TAKACS-VESBACH, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Microbial Ecology with a minor concentration in Biochemistry), Montana State University, 1999.
Understanding microbial community structure and function in the natural environment using both classical and molecular microbiology techniques.
DR. RANDY THORNHILL, Distinguished Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), University of Michigan, 1974.
Evolution & ecology of social interactions, especially sexual interactions & sexual selection.
DR. ERIC C. TOOLSON, Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), Arizona State University, 1976.
Physiological ecology; evolution of physiological & biochemical adaptations; water relations & thermobiology of insects & arachnids; ecological genetics.
DR. THOMAS F. TURNER, Associate Professor, Curator of Ichthyology, Museum of Southwest Biology, Ph.D. (Biology), Florida International University, 1996.
Evolutionary ecology of fishes, especially the role of early life history variation in population persistence and dispersal biology; population genetics: ecological and biogeographic determinants of population structure in fishes; molecular systematics of fishes.
DR. ANDREAS WAGNER, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Biology), Yale University, 1995.
Evolution of gene networks; evolution of developmental pathways; redundant gene functions and their evolution; architecture of biochemical networks; gene network reconstruction; evolution of modularity and robustness in metabolic networks, developmental pathways, and RNA; whole genome analysis of transcriptional regulatory regions.
DR. MARGARET WERNER-WASHBURNE, Professor, Ph.D. (Botany), University of Wisconsin, 1984.
Cell cycle regulation in yeast; regulation of entry into & survival during stationary phase; the cAMP-dependent protein kinase pathway in yeast.
DR. CHRISTOPHER C. WITT, Assistant Professor & Curator, Division of Birds,
Museum of Southwestern Biology, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences),
Louisiana State University, 2004.
Avian systematics and molecular evolution; evolutionary inference using phylogenetic comparative methods;
biogeography of the Neotropics; hummingbird evolution and comparative physiology; high-altitude adaptation; integrative ornithology.
DR. BLAIR O. WOLF, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Zoology), Arizona State University, 1996.
Physiological ecology, ecology of desert animals, plant –animal interactions, animal energetics and water balance. Avian biology, particularly reproductive biology and habitat selection.
DR. TERRY L. YATES, Professor, Curator of Biological Materials, Museum of Southwest Biology, Ph.D. (Zoology), Texas Tech University, 1978.
Systematics; vertebrate speciation & evolution; evolutionary genetics; morphometrics.
Updated April 2007
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