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Faculty - Field of Zoology & Wildlife Conservation

The Field of Zoology & Wildlife Conservation is made up of the following research concentrations:

  • Animal Cytology
  • Comparative and Functional Anatomy
  • Histology
  • Ecology
  • Developmental Biology

An alphabetical list of the faculty in the Field is printed below. Faculty are also listed by research concentration.

Allmon, Warren

macroevolution; paleoecology; molluscan systematics

Bloom, Stephen

Cellular responses to environmental stress (hyperthermia, drugs, pollutants) can determine ultimate cellular outcomes including apoptotic cell death. Several highly conserved multi-gene families play significant roles in stress-response regulation in vertebrates. We are investigating the roles of heat shock proteins, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), and Bcl-2 proteins in regulating the sensitivity of differentiated B-lymphocytes to heavy metal and pesticide-induced apoptosis. We are also investigating mechanisms involved in the bypass of B-cell stress resistance by exposure to multiple physical and chemical stresses resulting in potentiation of apoptosis.

Bowman, Dwight

nematode and protozoan biology; taxonomy; systemic biology

Buckles, Elizabeth

My research focuses on studying how diseases of animals impact them on an individual, and population level. I am particularly interested in conservation medicine.

Chang, Yung-Fu

mechanisms of infection, particularly leptospira and salmonella

Clark, Christopher

evolution and adaptive significance of acoustic signaling behaviors in animals with particular emphasis on marine mammals

Curtis, Paul animal behavior; population ecology; reproductive biology

Farnum, Cornelia

comparative and functional morphology; bone growth and development

Harvell, Catherine

invertebrate zoology; evolution of invertebrate life histories; colonial invertebrates

Hermanson, John

comparative and functional morphology; muscle development, structure and function

Howland, Howard

vertebrate vision; development of focusing and refractive state in humans and animals

Kennedy, Kenneth

biological anthropology; human functional morphology; paleontology; evolution; forensic anthropology

Kollias, George

wildlife health and pathobiology

McCune, Amy

ichthyology; morphology; systematics; development and evolution; paleobiology

Mohammed, Hussni

epidemiology of infectious diseases; quantitative and analytical epidemiology; epidemiological risk assessment and analysis; veterinary public health and food safety; production medicine

Noden, Drew

mechanisms of vertebrate craniofacial development; neuroembryology

Place, Ned

mammalian reproductive biology, development, and aging

Provine, William

history of modern genetics and evolution

Richmond, Milo

mammalogy; terrestrial ecology; reproductive biology

Suarez, Susan

regulation of sperm motility and of the movement of sperm through the female reproductive tract

Sutter, Nate

genetic regulation of growth in the canine; identification of genes related to risk of specific cancers in particular canine breeds; study of genes that contribute to body size in the dog

Travis, Alexander

reproductive biology focusing on sperm and spermatogonial stem cells; wildlife conservation through approaches integrating studies of animals, humans and the environments they share

Winkler, David

evolutionary and behavioral ecology; ornithology