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Zoology & Wildlife ConservationWhite-winged vampire bat babies Photo provided by Dr. Dan Riskin

 

Zoology broadly describes the study of animal life. It ties aspects of physiology, structural biology, developmental biology, and evolutionary biology together in the context of whole organisms. Much research in this field is performed for the purpose of conserving wildspecies.

Faculty Research Area(s) Graduate Field Membership
Warren Douglas Allmon
Warren Douglas Allmon		 macroevolution; paleoecology; molluscan systematics Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Geological Sciences
BloomStephen Bloom regulation of cell death in development and cancer; in vitro model systems Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Animal Breeding:
Animal Science;
Environmental Toxicology
Dwight Bowman
Dwight Bowman		 nematode and protozoan biology; taxonomy; systemic biology Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Microbiology
BUcklesElizabeth Buckles infection/agent; virology; population medicine; infectious diseases; disease diagnosis; wildlife disease; conservation biology; pathology; avian diseases Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation
Yung-Fu Chang
Yung-fu Chang 		mechanisms of infection, particularly leptospira and salmonella Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark		 evolution and adaptive significance of acoustic signaling behaviors in animals with particular emphasis on marine mammals Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Neurobiology & Behavior
CurtisPaul Curtis animal behavior; population ecology; reproductive biology Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Natural Resources
FarnumCornelia Farnum comparative and functional morphology; bone growth and development Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation
C. Drew Harvell
C. Drew Harvell		 invertebrate zoology; evolution of invertebrate life histories; colonial invertebrates Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
John Hermanson
John Hermanson		 comparative and functional morphology; muscle development, structure, and function Zoology & Wildlife Conservation
George V. Kollias
George V. Kollias		 population & clinical studies; infectious diseases of free-ranging and captive wildlife; avian pharmacokinetics Comparative Biomedical Sciences; Zoology & Wildlife Conservation
MccuneAmy McCune ichthyology; morphology; systematics; development and evolution; paleobiology Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
MohammedHussni Mohammed epidemiology of infectious diseases; quantitative and analytical epidemiology; epidemiological risk assessment and analysis; veterinary public health and food safety; production medicine Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Epidemiology; Risk Analysis, Communication & Policy
NodenDrew Noden mechanisms of vertebrate craniofacial development; neuroembryology Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Genetics and Development
Ned J. Place
Ned J. Place		 mammalian reproductive biology with a focus on the life history of trade-offs associated with timing of hormone secretion and reproductive effort; sexual differentiation Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Neurobiology & Behavior
William B. Provine
William B. Provine		 hiostry of modern genetics and evolution Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; History; Science & Technology Studies
Se;varaj
Vimal Selvaraj		 pluripotency and stem cells, regenerative medicine, animal biotechnology, technologies for wildlife conservation
 		 Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Animal Science
Susan S. Suarez
Susan S. Suarez 		sperm motility regulation and transport in the female reproductive tract Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology; ;Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
SutterNathan Sutter 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 Zoology & Wildlife Conservation; Genetics & Development
Alexander J. Travis
Alexander J. Travis		 comparative biology of male germ cells; signaling and metabolism of sperm durign capacitation; organization of lipid raft membrane sub-domains in sperm; appicatinos of technologies using reproductive stem cells for wildlife conservation Comparative Biomedical Sciences;
Molecular & Integrative Physiology;
Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Animal Science
David W. Winkler
David W. Winkler 		evolutionary and behavioral ecology; ornithology Zoology & Wildlife Conservation;
Applied Mathematics;
Conservation & Sustainable Development;
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology;
Neurobiology & Behavior