Faculty & Staff involved in Enironmental Biology

Arnold, Keith. Professor. Ph.D. 1980 in Marine Biology. Physiological ecology of
seaweeds; bioenergetics; ecological energetics; form and function in seaweeds; photosynthetic physiology of kelps; carbon allocation strategies.
Courses: BIO 115, BIO 305, BIO 330, BIO 420, BIO 442, BIO 534, BOT 433.
Baskin, Jonathan. Professor. Ph.D. 1971 in Biology. Vertebrate zoology,
biosystematics, evolution, and tropical biology. Phylogenetic relationships and natural
history of fishes, especially catfishes and neotropical freshwater fishes.
Courses: BIO 330, BIO 499 (Fish Biology), ZOO 138, ZOO 411.
Bozak, Kristin. Associate Professor. Ph.D. 1993 in Molecular Biology. Plant
physiology. Expression of genes involved in ripening of avocado; hormonal and
developmental control of gene expression; genetic elements involved in regulation and expression.
Courses: BIO 190 and BOT 124.
Mr. Michael Brown: Curator of BioTrek, Plant and environmental biology support.
Brum, Gilbert D. Professor. Ph.D. 1975 in Plant Ecology. Physiological plant
ecology. Plant environments. Courses: BIO 190 and BOT 124.
Bryant, Stephen. Professor. Ph.D. 1975 in Population Genetics. Genetics; evolution;
ecology; and statistics. Population biology of Drosophila, especially D. pseudoobscura, in Death Valley; desert plant polymorphisms; determination of species relationships using mitochondrial DNA sequence studies.
Courses: BIO 190, BIO 213, BIO 303, BIO 415, BIO 418, BIO 445.
Campbell, David. Professor. Ph.D. 1976 in Genetics. Quantitative analysis of cell
organelles with microspectrophotometry. Electron microscope seed germinating studies.
Courses: BIO 303.
Carlton, Gary. T Professor. Ph.D. 1993 in Plant Ecology. Response of plant
populations and communities to disturbance; multiple resource limitation of plant growth.
Multivariate analysis of plant and animal communities. Courses: BIO 190, BIO 211, BIO 325, BIO 527, BOT 124, BOT 421.

Castro, Peter. Professor. Ph.D. 1972 in Marine Biology. Ecology, behavior, and
physiology of marine symbiosis, including parasitism; ecology and systematics of decapod
crustaceans; ecology of coral reefs.
Courses: BIO 330.
Chan, John. Professor. Ph.D. 1978 in Microbiology. Clinical immunology;
elucidation of immune response of hosts to nicotine exposure; phagocytic cells and killer
cells in this infection system.
Courses: MIC 330.
Clark, Curtis. Professor. Ph.D. 1979 in Botany. Plant systematics and evolutionary
biology. Evolution of Asteraceae and Papaveraceae; speciation; biogeography. Computer
applications in biology.
Courses: BIO 190, BIO 213, BIO 255, BIO 406, BIO 499, BIO 530, BOT 125.
Dixon, Wendy. Associate Professor. Ph.D. 1992 in Biochemistry. Microbiology,
cell and molecular biology. Initiation of DNA replication in budding yeast.
Courses: BIO 190, MIC 201, MIC 300, MIC 310.
George, Chris. Professor. Ph.D. 1987 in Entomology. Ecology and behavior of desert
and tropical ant communities; insect-plant and insect-vertebrate interactions in desert,
chaparral, and tropical communities; hummingbird and insect pollination of flowering plants.
Courses: BIO 115, BIO 407, BIO 416, BIO 532, BIO 575, ZOO 426.
Hoyt, Donald. Professor. Ph.D. 1977 in Environmental Physiology. Physiological
ecology of terrestrial vertebrates. Energetics, biomechanics, and muscle function during terrestrial locomotion; equine locomotion; energetics and water balance in avian and reptilian embryos.
Courses: ZOO 138.
Leong, Joan. Associate Professor. Ph.D. 1994 in Pollination Ecology. Biology and ecology of native bees and plant-insect interactions. Conservation and restoration of wetland habitats, especially vernal pools; insect sampling methods; biodiversity surveys; population monitoring.
Courses:BIO 325, BIO 430, BIO 499, ZOO 137, ZOO 325, ZOO 426, BIO 526.
Moriarty, David. Professor. Ph.D. 1976 in Ecology. Evolutionary ecology of
populations and communities; structure and dynamics of avian communities. Applied
statistical analysis and computer applications.
Courses: BIO 211, BIO 255, BIO 415, BIO 418, BIO 528, ZOO 329.
Quinn, Ronald. Professor. Ph.D.1969 in Biology. Plant-animal interactions; fire
ecology; chaparral, mammals, radiotelemetry; California walnuts; rare and endangered
species; landscape ecology.
Courses: BIO 415, BIO 340, BIO 425.
Stewart, Glenn. Professor. Ph.D. 1963 in Zoology. Herpetology and mammalogy.
Ecology and systematics of Pacific Coast Garter snakes and the Rubber Boa; ecology of
the Desert Tortoise and the Black Bear; status of threatened species of amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Courses: BIO 304, BIO 416, BIO 542, BIO 575, ZOO 429, ZOO 430.
Stoner, Martin. Professor. Ph.D. 1967 in Plant Pathology. Ecology of soil-borne
fungi and wood-decaying fungi. Consultant in plant diseases and commodity protection
technology.
Courses: BIO 525, BOT 124, BOT 323, BOT 425, BOT 426.
Szijj, Laszlo. Professor. Ph.D. 1963 in Zoology. Ecology and animal behavior;
tropical ecology; radio telemetry and distribution studies. Studies of endangered and threatened bird species; habitat use and foraging patterns of hawks and owls; and management of critical habitats.
Courses: BIO 416, BIO 485, BIO 532, BIO 540, BIO 575, ZOO 329, ZOO 419.
Troncale, Lenard. Professor. Ph.D. 1970 in Molecular Biology. Cellular and
molecular biology; molecular evolution; systems science; biosystems allometry; biohierarchies. Proteins of the chromosome scaffold and nuclear matrix of eukaryotes; organization and function of the nucleus; theoretical models of cell differentiation.
Courses: BIO 213, BIO 303, CSA 340, CSA 411, CSA 412, CSA 413, CSA 470.