Rick Howard
Professor of Biological Sciences (behavioral ecology; transgenic species)
My lab focuses on both how nature works (basic biology) and how biological phenomena relate to human activities or concerns (applied biology). We use an evolutionary approach; that is, we ask how the traits of organisms are either naturally selected (increase individual survival) or sexually selected (increase individual mating success). The potential ecological risks associated with the release of a genetically modified organism into nature is the subject of a recent study my lab is conducting in collaboration with a professor in the Animal Sciences department.
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