Robert Desharnais
Robert Desharnais | |
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Born | Robert Anthony Desharnais March 29, 1955 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Massachusetts, Boston University of Rhode Island |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Evolutionary biology, ecology |
Institutions | California State University, Los Angeles |
Thesis | Population Dynamics and the Tribolium Model: Genetics and Demography (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert F. Constantino |
Robert Desharnais (born March 29, 1955) is an American evolutionary biologist. His research area is population biology and ecology.[1]
Education[edit]
Desharnais studied biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. At the University of Rhode Island, in 1979, he earned a Master of Science degree in zoology, and in 1982 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in zoology.[2] His doctoral advisor was the population geneticist Robert F. Constantino.[3][4]
Career[edit]
After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Dalhousie University. From 1985 to 1987, he was a research associate at Rockefeller University, and from 1987 to 1988, he was an assistant professor] In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, California to work as an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and in 1997, there he became full professor.[5]
Research[edit]
Some of his research interests are theoretical biology, nonlinear population dynamics, chaos theory in population ecology, and the role of natural selection in population dynamics.
Publications[edit]
Desharnais is the author or editor of three books and over 50 articles including:
- Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology[6]
References[edit]
- ^ CSULA Biology Professor Robert Desharnais. interview. October 22, 2010.
- ^ "Robert A. Desharnais, Ph.D. - General|access". February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2002.
- ^ "Robert Desharnais reveals the process behind BiologyLabs On-Line.|access". February 8, 2013.
- ^ "Costantino Homepage|access". February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
- ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE: Robert A. Desharnais" (PDF). February 25, 2014.
- ^ Desharnais, Robert (2005). Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology. Academic Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0120139378.