The Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation Biology at
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) invites applications for admission
to our PhD and MS programs for Fall 2017. A core group of collaborative
faculty within the departments of Biological Sciences and Environmental
Science has research strengths in:
* Population and Community Ecology (climate change, plant-animal
interactions, food web dynamics, evolutionary ecology)
* Conservation Biology (invasion biology, habitat assessment and
modeling, landscape ecology and restoration, molecular ecology and
conservation genetics)
* Aquatic Ecology (behavior, ecotoxicology, evolution, microbial
ecology, limnology, and fisheries, wetland research)
* Geospatial Analyses (remote sensing, GIS, in experimental contexts
for landscape, community and population studies)
The Departmental Graduate Program comprises approximately 100 students
supported by research and teaching assistantships. Bowling Green State
University (18,000 students) is at the western end of Lake Erie, and in
close proximity to remnant oak-savanna, prairies and fragmented forest-
agroecosytem complexes. Bowling Green also features a low cost of living
and is within easy driving distance of Columbus, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and
Cleveland.
Interested students should identify and communicate with potential
faculty research advisors from the list below. Application deadline for
Fall 2017 is Feb 1. See http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-
sciences/biological-sciences/graduate-programs/prospective-
students.html#apply
Core Faculty in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology
*Shannon Pelini ([email protected]): Climate change biology, community
ecology, invertebrate ecology
*Kevin McCluney ([email protected]): Water, food webs,
landscape ecology, freshwater sustainability
*Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat ([email protected]): Evolutionary ecology, plant-
insect interactions
*Juan L. Bouzat ([email protected]): Molecular ecology and evolution,
conservation genetics
*Robert Huber([email protected]): Neurochemistry of aggression
*R. Michael McKay ([email protected]): Aquatic microbial ecology,
phytoplankton-trace metal interactions
*Helen Michaels ([email protected]): Plant population ecology,
restoration, molecular ecology, conservation genetics
*Jeffrey Miner ([email protected]): Aquatic community ecology, fishery
biology
*Paul Moore ([email protected]): Sensory ecology, chemoreceptor behavior
*Scott Rogers ([email protected]): Ancient DNA/ice/viruses/bacteria/fungi
*Karen Root ([email protected]): Conservation biology, population
viability analysis, reserve design
*Moira van Staaden ([email protected]): Evolution of sensory systems,
African cichlids
*Daniel Wiegmann ([email protected]): Behavioral ecology, reproductive
biology of fishes
*Hans Wildschutte ([email protected]): Environmental microbiology,
microbial populations, genetic diversity, virulence factors, and
bacterial interactions
Affiliated Faculty in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society
*Andy Gregory ([email protected]): Landscape ecology
*Anita Simic ([email protected]): Remote sensing and GIS applications,
vegetation and soil science, hydrology and water resources, bioenergy
sustainability, environmental resources mapping and modeling
