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David Andrew Zuwerink
Assistant Professor of Biology
Contact Information: |
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Degree: |
Ph.D. Biology, The Ohio State University |
Area of Specialty: |
Ornithology |
Courses taught: |
BIO 135 Organismal Biology BIO 145 Ecology and Evolution |
Research Interest: |
Interested in avian demography in relation to landscape characteristics, the impact of exotic species on native fauna, and how competition can influence natural selection processes. |
Research projects: |
Currently looking at the impact of round gobies on yellow perch. |
Grants & Publications: |
Zuwerink, D.A., and J.S. Marshall. 2006. Brown-headed Cowbird’s fatal attempt to parasitize a Carolina Chickadee Nest. Wilson Bulletin 118:418-419. Marshall, J.S., D.A. Zuwerink, R.A. Restifo, and T.C. Grubb, Jr. 2006. West Nile Virus in the permanent-resident bird community of a fragmented Ohio landscape. Ornithological Monographs 60:1-7. Mitsch, W.J., N. Wang, L. Zhang, R. Deal, X. Wu and A. Zuwerink. 2005. Using ecological indicators in a whole-ecosystem wetland experiment. In S.E. Jørgensen, F-L Xu, and R. Costanza, eds. Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. pp. 211-236. |