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Catching baby green turtles on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. Continue reading »

The Biology Department at Williams College, a premier liberal arts college with a long-standing tradition of excellence in the sciences, invites applications for a two-year visiting faculty position, to begin July 2020. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic… Continue reading »

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Registration for Spring semester begins October 30 and runs through November 6. Click to see biology faculty advising hours. Continue reading »

Yocum GT, Turner DL, Danielsson J., Barajas MB, Zhang Y, Xu D, Harrison NL, Homanic GE, Farber DL, and Emala CW. 2017. GABAA receptor α4- subunit knockout enhances lung inflammation and airway reactivity in a murine asthma model. American Journal of Physiology Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 313:L406-L415. Continue reading »

Local Adaptation in Trinidadian Guppies Alters Stream Ecosystem Structure at Landscape Scales despite High Environmental Variability. Troy N. Simon, Ronald D. Bassar, Andrew J. Binderup, Alex S. Flecker, Mary C. Freeman, James F. Gilliam, Michael C. Marshall, Steven A. Thomas, Joseph Travis, David N. Reznick, and Catherine… Continue reading »

To maintain energy homeostasis, orexigenic (appetite-inducing) and anorexigenic (appetite suppressing) brain systems functionally interact to regulate food intake. Within the hypothalamus, neurons that express agouti-related protein (AgRP) sense orexigenic factors and orchestrate an increase in food-seeking behavior. Continue reading »

​Bassar, R. D., J. Travis, and T. Coulson. In press. Predicting coexistence in species with continuous ontogenetic niche shifts and competitive asymmetry. Ecology. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1969. Continue reading »

Morales, M.A. and A.G. Zink.  2017. Mechanisms of aggregation in an ant-tended treehopper: Attraction to mutualists is balanced by conspecific competition. Continue reading »

Crab Apple Whitewater River Rafting Continue reading »

This year the biology department welcomes two new faculty members, Ronald Bassar and David Loehlin. Ron starts in the Fall 2017 semester as Assistant Professor.  Ron is an evolutionary ecologist and comes to us following post-doctoral research at the University of Oxford with Tim Coulson studying the ecological and… Continue reading »

Luo R, Chen PW, Wagenbach M, Jian X, Jenkins L, Wordeman L, Randazzo PA. J Biol Chem (2016).  Direct functional interaction of the kinesin-13 family member kinesin-like protein 2A (Kif2A) and Arf GAP with GTP-binding protein-like, ankyrin repeats and PH domains 1 (AGAP1).  doi:10.1074/jbc.A116.732479 Vitali T, Girald-Berlingeri S,… Continue reading »

Abstract Fireflies in the genus Photinus are well regarded for their luminescent nocturnal courtship displays. Here we report on a new firefly species, Photinus interdius, which is remarkable for its fully diurnal and luminescent courtship protocol. Continue reading »

Vicent, M.A., Borre, E.D. & Swoap, S.J. J Comp Physiol B (2017). Central activation of the A1 adenosine receptor in fed mice recapitulates only some of the attributes of daily torpo. doi:10.1007/s00360-017-1084-7… Continue reading »

Kim, S.*, Tellez, K.*, Buchan, G.* and T. Lebestky.  2016.  Fly stampede 2.0:  A next generation optomotor assay for walking behavior in Drosophila melanogaster.  Frontiers in Neuroscience, doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00148… Continue reading »

Jiang,Y.*, Pitmon, E.*, Berry, J.*, Wolf, F.W., McKenzie, Z.* and T.J. Lebestky.  2016.  A genetic screen to assess dopamine receptor (DopR1) dependent sleep regulation in Drosophila.  Genes, Genomics Genetics: 6: 4217-4226. Continue reading »

Here you can find information on the labs taking thesis students. Deadline to apply is February 10th!!! Continue reading »