Grant funds examination of rivers in southwest Missouri Dr. Chris Barnhart, biology professor, has received a $15,715 grant. The grant, from the Missouri Department of Conservation, will be used to assess mussel communities in the Sac and Pomme de …
Cooperative program provides direction, outreach Dr. Alicia Mathis, professor and head of the department of biology at Missouri State University, was awarded a $73,500 grant from the National Park Service to continue the “Fire Effects Monitoring in Central Great …
Dr. Day Ligon, assistant professor of biology at Missouri State University, received continued funding of $21,696 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for the project “A Survey of Alligator Snapping Turtle …
Dr. Daniel Beckman, professor of biology at Missouri State University, received an award of $10,220 from the City of Springfield. This grant will help assess the health of urban streams flowing through Springfield, monitor the progress toward improvement of water …
Dr. Alicia Mathis, biology department head; Dr. Chris Barnhart, professor of biology; and Adam Crane, laboratory supervisor, co-authored an article for publication with two students: graduate student Andrea Fritts and undergraduate student John Lisek. The article was entitled “Do Gill …
Drs. Chris Barnhart and Lynn Robbins, professors of biologyat Missouri State University, volunteered to present workshops at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s 6th Annual Missouri Master Naturalist Convention in Joplin on Sept. 24. Barnhart presented a session on butterflies and …
Dr. John Havel, professor of biology, was an invited speaker at the Sept. 4-8 “Congresso Brasileiro de Limnologia” (a biennial conference on inland waters) in Natal, Brazil. He was a speaker in a special session on invasive species entitled …
Ten undergraduate and graduate students from the Missouri State University biology department presented their research at the Sept. 24 meeting of the Missouri Herpetological Association: Travis Anthony: “Freshwater turtle community in three rivers in northeastern Oklahoma” Mitch East : “Diet …
Dr. Alexander Wait, professor and graduate director in the biology department at Missouri State University, co-authored two chapters in the book “Seabird Islands: Ecology, Invasion, and Restoration.” The book is a comprehensive, up-to-date examination of the ecology of 15 seabird …
Dr. Janice Greene, professor of biology; and Celeste Prussia, Bull Shoals Field Station manager, received a grant of $11,400 from the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society to continue the funding of the “Green Leadership Academy for Diverse Ecosystems (GLADE)” program. The …