Biology Department
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Dr. C. Richard TracyProfessorDirector - Biological Resources Research CenterDirector - Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology ProgramAutoecology, Desert Biology, Paleoecology, and Conservation Biology. |
California State University, Northridge, California
1966, B.A., Biology
1968, M.S., Biology
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
1972, Ph.D., Major Zoology, Minor Botany
My research interests and experiences are broad and include descriptive ecology, autecology (broadly defined to include physiological ecology, biophysical ecology, animal behavior, and population biology), evolutionary biology, theoretical ecology, organismal biology, and conservation biology. Some of my research interests include: Proximate and ultimate interactions between organisms and their environments. I am primarily interested in the factors of temperature, water, and nutrients. I am interested in the physics and physiological mechanisms of interaction, the ecology and evolutionary significance of such interactions, and the design of organisms in relation to such interactions. Time and space utilization, sharing and inter-relationships among animals. The ecological importance of Grinnellian Niches in organisms, and the autecological function of these niche relationships in determining distribution, dispersion, dispersal, and population fluctuations. Conservation Biology: the ecology and conservation of reptilian; the biology, ecology, and conservation of deserts; and paleobiology and extinction process.
Espinoza, R.E. and C.R. Tracy. 1997. Thermal biology, metabolism, and hibernation. Pp. 159-194, in: The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles. L.J. Ackerman, (Ed.). T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, NJ.
Brussard, P.F., J.M. Reed, and C.R. Tracy. 1998. Ecosystem management: what is it really? Landscape and Urban Planning 40:(1-3) 9-20
Espinoza, R. E., C. R. Tracy, and C. R. Tracy. 1998. A safe, single-application procedure for eradicating mites on reptiles. Herpetological Review 29
Dunham, J., M. Peacock, C. R. Tracy, J. Nielsen, and G. Vinyard. 1999. Assessing extinction risk: integrating genetic information. Conservation Ecology [online] 3(1): 2. Available from the Internet. URL: http://www.consecol.org/vol3/iss1/art2
Wilson, D. S., C. R. Tracy, K. Nagy, and D. J. Morafka. Physical and microhabitat characteristics of burrows used by juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(3) 448-454.
DeFalco, L. A., J. K. Detling, C. R. Tracy, and S.D. Warren. 2001. Physiological variation among native and exotic winter annual plants associated with microbiotic crusts in the Mojave Desert. Pland and Soil 234: 1-14.
Wilson, D.S., K.A. Nagy, C. R. Tracy, D. J. Morafka, and R. A. Yates. 2001. Water balance in neonate and juvenile desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. Herpetological Monographs 15: 158-170.
Simandle, E.T., R.E. Espinoza, K.E. Nussear, and C.R. Tracy. 2001. Lizards, lipids, and dietary links to animal function. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 74(5):625–640.
Dean-Bradley, K. and C. R. Tracy. 2000. The importance of diet on digestive properties and processes in the desert tortoise. In: Foraging and Nutritional Ecology of Tortoises, H. Avery, T. Esque, K. Bjorndahl, and C.R. Tracy (Eds.), University of Nevada Press, Reno, NV (in press).
Wilson, D.S., C. R. Tracy, D. Morafka, and K. Nagy. 1999. Winter activity patterns
for juvenile desert tortoises. Chelonian Conservation and Biology (in press)
Street address
University of Nevada Reno Biology Department m/s 314 Reno, NV
89557
Electronic mail address
dtracy@unr.edu
Web address
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775-784-6188
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775-784-1302
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