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F. Stephen Dobson, Ph.D., Professor

Office Location: 
320 Funchess

Mailing Address:
Biological Sciences
331 Funchess Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849
Tel: (334) 844-1699
Fax: (334) 844-9234
dobsofs@auburn.edu
 

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Education
1984- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ph.D., Biology
1978- University of California, Santa Barbara M.A., Biology
1975- University of California, Berkeley A.B., Biology

Research & Teaching Interests
 Behavioral, historical, and population ecology; population genetics; mammalogy; seabird behavior and ecology.

Recent Publications

Dobson, F.S., and P. Jouventin. 2007. How slow breeding can be selected in seabirds: testing Lack’s hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 274:275-279.

Fairbanks, B., and F.S. Dobson. 2007. Mechanisms of the group-size effect on vigilance in Columbian ground squirrels: dilution vs. detection. Animal Behaviour 73:115-123.

Manno, T.G., F.S. Dobson, J.L. Hoogland, and D.W. Foltz. 2007. Why do black-tailed prairie dog coteries fission? Journal of Mammalogy 88:448-456.

Risch, T.S., G.R. Michener, and F.S. Dobson. 2007. The evolution of litter size in Richardson’s ground squirrels. Ecology 88:306-314.

Trevino, H., A. Skibiel, T. Karels, and F.S. Dobson. 2007. Threats to avifaunas on oceanic islands. Conservation Biology 21:125-132.


 Courses:

Undergraduate Graduate
BIOL 3060 Principles of Ecology Behavioral Ecology
  BIOL 6360 Population Ecology