Zoology

Dr. Phillip D. Doerr
professor of zoology and forestry
(919) 515-2065
phil_doerr@ncsu.edu
Population dynamics and management of endangered birds and upland game birds. Ecology of avian predators. Red-cockaded woodpeckers.

Dr. John Godwin
assistant professor of zoology
(919) 515-2698
john_godwin@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/g/godwin/www/jrgindex.html
Reproductive biology and behavioral endocrinology and neurobiology, especially of fishes.

Dr. Robert M. Grossfeld
professor of zoology
(919) 515-3018
robert_grossfeld@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/r/rmgzo/www/rmgzo.html
Chemical communication in the nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases. Cellular adaptations of fish and shellfish to stress, or how stress proteins relate to the growing of fish and shellfish in aquaculture.

Dr. Thurman L. Grove
professor and department head of zoology
(919) 515-2741
thurman_grove@ncsu.edu
Ecology and environmental policy, especially the effects of land-use practices on surface waters. Conservation biology. The role of organisms in restoring or maintaining habitats.

Dr. Harold Heatwole
professor of zoology
(919) 515-3122
harold_heatwole@ncsu.edu
The study of reptiles and amphibians (herpetology). Community ecology. Ant ecology.

Dr. Joseph E. Hightower
associate professor of zoology
(919) 515-8836
jhightower@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jhncsu/public/jhightower.html
Fisheries management. Population dynamics. Coastal rivers.

Dr. Thomas M. Losordo
professor of zoology and extension aquaculture specialist
(919) 515-7587
tlosordo@unity.ncsu.edu
Aquaculture engineering. Water and wastewater management.

Dr. Samuel C. Mozley
associate professor of zoology
(919) 515-1981
s_mozley@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/b/burbanck/www/scmindex.html
General aquatic ecology.

Dr. Richard L. Noble
professor of zoology and forestry, and coordinator for fisheries and wildlife sciences
(919) 515-7586
richard_noble@ncsu.edu
Reservoir fisheries ecology. Fisheries recruitment. Farm pond management.

Dr. Roger A. Powell
associate professor of zoology
(919) 515-4561
roger_powell@ncsu.edu
Ecology and behavior of black bears and other predatory mammals. Population dynamics of predators; how their body shape and size relate to prey populations.

Dr. Craig V. Sullivan
professor of zoology
(919) 515-7186
craig_sullivan@ncsu.edu
Fisheries. Aquaculture. Marine biotechnology. Reproductive physiology.

Dr. James A. Rice
professor of zoology and extension fisheries specialist
(919) 515-4592
jim_rice@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jrice/www/jrice.html
Fish recruitment, predator-prey interactions and food web dynamics in coastal estuarine systems, inland reservoirs and ponds, and the Great Lakes. Pond fisheries management. Effects of hypoxia on estuary fishes.

Dr. John G. Vandenbergh
professor of zoology
(919) 515-5174
vandenbergh@ncsu.edu
www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/v/vandy/www/vandy.html
Hormones and behavior. Effects of prenatal and postnatal gonadal hormones on physiology of reproduction and behavior. Effects of endocrine distruptors. Role of pheromones in rodent reproduction.