Faculty Projects and Publications

George S. Losey

My research interests include various aspects of the ethology and behavioral ecology reef fishes. My current research is centered on ultraviolet vision and coloration in coral reef fishes. We are exploring the distribution of UV vision, the forms of UV-reflecting and absorbing color patches within the visible coloration that we can sense and the evolutionary functions of both. I also welcome student research in a wide range of intra- and inter-specific topics. Studies include both field work and laboratory experiments on development and proximate causal factors. I favor a dual approach involving detailed field analysis along with controlled laboratory experiments: I prefer analytical along with descriptive approaches to the study of behavior. As I approach retirement, new students are not encouraged to apply unless they can finish the program that they have in mind within a very few years.

Zool 101 Principles of Zoology
Zool 306 Ethology
Zool 490D Undergradaute Seminar in Zoology
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Zool 606/606L Principles of Animal Behavior
Zool 691 Graduate Seminar in Zoology
Zool 714 Selected Topics in Animal Behavior
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