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== Robert Desharnais ==

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'''Robert Desharnais''' (born March 29, 1955) is an [[United States|American]] [[evolutionary biologist]]. His research area is [[population biology]], applying mathematical modeling to [[ecology]].
'''Robert A. Desharnais''' is an American [[evolutionary biologist]] who is an emeritus professor of biology at [[California State University, Los Angeles]]. His research area is [[population biology]] and [[ecology]].<ref>{{cite video|title=CSULA Biology Professor Robert Desharnais|date=October 22, 2010|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx4BWi9mVF0|work=interview}}</ref>

== Life ==

Desharnais studied [[biology]] at the [[University of Massachusetts, Boston]], earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. At the [[University of Rhode Island]], in 1979, he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[zoology]], and in 1982 he received a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in zoology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert A. Desharnais, Ph.D. - General&#124;access|date=February 8, 2013|url=http://caldera.calstatela.edu/rdeshar/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021108080438/http://caldera.calstatela.edu/rdeshar/index.html|url-status=live|archive-date=November 8, 2002}}</ref> His doctoral advisor was the [[population genetics|population geneticist]] Robert F. Constantino.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Desharnais reveals the process behind BiologyLabs On-Line.&#124;access |date=February 8, 2013|url=http://www.aw-bc.com/publishing/interviews/desharnais.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Costantino Homepage&#124;access|date=February 8, 2013|url=http://bill.srnr.arizona.edu/Bob_Costantino/cos1.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140702085708/http://bill.srnr.arizona.edu/Bob_Costantino/cos1.html|archivedate=July 2, 2014}}</ref>

After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983, he was a [[postdoctoral fellow]] at [[Dalhousie University]]. From 1985 to 1987, he was a [[research associate]] at [[Rockefeller University]], and from 1987 to 1988, he was an assistant professor] In 1988, he moved to [[Los Angeles, California]] to work as an assistant professor at [[California State University, Los Angeles]], and in 1997, there he became full professor.<ref>{{cite web|title=CURRICULUM VITAE: Robert A. Desharnais|date=February 25, 2014|url=http://caldera.calstatela.edu/rdeshar/RAD-Vita.pdf}}</ref> He is an emeritus professor of biology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Robert A. Desharnais {{!}} Cal State LA |url=https://experts.calstatela.edu/expert/robert-a-desharnais/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> Some of his research interests are [[theoretical biology]], nonlinear [[population dynamics]], [[chaos theory]] in [[population ecology]], and the role of [[natural selection]] in population dynamics.<ref name=":0" />


==Selected works==
==Early life and education==
*''Population Dynamics and the Tribolium Model'' (1991)<ref>''Population Dynamics and the Tribolium Model: Genetics and Demography'', with Robert F. Costantino, Springer, Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics 13, 1991. Reviews:
Desharnais was born in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. He studied [[biology]] at the [[University of Massachusetts, Boston]], earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. At the [[University of Rhode Island]], in 1979, he earned a [[Master of Science]] degree in [[zoology]], and in 1982 he received a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in zoology. His doctoral advisor was the [[population genetics|population geneticist]] Robert F. Constantino.
*Mathew A. Leibold (1992), "Beetle model", ''Science'', {{jstor|2877639}}
*Michael Wade (1993), ''The Quarterly Review of Biology'', {{doi|10.1086/417948}}, {{jstor|2832172}}
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*''Chaos in Ecology'' (2003)<ref>''Chaos in Ecology: Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics'', with J. M. Cushing, R. F. Costantino, Brian Dennis, and [[Shandelle Henson]], Academic Press, Theoretical Ecology Series, 2003. Reviews:
*Hal Caswell (2003), "Models, experiments, and chaos", ''Ecology'', {{jstor|3450124}}
*John Vandermeer (2004), ''The Quarterly Review of Biology'', {{doi|10.1086/421667}}, {{jstor|10.1086/421667}}
*István Scheuring (2005), ''Community Ecology'', {{jstor|24113409}}
*Linda J. S. Allen (2007), ''Journal of Difference Equations and Applications'', {{doi|10.1080/10236190601008851}}
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*''Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology'' (2005)


==Career==
== References ==
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After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983, Desharnais was a [[The Killam Trusts|Killam Postdoctoral Fellow]] at [[Dalhousie University]]. From 1985 to 1987, he was a research associate at [[Rockefeller University]], and from 1987 to 1988, he was an assistant professor. In 1988, he moved to [[Los Angeles, California]] to work as an assistant professor at [[California State University, Los Angeles]], and in 1997, there he became full professor.


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==Research areas==
Within population biology, his research interests include nonlinear [[population dynamics]], the role of [[natural selection]] in population dynamics, and the application of mathematics and statistics to biology.


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Latest revision as of 01:39, 17 June 2024

Robert Desharnais
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Rhode Island
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology, ecology
InstitutionsCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
ThesisPopulation Dynamics and the Tribolium Model: Genetics and Demography (1982)
Doctoral advisorRobert F. Constantino

Robert A. Desharnais is an American evolutionary biologist who is an emeritus professor of biology at California State University, Los Angeles. His research area is population biology and ecology.[1]

Life

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Desharnais studied biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976. At the University of Rhode Island, in 1979, he earned a Master of Science degree in zoology, and in 1982 he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in zoology.[2] His doctoral advisor was the population geneticist Robert F. Constantino.[3][4]

After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Dalhousie University. From 1985 to 1987, he was a research associate at Rockefeller University, and from 1987 to 1988, he was an assistant professor] In 1988, he moved to Los Angeles, California to work as an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and in 1997, there he became full professor.[5] He is an emeritus professor of biology.[6] Some of his research interests are theoretical biology, nonlinear population dynamics, chaos theory in population ecology, and the role of natural selection in population dynamics.[6]

Selected works

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  • Population Dynamics and the Tribolium Model (1991)[7]
  • Chaos in Ecology (2003)[8]
  • Population Dynamics and Laboratory Ecology (2005)

References

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  1. ^ CSULA Biology Professor Robert Desharnais. interview. October 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Robert A. Desharnais, Ph.D. - General|access". February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on November 8, 2002.
  3. ^ "Robert Desharnais reveals the process behind BiologyLabs On-Line.|access". February 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "Costantino Homepage|access". February 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "CURRICULUM VITAE: Robert A. Desharnais" (PDF). February 25, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Robert A. Desharnais | Cal State LA". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  7. ^ Population Dynamics and the Tribolium Model: Genetics and Demography, with Robert F. Costantino, Springer, Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics 13, 1991. Reviews:
  8. ^ Chaos in Ecology: Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics, with J. M. Cushing, R. F. Costantino, Brian Dennis, and Shandelle Henson, Academic Press, Theoretical Ecology Series, 2003. Reviews:
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