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


==References==
==References==

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Robert Desharnais

Robert Desharnais
Born
Robert Anthony Desharnais

(1955-03-29) March 29, 1955 (age 69)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Rhode Island
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary biology
InstitutionsCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
Doctoral advisorRobert F. Constantino

Robert Desharnais (born March 29, 1955) is an American evolutionary biologist. His research area is population biology, applying mathematical modeling to ecology.

Early life and education

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 geneticist Robert F. Constantino.

Career

After finishing his graduate studies, from 1982 to 1983, Desharnais was a 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.

Research areas

His research interests include nonlinear population dynamics, the role of natural selection in population dynamics, and the application of mathematics and statistics to biology.

References