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Dr. Ben Pierce
Contact Information
Office: 217 FJS
Phone: 863-1974
Email: pierceb@southwestern.edu
Education
Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) BS, 1976, Biology
University of Colorado, (Boulder, CO) Ph.D., 1980, Biology
Courses
Evolution (Bio50-334), Genetics (Bio50-314), Biodiversity (Bio50-112)
Research Interests
genetics, evolution, behavior, and ecology of amphibians
auditory communication in frogs
amphibian call surveys
acid and salinity tolerance in amphibians
evolution of sex ratio in terrestrial isopods
curriculum and course development, including multidisciplinary science, community-based research, and genetics instruction
Publications
Three books and 31 publications in peer-reviewed journals. (a representative sample below)
Pierce, Benjamin A. 2005. Genetics: A Conceptual Approach, 2nd Edition. New York, W.H. Freeman.
Pierce, B. A. 2005. Connecting undergraduate science research with the community. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 25:180-186.
Pierce, B. A. and K. J. Gutzwiller. 2004. Auditory sampling of frogs: detection efficiency in relation to survey duration. Journal of Herpetology 38:495-500.
Mullins, M. L., B. A. Pierce, and K. J. Gutzwiller. 2004. Assessment of quantitative enclosure sampling of larval amphibians. Journal of Herpetology, 38:6-12.
Pierce, B. A. 1993. The effects of acid precipitation on amphibians. Ecotoxicology, 2:65-77.
Pierce, B. A and D. K. Wooten. 1992. Genetic variation in tolerance of amphibians to low pH. Journal of Herpetology, 26: 422-429. 24.
Elliott, A. C. and B. A. Pierce. 1992. Size, growth rate, and multiple locus heterozygosity in the land snail Otala lactea. Journal of Heredity, 83:270-274.
Pierce, B.A. and N. Sikand. 1985. Intrapopulation variation in acid tolerance of Connecticut wood frogs: genetic and maternal effects. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 63:1647-1651.
Grants
(A representative sample below)
Student-Community Collaborative Research and Creative Works for the San Gabriel River Trail. $50,000. 3M Foundation, 2006.
Equipment for Bioinformatics and Biochemistry Programs at Baylor University. $500,000. W. M. Keck Foundation, 2000.
Development of a Science Leadership Course for Community-Based Research $49,500. 3M Foundation, 1999.
Laboratory Activities for an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Science Literacy Course. $80,000. National Science Foundation, 1996.
Development of an Integrated, Multidisciplinary Science Literacy Course for Comprehensive Universities. $101,620. National Science Foundation, 1995.
Acid Sensitivity of Eggs and Larvae of Pothole-dwelling Amphibians From Canyonlands National Park. $3985. National Park Service, 1990-1992.
Family
Marlene Tyrrell (spouse), computer scientist
Sarah Pierce (F1), graduate student in professional counseling, University of Texas at Tyler
Michael Pierce (F1), senior mechanical engineering student at Southern Methodist University
Molly (dog), Labrador Retriever
Hobbies
Camping, hiking, fly fishing, canoeing, playing with Molly
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