Robert L. Curry

Professor

Department of Biology
Villanova University

Contact information

Office: 190A Mendel Hall

Lab: 106/106A Mendel Hall

Tel: (610) 519-6455 (office)

Tel: (610) 519-5652 (lab)

FAX: (610) 519-7863

robert.curry@villanova.edu

 

Mailing address:

Department of Biology

Villanova University

800 Lancaster Avenue

Villanova, PA  19085-1699

 

www.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.curry/

Page last updated: 06 Jun 2008

     

 

The bird is RSL-, a 13-year old Florida Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens, at Archbold Biological Station

 

Disciplines

Ornithology

Ecology

Animal Behavior

Conservation Biology

Research study systems

Chickadees: evolutionary and behavioral ecology

Boreal Chickadee, Poecile hudsonica

Island-endemic Mimidae (mockingbirds and allies): conservation and behavioral ecology

Florida Scrub-Jays

Courses taught

  • Bio 3011/3012 Animal Behavior lecture/lab

    • Spring 2009 (Team-taught with Dr. Iyengar)

  • Bio 3255 Introductory Ecology

  • Bio 4451 Field Ecology & Evolution lecture

    • Fall 2008: Dr. Russell is offering a section of the course in F08 focused on coastal ecology of Oregon

    • Fall 2009: The next offering of my Yucatan, Mexico, version of course

  • Bio 4452 Field Ecology & Evolution lab (field course)

    • Fall 2008: The lab component of Dr. Russell's offering; travel to Oregon for field study during October break

    • Spring 2009: Field course in Yucatan, Mexico, 27 Dec 2009 through 11 Jan 2010

  • Bio 4801 Conservation Biology

    • Spring 2009 (3-crediit lecture-only course)

  • Bio 7105 Vertebrate Ecology

    • Fall 2008 (lecture + lab graduate course, open to qualified undergraduates)

  • More about my teaching