Wesley W. Weathers
Department of Animal Science, UC Davis


Weathers

Wesley W. Weathers, Ph.D.

Professor and Avian Biologist in the Experiment Station
Phone: (530)752-7411
Lab: (530)752-2401
FAX:(530)752-0175
Home Office: (707)451-1907
E-mail: wwweathers@ucdavis.edu


Education

B.S.,Zoology, San Diego State College, CA, 1964.
M.S., Zoology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1967.
Ph.D., Zoology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1969.
Postdoctoral, Physiology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1969-70

Research

My research focuses on the thermal ecology and ecological energetics of wild birds. The kinds of questions that intrigue me are: 1) how does the thermal environment affect the water and energy economy of birds, and 2) how do variations in life history traits, habitat, and body size affect patterns of energy allocation to reproduction and growth. Although my research sometimes has conservation implications, I consider myself a physiological ecologist rather than a conservation biologist. Most of my research addresses fundamental questions in avian biology, and my students and I use a variety of physiological techniques to quantify thermal environments and energetics of free-living birds. Laboratory measurements of water flux and energy requirements, using open-circuit respirometry, often complement our field studies. Ideally, students working in my lab will have a good background in the quantitative sciences. My approach is fundamentally empirical, although I sometimes employ synthesis and analysis.

Selected Publications

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Current Graduate Students and Post Doctorates

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