Born:  Wilber, Nebraska, 28 August 1949; citizenship USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

1986-present Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology [Chair, 1994; Acting Chair, 1995]; Curator-in-Charge of the Division of Mammals, Natural History Museum; Faculty of the Latin American Studies Program, The University of Kansas, Lawrence [promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor on 1 July 1990].

1986-present Research Associate, Department of Zoology, Field Museum, Chicago.

2002-present Vice President, American Society of Mammalogists [nonsalaried].

1989-2002 Board of Directors, American Society of Mammalogists [nonsalaried].

1992-1999 Board of Directors; 1999-present Assembly of Delegates, Organization for Tropical Studies [nonsalaried].

1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994-2004 Faculty for "Tropical Ecology-an Evolutionary Approach" the Organization for Tropical Studies' and Universidad de Costa Rica's field course in Costa Rica.

2004 Visiting Faculty for "Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in South Africa" for the Organization for Tropical Studies.

2003 Visiting Faculty for "Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in Costa Rica" for the Organization for Tropical Studies.

1997-present Las Cruces Biological Station Advisory Committee, Costa Rica [nonsalaried].

1980-1986 Curator and Head, Division of Mammals, Field Museum of Natural History [promoted from Assistant to Associate Curator on 1 July 1985].

1984-1987 Faculty member in Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago.

1982 Coordinator for "Tropical Ecology-an Evolutionary Approach" Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica.

1979-1980 Postdoctoral Associate, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis.

1978-1979 Research Fellow, Department of Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife, University of Minnesota.

1978-1979 Instructor in the night school extension program of the University of Minnesota.

1972-1973, 1975-1978 Curatorial and Research Assistant in Mammalogy, University of
Minnesota.

1973-1974 Graduate Teaching Assistant in Mammalogy and Evolution, University of
Minnesota.

1973-1975 Freelance identification of skeletal remains from archaeological sites for the Minnesota Historical Society.

1971-1972 Graduate Teaching Assistant in General Biology and Ecology, University of
Minnesota.

1971 Graduate Research Assistant, International Biological Program, Grassland Biome (NSF
supported).

1968-1971 Undergraduate Assistant in Biology, University of Nebraska-Kearney.

EDUCATION

1975-1979 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, Ph.D. from the Department of Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife, August 1979.

1974 Universidad de Costa Rica-OTS, San José Costa Rica, Tropical Ecology course.

1971-1975 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, M.S. from the Department of Ecology and Behavioral Biology, December 1975.

1967-1971 University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, B.S. degree in Zoology,
June 1971.

Elementary, junior high, and high school in Wilber Public Schools, Wilber, Nebraska; graduated
1967.

COURSES TAUGHT (University level; number of times taught in [ ])

Undergraduate courses:
Diversity of Life [5]
History and Diversity of Organisms [3]
Mammalogy-undergraduate/graduate [7]
Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in Costa Rica [1; for the Organization for
Tropical Studies]
Undergraduate Semester Abroad Program in South Africa [1; for the Organization for
Tropical Studies]
Parasitology [1]

Graduate courses taught:
Evolutionary Mechanisms [1]
Mammalogy-undergraduate/graduate [6]
Tropical Ecology: an Evolutionary Approach (OTS) [18]

Graduate/undergraduate seminars:
Mammalian Behavior [1]
Mammalian Ecology [10]
Mammalogy [1]
Readings in Parasitology [1]
South American Biogeography [1]

Public education course:
Bats (6 week general course for adults)

Workshops given
All Taxa Biological Inventory, Santa Rosa, Costa Rica
Zoo Mammals-Behavior, ecology, display & teaching, Topeka Zoological Park [2]

AWARDS AND HONORS

University of Kansas Provost's Award for Leadership in International Education, 2004
Nominated for "Favorite Professor" by the graduating seniors for the years 1994, 1995 &
1996
Nominated for the University of Kansas "Outstanding International Educator", 2002
Elected to rank of AAAS Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science,
2002

GRANTS

NSF grant for $902,283 [KU's portion is $55,272] "Development of an integrated network for distributed databases of mammal specimen data" (2001-2004), Co-PI with B. R. Stein (PI) and others.

NSF grant for $200,000 "Biodiversity of pristine rainforests in western Amazonia: A unique and urgent opportunity" (1999-2002), Co-PI with J. Simmons (PI) and others.

United Nations Global Environmental Fund "Mammals of the Iwokrama Reserve, Central Guyana" (1997-1998); to the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, which funded my recent fieldwork in Guyana.

NSF grant for $275,004 "Conservation of mammal collections, Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas" (1993-1998), PI with N. A. Slade and T. Holmes.

NSF grant for $370,084 "Compactor storage for fluid collections of vertebrates" (1995-1996), Co-PI with P. S. Humphrey (PI) and others.

NSF grant (supplement) for $23,655 "Request for supplemental support: Connecting to NSFNET / Internet" (1995-1996), PI with N. A. Slade and T. Holmes.

NSF grant for $790,000 "Replacement of ethanol research collection facilities, The University of Kansas" (1993-1995), Co-PI with P. S. Humphrey (PI) and others.

NSF grant for $239,931 "Renovation of mammal collections, Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas" (1988-1991), PI with N. A. Slade.

NSF grant for $190,069 "Support for the care and use of the systematic collections of mammals" (1985-1987), Co-PI with B. D. Patterson.

NSF grant for $11,340 "Fishes and mammals of threatened areas of northeastern Ecuador" (1983-1984), Co-PI with D. J. Stewart.

NSF grant for $151,275 "Care and use of the systematic collection of mammals" (1981-1984), PI with B. D. Patterson.

Institute of Museum Services (IMS) for $23,403 "Conservation of the mammal and bird fluid collections, University of Kansas" (1993-1994), PI with R. O. Prum and T. Holmes.

Institute of Museum Services (IMS) for $23,658 "Conservation of the mammal and bird collections, University of Kansas" (1992-1993), PI with R. O. Prum.

Institute of Museum Services (IMS) for $16,706 "Conservation of the bird and mammal collections at KU" (1988-1989), Co-PI with R. M. Mengel.

Occidental Petroleum of Peru (OXY-Peru) "Vertebrate biodiversity of Block 4AB" (1993), logistic support (transportation, housing, food) estimated to be ca. $60,000, Co-PI with W. E. Duellman (PI).

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for $1,300 "Amblyopinine beetles and their rodent hosts" (1989), with J. S. Ashe.

Rice Foundation for $20,000 "Ecology and host relationships of staphylinid beetles (Amblyopinus) in Costa Rica" (1987), with J. S. Ashe.

Rice Foundation for $50,000 "Evolution, ecology and host relationships of staphylinid parasites of mammals" (1986), with J. S. Ashe.

National Geographic Society $1,500 "Mammals of the La Selva-Volcán Barva transect, northeastern Costa Rica" (1986).

Faculty Research Award, University of Kansas for $5,649 "Evolutionary relationships of the least shrews of the genus Cryptotis" (1989).

Faculty Research Award, University of Kansas for $5,632 "Evolutionary relationships of the Geomyidae" (1988).

New Faculty Research Award, University of Kansas for $5,000 "Evolutionary relationships of Plecotine bats" (1988).

Graduate Student
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota (1978-1979), a university-wide competitive fellowship.
Dayton Research Grant, University of Minnesota (1972-1973).

Undergraduate
Who's Who in American College and Universities (1970).
Brunner Research Grant, University of Nebraska-Kearney (1970).
Ak-Sar-Ben Scholarship, University of Nebraska-Kearney (1970).

FIELD EXPERIENCE

2003, 2004 South Africa-ecological and systematic studies in savannas and fynbos.

2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1991, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1982, 1974 Costa Rica-ecological and systematic studies in a variety of areas and habitats.

1997 Guyana-ecological and biotic survey work.

1990, 1993 Peru-ecological and survey work, Amazonian lowlands.

1989 Alaska-inventory work in several different areas.

1983 Ecuador-ecological and systematic studies on mammals and associated ectoparasitic arthropods.

1974 Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama-ecological work in numerous different habitat
types.

1973 Mexico-collecting and preparing specimens in several different states.

1971-present-Extensive field experience in the western and midwestern United States working on ecological and systematic questions on mammals and their ectoparasites.

SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS

Current
American Association for the Advancement of Science (elected to rank of AAAS Fellow,
2002)
American Association for Zoological Nomenclature
American Society of Mammalogists (Life Member)
Association for Tropical Biology
Biological Society of Washington
Central Plains Society of Mammalogists
Sociedad Mesoamericana para la Biología y la Conservacion
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
Southwestern Association of Naturalists (Life Member)

Undergraduate
Beta Beta Beta (Biology Honorary)-past president of local chapter
Gamma Sigma Delta (Agriculture Honorary)
Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honorary)
Lambda Delta Lambda (Physical Science Honorary)
Xi Phi (Leadership and Scholastic Honorary)-past president of local chapter

SERVICE

Academic Editor for the scientific publications series published by the KU Natural History Museum (Miscellaneous Publications and Occasional Papers 1989-1996)

American Society of Mammalogists
Vice President (2002-present)
Board of Directors (1989-2002)
Editorial Committee (1987-2002; chairman, 1993-1996)
Informatics Committee (2002-present; chairman, 2002-2003)
Legislation & Regulation Committee (1978-1986; 2003-present)
Productions Editor for Journal of Mammalogy (1988-present)
Planning and Finance Committee (1998-present)
Strategic Planning Steering Committee (1998-2001)-chair of the Publications Subcommittee
Other committee contributions-Honoraria Committee (1990-1994), Information Retrieval Committee (1984-1987), International Relations Committee (1986-1989)
Recent Literature in Mammalogy-Citation Retrieval System reviewer (1977-1982)
Assistant to the Editor for the Journal of Mammalogy (1978-1980)

Association of Systematics Collections
Member, Committee on Education and Human Resources for Systematics (1983-1985)
Vertebrate Representative, Council on Collections (1979-1980)

Organization for Tropical Studies
Board of Directors (1992-1999)
Assembly of Delegates (1999-present)
Las Cruces Biological Station Advisory Committee, Costa Rica (1997-present)
Nominating Committee (2003-present)

Consulting Editor for the Anales del Instituto de Biología, published by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Reviewer of manuscripts submitted for publication to: Acta Chiropterologica, American Journal of Primatology; American Midland Naturalist; Anales del Instituto de Biología, Serie Zoología (UNAM); Annals of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History; Annals of the Entomological Society of America; Bat Research News; Biodiversity and Conservation; Biotropica; Bulletin of the Florida State Museum; Canadian Field-Naturalist; Caribbean Journal of Science, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Special Publications; Ecological Monographs; Ecology; Encyclopedia of Pest Management, Evolution; Evolutionary Theory; Fieldiana: Zoology; Great Basin Naturalist; Illinois Biological Monographs; Illinois Natural History Survey Publications; International Journal of Primatology; Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society; Journal of Mammalogy; Journal of Medical Entomology; Journal of Tropical Ecology; Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution; National Geographic Research; Nature; Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas; Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan; Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University; Oryx; Paleobiology; Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington; Revista de Biología Tropical; Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología de América; Southwestern Naturalist; Special Publication Series, American Society of Mammalogists; Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences; University of Cambridge Press; University of Chicago Press; Vida Silvestre Neotropical; Western North American Naturalist; and Zootaxa.

Reviewer of numerous National Science Foundation proposals submitted to the Biological Research Resources Program and the Systematics Program; the Institute of Museum Services, National Geographic Society, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada; and Noyes Foundation.

Reviewer of books or book proposals for: Cornell University Press; Illinois Natural History Survey; INBio; Oxford University Press; Saunders College Publishing; Sinauer Associates; University of California Press; University of Chicago Press; University of Kansas Press; University of Texas Press; and University of Wisconsin Press.

HOBBIES AND RELEVANT SKILLS

Camping, photography, animal husbandry, foster puppy raiser for Kansas Specialty Dog Service (guide and service dogs), and auto mechanics.

PUBLICATIONS-Peer reviewed; excluding abstracts (* = coauthored with a student)

1. Timm, R. M. 1971. Breeding the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) as a laboratory animal. Bios 42(4):190-193.

2. Timm, R. M. 1972. Mites (Acari: Laelapidae) parasitic on the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus. Acarologia 14(1):18-20.

3. Timm, R. M. 1973. Comments on ectoparasites of two species of Microtus in Nebraska. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 75(1):41-46.

4. Birney, E. C., J. B. Bowles, R. M. Timm, and S. L. Williams. 1974. Mammalian distributional records in Yucatán and Quintana Roo, with comments on reproduction, structure, and status of peninsular populations. Occasional Papers, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota 13:1-25.

5. Timm, R. M. 1974. Rediscovery of the rock vole (Microtus chrotorrhinus) in Minnesota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 88(1):82.

6. Birney, E. C. and R. M. Timm. 1975. Dental ontogeny and adaptation in Diphylla ecaudata. Journal of Mammalogy 56(1):204-207.

7. Timm, R. M. 1975. Distribution, natural history, and parasites of mammals of Cook County, Minnesota. Occasional Papers, Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota 14:1-56.

8. Foster, M. S. and R. M. Timm. 1976. Tent-making by Artibeus jamaicensis (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) with comments on plants used by bats for tents. Biotropica 8(4):265-269.

9. Timm, R. M. and J. Mortimer. 1976. Selection of roost sites by Honduran white bats, Ectophylla alba (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae). Ecology 57(2):385-389.

10. Benton, A. H. and R. M. Timm. 1977. Description of the female of Rhadinopsylla media Smit (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 13(4-5):473-475.

11. Buech, R. R., R. M. Timm, and K. Siderits. 1977. A second population of rock voles, Microtus chrotorrhinus, in Minnesota with comments on habitat. Canadian Field-Naturalist 91(4):413-414.

12. Timm, R. M., L. R. Heaney, and D. D. Baird. 1977. Natural history of rock voles (Microtus chrotorrhinus) in Minnesota. Canadian Field-Naturalist 91(2):177-181.

13. Timm, R. M. and R. M. Zink. 1977. Arthropods consumed by an immature Marbled Godwit. Prairie Naturalist 9(1):11-12.

14. Hart, J. A. and R. M. Timm. 1978. Observations on the aquatic genet in Zaire. Carnivore 1(1):130-132.

15. Timm, R. M. and E. F. Cook. 1979. The effect of bot fly larvae on reproduction in white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus. American Midland Naturalist 101(1):211-217.

16. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1979. A new species of Geomydoecus (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) from the Texas pocket gopher, Geomys personatus (Rodentia: Geomyidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 52(2):264-268.

17. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1979. Description of the male of Geomydoecus scleritus (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) from the southeastern pocket gopher. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society 14(2):162-165.

18. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1980. The taxonomy of Geomydoecus (Mallophaga: Trichodectidae) from the Geomys bursarius complex (Rodentia: Geomyidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 17(2):126-145.

19. Timm, R. M. and E. C. Birney. 1980. Mammals collected by the Menage Scientific Expedition to the Philippine Islands and Borneo, 1890-1893. Journal of Mammalogy 61(3):566-571.

20. Timm, R. M. and A. H. Benton. 1980. Siphonaptera of Minnesota. Pp. 158-177, in An atlas of the fleas of the Eastern United States (A. H. Benton, ed.). Fredonia, New York, 177 pp.
21. Timm, R. M. 1981. Habitat requirements of microtine rodents in Minnesota. Pp. 32-34, in Mammalian ecology and habitat management in Minnesota (A. S. Elwell and K. N. Cram, eds.). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Symposium.
22. Timm, R. M. and R. E. Lee, Jr. 1981. Do bot flies, Cuterebra (Diptera: Cuterebridae), emasculate their hosts? Journal of Medical Entomology 18(4):333-336.

23. Halberg, E., F. Halberg, R. M. Timm, P. J. Regal, and P. Cugini. 1982. Socially-related and spontaneous circadian thermo-acrophase shifts in Rhabdomys pumilio. Pp. 357-368, in Chronobiology (R. Takahashi and F. Halberg, eds.). Pergamon Press, New York.

24. Timm, R. M. 1982. Ectophylla alba. Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists 166:1-4.

25. Timm, R. M., E. B. Hart, and L. R. Heaney. 1982. Karyotypic variation in pocket gophers (Geomyidae: Geomys) from a narrow contact zone in Nebraska. Mammalian Chromosomes Newsletter 23:108-117.

26. Timm, R. M. and L. H. Kermott. 1982. Subcutaneous and cutaneous melanins in Rhabdomys: complementary ultraviolet radiation shields. Journal of Mammalogy 63(1):16-22.

27. Timm, R. M. and R. E. Lee, Jr. 1982. Is host castration an evolutionary strategy of bot flies? Evolution 36(2):416-417.

28. Wunderlee, J. and R. M. Timm. 1982. Tropical Biology: An Ecological Approach (OTS 82-3). Organization for Tropical Studies, Durham, North Carolina, 606 pp.
29. Baird, D. D., R. M. Timm, and G. E. Nordquist. 1983. Reproduction in the arctic shrew, Sorex arcticus. Journal of Mammalogy 64(2):298-301.

30. Heaney, L. R. and R. M. Timm. 1983. Relationships of pocket gophers of the genus Geomys from the Central and Northern Great Plains. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 74:1-59.

31. Heaney, L. R. and R. M. Timm. 1983. Systematics and distribution of shrews of the genus Crocidura (Mammalia: Insectivora) in Vietnam. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(1):115-120.

32. Timm, R. M. 1983. Fahrenholz's Rule and Resource Tracking: A study of host-parasite coevolution. Pp. 225-265, in Coevolution (M. H. Nitecki, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 392 pp.

33. Timm, R. M. 1984. Tent construction by Vampyressa in Costa Rica. Journal of Mammalogy 65(1):166-167.

34. *Boinski, S. and R. M. Timm. 1985. Predation by squirrel monkeys and double-toothed kites on tent-making bats. American Journal of Primatology 9(2):121-127.

35. Goff, M. L. and R. M. Timm. 1985. A new species of Peltoculus (Acari: Trombiculidae) from Ecuador. International Journal of Acarology 11(4):233-235.

36. Heaney, L. R. and R. M. Timm. 1985. Morphology, genetics, and ecology of pocket gophers (genus Geomys) in a narrow hybrid zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 25:301-317.

37. Timm, R. M. 1985. Parasites of New World Microtus. Pp. 455-534, in Biology of New World Microtus (R. H. Tamarin, ed.). Special Publication, The American Society of Mammalogists 8:xiii + 893 pp.

38. Timm, R. M. 1985. Artibeus phaeotis. Mammalian Species, American Society of Mammalogists 235:1-6.

39. Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 1985. Mammals as evolutionary partners. Pp. 101-154, in Coevolution of parasitic arthropods and mammals (K. C. Kim, ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 800 pp.

40. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1985. A review of Cummingsia Ferris (Mallophaga: Trimenoponidae), with a description of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98(2):391-402.

41. *Choe, J. C. and R. M. Timm. 1985 [1986]. Roosting site selection by Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) on Anthurium ravenii in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 1(3):241-247.

42. Timm, R. M., L. Albuja V., and B. L. Clauson. 1986. Ecology, distribution, harvest, and conservation of the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis, in Ecuador. Biotropica 18(2):150-156.

43. Arrigo, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1987. Minicomputer system at Field Museum of Natural History. Pp. 121-128, in Mammal collection management (H. H. Genoways, C. Jones, and O. Rossolimo, eds.). Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, 219 pp.

44. Ashe, J. S. and R. M. Timm. 1987. Probable mutualistic association between staphylinid beetles (Amblyopinus) and their rodent hosts. Journal of Tropical Ecology 3(2):177-181.

45. Ashe, J. S. and R. M. Timm. 1987. Predation by and activity patterns of 'parasitic' beetles of the genus Amblyopinus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of Zoology 212(3):429-437.

46. Patterson, B. D. and R. M. Timm (eds.). 1987. Studies in Neotropical mammalogy: Essays in honor of Philip Hershkovitz. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 39:frontispiece, viii + 1-506.

47. Timm, R. M. 1987. Tent construction by bats of the genera Artibeus and Uroderma. Pp. 187-212, in Studies in Neotropical mammalogy: Essays in honor of Philip Hershkovitz (B. D. Patterson and R. M. Timm, eds.). Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 39:frontispiece, viii + 1-506.

48. Timm, R. M. and J. S. Ashe. 1987. Host and elevational specificity of parasitic beetles (Amblyopinus Solsky) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in Panama. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100(1):13-20.

49. Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 1987. Coevolution: Mammalia. Pp. 212-214, in 1988 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 518 pp.

50. Ashe, J. S. and R. M. Timm. 1988. Chilamblyopinus pisceus, a new genus and species of amblyopinine (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from southern Chile, with a discussion of amblyopinine generic relationships. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 61(1):46-57.

51. Kermott, L. H. and R. M. Timm. 1988. Scrotal melanins in bats (Chiroptera): description, distribution, and function. Journal of Zoology 214(3):519-532.

52. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1988. A new Cummingsia (Mallophaga: Trimenoponidae) from a Peruvian mouse-opossum (Marsupialia). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 61(1):76-79.

53. Timm, R. M. and J. S. Ashe. 1988. The mystery of the gracious hosts. Natural History 9/88:6-10.

54. Timm, R. M. 1988 [1989]. A review and reappraisal of the night monkey, Aotus lemurinus (Primates: Cebidae), in Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical 36(2B):537-539.

55. Timm, R. M. 1989. Migration and molt patterns of red bats, Lasiurus borealis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Illinois. Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 14(3):1-7.

56. Timm, R. M., L. Albuja V., and B. L. Clauson. 1989. Siona hunting techniques for the larger aquatic vertebrates in Amazonian Ecuador. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 24(1):1-7.

57. Timm, R. M. and J. S. Ashe. 1989. The probable larva of an undescribed species of Edrabius (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and its implications for the systematics of the tribe Amblyopinini. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 62(3):374-380.

58. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1989. Cummingsia micheneri, a new species of Mallophaga (Trimenoponidae) from a Venezuelan mouse-opossum (Marsupialia). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 62(4):575-580.

59. Timm, R. M., D. E. Wilson, B. L. Clauson, R. K. LaVal, and C. S. Vaughan. 1989. Mammals of the La Selva-Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica. North American Fauna 75:1-162.

60. Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 1990. A roof over their feet: Tent-making bats of the New World tropics turn leaves into living quarters. Natural History 3/90:54-59.

61. *Lewis, S. E. and R. M. Timm. 1991. Predation on nestling Bare-throated Tiger-Herons by a Great Black-Hawk. Ornitología Neotropical 2:37.

62. Timm, R. M. and *S. E. Lewis. 1991. Tent construction and use by Uroderma bilobatum in coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in Costa Rica. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 206:251-260.

63. Woodman, N., R. M. Timm, *R. Arana C., V. Pacheco, *C. A. Schmidt, E. D. Hooper, and *C. Pacheco A. 1991. Annotated checklist of the mammals of Cuzco Amazónico, Peru. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas 145:1-12.

64. Frost, D. R. and R. M. Timm. 1992. Phylogeny of plecotine bats (Chiroptera: "Vespertilionidae"): summary of the evidence and proposal of a logically consistent taxonomy. American Museum of Natural History Novitates 3034:1-16.

65. Timm, R. M. and E. C. Birney. 1992. Systematic notes on the Philippine slow loris, Nycticebus coucang menagensis (Lydekker, 1893) (Primates: Lorisidae). International Journal of Primatology 13(6):679-686.

66. Woodman, N. and R. M. Timm. 1992. A new species of small-eared shrew, genus Cryptotis (Insectivora: Soricidae), from Honduras. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105(1):1-12.

67. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1993. Two new species of Gliricola (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the spiny tree rat, Mesomys hispidus, in Peru. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 106(2):353-358.

68. Woodman, N. and R. M. Timm. 1993. Intraspecific and interspecific variation in the Cryptotis nigrescens species complex of small-eared shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae), with the description of a new species from Colombia. Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 74:1-30.

69. Timm, R. M. 1994. The mammal fauna. Pp. 229-237 & 394-398, in La Selva: Ecology and natural history of a Neotropical rain forest (L. A. McDade, K. S. Bawa, H. A. Hespenheide, and G. S. Hartshorn, eds.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 486 pp.

70. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1994. Revision of the chewing louse genus Eutrichophilus (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the New World porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 76:1-35.

71. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1994. A new species of Felicola (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from a Costa Rican jaguar, Panthera onca (Carnivora: Felidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107(1):114-118.

72. Ashe, J. S. and R. M. Timm. 1995. Systematics, distribution, and host specificity of Amblyopinus Solsky 1875 (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) in Mexico and Central America. Tropical Zoology 8(2):373-399.

73. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1995. The chewing louse genus Aotiella (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the South American night monkeys, Aotus (Primates: Cebidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 97(3):659-665.

74. Woodman, N., N. A. Slade, R. M. Timm, and *C. A. Schmidt. 1995. Mammalian community structure in lowland, tropical Peru, as determined by removal trapping. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 113(1):1-20.

75. Woodman, N., R. M. Timm, N. A. Slade, and *T. J. Doonan. 1996. Comparison of traps and baits for censusing small mammals in Neotropical lowlands. Journal of Mammalogy 77(1):274-281.

76. Ashe, J. S., R. M. Timm, and M. H. Gallardo. 1996. Systematics, distribution, and host specificity of Edrabius Fauvel (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 109(4):731-743.

77. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 1997. A new subgenus and four new species of Gliricola (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from the Caribbean hutias (Rodentia: Capromyidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 110(2):285-300.

78. Timm, R. M., R. Salazar, and A. T. Peterson. 1997. Historical distribution of the extinct tropical seal, Monachus tropicalis (Carnivora: Phocidae). Conservation Biology 11(2):549-551.

79. Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 1998. Mammals. Pp. 116-130, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 14. Chicago, Illinois.

80. Timm, R. M. and R. K. LaVal. 1998. A field key to the bats of Costa Rica. Occasional Publication Series, University of Kansas Center of Latin American Studies 22:1-30.

81. Lim, B. K., M. D. Engstrom, R. M. Timm, *R. P. Anderson, and *L. C. Watson. 1999. First records of 10 bat species in Guyana and comments on diversity of bats in Iwokrama Forest. Acta Chiropterologica 1(2):179-190.

82. Timm, R. M., R. K. LaVal, and B. Rodríguez-Herrera. 1999 [2000]. Clave de campo para los murciélagos de Costa Rica. Brenesia (Museo Nacional de Costa Rica) 52:1-32.

83. Timm, R. M. and R. D. Price. 1999 [2000]. A new species Eutrichophilus (Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) from the Brazilian black dwarf porcupine (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 72(1):28-31.

84. Woodman, N. and R. M. Timm. 1999. Geographic variation and evolutionary relationships among broad-clawed shrews of the Cryptotis goldmani-group (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae). Fieldiana: Zoology (New Series) 91:1-35.

85. Carraway, L. N. and R. M. Timm. 2000. Revision of the extant taxa of the genus Notiosorex (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(1):302-318.

86. Engstrom, M. D., B. K. Lim, R. M. Timm, and R. P. Anderson. 2000. Mammals; Report on the inventory of mammals in Iwokrama Forest, Guyana. Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development, Georgetown, Guyana, 75 pp.

87. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 2000. Review of the chewing louse genus Abrocomophaga (Phthiraptera: Amblycera), with description of two new species. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(1):210-217.

88. Timm, R. M. 2000. Prehistoric cultures and inhabitants. Pp. 408-409, in Monteverde: Ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest (N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, 573 pp.

89. Timm, R. M. and R. K. LaVal. 2000. Appendix 10. Mammals of Monteverde. Pp. 553-560, in Monteverde: Ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest (N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, 573 pp.

90. Timm, R. M. and R. K. LaVal. 2000. Mammals. Pp. 223-244, in Monteverde: Ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest (N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, 573 pp.

91. Timm, R. M. and R. K. LaVal. 2000. Observations on Monteverde's mammals. Pp. 235-236, in Monteverde: Ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest (N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright, eds.). Oxford University Press, New York, 573 pp.

92. Woodman, N. and R. M. Timm. 2000. Taxonomy and evolutionary relationships of Phillips' small-eared shrew, Cryptotis phillipsii (Schaldach, 1966), from Oaxaca, Mexico (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(2):339-355.

93. *Bakkegard, K. A. and R. M. Timm. 2001. Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor): Diet. Herpetological Review 32(4):261-262.

94. *Cook, W. M., R. M. Timm, and *D. E. Hymen. 2001. Swimming ability in three Costa Rican dry forest rodents. Revista de Biología Tropical 49(3):1101-1104.

95. Durden, L. A. and R. M. Timm. 2001. Hoplopleura janzeni n. sp. (Phthiraptera: Anoplura), a new sucking louse from a Central American swimming mouse. Journal of Parasitology 87(6):1409-1413.

96. Genoways, H. H., R. M. Timm, R. J. Baker, C. J. Phillips, and D. A. Schlitter. 2001. Bats of the West Indian island of Dominica: Natural history, areography, and trophic structure. Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 43:1-43.

97. Timm, R. M. and J. H. Brandt. 2001. Pseudonovibos spiralis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae): new information on this enigmatic South-east Asian ox. Journal of Zoology (London) 253(2):157-166.

98. Timm, R. M., L. E. Olson, J. H. Brandt, and M. Dioli. 2001. What is Pseudonovibos spiralis? Pp. 437-440, in Debate on the authenticity of Pseudonovibos spiralis as a new species of wild bovid from Vietnam and Cambodia. Journal of Zoology (London) 255(4):437-444.

[This work was featured as one of Discovery Magazine's top science stories for the year 2001, selected for Science's "Editor's Choice" (22 Sept. 2001) and reviewed in Nature, Science, Nature Australia Magazine, and several others]

99. Hellenthal, R. A., R. D. Price, and R. M. Timm. 2001 [2002]. Review of the chewing louse genus Tinamotaecola (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae), with the description of three new species. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 74(3):136-141.

100. Price, R. D. and R. M. Timm. 2002. Two new species of the chewing louse genus Gliricola Mjöberg (Phthiraptera: Gyropidae) from Peruvian rodents. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 104(4):863-867.

101. Pine, R. H., N. Woodman, and R. M. Timm. 2002. Rediscovery of Enders's small-eared shrew, Cryptotis endersi (Insectivora: Soricidae), with a redescription of the species. Mammalian Biology 67(6):372-377.

102. Timm, R. M. 2002. Mammal. Pp. in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 14. Chicago, Illinois.

103. Wilson, D. E., R. M. Timm, and *F. A. Chinchilla. 2002. Mamíferos de Costa Rica. Pp. 227-253, in Diversidad y conservación de los mamíferos Neotropicales (G. Ceballos and J. A. Simonetti, eds.). Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad y Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., 582 pp.

104. Genoways, H. H. and R. M. Timm. 2003. The xenarthrans of Nicaragua. Mastozoología Neotropical 10(2):205-227.

105. Timm, R. M. and H. H. Genoways. 2003. West Indian mammals from the Albert Schwartz Collection: Biological and historical information. Scientific Papers of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum 29:1-47.

106. Timm, R. M. and *C. Vriesendorp. 2003. Observations on feeding behavior in the vesper mouse, Nyctomys sumichrasti. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde 68(2):126-128.

107. Genoways, H. H., R. M. Timm, and M. D. Engstrom. 2004. Natural history and karyotype of the Yucatán vesper mouse, Otonyctomys hatti. Pp. x-xy, in Contribuciones mastozoológicas en homenaje a Bernardo Villa (V. Sánchez-Cordero and R. Medellín, eds.). Publicaciones Especiales, Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología, México, D.F.

108. Stoner, K. E. and R. M. Timm. 2004. Tropical dry forest mammals: Conservation priorities in a changing landscape. Pp. 48-66, in Biodiversity conservation in Costa Rica: Learning the lessons in the seasonal dry forest (G. W. Frankie, A. Mata, and S. B. Vinson, eds.). University of California Press, Berkeley, 341 pp.

109. Timm, R. M. 2004. Wainwright, M. 2002 [2003]. The natural history of Costa Rican mammals, with a preface by Oscar Arias. Book Review. Journal of Mammalogy 85(1):172-173.

110. Timm, R. M. and H. H. Genoways. 2004. The Florida bonneted bat, Eumops floridanus (Chiroptera: Molossidae): Systematics, distribution, geographic variation, and ecology. Journal of Mammalogy 85(6): 51 ms. pages.

PAPERS IN PRESS

Koprowski, J. L., A. Nieto-Montes de Oca, and R. M. Timm. Sciurus aureogaster. Mammalian Species. 14 ms. pages.

Timm, R. M. and D. K. McClearn. The bat fauna of Costa Rica's Reserva Natural Absoluta Cabo Blanco and its implications for bat conservation. Pp. x-xy, in (D. A. Kelt, E. Lessa, J. L. Patton, and J. Salazar-Bravo, eds.). Publications in Zoology, University of California Press, Berkeley.

Timm, R. M. and B. D. Patterson. Genus Caenolestes O. Thomas, 1895. Pp. x-xy, in The mammals of South America, Vol. 1. (A. L. Gardner, S. Anderson, and J. L. Patton, eds.). University of Chicago Press, 16 ms. pages.

PAPERS IN PROGRESS

Anderson, R. P. and R. M. Timm. Description of a new species of spiny pocket mouse (genus Heteromys) from the Cordillera de Tilarán in Costa Rica. Intended for American Museum Novitates.

*McCain, C. M. and R. M. Timm. Sigmodontomys aphrastus (Rodentia: Muridae): Redescription, comparisons with other species, and natural history. Intended for Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.

*Ruedebusch, C. and R. M. Timm. Demography of botfly parasitism in white-footed mice in Kansas. Submitted to Journal of Mammalogy. 23 ms. pages.

Timm, R. M. and N. Woodman. Mammals of a tropical lowland site in southeastern Peru-Reserva Cuzco Amazónico. Intended for Scientific Papers, University of Kansas Natural History Museum. 148 ms. pages.

WEB PUBLICATIONS

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 2003. Ferret. World Book Online Reference Center, http://www.worldbookonline.com/ar?/na/ar/co/ar194760.htm.

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 2003. Polecat. World Book Online Reference Center, http://www.worldbookonline.com/ar?/na/ar/co/ar436980.htm.

Timm, R. M. 2003. Mouse. World Book Online Reference Center, http://www.worldbookonline.com/ar?/na/ar/co/arx.htm.

Timm, R. M. et al. 2003. Mammals of Kansas. A book length web site on the natural history, distribution, and systematics of the native mammals of Kansas; includes numerous original black & white and color photographs, a dichotomous key to all species, and a chapter on the physiography of Kansas. It is online at: http://www.ukans.edu/~mammals

Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 2003. Mammal. World Book Online Reference Center, http://www.worldbookonline.com/ar?/na/ar/co/ar340920.htm.

NONTECHNICAL ARTICLES

Timm, R. M. 1974. OTS summer biology course provides valuable experience. International Programs Newsletter, University of Minnesota 10(2):3-4.

Baker, N. T. and R. M. Timm. 1976. Modern type concepts in entomology. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 84(3):201-205.

Timm, R. M. 1982. Dermestids. Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin 53(2):14-18.

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 1984. Ferret. P. 78, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 7. Chicago.

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 1985. Polecat. P. 545, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 15. Chicago.

Ashe, J. S. and R. M. Timm. 1986. Mammals and beetles in Costa Rica. Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin 57(10):11-18.

Timm, R. M. 1986. Fruits of their labors. Pp. 292-298, in Iranian adventure: The first Street Expedition (W. S. Street, J. K. Street, and R. Sawyer). Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 305 pp.

Timm, R. M. 1987. Afterword C: Fruits of their labors. Field Museum of Natural History Bulletin 58(1):24-25.

Timm, R. M. 1988. Stay dry, stay healthy. Panorama. The University of Kansas Museum of Natural History 17(2):3.

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 1992. Ferret. Pp. 76-77, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Chicago.

Clauson, B. L. and R. M. Timm. 1992. Polecat. Pp. 623, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 15, Chicago.

Timm, R. M. and B. L. Clauson. 1996. Perilous fishhooks-A wildlife hazard. WildCare Newsletter 7(2):3.

Timm, R. M. 2003. Mouse. Pp. 900-902, in The World Book Encyclopedia, Vol. 14. Chicago, Illinois. Vol. 14.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (Abstracts published)

1971 Breeding biology of the Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus). Nebraska Academy of
Sciences annual meeting.

1975 Selection of roost sites by Honduran white bats, Ectophylla alba (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1976 A review of tent-making by phyllostomatid bats. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1978 Piggy-back speciation: Coevolution of pocket gophers (Geomys) and their lice. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1979 Ecology of a stable hybrid zone between pocket gophers of the genus Geomys in Nebraska (with Lawrence R. Heaney). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1979 Coevolution of pocket gophers (Geomys) and their lice (Geomydoecus). American Society of Parasitologists annual meeting.

1980 Do bot flies, Cuterebra (Diptera: Cuterebridae), emasculate their mammalian hosts? American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1981 Subcutaneous melanin: a potential ultraviolet radiation shield in mammals. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1982 Fahrenholz's Rule and Resource Tracking: A study in host-parasite coevolution. Field Museum of Natural History's Spring Systematics Symposium on Coevolution.

1983 Tent construction by Vampyressa in Costa Rica. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1984 Ecology, distribution, and conservation of the Amazonian manatee, Trichechus inunguis, in Ecuador (with Luis Albuja V.). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1985 Hunting techniques for large aquatic vertebrates by the Siona of Amazonian Ecuador. Midwest Conference on Andean and Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnology.

1985 Predation by squirrel monkeys and double-toothed kits on tent-making bats. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1985 Collection database management at Field Museum of Natural History (with R. D. Arrigo). Fourth International Theriological Congress.

1986 Host and elevational specificity in parasitic beetles (Amblyopinus) on Neotropical mammals. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1986 Coevolution of beetles and rodents. Society of Vector Ecologists annual meeting.

1987 Evolution of the interaction between staphylinid beetles (Amblyopinus) and their rodent host. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1988 Scrotal melanins in bats (Chiroptera): description, distribution, and function (with L. H. Kermott). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1988 Tent construction and use by Uroderma bilobatum in coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) (with S. E. Lewis). Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research.

1989 Tent construction and use by Uroderma bilobatum in coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) in Costa Rica (with S. E. Lewis). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1990 Mammals of the La Selva-Braulio Carrillo Complex, Costa Rica. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1991 Mammals of a tropical lowland site in southeastern Peru-Reserva Cuzco Amazónico. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1991 Geographic variation in the Central American gracile small-eared shrew, Cryptotis gracilis (Insectivora: Soricidae) (with N. Woodman). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1992 A new species of the Cryptotis mexicana group of small-eared shrews (Insectivora: Soricidae) from Honduras (with N. Woodman). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1993 A comparison of snap- and live-traps and two baits for censusing small mammals in the lowland tropics. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1994 Diversity and conservation of Central American mammals. (with C. Vaughan and others). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1996 The recently discovered linh duong, Pseudonovibos spiralis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae): Additional specimens and its relationship to other bovids. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1999 Annual and demographic comparisons of botfly parasitism of small mammals in northeastern Kansas. (with C. Ruedebusch and C. Welch). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1999 Mammals of Veracruz: Contrasting "historical" localities with current vegetation maps. (with V. Sánchez-Cordero and E. Martínez Meyer). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

1999 Revision of the Recent taxa of the genus Notiosorex (Insectivora: Soricidae). American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

2000 Pseudonovibos spiralis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae): New information on this enigmatic Southeast Asian ox. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

2001 Pseudonovibos spiralis (Artiodactyla: Bovidae): New information on this enigmatic Southeast Asian ox. American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting.

2002 Birds and mammals as indicators of climate change in tropical cloud forests. (with Bruce Young). Invited presentation at a symposium entitled "Tropical Cloud Forests: Compelling Arenas for Research on Regional and Global Climate Change," for the Association for Tropical Biology annual meetings, Panama City, Panama.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Graduate Students
Degree Completed

Robert P. Anderson-Ph.D. 2001 (graduated with honors). "Systematics and biogeographic modeling of spiny pocket mice (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in South America." Currently a Professor in the Department of Biology at the City University of New York (CUNY).

Maria A. Eifler-Ph.D. 1998 (jointly supervised with N. Slade). "Mass-mediated growth in northern cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidus texianus: constraints and tradeoffs". Currently employed as the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas and she serves as a Research Associate in the University of Kansas Natural History Museum.

Thorvald Holmes, Jr.-Ph.D. 1988 (jointly supervised with R. S. Hoffmann). "Sexual dimorphism in North American weasels with a phylogeny of the Mustelidae". Currently employed as the Collection Manager, Division of Mammals, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas.

Errol D. Hooper-M.S. (Museum Studies). 1989. Currently employed at Truman State University.

McCain, C. M.-Ph.D. 2003 (graduated with honors). "Ecological gradients in diversity and abundance: A search for patterns and processes in small mammal communities". Currently on a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) in Santa Barbara.

Cory R. Ruedebusch-M.S. 1999. "Annual and demographic comparisons of botfly parasitism of small mammals in Northeastern Kansas". Currently employed by Pentec Environmental (environmental consulting) Seattle, Washington.

Kathryn Elizabeth Stoner-Ph.D. 1993. "Habitat preferences, foraging patterns, intestinal parasitic infections, and diseases in mantled howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata, in a northeastern Costa Rican rainforest". Currently employed as a professor at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City.

Marcus V. Vieria-Ph.D. 1995 (jointly supervised with R. D. Holt). "Ecomorphology of two Neotropical marsupials: body size, form, climbing and walking the tight rope". Currently on the faculty in the Departmento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jason W. Wolvington-M.S. (Museum Studies; graduated with honors). 1999. Currently employed as the Gallery Director at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum.

Neal Woodman-Ph.D. 1992. "Biogeographical and evolutionary relationships among Central American small-eared shrews of the genus Cryptotis (Mammalia: Insectivora: Soricidae)". Currently employed as a Curator of Mammals at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History.

Degree in Progress

Jacob Esselstyn-Ph.D.
Sean P. Maher-Ph.D.
Heather York-Ph.D.

Graduate Supervisory Committees I serve(d) on:

Masters
Susan M. Blair (1992), Cara Burres (1993), Michael T. Campbell (1992), Charlotte E. Cates (current), Luis Aurelio Coloma (1991), Shelley Cullumber (1998), Jennifer Dropkin (Museum Studies; 2002), Robert B. Griffin (1992), Janet Hills (Anthropology), Charlotte Iskjaer (1987), Jama Kolosick (School of Education; 2003), Beth Moore (1999), Michael E. Morrison (1991), Monica Papes (2004), Jeff Stippich (1997), Michael K. Stokes (1990), and Craig Sundell (2003).

Ph.D.

Marina Anciães (current), Matthew J. Brady (2001), Fernando Cervantes (1987), Robert M. Chandler (1990), Guojun Chen (current), Luis Aurelio Coloma (1997), Chris Cunningham (1993), Marianna Deeney Wood (1991), Jay Diffendorfer (1995), Terry Doonan (1993), Griselda Escalona-Segura (1999), Katrina Gobetz (2004), Thomas Goodwin (1990), Mary Greenberg (1998), Paul Hopkinson (2000), John Koprowski (1991), Jong-Deock Lim (2000), Enrique Martínez Meyer (Geography-2002), Gary McGrath (1988), Assefa Mebrate (1986), T. J. Meehan (1998), Sherwick Min (1995), Michael E. Morrison (1994), Adrián Nieto-Montes de Oca (1994), Kathleen Nuckols (current), Monica Papes (current), Jeffrey R. Parmelee (1998), Pam Rasmussen (1990), Linda S. Rayor (1988), Beth Rinaldi (1999), Josh Rosenau (current), Wendy Sera (1992), Derek Smith (Geography-2001), Michael K. Stokes (1994), Tom Titus (1991), David Watson (1999), Zhonghe Zhou (1999).

University-wide committees

Costa Rica 40th Anniversary Committee (1996-1997)
Governance Committee on Libraries (2003-present)
Latin American Area Committee (1987-1990)
Science Library Liaison (1991-present)
Science Librarian Search Committee (1998-1999)
Task Force on evaluating study abroad programs in Costa Rica (2002-present)

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

General Research Fund Committee (1998-2000)

Division of Biological Sciences committees

Honors and Awards Committee (1998-present)
The Ida H. Hyde Scholarship for Women in Science Committee (1996-1997)
Undergraduate Biology Committee (2002-present)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology committees & service

Acting Department Chair (Spring 1995)
Associate Department Chair (Fall 1994)
Colloquium Committee (2002-present)
Curriculum Committee (1997-present)
Diversity Enhancement Committee (2002-present)
Fundraising/Endowment (1998-present; Chair 1999-2001)
Graduate Admissions Committee (1987-1994; Chair 1988-1989, 1990-1991 & 1993-
1994)
Honors & Awards Committee (1995-1997)
Ornithology Search Committee (Chair, 1990)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (1995-1996)
Sabbatical Leave Committee, Chair (2001-2002)
Search Committee, Applied Freshwater Ecologist (1993)
Science Library Liason 1995-present)
Undergraduate Committee (1997-2001; Chair, 1997-1998)
Undergraduate Education and Research Committee (2003-present)

Natural History Museum

Curator-in-Charge of the Division of Mammals (1986-present)
PUB (exhibits/public education committee (1996-1998)
Exhibits Assessment Committee (1997-2000)
Exhibit Development: Served Curator in charge of 3 exhibits;
Mysterious Manatees (1998)-supervised exhibit, assisted in mounting an articulated skeleton, design and writing labels and supplemented a traveling photographic exhibit from Smithsonian Institution
Costa Rica (1988)
Jackalopes (1989)
Museum Publications Committee (1986-1994)

Latin American Studies

Costa Rica Committee; served as one of the hosts and organizers for the 40th Anniversary Symposium, and served as a moderator for two sections of the symposium

SERVICE-NATIONAL, STATE & LOCAL

Organization for Tropical Studies, OTS Assembly of Delegates

I serve on the Assembly of Delegates, assist in reviewing graduate students applications for courses, and serve on the board for the Las Cruces Field Station.

State Scientific Advisory Committee for Kansas-Gap Analysis Project (KS-GAP)
I serve on the Nongame Mammal Subcommittee for the Kansas Department of Wildlife &
Parks (gratis)

Community Service

Douglas County Science Fair judge
Kansas City Science City consultant (gratis)
Topeka Zoological Gardens (Zoo). I provide advice on housing and exhibiting animals and information to keepers and docents.

Environmental Organizations
Audubon Society
Kansas Land Trust
Monteverde Conservation League (Costa Rica)
Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club