Tim Caro
Professor of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
tmcaro@ucdavis.edu

Wildlife&Fish Conservation Bio

Office
1395 Academic Surge Building
752-0596



 
Degrees:
1979 PhD University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom Zoology/Psychology
Research Interests:

Antipredator strategies in birds and mammals, methods of conserving tropical diversity, behavioral ecology, conservation biology.
Department and Center Affiliations:
Center for Population Biology
Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
Professional Societies:
International Society for Behavioral Ecology
Animal Behavior Society
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Animal Behavior  
Population Biology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Ecology Graduate Group  
Publications:
  • Caro, TM. 1999. Densities of mammals in partially protected areas: the Katavi ecosystem of western Tanzania. Journal of Applied Ecology. 36:205-217
  • Caro TM. 1998. Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology. . New York:Oxford University Press
  • Caro, T.M., Graham, C.M., Stoner, C.J., Vargas, J.K. 2004 Adaptive significance of antipredator behaviour in artiodactyls. Animal Behaviour 67: 205-228.
  • Caro, T.M. 2003. Umbrella species: critique and lessons from East Africa. Animal Conservation 6: 171-181.
Field Sites:
Katavi National Park, Tanzania. Las Cuevas Research Station, Belize
Courses:
WFC 11 Introduction to Conservation Biology Spring
WFC 141 Behavioral Ecology Winter
WFC 223 Animal Behavior and Conservation Spring
WFC 294 Behavioral Ecology of Predators and Prey Winter