Donald R. Strong Jr.

Distinguished Professor
drstrong@ucdavis.edu

Evolution and Ecology

Office
5326 Storer
(530) 752-7886

Degrees:

1971 PhD University of Oregon Population Biology

1968 MS University of California, Irvine Biology

1966 BA University of California, Santa Barbara Biology

Research Interests:

Trophic ecology. Ecology and evolution of insect-plant interactions. Soil ecology, natural enemy, and salt-marsh ecology. Biological control of weeds.

CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:

Population Biology

Publications:

Last updated 5/21/2010
Strong DR, AV Whipple, AL Child, and B Dennis. 1999. Model selection for a subterranean trophic cascade: root-feeding caterpillars and entomopathogenic nematodes. Ecology. 80(8):2750-2761

Cronin JT and DR Strong. 1999. Dispersal and aggregation of parasitism. American Naturalist. 154:2336

Ayres DA, D Garcia-Rossi, HG Davis, and DR Strong. 1999. Extent and degree of hybridization between exotic (Spartina alterniflora) and native (S. foliosa) cordgrass (Poaceae) in California, USA determined by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA

Field Sites:

Bodega Marine Reserve, San Francisco Bay, salt marshes worldwide

Teaching Interests:

Ecology. Population biology.

Courses:

BIS 002B Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology and Evolution
EVE 101 Introduction to Ecology
EVE 120 Global Change Ecology