Bill P. Stark
Sadler Professor of Biology
Email: stark@mc.edu
209 Hederman Science Building
601-925-3340
Course Schedule
Fall 2008
(Click on Course number for syllabus)
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Day
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Time
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Course
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Location
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MWF
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9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
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Biology for Today
(Bio 101)
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H100
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MWF
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10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
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Biology for Today
(Bio 101)
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MCC 105
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MWF
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Noon
-12:50 p.m.
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Ecology
(Bio 321)
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H 105
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MW
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1:30 p.m.-
4:30 p.m.
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Ecology Lab (Bio 321)
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H107/Field
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TR
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11:50 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
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Seminar/Pre-Seminar (Bio 031/431)
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H105
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Research Interests
World Plecoptera systematics,
biodiversity and distribution. Current projects include studies of Neotropical,
Oriental and Nearctic stoneflies, especially members
of Claassenia, Kamimuria, Neoperla, Phanoperla and related genera with Ignac
Ignac Sivec (Slovenia). Additional studies on American stonefly
nymphs also continue with Ken Ken Stewart (University
of North Texas), and a new publication
in the Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America (ABLA) series, coauthored with
Claudio Froehlich (Brazil)
and Maria Del Carmen Zúñiga (Colombia),
dealing with the South American stonefly fauna is nearing completion. I will
serve as a resource person for a recently funded project to survey the aquatic
insects of northern Venezuela,
and I also work with other colleagues including Richard Richard
Baumann (Brigham Young
University) and Boris Boris
Kondratieff (Colorado
State University)
on many projects. Many Mississippi
College students have
participated in this research often by doing scanning electron microscopy
projects on stonefly eggs or various body parts. A few egg images can be seen
at the link below.
Many
of my papers include descriptions of previously unrecognized stonefly species.
As of August, 2008, my colleagues and I have proposed more than 300 species and
9 generic names. A list of these can be viewed at this STONLIST link. Most of these names have a geographic or
descriptive basis, but some are patronyms or matronyms and honor some individual important to the
process. A few honoring a “celebrity” for their contributions to
our society, include Steven Colbert (Diamphipnoa colberti), James Taylor (Anacroneuria taylori), Carole King (Anacroneuria carole) and
Teresa Heinz Kerry (Neoperla teresa).
Links
■ Egg Art:
Scanning Electron Micrographs of Stonefly Eggs
■
Representative Publications of Bill P. Stark
■ Amphinemura:
World List of Current Species
Biology 101 Handouts
■
Introduction: How Science Works ppt
Biology
321 Handouts
■
Introduction and Scientific Literature ppt
