Hesperoperla pacifica
Pteronarcella regularis
Bill P. Stark
Sadler
Professor of Biology
Email: stark@mc.edu
209
Hederman Science Building
601-925-3340
Course
Schedule
Fall 2009
Click
on course number to access 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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10-10:50
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Biology for Today
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S
210
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MWF
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12-12:50
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Ecology
Bio 321A
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H105
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M
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1:30-4:30
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Ecology Lab
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H107/Field
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W
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1:30-4:30
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Ecology Lab
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H107/Field
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TR
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12-1:15
pm
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Seminar/Pre-seminar
Bio
431/031
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H100
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T
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6-9
pm
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Topics
in Entomology
Bio
6545
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H107
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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 was recently published by Pensoft (order online
at http://pensoft.net/newreleases/14385.htm or send email to orders@pensoft.net). I 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 December, 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).
In
December 2007, I began promoting the idea of a “Winter Stonefly
Count” modeled after the Audubon Society bird count. My personal report
for December 2007-January 2008 is available at this link; the December 2008-January 2009 report is
available at this link.
A
“Stonefly of the Month” calendar can be downloaded from this link. The current calendar is for August 2009.
Links
■ Egg Art:
Scanning Electron Micrographs of Stonefly Eggs
■ Care of Monarch Eggs and Larvae after Rescue
■
Representative Publications of Bill P. Stark
■ Amphinemura: World List of Current Species
Biology 101: Biology for Today, Fall 2009
Biology 321: Ecology, Fall 2009
Biology 6545: Topics in Entomology, Fall
2009
