College of the Sciences Primate Behavior and Ecology Program
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- Dr. Biruté M.F. Galdikas
- Ellensburg, WA 98926-7537
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Awards and HonorsCSUF Outstanding Faculty Service Recognition: Scholarship, Spring 2001Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society References
LIXING SUNDepartment of Biological Sciences Phone: (509)-963-2780 Central Washington University FAX: (509)-963-2730 Ellensburg, WA 98926 Email: lixing@cwu.edu
EDUCATION1996: Ph.D. Zoology/Animal Behavior. State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) & Syracuse University. 1989: MS in Biology/Animal Ecology, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. 1986: BS in Biology (with honor), East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
2002-2006: Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Central Washington University 1996-2002 Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Central Washington University 1996: Postdoctoral Fellow – Department of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin 1991: Visiting Scientist – Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Forestry, New Zealand 1989-91: Lecturer – Department Biology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Unviersity. ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE2003-2004: Interim Associate Dean, College of the Sciences, Central Washington University 2003-2006: Director, COTS Primate Behavior and Ecology Program RESEARCH INTERESTMultidisciplinary approach (biology, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and economics) to the evolution of human behavior, society, and culture. Evolution of animal communication systems (visual, chemical, and acoustic) Evolutionary theories, sexual selection, kin selection, and genetic drift (including empirical testing and mathematical and computer modeling) Ecology, behavior, and conservation of large mammals including deer, beavers, and pandas Behavioral ecology of small rodents in relation to sexual selection, communication, and population dynamics.
COURSES TAUGHT1996-current: (Central Washington University) (100-400: under graduate level; >500: graduate level) (BIOL 581: Graduate Seminar; BIOL 580: Research Methodology and Techniques; BIOL 570: Developments in Organismic Biology; BIOL 565/BIOL 465/PSY 565: Animal Behavior; BIOL 598: Graduate seminar in organismal biology; BIOL 492: Field Biology: Issues and Techniques; BIOL 112: Animal Biology; BIOL 300: Introduction to Evolution; BIOL 470: Mechanisms of Evolution; BIOL 498: Biostatistics; BIOL 498: Senior Experience; BIOL 110: Fundamental Biology; BIOL 101: Basic Biology) 1989-1991: Lecturer and Student Advisor (Zhejiang University, China) (General Biology; Field Zoology; Animal Behavior and Evolution; Animal and Human Physiology; Botany; Plant Physiology) GRANTSThe structures, functions, and sensory pathways of animal communication signals. National Science Foundation of China, Major Strategic Projects Program (co-PI): (¥1,000,000=$130,000) (2007, submitted) Strategic development of integrative, innovative research in animal behavior: National Science Foundation of China (co-PI): (¥5,000,000=$649,000) (2005) (funded) Social behavior in relation to reproduction in the giant panda: National Science Foundation of China (co-PI) (¥240,000 = $30,000) (funded) (2004) Visiting Professorship: Social behavior and population fluctuation, Chinese Academy of the Sciences (¥100,000 = $13,000) (funded) (2004) Social interaction holds the key to pandas’ breeding success in captivity: the Douroucouli Foundation ($8440) (pending) (2004) NSF grant for Environmental Studies in China (science consultant) ($50,000) (2002). NSF Grant for instrument improvement (Co-PI) ($30,000) (1998) Roosevelt Memorial Fund (with Asay) ($3,000) (1998) Wilford A. Dence Fellowship ($12,000) (1995) American Wildlife Research Foundation Grant ($6,000) (1993; 1994). Edna Bailey Sussman Fellowship ($3,000) (1992).
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