C. Richard (Dick) Tracyis an Americanbiologist,a professor ofbiologyat theUniversity of Nevada, Reno.[1]
C. Richard Tracy | |
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 C. Richard Tracy | |
| Born | Clarence Richard Tracy May 24, 1943 Glendale,California,United States |
| Alma mater | California State University, Northridge(B.A.), (M.S.) University of Wisconsin-Madison(Ph.D.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Conservation Biology,Biological Ecology,Ecology,Endangered Species Recovery Planning,Great Basin Ecology,Habitat Conservation Planning,Herpetology,Physiological Ecology,Population Biology |
Tracy earned bachelor's and master's degrees in biology atCalifornia State University, Northridgein 1966 and 1968, and then moved to theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison,where he earned a Ph.D. inzoologyin 1972.[2]After postdoctoral studies in Madison, he held a faculty position atColorado State Universityfrom 1974 to 1995, when he moved to the University of Nevada, Reno.[citation needed]In 1980, Tracy visited theUniversity of WashingtoninSeattleas aGuggenheim Fellow.[3]
Tracy's research includesphysiological ecologyand biophysical ecology, as well aspopulation biologyandconservation biology,largely ofreptilesandamphibians.[4]His modeling research on the biophysical ecology of amphibians is considered foundational to our understanding of the ways in which amphibians interact with their physical environments. He has also conducted research on reptilian herbivores includingGalapagos Land Iguana,Chuckwallas,and the federally listeddesert tortoise.He has served on the desert tortoise recovery team, and chaired the assessment committee for the U.S. government's desert tortoise recovery plan.[5]
Education
editHe received aB.A.in 1966 in biology from theCalifornia State University, Northridge.He received anM.S.in 1968 in biology from California State University, Northridge. He received a Ph.D. in 1972 in zoology from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
From 1974 to 1995 Tracy was a member of the faculty atColorado State University.He has taught at the University of Wisconsin, theUniversity of Washington,theUniversity of Puerto Rico,andPepperdine University.Tracy has also taught at the biological stations administered by theUniversity of Nebraska,Colorado State University, and theUniversity of Michigan.[6]He has served as major professor for 45 graduate students and 13 postdocs. Twenty-four of his Ph.D. students and postdocs have become professors at colleges and universities all over the world, and seven are scientists in the U.S. Geological Service.[7]He maintains a diverse research program including pure and applied projects in physiology, ecology, and conservation biology that has resulted in more than 170 publications. Several projects incorporate principles, data, and analyses into strategies for preserving sensitive biological resources and for conservation planning.[8]
The lizard speciesLiolaemus dicktracyiis named after him.[9][10]
Honors
edit- Fellow,John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
- Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Distinguished Scholar,Pepperdine University
- University Fellow,University of Wisconsin
Professional society memberships
edit- American Association for the Advancement of Science[Fellow]
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- American Society of Naturalists
- Desert Tortoise Council
- Ecological Society of America
- Herpetologists’ League
- International Iguana Society
- Order of Sigma Xi
- Society of Conservation Biologists
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
References
edit- ^UNR Biology faculty listingArchivedDecember 30, 2011, at theWayback Machine,retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^Faculty profileArchivedJuly 27, 2010, at theWayback Machine,UNR, retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^C. Richard TracyArchivedJanuary 4, 2013, at theWayback Machine,John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^http:// crtracy /Tracy/Tracy_Lab_Research.html.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan Assessment,accessed 2012-01-12.
- ^CURRICULUM VITAE[permanent dead link],retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^CURRICULUM VITAE[permanent dead link],retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ^CURRICULUM VITAE[permanent dead link],retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ^Espinoza, Robert E.; Lobo, Fernando (2003)."Two new species ofliolaemuslizards from northwestern Argentina: speciation within the northern subclade of theelongatusgroup (Iguania: Liolaemidae) "(PDF).Herpetologica.59(1): 89–105.doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0089:tnsoll]2.0.co;2.S2CID14818076..
- ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011).The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles.Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp.ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5.( "Tracy, C.R.", p. 267).