Ctr. of Latin American Studies
1440 Jayhawk Blvd. Suite 320
Lawrence, KS 66045-7574
Fax: (785) 864-3800
Phone: (785) 864-4213


Center
Academics
Outreach
Events
Foreign Study
Publications
Links
Contact
 
 
Lending Library
Graduate Advising

Undergrad Advising

Faculty
KU

Town Peterson
Associate Professor
713B Dyche Hall
 
 
   
Current Research
 
 
Current Projects
 
 
Research Interests
Biological diversity and conservation, avian systematic, specialization
 
Selected Publications

"Adaptive variation of beak shape in Scrub Jays ( Aphelocoma coerulesens )." American Naturalist 142 (1993): 508 - 527.

"Biology of the cooperatively breeding Scrub Jays ( Aphelocoma coerulecens ) of Oaxaca , Mexico ." Co-authored with D.B. Burt. Auk 110 (1993): 207 - 214.

"Ecological diversity in Scrub Jays ( Aphelocoma coerulescens )." Co-authored with N. Vargas B. in The Biological diversity of Mexico ; origins and distribution , Ramamoorthy, Bye, Lot , and Fa, eds., (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993), 309 - 317.

 
Courses Taught

Current Topics in Biodiversity; Biodiversity and Conservation; Evolution; Birds of the World

 
Education
Ph.D. University of Chicago (1990)