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Stephen C. Weeks
Current Research
Our clam shrimp research has been recently highlighted in both the journals Science and Nature:
Nature, 2005. 438:893
Science, 2006. 313:1381
Our research on hermaphrodites and males has also been highlighted in the popular press:
Philadelphia Enquirer: Don't worry, men: Evolution shows you're still needed by Faye Flam (Oct., 2006)
(This same article is also reprinted in the Portsmith Herald News: Male species may be down, but not out)
Slate Magazine: Pas de Deux. Why are there only two sexes? by Amanda Schaffer (Sept. 27, 2007)
Areas of Interest
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Aquatic Biology
- Evolutionary Ecology
- Animal Behavior
PhD assistantships are being offered in our new Integrated Bioscience PhD program, which include generous stipends plus tuition remission for 5 years. Please check out the above link for more information!
Courses Taught
Fall Semester
- Invertebrate Zoology -
3100:453/553 (Alternating years)
- Population Biology - 3100:423/523
(Alternating years)
- Evolutionary Ecology –
Graduate level (Alternating years)
Spring Semester
- Parasitology -
3100:454/554
- Field Ecology
- 3100:495/694-014 (Alternating years)
- Integrative Biology – Graduate level (currently taught by B. Cushing)
- Quantitative Biology - Graduate level (when needed)
Summer I Semester
- Tropical Field Biology - 3100:421/521
- Quantitaitve Biology - Graduate level
Branchiopod Crustacean
Information
The Triops Information Page
- Information about tadpole shrimp
Branchiopod Images- Pictures of Branchiopods
Large Branchiopods - Living Fossils!
Crustacea.net - Information about all known crustacea
The Large Branchiopod Bibliography - A list of many large branchiopod original publications from the 1800's to present (exclusive of papers on Artemia)
Large Branchiopod Google Earth Data Base - A downloadable data set for users of Google Earth that contains location and species information for large branchiopods around the world 
Bibliography - A List of Published Papers of Original Research
Funded Research
Personal Information
Personal Web Page - Personal information about my family and non-academic life
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E-mail address : SCWeeks@uakron.edu.