faculty
Robert Gegear, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biology
Contact
508-910-6903
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Education
2010 | University of Massachusetts Medical School | Postdoc |
2006 | University of Toronto | Postdoc |
2002 | Western University | PhD |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Students with senior standing (or others with consent of the instructor) report on and discuss current biological problems as presented in principle journals, abstracts and reviews. The work of each seminar is usually built upon a single unifying content area.
Students with senior standing (or others with consent of the instructor) report on and discuss current biological problems as presented in principle journals, abstracts and reviews. The work of each seminar is usually built upon a single unifying content area.
The study of comparative and evolutionary aspects of behavior of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Structure and function of nervous systems, simple behavioral patterns including reflexes and other forms of innate behavior as well as more complex patterns including learning and social behavior are stressed.
The study of comparative and evolutionary aspects of behavior of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Structure and function of nervous systems, simple behavioral patterns including reflexes and other forms of innate behavior as well as more complex patterns including learning and social behavior are stressed.
In-depth study of a specific area in biology, leading to independent research addressing a biological question. Research results will be presented in a professional-style poster at a research symposium. Attendance at biology department seminars is also required.
One to four hours in varied formats Selected topics in Biology. In recent years these have included physiology and biochemistry of marine animals, evolutionary ecology, biology of marine mammals, morphometrics and phylogenetic systematics, and extremophiles.
One to four hours in varied formats Selected topics in Biology. In recent years these have included physiology and biochemistry of marine animals, evolutionary ecology, biology of marine mammals, morphometrics and phylogenetic systematics, and extremophiles.
The study of comparative and evolutionary aspects of behavior of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Structure and function of nervous systems, simple behavioral patterns including reflexes and other forms of innate behavior as well as more complex patterns including learning and social behavior are stressed.
Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.
Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.
Research
Research awards
- $ 599,926 awarded by National Science Foundation for Connecting Undergraduates to Biodiversity Instruction through Citizen Science (CUBICS)
- $ 8,799 awarded by Landscape Interactions LLC for MA Lawn Conversion Project
- $ 3,399 awarded by Landscape Interactions LLC for NY Pollinate Now!
Research
Research interests
- Conservation of native pollination systems
- Neuroecology of plant-pollinator interactions
- Multi-modal sensory integration
- Floral evolution
- Bumblebee ecology
Select publications
- Mobley, M.W.& R.J. Gegear. (2018).
Once size does not fit all: Sex and caste differences in the response of bumblebees to chronic neonicotinoid exposure.
PLOS ONE, 13(10) - Mobley, M.W. & R.J. Gegear (2018).
Immune-cognitive system connectivity reduces bumblebee foraging success in complex multisensory floral environments.
Nature Scientific Reports, 8:5953 - Gegear, R.J., Burns, R. & K. Swoboda (2017).
‘Hummingbird’ floral traits interact synergistically to discourage visitation by bumblebee foragers.
Ecology, 98, 489-499.