"Doceo ergo sum" -- I teach therefore I am.
One student at a time.
My goal as a teacher is not only to teach the subject material of a particular course, but more importantly, to help students improve their ability to think and communicate as a scientist. Some students find my courses hard; others find my courses to be extraordinarily helpful in developing a love for organismal biology. I focus on the incredible complexity and interrelationships of life, in particular, tradeoffs wherever they occur, whether that be in the intricacies of modern fisheries biology to the wonders of animal behavior.
I teach a diversity of courses, ranging from Bio 9, an introductory course for non-majors, to upper division biology courses such as Fisheries Biology, Animal Behavior and Ichthyology, to advanced graduate courses such as Behavioral Ecology, Advanced Fisheries and Advanced Ecology.
I do not employ multiple-choice testing and a student can expect to do a lot of writing in my courses. I find a dramatic increase in the ability of students to construct and write logical scientific arguments between the start and end of my courses and I think this greatly improves a student's future prospects whatever those might be. If this is the kind of thing that interests you, below is what I teach. If you are merely interested in a few easy credits, please look elsewhere.