Paul Hertz
Professor of Biological Sciences | Retirement Year
Department
Biology
Office
1106 Altschul Hall
Office Hours: N/A
Contact
212-854-2151
phertz@barnard.edu
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Paul E. Hertz, professor of biological sciences, joined the Barnard faculty in 1979. Professor Hertz's research interests center on animal physiological ecology and evolution, reptile ecology and behavior, and herpetology. His focus on reptiles is motivated by the opportunity they provide for studying adaptation to spatial and temporal variations in the physical environment.
His paper "Behavioral Drive Versus Behavioral Inertia in Evolution: A Null Model Approach," co-authored with R. B. Huey and B. Sinervo, received the President's Award for Best Publication in the?American Naturalist?in 2003.
B.S., Stanford University
M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University
Vertebrate physiological ecology
BIOL BC1500 Introduction to Organismal & Evolutionary Biology
BIOL BC1599 (section 001) Science Journal Club
BIOL BC1599 (section 002) Biology Journal Club
BIOL BC2262 Vertebrate Biology
BIOL BC2873 Laboratory in Ecology
BIOL BC3597 Guided Research
Biology: The Dynamic Science, 5th edition, with P. J. Russell, B. McMillan, and J. Benington. (Cengage, 2021)
"Behavioral Drive Versus Behavioral Inertia in Evolution: A Null Model Approach" (with R. B. Huey and B. Sinervo),American Naturalist161 (2003)
"Niche Lability in the Evolution of a Caribbean Lizard Community" (with J. B. Losos, et al.),Nature423 (2003)
"Thermoregulation in a Lacertid Lizard: The Relative Contributions of Distinct Behavioral Mechanisms" (with D. Bauwens and A. Castilla),Ecology77 (1996)
"The Influence of Light Intensity and Temperature on Microhabitat Selection in Anolis Lizards" (with L. J. Fleishman, and C. Armsby),Functional Ecology8 (1994)
"Evaluating Temperature Regulation by Field Active Ectotherms: The Fallacy of the Inappropriate Question" (with R. B. Huey and R. D. Stevenson),American Naturalist142 (1993)
"Temperature Regulation in Puerto Rican Anolis Lizards: A Field Test Using Null Hypotheses,"Ecology73 (1992)
"Evaluating Thermal Resource Partitioning by Sympatric Lizards Anolis Cooki and A. Cristatellus: A Field Test Using Null Hypotheses,"Oecologia90 (1992)
"Homage to Santa Anita: Thermal Sensitivity of Sprint Speed in Agamid Lizards" (with R. B. Huey and E. Nevo),Evolution37 (1983)
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