Robert J. Delph
My Background
I am a graduate student currently working with Neil Cobb as a research associate and as an associate curator of the Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity.
My current research is measuring the impacts of pinyon mortality on ground-dwelling arthropods. I have also been involved with several other projects such as: Grand Canyon Arthropod Monitoring Project , Canyon de Chelly ATBI, Monitoring ground-dwelling arthropods in Mesa Verde National Park, and diet studies of Willow Fly Catchers.
I am also the host for the Traveling Arthropod Show, which is an NAU outreach program that involves traveling to different elementary schools and giving presentations on both live and preserved arthropods.
My Schedule & Office Hours
BIO 222 Higher Invertebrate Lab Lectures & Notes
BIO 599 Tropical Insect Ecology (Nicaragua) Lectures & Notes
"Saving the world, one insect at a time!"
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My passion for bugs.Insects are the most diverse group of organisms, which play an important role in ecosystems and also function as indicator species for environmental change. Thus they are an ideal organism for examining many ecological questions. "Respect the insects but do not pity them, for they will continue to prevail when all other animal life ceases to exist." |