EDUCATION

 

 1985 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

 

 1980 MS, Zoology. University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

 

 1975 BA, Zoology, Zoology. University of California, Berkeley, CA

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  1994- Associate Professor, Department of Biology, American University
  1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, American University
  1988 Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), Department of Biology, American University
  1987 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, American University

 

 1985 Post-doctoral Trainee, Northwestern University
  1985 Instructor, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
  1984 Lecturer, University of Minnesota - Duluth

 

GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS

 

 5 "Determination of epikarstic flow in a cave stream." Cave Conservancy of the Virginias: $2400. 1996.

 

 4 "Recovery Plan for the Madison Cave Isopod, Antrolana lira, a Threatened Species on the federal and state (Virginia) lists, $4000. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995.

 

 3 "Evolution of Eye Size in the Amphipod Gammarus minus." Senate Research Development Award, $10,000. The American University. 1994.

 

 2 "Reversal of Eye Size Evolution in the Amphipod Gammarus minus." Summer Research Award, $8,000. The American University. 1992.

 

 1 "Quantitative Analysis of Retrogressive Evolution in the Amphipod Gammarus minus." Karst Research Fellowship, $2,000. Cave Research Foundation. 1982.

 

PUBLICATIONS - Journal Articles
  13 Knapp, S., and D.W. Fong. 1999. Estimates of population size of the cave-dwelling amphipod Stygobromus emarginatus in Organ Cave, West Virginia. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 61:3-6.
  12 Fong, D.W., T.C. Kane, and D.C. Culver. 1995. Evolution of vestigial and nonfunctional characters. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26:249-268.
  11 Fong, D.W., and D.C. Culver. 1994. Fine-scale biogeographic differences in the crustacean fauna of a cave system in West Virginia, USA. Hydrobiologia 287:29-37. Jernigan, R.W., D.C. Culver, and D.W. Fong. 1994. A graphical analysis of genetic correlations as evidence for selection. Evolution 48:587-596.

 

 10 Culver, D.C., and D.W. Fong. 1994. Subterranean crustacean fauna of major river basins of the Virginias: effects of scale. Hydrobiologia 287:3-9.
  9 Culver, D.C., D.W. Fong, and R.W. Jernigan. 1991. Assessing species interactions in cave stream communities. American Midland Naturalist 126:364-379.

 

 8 Kane, T.C., R.C. Richardson, and D.W. Fong. 1990. The phenotype as the level of selection: cave organisms as model systems. Journal of the Philosophy of Science Association 1990(1):151-164.

 

 7 Culver, D.C., T.C. Kane, D.W. Fong, R. Jones, M.A. Taylor, and S.C. Sauereisen. 1989. Morphology of cave organisms - is it adaptive? Memoires de Biospeologie 17:3-16.

 

 6 Fong, D.W. 1989. Morphological evolution of the amphipod Gammarus minus in caves: quantitative genetic analysis. American Midland Naturalist 121:361-378.

 

 5 Vawter, A.T., D.W. Fong, and D.C. Culver. 1987. Negative phototaxis in surface and cave populations of the amphipod Gammarus minus. Stygologia 3:83-88.

 

 4 Culver, D.C., and D.W. Fong. 1986. Why all cave animals look alike. Stygologia 2:208-216.

 

 3 Fong, D.W., and D.C. Culver. 1985. A reconsideration of Ludwig's differential migration theory of regressive evolution. Bulletin of the National Speleological Society 47:123-127.

 

 2 Fong, D.W. 1982. Genetic analysis of regressive evolution. Cave Research Foundation Annual Report 1982:4-5.
  1 Sprague, G.L., D.W. Fong, and T.R. Castles. 1978. Alteration of brain chromatin and nuclear synthetic activity in morphine-tolerant rats. Research Communications in Chemistry, Pathology and Pharmacology 19:553-556.
 

PUBLICATIONS - Books, Chapters, Edited Volumes & Others
  4 Fong, D.W. 1996. Madison Cave Isopod (Antrolana lira) Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA, 36pp.
  3 Sasowsky, I.D., Fong, D.W., and E.L. White, Editors. 1997. Conservation and Protection of the Biota of Karst. KWI Special Publication 3, Karst Waters Institute, Charles Town, WV.
  2 Culver, D.C., W.K. Jones, D.W. Fong, and T.C. Kane. 1994. Case studies of karstic systems: Organ Cave Basin, West Virginia. In pp. 451-473, J. Gibert, D. Danielopol, and J. Stanford (eds.), Groundwater Ecology. Academic Press, New York. Fong, D.W., and D.C. Culver. 1994. Invertebrate Fauna. In: pp. 41-42, G.R. Dasher and W.M. Balfour, eds., The Caves and Karst of the Buckeye Creek Basin, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Bulletin 12, West Virginia Speleological Survey, Barrackville, WV.

 

 1 Culver, D.C., T.C. Kane, and D.W. Fong. 1995. Adaptation and Evolution in Caves. Harvard University Press. Book Chapters:

 

PUBLICATIONS - IN PREPARATION

 

 1 Fong, D.W., and Z. Man. Size-selective predation and life-history variation between populations of the amphipod Gammarus minus.
Last Updated: 17-Jan-2001