RYAN THUM, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Research Scientist

224 Lake Michigan Center
740 W. Shoreline Dr.
Muskegon, MI 49441
(616) 331-3989
thumr@gvsu.edu


AWRI / Teaching Activities:

  • Molecular ecology of invasive species
  • Graduate seminars
Expertise:
  • Molecular phylogenetics
  • Phylogeography
  • Community Ecology
  • Multivariate Statistics
  • Zooplankton Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

General Information
  • Curriculum Vitae [PDF]
  • Ph.D. - Dartmouth College (2004)
  • B.S. - Florida State University (1998)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow - Cornell University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
General Interests

I am interested in the factors that form, maintain, and alter biological communities, particularly aquatic communities because they represent important natural resources that I value and that are threatened by anthropogenic activities.  I integrate studies of historical biogeography, phylogeny, evolution, and ecology using a diversity of methods including molecular genetics, field and laboratory experiments, and multivariate statistics.  While much of my research focuses on basic questions, I increasingly apply my research framework to the study of biological invasions. 
  Last Modified Date: September 22, 2009
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