Ernest H. Williams, Jr.

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315-859-4387
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2037 Science Center

Education

PhD, 1976, Princeton University

MA, 1970, Princeton University

BS, 1968, Trinity College (CT)

Research

the population biology, chemical ecology, and conservation of butterflies, esp.: Euphydryas gillettii, Callophrys irus, the Aster-feeding nymphalids Phyciodes tharos and Chlosyne harrissii , and the monarch Danaus plexippus

Courses Taught

Bio 101

General Biology: Genetics and Evolution

Env St 150

Society and the Environment

The Nature Handbook For more information about my new book

Bio 237

Ecology

Bio 441

Seminar in Evolutionary Biology

College 220

Forever Wild: The Cultural and Natural Histories of the Adirondack Park

Explorations For links to the annual trip of the Ecology class to Whiteface Mtn

Bio 550-551

Biology Senior Thesis

Utica Marsh For information about the Utica Marsh and the Utica Marsh Council

Cemetery Demography For background information and data sets for the cemetery demography data-sharing project of the Ecological Society of America

Interests

running, The Lepidopterists' Society, The Nature Conservancy, biotrivia, Wyoming, family

Books

Williams, E.H. (ed.). 1990. A Marsh for All Seasons: Information and Teacher's Guide for Utica Marsh. Utica Marsh Council, Utica, NY

Stokes, D., L. Stokes, & E. Williams. 1991. Stokes Butterfly Book. Little, Brown & Co., Boston. 96 pp. ISBN 0-316-81780-5

Williams, E.H., Jr. 2005. The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors. Oxford Univ. Press, NY. 263 pp. (softcover) ISBN 0-19-517194-2

Selected Articles and Chapters (you are welcome to download pdfs)

Williams, E.H. 1995. Fire-burned habitat and reintroductions of the butterfly Euphydryas gillettii (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 49:183-191.

Bowers, M.D., & E.H. Williams. 1995. Variable chemical defence in the checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas gillettii (Lepid.: Nymphalidae). Ecological Entomology 20:208-212.

Brooks, J.S., E.H. Williams, & P. Feeny. 1996. Quantification of contact oviposition stimulants for Black Swallowtail butterfly, Papilio polyxenes, on the leaf surfaces of wild carrot, Daucus carota. Journal of Chemical Ecology 22(12):2341-2357.

Kocher, S.D., & E.H. Williams. 2000. The diversity and abundance of North American butterflies vary with habitat disturbance and geography. Journal of Biogeography 27(4):785-794.

Boggs, C.L., C.E. Holdren, I.G. Kulahci, T.C. Bonebrake, B.D. Inouye, J.P. Fay, A. MacMillan, E.H. Williams, & P.R. Ehrlich. 2006. Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:466-475.

Brower, L.P., E.H. Williams, L.S. Fink, R.R. Zubieta Hernandez, & M.I. Ramirez. 2008. Monarch butterfly clusters provide microclimatic advantages during the overwintering season in Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 62:177-188.

Williams, E.H., P.D. Reynolds, & O. Oerlemans. 2009. Interdisciplinary teaching about the Adirondacks. In press, P. Cenkl, ed., Nature and Culture in the Northern Forest, Univ. Iowa Press.

Pfitsch, W.A., & E.H. Williams. 2009. Habitat restoration for lupine and specialist butterflies. Restoration Ecology 17(2):226-233.

Brower, L.P., E.H. Williams, D.A. Slayback, L.S. Fink, M.I. Ramirez, R.R. Zubieta, M.I. Limon Garcia, P. Gier, J.A. Lear, & T. van Hook. 2009. Oyamel fir forest trunks provide thermal advantages for overwintering monarch butterflies in Mexico. Insect Conservation and Diversity In press.