Office: Science 201b
Phone: (315) 859-4717
Fax: (315) 859-4807
email: wpfitsch@hamilton.edu
Educational Background: PhD in Botany, University of Washington 1986
Academic Specialty: Physiological plant ecology
Courses:
- Introductory Biology
- Ecology
- Plant Physiology
- Tropical Field Ecology
- Society and the Environment
C.V.
Research Interests
I study the biology of of plants in relation to their environment. How do the physical environment and herbivores limit plant growth and how do plants respond physiologically and morphologically to those limitations? Recently I have focused on the ecology of a group of Aster species that range in natural habitat from open field to forest understory. As can be seen from the titles of Senior Projects that I have advised, I am happy to support student research in many areas of plant ecology or organismal plant physiology.
Senior Projects
Personal Interests: Pottery, swimming, camping, nature, gardening