Dr. Thomas SchoenerProfessor of Biology and Environmental Studies - UC DavisAdam Dillon, Kevin Blecha, Jose Lopez, Osman HamdanTimelineAugust 9, 1943 Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1965: B.A. (Summa Cum Laude)1969: Ph.D1973-1974: Associate Professor of Biology1972: Assistant Professor of Biology1969-1971: Junior Fellow1977-1980: Professor of Zoology1975-1976: Associate Professor of Zoology1993-1999: Evolution and Ecology Department Chair1980-Present: Professor of Biology and Environmental StudiesUC DavisHarvard UniversityUniversity of WashingtonHarvard&UniversityUniversity&of&WashingtonUniversity&of&California,&DavisField&SitesLancaster,&Pennsylvania•Atlantic/Caribbean Islands–Lesser Antilles–Bahamas–Jamaica–Puerto Rico–Bermuda–Hispaniola (Dominican Republic/Haiti)•Various stints of work in Balearic Islands, (Mediterranean), Barrier Reef (Australia), eastern and western U.S.Topics of ResearchExperimental studies of lizard and spider colonization and competition on islands. Mathematical models of population interactions, Lizard population biologyPredation; and resource partitioning Development of methods for estimating home-range area and independence of successive observations.One of the founders of Optimal Foraging Ecology Competition models. Theoretical work on food-web dynamics. Extinction and immigration ratesSchoener has increased knowledge of invasive species and their potential to devastate a community.Researching the effects of hurricanes on animals and plants. Effects of predation on prey morphology and behavior.Model SystemLarger Predatory Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus)Smaller Lizard (Anolis sagrei)Other large aerial arthropodsOther herbivoresOther small aerial arthropodsDetritusPlantsC. erectusDetritusLarge ground surface arthropodsWeb spidersLarge aerial herbivoresSmall ground surface arthropodsSmall aerial herbivoresOther ground predatorsSchoener, 2009. The newest synthesis : Evolution + ecology = EvoEco. 50th Darwin Conference, Chicago Ill. USASome StudentsStudentsGary Belovsky (1980)Lee Simons (1997)Jonah Piovia-Scott (2010)Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, DavisAmber Wright (2009)Policy Fellow and Science Adviser California Council on Science and TechnologyDavid A. Spiller (1985)Project Scientist/Lecturer- Section of Evolution and Ecology-Center for population biology University of California, DavisLloyd W. Morrison (1995)Quantitative Ecologist, National Park Service’s Natural Resources Inventory and Monitoring ProgramAdjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, Missouri State UniversityAwards2000 Distinguished Visiting Lecturer - University of Michigan 1994 Faculty Research Lecturer - University of California, Davis 1993 Visiting Scientist- Queensland Museum1992-1993 Guggenheim Fellow - John Guggenheim Foundation1992 Visiting Professor - University of Queensland 1986 250 Most Cited Authors - Institute for Scientific Information1986 MacArthur Prize - Ecological Society of America1985 Elective Member - American Ornithological Society1984 Elected Member - National Academy of Sciences 1978-1981 Grant Consultant - National Science Foundation 1978-1979 Grant Consultant - Harvard University, Peabody Museum 1975 Wilkie Lecturer - University of Minnesota 1975 Moore Lecturer - University of Virginia07.515.022.530.0# of publications11811292116101091965-19691970-19741975-19791980-19841985-19891990-19941995-19992000-20042005-2010YearPublications125 total012346567697173757779818385878991939597990103050709Nature Ecology American Naturalist SciencePublications by journal through timePublications by journal through time012346567697173757779818385878991939597990103050709Oecologia Oikos Theoretical Population BiologyOther journalsAuthorship order through time048111565666768 697071 7273747576 7778 7980 818283 84858687 88899091 92 9394 9596 9798 9900 01 0203 0405 0607 0809 10>ThirdSecond AuthorFirst Author70% of publications are first author0204060801969 1972 1975 1978 1981 19841987 1990 1993 1996 19992002 2005 20081970 NONSYNCHRONOUS SPATIAL OVERLAP OF LIZARDS IN PATCHY HABITATS1968 ANOLIS LIZARDS OF BIMINI - RESOURCE PARTITIONING IN A COMPLEX FAUNA1982 THE CONTROVERSY OVER INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION1974 RESOURCE PARTITIONING IN ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES1983 FIELD EXPERIMENTS ON INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITIONCitation through time for most cited papers16121293652652414382307296283230220208RESOURCE PARTITIONING IN ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIESFIELD EXPERIMENTS ON INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITIONNONSYNCHRONOUS SPATIAL OVERLAP OF LIZARDS IN PATCHY HABITATSANOLIS LIZARDS OF BIMINI - RESOURCE PARTITIONING IN A COMPLEX FAUNATHE CONTROVERSY OVER INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITIONSIZES OF FEEDING TERRITORIES AMONG BIRDSMODELS OF OPTIMAL SIZE FOR SOLITARY PREDATORSECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SIZE IN LIZARD ANOLIS COSPERSUSFOOD WEBS FROM THE SMALL TO THE LARGETHE EVOLUTION OF BILL SIZE DIFFERENCES AMONG SYMPATRIC CONGENERIC SPECIES OF BIRDSAN EMPIRICALLY BASED ESTIMATE OF HOME RANGEDIFFERENCES IN INSECT ABUNDANCE AND DIVERSITY BETWEEN WETTER AND DRIER SITES DURING A TROPICAL DRY SEASONPublications with over 200 citationsInteresting factsWrote his first scientific paper as an undergraduate sophomore, which is now an Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) “Citation Classic”.At the time (1984) he was one of the youngest members elected into the National Academy of Sciences.“Tom was noted for his love of basketball as a kid. Even though he played on his home court he had serious trouble beating his much shorter friend and neighbor, Dave Schank.”