Larry Hurd

Herwick Professor of Biology

"Science is organized curiosity"

Education

B.A., Hiram College, 1969
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1972

Research

• Biodiversity and productivity: The role of predators
• Population dynamics of arthropod predators
• Adaptive strategies of praying mantids
• Arthropod succession in restored habitats

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Teaching

Fundamentals of Biology (BIOL111)
Field Entomology (BIOL231)
Ecology (BIOL245)
Zoology (BIOL240)
Biological Diversity (BIOL246)
Ecology Seminar (BIOL295)
Environmental Biology (BIOL101)
Conservation Ecology (BIOL398)
Ethics of Conserving Biodiversity (ENV395)

Selected Publications

Complete list of publications

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ecological Society of America
Entomological Society of America
Royal Entomological Society of London (Fellow)

Positions

John T. Herwick Professor of Biology 2008-present
Professor and Head, Department of Biology, Washington and Lee University, 1993-2008
Editor-in-Chief, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2007-present
Member, Editorial Board of Oecologia, 1997-2003
Professor of Biology, Ecology Program, School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Delaware, 1973-1993
Joint appointments: (1) College of Marine Studies (1974-1984); (2) Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology, College of Agriculture (1985-1993)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, 1972-1973. Studies of population genetics and agro-ecosystems with D. Pimentel
Postdoctoral Fellow, Costa Rica, summer 1972. Behavioral ecology of tropical hummingbirds with L. L. Wolf