Evolutionary Ecology and Functional Biology of Marine Invertebrates

Associate Professor of Biology, College of Charleston
Director, Grice Marine Laboratory

Ph.D., University of Washington
M.S., University of Florida
A.B., Princeton University

Telephone: (843) 953-9186 (vox); (843) 953-9199 (fax)

E-mail: podolskyr'at'cofc.edu

Office: 214 Grice Marine Laboratory | Lab: 205 Grice Marine Lab

Mailing Address: Grice Marine Laboratory, 205 Fort Johnson, Charleston SC 29412

• Life-history evolution and ecology of invertebrate larvae
• Fertilization ecology and evolution of spawned gametes
• Physiological ecology of development in variable environments
• Plasticity of form and function during ontogeny
• Mechanical and physiological effects of temperature
• Phylogenetic and comparative methods

Courses (archived websites--now under LMS)

1st Year Experience: The Human Animal: Paleolithic Bodies in a Modern World

Biology 211/211D: Biodiversity, Ecology, and Conservation Biology

Biology 337/337L: Biology of Invertebrates