Mark McGinley's Profile

Name:
Mark McGinley
Member Since:
January 31, 2007
Member Name:
Mark.mcginley
Last Logged in:
February 24, 2012
Biography:

Stewardship Committee

The Encyclopedia of Earth

Mark McGinley is an Associate Professor in the Honors College and Department of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He has conducted research in the evolutionary, behavioral, and community ecology of animals and plants. Dr. McGinley’s recent scholarly interests focus on educating the general public about scientific (particularly environmental) issues. He is currently working closely with students in an interdisciplinary degree program, Natural History and Humanities, which combines science, literature, philosophy, and the arts in an attempt to train students to better communicate about the environment. One focus of his current research is to demonstrate the utility of mathematical models (e.g. optimality and linear programming models) to education reserch and practice.

Dr. McGinley is a member of the Stewardship Committee of the Environmental Information Coalition.

Dr. McGinley earned a B.S. in Zoology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a M.S. from Kansas State University, a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, and a Post Doctoral Research Fellowship at University of Minnesota.

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Email: Mark McGinley

Mark McGinley's Content

Title Role Content Type Website Date
Regeneration of Ice Age seeds Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 February 2012
Sierra Nevada, Spain Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 09 January 2012
Snow Leopard Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 18 December 2011
Douglas-fir Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 18 December 2011
Commensalism Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 13 December 2011
Trophic level Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 09 December 2011
Reproduction Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 02 December 2011
Polar desert Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 30 November 2011
Cucurbita pepo Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 20 November 2011
Wild Turkey Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 17 November 2011
Respiration Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 16 November 2011
Herbivore Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 12 November 2011
Omnivore Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 11 November 2011
Carnivore Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 10 November 2011
Taiga Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 09 November 2011
Climax community Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 02 November 2011
Metapopulation Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 25 October 2011
Welwitschia Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 17 September 2011
Meig's Maps of Arid and Semiarid Regions Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 29 July 2011
Amazon River dolphin Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 01 April 2011