Dr. Joseph Travis is the Robert O. Lawton Professor Emeritus within Florida State University’s Department of Biological Science. He obtained his BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Zoology from Duke University. He is an evolutionary biologist and ecologist whose research spans bird, amphibian, fish, and plant taxa and topics including patterns of inheritance, evolutionary relationships, and predator-prey dynamics. He has published extensively on topics in history and education in biology, including the use of model organisms, the role of natural history in science, and the history of population genetics. He brings more than 40 years of teaching experience to the project, from advanced undergraduate students to medical students.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. What Is a Model Organism?2. What Does Evolution have to do with ModelOrganisms?3. Wise or Lucky?4. From Villains to Heroes5. Exploiting Extreme Features6. Curiosity, Serendipity, and Discovery7. New Models, Old Problems, and New Insights8. When Animal Models Fail9. New Ways to Learn from Old Models

Dr. Joseph Travis is the Robert O. Lawton Professor Emeritus within Florida State University’s Department of Biological Science. He obtained his BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Zoology from Duke University. He is an evolutionary biologist and ecologist whose research spans bird, amphibian, fish, and plant taxa and topics including patterns of inheritance, evolutionary relationships, and predator-prey dynamics. He has published extensively on topics in history and education in biology, including the use of model organisms, the role of natural history in science, and the history of population genetics. He brings more than 40 years of teaching experience to the project, from advanced undergraduate students to medical students.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. What Is a Model Organism?2. What Does Evolution have to do with ModelOrganisms?3. Wise or Lucky?4. From Villains to Heroes5. Exploiting Extreme Features6. Curiosity, Serendipity, and Discovery7. New Models, Old Problems, and New Insights8. When Animal Models Fail9. New Ways to Learn from Old Models

Dr. Joseph Travis is the Robert O. Lawton Professor Emeritus within Florida State University’s Department of Biological Science. He obtained his BA in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania and his PhD in Zoology from Duke University. He is an evolutionary biologist and ecologist whose research spans bird, amphibian, fish, and plant taxa and topics including patterns of inheritance, evolutionary relationships, and predator-prey dynamics. He has published extensively on topics in history and education in biology, including the use of model organisms, the role of natural history in science, and the history of population genetics. He brings more than 40 years of teaching experience to the project, from advanced undergraduate students to medical students.

Select Guide Rating

• 1. What Is a Model Organism?2. What Does Evolution have to do with ModelOrganisms?3. Wise or Lucky?4. From Villains to Heroes5. Exploiting Extreme Features6. Curiosity, Serendipity, and Discovery7. New Models, Old Problems, and New Insights8. When Animal Models Fail9. New Ways to Learn from Old Models