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Diane Thomson
Assistant Professor of Biology
 
Email: dthomson@jsd.claremont.edu
Office: Keck Science Center 103
Phone: 909-607-0029
Office Hours: Tues. 3:30-5:30, Wed 1:30-3:30 pm, or by appt.
Web Site: http://faculty.jsd.claremont.edu/dthomson
   
Courses Taught This Year:
Fall BIOL 175 Biostatistics Section 1
  MWF 9:00-9:50 <> BC 25
 
   
Spring BIOL 044L Introductory Biology Section 3
  MWF 9:00-9:50 <> BC 25
 
   
Educational Background:
B.S., University of Arizona
M. Phil., Cambridge University
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Courses Taught:
In spring 2010, I will offer both Introductory Biology (Bio 44) and a new course in Field Biology.
Research Interests:
Population and community ecology, conservation biology. Areas of particular interest include population modeling, ecology of invasions, and plant/pollinator interactions.
Thesis Topics:
 
Selected Publications List: Click to open new window.
1.   Dishman, Diana L., D.M. Thomson and N.J. Karnovsky . (2009). Does simple feeding enrichment raise activity levels of captive ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Applied Animal Behavior Science   116: 88-95.
 
2.   McEachern, K.A., D.M. Thomson and K. Chess . (2009). Climate alters response of an endemic island plant to removal of invasive herbivores. Ecological Applications   In press: .
 
3.   Thomson, D. M . (2007). Do source-sink dynamics promote the spread of an invasive grass into a novel habitat. Ecology   88: 3126-3134.
 
4.   Thomson, D.M. and M.W. Schwartz . (2006). Using population count data to assess the effects of changing river flow on an endangered riparian plant. Conservation Biology   20: 1132-1142.
 
5.   Thomson, D.M. . (2006). Detecting the effects of introduced species: a case study of competition between Apis and Bombus. Oikos   114: 407-418.
 
6.   Thomson, D. M . (2005). Measuring the effects of invasive species on the demography of a rare endemic plant. Biological Invasions   7: 615-624.
 
7.   Thomson, D.M . (2005). Matrix models as a tool for understanding invasive plant and native plant interactions. Conservation Biology   19: 917-928.
 
8.   Hastings, A., K. Cudddington, K. Davies, C. Dugaw, S. Elmendorf, A. Freestone, S. Harrison, M. Holland, J. Lambrinos, B. Melbourne, C. Taylor and D. Thomson . (2005). The spatial spread of invasions: new developments in theory and evidence. Ecology Letters   8: 91-101.
 
9.   Thomson, D.M . (2004). Competitive effects of the invasive European honey bee on the reproductive success of a native bumble bee. Ecology   85: 458-470.
 
10.   Brigham, C.A. and D.M. Thomson . (2003). Approaches to modeling population viability in plants. Population Viability in Plants. Brigham, C.A. and M.W. Schwartz, eds. Springer-Verlag : 145-171.
 
11.   Doak, D.F., D.M. Thomson and E.S. Jules . (2002). PVA for plants: understanding the demographic consequences of seed banks for population health. Population Viability Analysis. Beissinger, S. and D. McCullough, eds.  : 312-337.
 
12.   Harding, E.E., B.D. Elderd, J. Hoekstra, A. McKerrow, J. Perrin, J. Regetz, L. Rissler, A. Stanley, E. Walters, and NCEAS HCP Working Group . (2001). The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: a quantitative assessment. Conservation Biology   15: 488-500.
 
13.   Morris, W.F., D.F. Doak, M. Groom, P. Kareiva, J. Fieburg, L. Gerber, P. Murphy, and D. Thomson . (1999). . A practical handbook for population viability analysis  The Nature Conservancy Press : 80 pp.
 
14.   Doak, D.F., D. Bigger, E. Harding, M.A. Marvier, R. O'Malley, and D. Thomson . (1998). The statistical inevitability of stability-diversity relationships in community ecology. American Naturalist   151: 264-276.