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Walter H. Piper, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
 Department of Biological Sciences
Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
| Teaching |
| BIOL 204 |
From Molecules to Cells: Evolution of Life on Earth |
| BIOL 205 |
Evolution and Diversity of Multicellular Organisms |
| BIOL 224 |
Ecology and Evolution |
| BIOL 333 |
Animal Behavior |
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| Education |
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ph.D. in Biology
- Harvard University, B.A. in Biology
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| Research Interests |
- Territory Acquisition and Defense in the Common Loon of Wisconsin
- Population Ecology of Naturalized Parrots of Orange County
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| Funding |
- National Geographic Society
- Disney Conservation Fund
- Chapman University Creative/Scholarly Grants
- National Science Foundation
- Environmental Protection Agency
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| Recent Publications |
- Piper, W., Walcott, C., Mager, J., & Spilker, F. 2008. Fatal Battles in Common Loons: A preliminary analysis. Animal Behavior 75: 1109-1115.
- Piper, W., Walcott, C., Mager, J., & Spilker, F. 2008. Males choose nestsite locations in common loons: an example of adaptive site-familiarity. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 205-210.
- Mager, J., Walcott, C., & Piper, W. 2008. Short-term use of artificial nest platforms increases aggressive behaviors and reduces productivity among common loons (Gavia immer). Naturwissenschaften 95: 141-147.
- Mitro, M., Evers, D., Meyer, W., & Piper, W. 2008. Common loon survival rates and mercury in New England and Wisconsin. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 665-673.
- Mager, M., Walcott, C., & Piper, W. (2007) Male common loons (Gavia immer) communicate body mass and condition through dominant frequencies of territorial yodels. Animal Behavior, 73, 683-690.
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