Tim Armstrong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Phone: 719.587.7211
Education
- B.S., Mesa State College
- M.S., University of Massachusetts
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
Courses Taught
- Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
- Ecology
- Herpetology
- Ichthyology
- Life Science
- Mammalogy
- Ornithology
- Fisheries Management
- Wildlife Management
Academic Advising
- Natural Resources Management
- Pre-Veterinary
- Vertebrate Ecology
Research interests
My research interests include avian vocalizations, the distribution and behavior of amphibians, and conservation. I study the relationships between the social system and the structure, pattern, and function of female Red-winged Blackbird vocalizations, and how female redwing vocalizations influence the fitness of males and female redwings.
I also study the distribution of a diploid/tetraploid complex of tree frogs that occurs together across much of the eastern and central U.S. My main interests are the historic processes that produced the current distribution, and how natural selection maintains the separation between the two species (Hyla chrysoscelis and H. versicolor).
I am very concerned about declining wildlife populations, and I work locally and internationally to promote conservation efforts, particularly in developing countries.
Selected Publications
- Armstrong, T.A. 2000 Wildlife Conservation in Kenya, in Modern Kenya: Social Issues and Perspectives. Academic Press.
- Armstrong, T.A. 1995 Female Red-winged Blackbird Vocalizations: Variation and Context. Ethology 100:331-351.
- Armstrong, T.A. 1992 Categorization of Notes Used by Female Red-winged Blackbirds in Composite Vocalizations. Condor 94:210-223.
- Armstrong, T.A. 1987 Illustrated and wrote The Birds of Mesa County, in The Journal of the Western Slope, Volume 2, No. 2, pp. 1 - 47. Mesa State College
