About the Authors

<a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::Cleveland P. Hickman Jr.::/sites/dl/free/0072439440/103542/hickman_photo.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Cleveland P. Hickman Jr. (6.0K)</a>Cleveland P. Hickman Jr. Cleveland P. Hickman, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Biology at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has taught zoology and animal physiology for more than 30 years. He received his Ph.D. in comparative physiology from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. in 1958 and taught animal physiology at the University of Alberta before moving to Washington and Lee University in 1967. He has published numerous articles and research papers in fish physiology, in addition to co-authoring the highly successful texts: Integrated Principles of Zoology, Biology of Animals, Animal Diversity, Laboratory Studies in Integrated Principles of Zoology, and Laboratory Studies in Animal Diversity. Over the years Dr. Hickman has led many field trips to the Galápagos Islands. His current research is on intertidal zonation and marine invertebrate systematics in the Galápagos. He has published three field guides in the Galápagos Marine Life Series for the identification of echinoderms, marine molluscs, and marine crustaceans. (To read more about these field guides, visit www.galapagosmarine.com.) His interests include scuba diving, woodworking, and participating in chamber music ensembles. Dr. Hickman can be contacted at: hickman.c@wlu.edu. <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::Lee B. Kats::/sites/dl/free/0072439440/103542/kats_photo.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif">Lee B. Kats (8.0K)</a>Lee B. Kats Lee B. Kats, Professor of Biology and Frank R. Seaver Chair in Natural Science, has taught at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California for 13 years. He received his Ph.D. in animal ecology from the University of Kentucky in 1990 and taught at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois for two years before moving to Pepperdine. He has published numerous research articles on amphibian ecology and conservation ecology and currently serves on the Board of Editors for the scientific journal, Conservation Biology. Dr. Kats conducts most of his research in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California; however, he also leads classes and conducts research in Costa Rica. His current research is on the causes of amphibian declines in Southern California. He and his students focus their studies on the effects of ultra-violet radiation, wildfire, and the introduction of exotic predators on amphibians. His interests include golf, the Chicago Cubs, and volleyball, where he serves as statistician for the nationally ranked Pepperdine Men's Volleyball team.