John J Gilbert
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Dartmouth College
United States of America
Biography
John J Gilbert is currently working as Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College, USA. He is currently interested in several aspects of rotifer biology and ecology. Specifically, these interests include control of sexual reproduction and diapause in the life cycle, phenotypic plasticity and developmental polymorphisms, and predator-prey interactions.
Research Interest
Life cycle, phenotypic plasticity and developmental polymorphisms
Publications
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Gilbert, J.J. 2012. Predator-induced defense in rotifers: developmental lags for morph transformations, and effect on population growth. Aquatic Ecol. 46: 475-486.
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Gilbert, J.J. 2013. The cost of predator-induced morphological defense in rotifers: experimental studies and synthesis. J. Plankton Res. 35: 461-472.
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Gilbert, J.J. and M.A. McPeek. In press. Maternal age and spine development in a rotifer: ecological implications and evolution. Ecology.
