Manuel S Leal, Assistant Professor

Office Location:	211 Biological Sciences Building
Office Phone:	(919) 613-8220
Email Address:

Teaching (Fall 2012):

• BIOLOGY 490S.01, SEMINAR (TOPICS) Synopsis

  Bio Sci 130, Th 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

Education:

PhD Biology	Washington University, St. Louis	2000
MS Biology	University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico	1994
BS Biology	University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico	1990

Specialties:

Organismal Biology and Behavior
Ecology and Population Biology
Evolution

Research Interests: Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Lizards, Animal Communication

Current Ph.D. Students  

• Elizabeth Knowlton  
• David Steinberg  
• Alex Gunderson  
• Brian J. Powell  

Representative Publications

1. Johnson, M. A., M. Leal, L. Rodríguez-Schettino, A. Chamizo Lara, L. J. Revell, and J. B. Losos, A phylogenetic perspective on foraging mode evolution and habitat use in West Indian Anolis lizards., Animal Behaviour, vol. 75 (2008), pp. 555-563