Dr. Jan Trybula Assistant Professor of Biology How to reach me: Office: 205A Stowell Hall Phone: 267-2258 email: trybulj@potsdam.edu What I Regularly Teach: Genetics: BIOL 311 Introduction to Human Genetics: BIOL 105 Introduction to Human Genetics-Honors: BIOL 105H Molecular Genetics: BIOL 455 Human Genetic Diseases: BIOL 445

Some of My Research Interests:
My main research is in population genetics, conservation genetics, and biodiversity, especially in habitats that are affected by man-made stresses.  I am also greatly interested in speciation.  When are two groups of organisms considered different species and when are they considered the same species. A great example of this occurs in some dragonflies of the genus Epitheca (Tetragoneuria), the baskettails in the eastern USA.
I am studying the  genetics of dragonflies, including basic biodiversity measures, identification of species, genetic comparisons between populations, and using genetic profiles to classify individuals to species.  This work will give a firm base to other projects I'm planning for the future.
New York State is near the end of a multi-year project to inventory dragonflies and damselflies. The New York State Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey (NYDDS) is run through the New York Natural Heritage Program, a joint venture of NY Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy. I am the St. Lawrence Valley - Northwestern Adirondacks regional resource person for the NYDDS. Check out infomation about the survey by clicking on the image or go to the NYDDS homepage. Some information and research by my students can be found here.
I am also involved with the Adirondack Biodiversity Project (also called the Adirondack All-Taxa Biodiversity Inventory), which is a multi-partner project with the mission to survey the diversity of life in the Adirondack Park of New York State. Another goal of the project is to connect people to natural communities through participation in biological inventories. Check out their web page by clicking on the image or go to the Adirondack Biodiversity Project home page. Information specific to the Dragonfly Taxonomic Working Group of the Project can be found here.
I also have students that have worked on various genetic-related projects in my research lab. For more information, check out my research pages here.

Some Recent Presentations and Workshops:

Trybula, J. "Natural History of Larval Odonata." New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey 2009 meeting. May 2009.

Trybula, J. "The Horned Clubtail: A New Arrival in New York State." Northeast Natural History Conference X. Albany, NY. April 2008

Trybula, J. "BioBlitz 2007: Dragonflies and Damselflies at the Paul Smiths VIC." Adirondack Biodiversity Project (ADK ATBI) BioBlitz event at the Adirondack Visitor Interpretive Center at Paul Smiths. Paul Smiths, NY. July 2007

Trybula, J. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. One-day general workshop at the Wild Center, The Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks. Tupper Lake, NY. July 2007

Novak, P. and Trybula, J. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. One-day general workshop at the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center at Newcomb (Newcomb VIC). Newcomb, NY. July 2006

Trybula, J. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. One-day general workshop at SUNY Canton (Canton, NY) and Indian Creek Nature Centre at Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Center (Rensselaer Falls, NY). July 2006

Novak, P. and Trybula, J. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. One-day workshop for Audubon New York personnel, held at Rheinstrom Hill Audubon Center. Craryville, NY. June 2006

Trybula, J. "The New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey: A good beginning." SUNY Potsdam, St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon Society chapter meeting. Potsdam, New York. June 20, 2006

Trybula, J. "Adult Ladona deplanata Partition Habitat by Sex and Reproductive Maturity." Northeast Natural History Conference IX. Albany, NY. April 2006

Novak, P.; Trybula, J.; and Donnelly T.W. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. One-day workshop at SUNY Albany in conjunction with the Northeast Natural History Conference IX. Albany, NY. April 2006

Novak, P. and Trybula, J. New York Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Workshop. Two-day workshop at SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station. Oswego, NY. June 2005

Trybula, J. "Phylogenetics and Molecular Ecology:  Following Species through Time and Space."  SUNY Potsdam departmental seminar series.  December 1, 2004. SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, New York

Trybula, J.  "Sex and reproductive maturity influence habitat partitioning in adult Ladona deplanata." The Odonate Ecology and Evolution Symposium.  September, 18, 2004. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Trybula, J. "Form = Function: A Natural History of Larval Odonata."  Ohio Odonata Society annual meeting. June 18, 2004. Denison University, Granville, Ohio.

Trybula, J. Larval Odonate Workshop. Northeast Natural History Conference.  May 22, 2004. SUNY Albany, Albany, New York.

Blair, R. B. and Trybula, J. "Using Conservation Biology as a Hands-on Approach to Teaching Ecology." National Association of Biology Teachers annual meeting. October 10, 2003. Portland, Oregon.

Trybula, J. and Blair, R. B. "LABS: Leadership Alliance in the Biological Sciences - Bringing Scientific Research into the Classroom."  National Association of Biology Teachers annual meeting.  October 9, 2003.Portland, Oregon.

Trybula, J.  "Is there another Epitheca species in Ohio?  The Confusion between E. cynosure and E. costalis." Ohio Odonata Society annual meeting. June 2003. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Trybula, J.  "Distribution of Odonata species in Ohio as related to the reduction of wetlands and the increase of ponds and lakes over time."  Poster presentation at the North American Benthological Society 51st annual meeting.  May 2003. Athens, Georgia.

Recent Publications, Manuals, and Reports:

Trybula, J. 2006. Arigomphus cornutus, a State Record for New York. Argia. 18(3):11-12

Trybula, J. 2002. Chapter 16. Corduliidae: Emeralds. p. 253-280. In: Glotzhober, R. C. and D. McShaffrey (Editors). The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio. Ohio Biological Survey Bulletin New Series Volume 14 Number 2. ix + 364 p.

Benton, M.J.; Malott, M.L.; Trybula, J.; Dean, D.M.; Guttman, S.I. 2002. Genetic effects of mercury contamination on aquatic snail populations: Allozyme genotypes and DNA strand breakage. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(3):584-589

Trybula, J.; Snyder, J.M.; and Reale, J.A., Jr. 2002. LABS Workshop Capstone Project: Teacher Manual, v. 2. Miami University. Oxford, Ohio. 49 pp + appendices

Guttman, S.I.; Conzelmann, P.J.; Trybula, J.; Vogl, B.; and Hoke, L.D. 1999. Starch Gel Analysis of Allozyme Frequencies in Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Populations on a Dioxin Contaminated Site/Drainage in North Louisiana. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Region 4 #LFO-EC-99-01

Conzelmann, P.J.; Guttman, S.I.; Trybula, J.; and Vogl, B. 1997. Starch Gel and Cellulose Acetate Electrophoretic Analysis of Allozyme Frequencies in Barn Swallow (Hirudinea rustica) Populations at a Dioxin Contaminated Site in Northern Louisiana. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast Region #LFO-EC-97-01

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