Dr. Jan TrybulaAssistant Professor of BiologyHow 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-Honors: BIOL 105H Molecular Genetics: BIOL 455 Human Genetic Diseases: BIOL 495 |
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Some of My Research Interests: |
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| 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 the idea
of 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. |
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| I am
studying the population genetics of
emergent aquatic insects: dragonflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and
mayflies.
Studies include 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. |
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| I am also involved in the Adirondack All-Taxa
Biodiversity Inventory, which is a multi-partner project with the
mission to survey the diversity of life and connect people to natural
communities through participation in biological inventories in the
Adirondack Park of New York State. Check out their web page by clicking
on the image or go to the
Adirondack Biodiversity Project home page. |
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| The
dragonfly Ladona deplanata (the Blue Corporal) is
found in both interior and coastal populations. Interior populations
are not as
common nor as densely inhabited as populations nearer the coasts. I
have done some natural history work on this species in southwestern
Ohio. I plan to examine
the origin and dynamics of these inland populations through
phylogeographic
genetic techniques. |
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| I am also
working with a students to examine the genetics within and between
various populations of
wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo in central NY and examining the
phylogenetic relationship between ruffed pheasants, Chrysolophus. |
| Some Recent Presentations and Workshops: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Trybula, J. "Adult Ladona deplanata Partition Habitat by Sex and Reproductive Maturity." Northeast Natural History Conference IX. Albany, NY. April 2006 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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. |
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Trybula, J. "Form = Function: A Natural History of Larval Odonata." Ohio Odonata Society annual meeting. June 18, 2004. Denison University, Granville, Ohio.
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Trybula, J. Larval Odonate Workshop. Northeast Natural History Conference. May 22, 2004. SUNY Albany, Albany, New York.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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| Recent Publications, Manuals, and Reports: |
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Trybula, J. 2006. Arigomphus cornutus, a State Record for New York. Argia. 18(3):11-12 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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