Dr. Darwin D. Jorgensen  Thornhill Professor  Department:
Biology Office: 411A Life Science    B.S., Iowa State
University-Ames; M.S., University of South Carolina; Ph.D., Iowa
State University. 1992  Research & Teaching Interests
Comparative Physiology, Invertebrate Biology  Statement of
Research Interests  My research centers around a consideration
of problems related to circulatory and respiratory function in a
variety of different animals. At present, I am interested
primarily in certain arthropods (lobsters and crabs) and
molluscs (abalones). The general term that describes the kind of
work I do is comparative physiology. As the term implies, I am
interested in comparing how different kinds of animals solve
similar physiological problems. The primary goal is to gain a
better understanding of how these animals work. But I am also
very much interested in relating the physiology of an animal to
its natural habitat. In other words, what is it about how an
animal works that allows it to live where it does? M