Michael J. Baltzley

Mike Baltzley

Education:

• B.S. (Biology), Penn State University
• Minor in Marine Science

Professional Experience:

• Chemosensory Biology course, Bermuda Biological Station for Research (2000).
• Neural Systems and Behavior course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (2002).

• Evolutionary neurobiology
• Evolution of neural circuits underlying behavior
• Control of ciliary locomotion in marine gastropod molluscs
• Neuropeptides and molluscan behavior

• National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
• University of North Carolina Merit Fellowship

Publications:

Baltzley, M. J., Paradise, C. J., and Dunson, W. A.1999. Interactive effects of density and water sodium concentration on growth of insect larvae inhabiting treeholes. Journal of Freshwater Ecology  14: 113-124.