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Ethan J. Temeles is a Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Amherst College. He is affiliated with the McGuire Life Sciences Building and holds a secondary office at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's OEB Department. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Zoology from UC Davis (1987), an M.Sci. in Zoology from Louisiana State University (1980), and an A.B. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University (1978).
His research focuses on evolutionary ecology, particularly sexual dimorphism in hummingbirds and plant-pollinator coevolution. Notably, his work on the purple-throated carib hummingbird (Anthracothorax jugularis) demonstrates how sexual dimorphism in bill morphology is driven by resource partitioning between sexes and Heliconia flowers. Recent studies explore impacts of hurricanes on Caribbean plant-pollinator systems and floral trait selection.
Teaching includes courses like Introductory Biology (Adaptation and the Organism) and Ecology, emphasizing organismal diversity and human-environment interactions. Awards include AAAS Fellowship (2021) and multiple NSF grants supporting his fieldwork and coevolution studies.
His lab collaborations involve the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History, and his work appears in Science, Nature, and PBS-Nature documentaries.
