William Hopkins
استاد · Wildlife Ecotoxicology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityمعرفی
William A. Hopkins is a Professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech, and Director of the Global Change Center. He holds a B.S. from Mercer University (1992), M.S. from Auburn University (1997), and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina (2001). His research focuses on physiological ecology and wildlife ecotoxicology, particularly in amphibians and birds, addressing energy costs of physiological processes and impacts of human-induced environmental changes. Key research areas include hellbender salamander conservation, incubation temperature effects on offspring traits, and mercury contamination in ecosystems.
Research Projects include studying land use effects on hellbenders, maternal effects on wood duck fitness, and modeling mercury contamination impacts. He teaches courses like Vertebrate Physiological Ecology and Tropical Ecology.
Recent Work Trends emphasize conservation physiology, anthropogenic threats to amphibians, and reproductive ecology. Articles span topics like parasite effects on salamanders, paternal care behaviors, and habitat quality paradoxes. His lab, Wildlife Ecotoxicology Lab, collaborates on global change challenges.
No scientific awards explicitly listed in materials. Advising details unavailable; no students listed. Active in conservation outreach via Global Change Center initiatives.
