Dr. Craig S. Hieber

Professor of Biology

 ~ My research background encompasses the ecology, behavior, physiology, and evolution of terrestrial arthropods. I am primarily interested in how spiders solve the everyday problems that they face within their respective habitats. My research includes or has included work on mating and reproductive strategies (in flies and spiders), parasite foraging, spider anti-predator strategies, host-parasite interactions between spiders and their egg-sac predators, spider egg-sac architecture, colonial spiders, colony size and parasite load, and evolution and adaptation. I have worked in North Dakota, Florida, Costa Rica, and, most recently, with Dr. George W. Uetz (University of Cincinnati) in tropical and desert Mexico.

 ~ I am currently involved in a number of research projects investigating: 1) the foraging decisions the spider Achaearanea tepidariorum makes with regard to locating and giving up patches, and its relationship between prey decline and alteration of metabolic rate; 2) research into community compostion and microhabitat use of wolf spiders; and 3) on going collaborative writing with Dr.Uetz. For a more complete description of my research, including a listing of my publications, see my research page within my "Yellow Pages".

 ~ My senior research students have been engaged in various parts of the research mentioned above. Currently they are working on aspects of spider foraging decisions and, a new area for me, the community organization of carrion flies.

 ~ My Office is Rm. 2320; my Research Lab is Rm. 1316 in the "new" Goulet Science Center. I can be reached by PHONE at (603) 641-7149, FAX at (603) 641-7116, or by
E-MAIL  at:   chieber@anselm.edu