Douglas R. Warrick

Assistant Professor

3029 Cordley Hall

Corvallis, OR 97331

541 737 3703

warrickd@science.oregonstate.edu

B.S. 1982 Life Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

M.S. 1992 Biology, University of Oregon

Ph.D. 1997 Biology, University of Montana

My research interests are in the functional/ecological morphology, aerodynamics, and evolution of vertebrate flight, from hummingbirds to seabirds. I also participate in studies of seabird mortality from oil spills.

I teach Vertebrate Physiology (Z430, Z431, Z432), Comparative Anatomy (Z422/522) and, some day soon, an Honors course in Zoology (Monster Biology*).

*a Syllabus and a Sampler

Publications:

Tobalske, B. W., Warrick, D. R., Christopher J. Clark, C. J., Powers, D. R., Hedrick, T. L., Hyder, G. A., Biewener, A. A. (2007).  Three-dimensional kinematics of hummingbird flight.  J. Exp. Biol. 210, 2368-2382.

Warrick, D. R., B. W. Tobalske and D. R. Powers. (2005). The Aerodynamics of the Hovering Hummingbird. Nature 425, 1094-1097

Warrick, D. R., M. Bundle, and K. P. Dial. (2002). Avian Maneuverability and Stability: Blurred Bodies, Clear Heads. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42(1):141-148

Warrick, D. R., Dial, B. W. Tobalske, K. P., and A. A. Biewener. (2001) The power output of magpies: Comparing kinematic and sonometric techniques. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 156 (1): 257-268.

Warrick, D. R. (1998) The turning and linear maneuvering performance of birds: the cost of efficiency for coursing insectivores. Can. J. Zoology. 76(6):1063 1079.

Warrick, D. R. and K. P. Dial. (1998) Kinematic, aerodynamic, and anatomical mechanisms in the slow, maneuvering flight of pigeons. J. Exp. Biol. 201:655-672.

Warrick, D. R., K. P. Dial, and A. A. Biewener. (1998) Asymmetrical force production in the slow maneuvering flight of birds. Auk 115(4):916-928.

Dial, K. P., A. A. Biewener, B. W. Tobalske, and D. R. Warrick. (1997). Direct assessment of mechanical power output of a bird in flight. Nature 390, 67-70.