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William F. Morris

Professor of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90325, Durham, NC 27708-0325
104 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Managing metapopulations of threatened species across jurisdictional boundaries: quantifying effects of climate change, environmental synchrony, dispersal, and corridors

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program · 2018 - 2023

Collaborative Research: Scaling to Regional Controls Over Prairie Plant Range Distributions under Future Climate Change

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Colorado - Boulder · 2015 - 2020

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Can indirect interations arise from sharing mutualists? Detecting competition or facilitation

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2010

DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Predicting the combined effects of plant resistance and natural enemies on plant fitness

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2004 - 2007

Collaborative Research: Using Demographic Techniques to Test for the Signatures of Environmental Change

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1998 - 2001

Dissertation Research: The Roles of Local and Metapopulation Forces in Determining Regional Scale Aphid Population Dynamics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1998 - 2000

Dissertation Research: Reproductive Strategy in an Uncertain Environment--How Well Do Frogs Cope With Shifting Risks?

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1997 - 1999

The Balance Between Benefit and Abuse in a Plant-nectar Robber Mutualism

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1995 - 1999

Dissertation Research: The Effect of Aggregation on the Coexistence of Insects Living in Rotting Fruits

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1996 - 1998

Does Damage-dependent Movement Affect the Population Growth and/or Spread of Insect Pests

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Agriculture · 1994 - 1996

Using Mathematical Models of Pollinator Movement and Pollen Deposition to Predict Gene Flow in Plants

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1992 - 1993

External Relationships


  • Oxford University Press

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