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William G. Wilson

Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology
Biology
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
250 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


I earned my physics Ph.D. at the University of Hawaii on a topic in condensed matter theory using computer simulations and mathematics. I transferred those interdisciplinary skills to geophysics, fluid flow, and theoretical evolutionary ecology at the University of Calgary and UC Santa Barbara. In 2001 I earned tenure in the Duke Zoology department, which then merged with Botany into Biology. In 2007, amid funding difficulties, I directed my studies toward urban environmental issues and environmental inequities. I published two books, Constructed Climates (2011) and Stormwater (2016), with University of Chicago Press.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology · 2024 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published June 30, 2016
Will Wilson: The fine art of being Wimpy
Published December 16, 2015
Will Wilson: Reforming demon water
Published August 27, 2015
Will Wilson: What's that ‘open space’ good for?

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Recent Publications


Urban ecology: Advancing science and society

Journal Article Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · December 1, 2014 Urban ecology has quickly become established as a central part of ecological thinking. As cities continue to grow in size and number, two questions serve to unify this broad and multidisciplinary research landscape: (1) how can urban ecology contribute to ... Full text Cite

Individual-based chaos: extensions of the discrete logistic model.

Journal Article Journal of theoretical biology · December 2013 Simple models of density-dependent population growth such as the discrete logistic map provide powerful demonstrations of complex population dynamics. Yet it is unclear whether the dynamics observed in such idealized systems would be present, under realist ... Full text Cite

Influence of pollen transport dynamics on sire profiles and multiple paternity in flowering plants.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2013 In many flowering plants individual fruits contain a mixture of half- and full- siblings, reflecting pollination by several fathers. To better understand the mechanisms generating multiple paternity within fruits we present a theoretical framework linking ... Full text Cite
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