Gunnels, Charles (Ph.D.)
Charles (Billy) Gunnels grew up in a military family, where he spent much of his early
life moving from one city to the next. This experience exposed him to different environments
and the animals and plants that lived in each location. At an early age, he became
interested in those cases where wildlife seemed to co-exist with people. In college,
he developed an interest in animal behavior. He discovered the benefits of student
research when he had the opportunity to study the parental care behavior of the Jamaican
Brown Treefrog in the Cockpit Country, Jamaica. For his Ph.D., he studied the effects
of ecological constraints on the social behavior of the Cuban paper wasp. He came
to Florida Gulf Coast University in 2007. He was attracted to the school because of
its focus on student learning, the integration of conservation areas into the campus,
and the ability to engage students in research.
Professional Memberships: Animal Behavior Society, Council of Undergraduate Research,
Raptor Research Foundation
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