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Donald C. Dearborn

Professor of Biology and Associate Dean of the Faculty

Lane Hall, Room 120

animal behavior, biodiversity, birds, conservation biology, evolution, genetics, host-parasite interactions, islands, mate choice, parental care, population genetics, reproductive strategies

Ryan W. Bavis

Helen A. Papaioanou Professor of Biological Sciences

Bonney Science Center, Room 287

rbavis@bates.edu | 207-786-8269

animal physiology, chemoreception, developmental physiology, phenotypic plasticity, respiratory neurobiology, respiratory physiology

Todd A. Kahan

Professor of Psychology

Pettengill Hall, Room 367

tkahan@bates.edu | 207-786-6180

attention, cognitive psychology, human memory, psycholinguistics, psychological models of word reading, visual perception

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