Kent and Ruth in Balboa Park Spring 07

Kent E. Schwaegerle

Current Interests
Education
Professional Experience
Teaching
Publications

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Current Interests

In 2006 I retired from University of Alaska Fairbanks after 20 years in the Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology. My wife Ruth had landed a great job offer in San Diego, so we moved and bought a house here in July 2007. I am making slow but steady progress on remodelling the house and bringing the plumbing, electrical, and structural components in line with building codes. The house was built in 1912 and located elsewhere but moved to its current location in 1947. It has had major and minor renovations over the years, but this work was done with little regard to building standards. I am learning a lot about home construction and really enjoy the challenges I face.

Education

• Ph.D. 1984 University of Illinois, Urbana, Plant Biology, Advisor - F. A. Bazzaz.
• M.S. 1978 Ohio State University, Columbus, Botany, Adviser - B. A. Schaal.
• B.A. 1975 Oberlin College, Ohio, Biology.

Professional Experience

• 2005-2006 Chair, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  
• 1993-2006 Associate Professor of Botany, Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• 1986-93 Assistant Professor of Botany, Department of Biology and Wildlife and Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• 1984-85 Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of Texas, Austin.

Teaching

My primary speciality is large enrollment introductory biology courses for science majors. I have also taught courses in genetics, evolution, plant anatomy and physiology, and general botany.

Publications

• Keller, S. R. and K. E. Schwaegerle. 2006. Maternal sex and mate relatedness affect offspring quality in the gynodioecious Silene acaulis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19:1128-1138.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. 2005. Quantitative genetic analysis of plant growth: biases arising from vegetative propagation. Evolution 59:1259-1267.
• Schwaegerle, K. E., Heather McIntyre, and Christopher Swingley. 2000. Quantitative genetics and the persistence of environmental effects in clonally propagated organisms. Evolution 54:452-461.
• Max, Karen N., Suzette K. Mouchaty, and K. E. Schwaegerle. 1999. Allozyme and morphological variation in two subspecies of Dryas octopetala (Rosaceae) in Alaska. Amer. J. Bot. 86(11):1637-1644.
• Armbruster, W. S. and K. E. Schwaegerle. 1996. Causes of covariation of phenotypic traits among populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 9:261-276.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. 1996. Evolutionary response. pp 49-50. In U. Molau and P. Molgaard, eds. ITEX manual, second edition. Danish Polar Center, Copenhagen.
• Chapin, F. S., S. F. Oberbauer, K. Schwaegerle, J. S. Sedinger, D. A. Walker, M. D. Walker, and J. M. Welker. 1995. Changes in arctic ecosystems: interactions among scales of organization. Internal report, National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. and D. A. Levin. 1991. Quantitative genetics of fitness traits in a wild population of Phlox. Evolution 45:169-177.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. and D. A. Levin. 1990. Environmental effects on growth and fruit production in Phlox drummondii. Journal of Ecology 78:15-26.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. and D. A. Levin. 1990. Quantitative genetics of seed size variation in Phlox. Evolutionary Ecology 4:143-8.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. and F. A. Bazzaz. 1987. Differentiation among nine populations of Phlox: Response to environmental gradients. Ecology 68:54-64.
• Schwaegerle, K. E., K. Garbutt, and F. A. Bazzaz. 1986. Differentiation among nine populations of Phlox: I. Electrophoretic and quantitative variation. Evolution 40:506- 517.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. 1983. A method for maintaining constant soil moisture availability for potted plants. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 47:608-610.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. 1983. Population growth of the pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea L., at Cranberry Bog, Licking County, Ohio. Ohio J. Sci. 83:19-22.
• Schwaegerle, K. E. and B. A. Schaal. 1979. Genetic variability and founder effect in the pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea L. Evolution 33:1210-1218.