Funk Curriculum Vitae 1
Section of Integrative Biology
University of Texas
1 University Station C0930
Austin, Texas 78712, USA wcfunk@mail.utexas.edu http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/ryan/chrisfunk/
Tel: (512) 232-7114
June 2005
FAX: (512) 471-3878
C
URRENT
P
OSITION
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas, Austin, February 2004–present. Co-advisors: David C.
Cannatella and Michael J. Ryan.
E DUCATION
Ph.D., Organismal Biology and Ecology, University of Montana, Missoula, 2004. “Patterns and consequences of dispersal in Columbia spotted frogs ( Rana luteiventris ).” Co-advisors:
Fred W. Allendorf and Andrew L. Sheldon.
B.A., Biology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1992–94.
Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1990–91.
P
UBLICATIONS
(Names of student coauthors that I mentored are underlined)
Published (PDF’s of these papers are available on my web site shown above)
Funk, W. C.
, A. E. Greene, P. S. Corn, and F. W. Allendorf. 2005. High dispersal in a frog species suggests that it is vulnerable to habitat fragmentation. Biology Letters (Royal
Society of London) 1:13–16.
Funk, W. C.
, M. A. Donnelly, and K. R. Lips. 2005. Alternative views of amphibian toeclipping. Nature 433:193.
Funk, W. C.
, M. S. Blouin, P. S. Corn, B. A. Maxell, D. S. Pilliod, S. Amish, and F. W.
Allendorf. 2005. Population structure of Columbia spotted frogs ( Rana luteiventris ) is strongly affected by the landscape. Molecular Ecology 14:483–496.
Funk, W. C.
, J. Tyburczy, K. L. Knudsen, K. R. Lindner, and F. W. Allendorf. 2005. Genetic basis of variation in morphological and life history traits of a wild population of pink salmon. Journal of Heredity 96:24–31.

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Funk, W. C.
Patterns and consequences of dispersal in Columbia spotted frogs ( Rana luteiventris ). Ph.D. dissertation, University of Montana.
Funk, W. C.
, and L. S. Mills. 2003. Potential causes of population declines in forest fragments in an Amazonian frog. Biological Conservation 111:205–214.
Funk, W. C.
, D. Almeida-Reinoso, F. Nogales-Sornosa, and M. R. Bustamante. 2003.
Monitoring population trends of Eleutherodactylus frogs. Journal of Herpetology
37:245–256.
Biek, R., W. C. Funk , B. A. Maxell, and L. S. Mills. 2002. What is missing in amphibian decline research: Insights from ecological sensitivity analysis. Conservation Biology 16:728–
734.
Tallmon, D. A., W. C. Funk , F. W. Allendorf, and W. W. Dunlap. 2000. Genetic differentiation among long-toed salamander ( Ambystoma macrodactylum ) populations. Copeia 2000:27 –
35.
Funk, W. C.
, and W. W. Dunlap. 1999. Colonization of high-elevation lakes by long-toed salamanders ( Ambystoma macrodactylum ) after the extinction of introduced trout populations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77:1759–1767.
Funk, W. C.
, D. A. Tallmon, and F. W. Allendorf. 1999. Small effective population size in the long-toed salamander. Molecular Ecology 8:1633–1640.
Danilchik, M. V., W. C. Funk , E. E. Brown, and K. Larkin. 1998. Requirement for microtubules in new membrane formation during cytokinesis of Xenopus laevis . Developmental
Biology 194:47–60.
Natural History
Funk, W. C.
, G. Fletcher-Lazo, F. Nogales-Sornosa, and D. Almeida-Reinoso. 2004. First description of a clutch and nest site for the genus Caecilia (Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae).
Herpetological Review 35:128–130.
Greeney, H. F., N. Krabbe, M. Lysinger, and W. C. Funk . 2004. Observations on the breeding and vocalizations of the fulvous-breasted flatbill ( Rhynchocyclus fulvipectus ) in eastern
Ecuador. Ornitologia Neotropical 15:365–370.
In review
Guayasamin, J. M., M. R. Bustamante, D. Almeida-Reinoso, and W. C. Funk . In review. Glass frogs of Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with the description of a new species and comments on centrolenid systematics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society .

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In preparation
Funk, W. C.
, C. E. Peden, J. M. Padial, I. de la Riva, J. P. Caldwell, L. A. Coloma, and D. C.
Cannatella. In preparation. A test of competing hypotheses for Amazonian diversification in a forest frog ( Physalaemus petersi ). To be submitted to Evolution .
Funk, W. C.
In preparation. Historical demography and connectivity between high and low elevation populations of Columbia spotted frogs ( Rana luteiventris ). To be submitted to
Conservation Genetics .
Funk, W. C.
In preparation. How important is dispersal versus within population vital rates for metapopulation persistence?: a matrix projection analysis of pond frogs ( Rana luteiventris ). To be submitted to The American Naturalist .
G RANTS
Funded
Funk, W. C.
, “Ecuador Amphibian Monitoring, Research, and Training Project,” Conservation,
Food & Health Foundation, 2000–03, $50,885.
Corn, P. S., and W. C. Funk , “Role of dispersal in the persistence of populations and metapopulations of Columbia spotted frogs ( Rana luteiventris
),” Amphibian Research and
Monitoring Initiative, US Department of the Interior, 2000–03, $30,000.
Funk, W. C.
, “Assessing connectivity among populations of Columbia spotted frogs (
Rana luteiventris ) using capture-recapture analysis and microsatellite loci,” Declining
Amphibian Populations Task Force Seed Grant, 2003, $2000.
Funk, W. C.
, “Recolonization of high elevation lakes by long-toed salamanders,” Declining
Amphibian Populations Task Force Seed Grant, 1998–2000, $2000.
Allendorf, F. W., and W. C. Funk
, “Population responses of an Amazonian frog species to forest fragmentation ,” NSF, 1998–99, $4,000.
Pending funding
Ron, S. R., L. A. Coloma, W. C. Funk
, and J. P. Collins, “Population monitoring, disease screening, and management of threatened amphibians of the Ecuadorian Chocó,” Declining
Amphibian Populations Task Force–Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, 2005–06,
$11,000.

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H
ONORS
, S
CHOLARSHIPS
,
AND
F
ELLOWSHIPS
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Montana, 1997–2000, $140,500.
NSF Graduate Research Traineeship, Training Within Environmental Biology Program,
University of Montana, 1997–2002, $142,550.
Awarded four Bertha Morton Scholarships for graduate student excellence in academics, research, and community achievements, University of Montana, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003,
$8,000.
Awarded a Clancy Gordon Environmental Scholarship for applying scientific knowledge towards the resolution of environmental problems, University of Montana, 2000, $1,700.
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University, 1994.
NSF Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, California,
1993.
T
EACHING AND
M
ENTORING
Lecturing
Co-taught Population Genetics Seminar (graduate course) focusing on the interaction between gene flow and local adaptation with Fred Allendorf, University of Montana, Spring 2003.
Presented several guest lectures for Conservation Genetics (undergraduate course), Conservation of Wildlife Populations (undergraduate course), and Advanced Population Genetics
(graduate course), University of Montana, 1999–2003.
Designed group research project, presented lecture, and led field data collection for Ecology &
Conservation of Aquatic Vertebrates (undergraduate course), University of Montana,
Summer 2002.
Teaching assistantships
Freshwater Ecology (undergraduate course), University of Montana, Spring 2003.
Conservation Genetics (undergraduate course), University of Montana, Fall 1998.
Principles of Biology III: Physiology, Ecology and Evolution (undergraduate course), Wesleyan
University, Fall 1993.

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Teaching interests
Conservation Genetics, Molecular Ecology, Population Genetics, Evolution, Population Ecology,
Conservation Biology, Tropical Ecology, Ecology, Herpetology.
Mentoring
Mentored 15 undergraduate students and 4 graduate students at the University of Montana,
Universidad Católica del Ecuador, and University of Texas. Mentoring included employing and training students in field and molecular methods, data analysis, and writing up results. Six of these students have earned co-authorship on my papers. I am also strongly committed to mentoring students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, as demonstrated by my track record of mentoring one Native American, five
Latinos, and six women.
P ROFESSIONAL S ERVICE
Journal reviews
Biological Conservation, Biotropica, Conservation Genetics, Heredity, Herpetological Journal,
Journal of Herpetology, Molecular Ecology.
Conservation and management
Co-authored report and letter opposing construction of a road by the Petrobras oil company into
Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, with 50 other international scientists and conservationists.
Committee Member of RANA: The Research and Analysis Network for Neotropical Amphibians,
2003–present (spot.colorado.edu/~stallard/RANA.htm).
Wrote report for the US Forest Service Cabinet Ranger District on the distribution of and management recommendations for amphibians and reptiles found along Marten Creek,
Montana, Summer 2002.
Founding member of the Yanayacu Natural History Research Group, 2002–present
(www.yanayacu.org/yanayacu_natural_history_r.htm).
Scientific Advisor for Yanayacu Biological Station, Cosanga, Ecuador, 2000–present
(www.yanayacu.org).
Participated in an NSF-sponsored Workshop on Declining Amphibians in Latin America, Quito,
Ecuador, November 1999.
Commented on the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Santa
Cruz Long-toed Salamander, September 1999.

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Submitted recommendations to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on management of long-toed salamanders in high-elevation lakes in the Bitterroot Mountains, Montana, April 1999.
Community outreach
Volunteer Instructor for an after-school class for second and third grade students on the natural history and conservation of amphibians as part of the Missoula Flagship prevention program for at-risk youth, Spring 2003.
University committees
Graduate student representative on the Aquatic Ecologist Search Committee, University of
Montana, Spring 2003.
Graduate student representative on the Student Evaluation Committee to assess the teaching performance of faculty in the Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Fall
2002.
P
ROFESSIONAL
M
EMBERSHIPS
Society for the Study of Evolution
Ecological Society of America
Society for Conservation Biology
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
F
OREIGN
L
ANGUAGES
Spanish: read, write, and speak fluently.
Portuguese: read.