Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation
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Alfred Beulig, Jr. Ph.D.

Academic Address

    Division of Natural Sciences
    New College of Florida

    5700 N. Tamiami Trail

    Sarasota, FL 34243-2197

    Phone: 941-359-4374

    Email: beulig@ncf.edu
Education
  • 1963 B.S. University of Wisconsin
  • 1967 M.S. University of Wisconsin
  • 1974 Ph.D. City College of the City University of New York

Work Experience

  • 1990-present Professor of Biology, New College of USF, Sarasota, Florida.
  • 1993-94 Project Co-Director, New College Marine Biology Program in Honduras, Central America.
  • 1986-92 Project Director, New College Coral Reef Ecology Program in Belize, Central America.
  • 1976-79 Director of Educational Affairs, Marine Environmental Research, Inc., Bradenton, Florida.
Research Interests

Dr. Beulig's primary focus is with ethology/animal behavior. His dissertation research on sharks was carried out at Mote Marine Laboratory. He has been studying social organization and aggression with a behavioral ecological orientation in recet years. Also, with the establishment of the reef and marine biology programs, Al Buelig and his colleagues have recently been studying coastal ecoysystems including the coral reefs of Roatan Island, Honduras, Bocas del Toro, Panama and Sarasota Bay, Florida.