John B. Phillips
Professor of Biological Sciences
4094 Derring Hall (MC 0405)
926 West Campus Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
USA
926 West Campus Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
USA
Major Fields of Interest
Neuroethology, Sensory Ecology
Current Research
- Magnetic field detection
- Specialized photoreception mechanisms in vertebrates
- Long-distance navigation
- Coevolution of color signals and chromatic processing mechanisms
- 2000-2004 Associate Professor, Biology Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- 1993-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington
- 1986-93 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington
- 1984-87 Postdoctoral Fellow (advisor: Timothy Goldsmith), Department of Biology, Yale University
- 1984 Ph.D., Neurobiology & Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- 1976-77 Research Technician, Abteilung für Verhaltens-physiologie, University of Tübingen, Germany
- 1976 B.A., Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
- 2007 Fellow of the Royal Society of Navigation, UK