John B. Phillips
Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
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