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David Scheel Professor of Marine Biology Marine Biology Program Director Contact Information: dscheel at alaskapacific.edu Office: Grant Hall 301A Mailing Address: 4101 University Dr. Anchorage AK 99508 In the news, April 2012 BBC Nature In pictures: Tracking secretive octopuses Research Interests Octopus ecology: Behavior, ecology, genetics, captive care and physiology of octopuses, especially the giant Pacific octopus Enteroctopus dofleini in Alaska.  Alaska Octopus research   |   Student research, octopuses   |   Octopolis Collaboration   |   Crab anti-predator response: Behavioral and community-level responses of crabs to predation. Predator-prey interactions: Dynamics of predators and their prey emphasizing behavior.  Previous work conducted with the collaborators linked below. North Gulf Oceanic Society   |   PWS Science Center   |   Lion Research Center   |   Aquarium science: Care and husbandry of organisms in aquariums.  Student work associated with the University aquarium systems is linked below. Coral aquaculture   |   Aquarium biology course   |   Typical Courses Marine Field Work Aquarium Biology Invertebrate Zoology Scientific Diving Animal Behavior Philosophy of Evolution Philosophy of Mind Education Ph.D. 1992, M.S. 1986, Ecology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, M.N. Ph.D. thesis title: Foraging behavior and predator avoidance: Lions and their prey in the Serengeti. Thesis Professor: Dr. Craig Packer B.S. 1984 cum laude, Biology (Experimental Psychology minor) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.

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