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\"Hal<\/p>\n\t

Dr. Hal Caswell<\/h2>\nEmeritus Research Scholar
\nBiology\nContact Information:<\/strong>
\nWork: 508-289-2751\n

Cell: 508-274-8065<\/p>\nhcaswell@whoi.edu
\n<\/a>Building: Redfield 1-08\nMailing Address:<\/strong>
\n266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #34
\nWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
\nWoods Hole, MA 02543\n\t

Research Interests<\/h3>\n

I am a mathematical demographer and ecologist. I study population models that\u00a0 \u00a0include the life cycle, the vital rates, dispersal patterns, and temporal and spatial variation in the environment. These concepts and methods are equally applicable to human and non-human species.\u00a0 I use these models to explore population growth, kinship networks, extinction, and sources of variation and inequality in demographic outcomes. I apply the results to evolutionary demography and conservation biology. My research is defined by processes, not taxa; at the moment it considers humans, marine mammals, seabirds, terrestrial plants, and benthic invertebrates.<\/p>\n\t

Information for prospective students<\/h3>\n

I am not taking on graduate students at this time, although I interact with Joint Program students and sometimes contribute to classes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload CV\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Education<\/h3>\n

Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1974 (Zoology)<\/p>\n

B.S. (with high honor), Michigan State University, 1971 (Zoology)<\/p>\n

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Dr. Hal Caswell Emeritus Research Scholar Biology Contact Information: Work: 508-289-2751 Cell: 508-274-8065 hcaswell@whoi.edu Building: Redfield 1-08 Mailing Address: 266 Woods Hole Road,\u00a0MS #34 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 Research Interests I am a mathematical demographer and ecologist. I study population models that\u00a0 \u00a0include the life cycle, the vital rates, dispersal patterns,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128,"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/staff\/hcaswell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}