B.A. (Biology) summa cum laude, University of California, Riverside, 1965

PhD (Zoology), University of California, Berkeley, 1972

Physiological ecology of aquatic and terrestrial crabs. Physiological and behavioral constraints and strategies in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, with emphasis on reproduction, foraging, and molting. Identification, through field observation, of environmental stressors; study of morphological, behavioral, biochemical and developmental adaptations to stress. Dispersal and recruitment and its effect on population structure and life history strategies. Nitrogen excretion and limitation in decapod crustaceans.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Kendall, M., D. L. Wolcott, T. G. Wolcott, and A. H. Hines. 2001. "Reproductive potential of male blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in a heavily fished population: Depletion and recovery of sperm-number and seminal fluid." Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 58(6):1168-1177

Wolcott, D.L. and T.G. Wolcott. 1999 "High mortality of Piping Plovers on beaches with abundant ghost crabs: correlation, not causation." The Wilson Bulletin 111:321-329.

Wolcott, D.L., and M.C. De Vries. 1994. "Offshore megalopae of Callinectes sapidus: Depth of collection, molt stage and response to estuarine cues". Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 109:157-163.

Wolcott, D.L. 1991 "Nitrogen excretion is enhanced during urine recycling in two species of terrestrial crab" J. Exp. Zool. 259:181-187.

Wolcott, D.L. 1991. "Integration of cellular, organismal, and ecological aspects of salt and water balance". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 31:229-239.

Wolcott, D.L. and N.J. O'Connor. 1992. "Herbivory in crabs: Adaptations and ecological considerations". Amer. Zool. 32:370-381.