James C. Cavender
Professor Emeritus
Ph.D., University of Wisconson, 1963
Cellular Slime MoldsPorter Hall 401C
740 593 4551Research Program Summary
In my laboratory, we are studying: phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology, and geographical distribution of dictyostelid cellular slime molds, supported by NSF PBI.
Selected References
Landolt, J.C., J.C. Cavender, E.M. Vadell and S.L. Stephenson. New species of dictyostelid cellular slime mold from Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. Submitted Oct. 2007.
Vadell, E.M., and J.C. Cavender. 2007. Dictyostelids living in the soils of the Atlantic Forest Iguazu region, Misiones, Argentina. Description of a new species. Mycologia 99:112-124.
Landolt, J.C., S.L. Stephenson and J.C. Cavender. 2006. Distribution and ecology of dictyostelid cellular slime molds in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Mycologia 98: 541-549.
Schaap P., T. Winckler, M. Nelson, E. Alvarez-Curto, B. Elgie, H. Hagiwara, J. Cavender et al. 2006. Molecular phylogeny and evolution of morphology in the social amoebas. Science 314: 661-663.
Cavender, J.C., and E.M. Vadell. 2006. The cellular slime molds of Ohio. Ohio Biological Survey.
Cavender J.C., E.M. Vadell, J.C. Landolt and S.L. Stephenson. 2005. New species of small dictyostelids from the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Mycologia 97: 493-512.
Current and Recent Research Projects
Distribution, taxonomy, and ecology of dictyostelid cellular slime molds in Iguazu, Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia, Argentina.
Cellular slime mold inventory of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park (ATBI).
Cellular slime molds of Australia.
Cellular slime molds of South Africa.
Cellular slime mold soil population decline in Ohio 1972-2008.