Terry Dial

Biology

Adjunct Assistant Professor


Terry Dial

Contact Information

Email: terry.dial@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 2016
PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 2016
MS, Biology, University of Utah, 2010
MS, Biology, University of Utah, 2010
BS, Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 2007
BS, Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 2007

Biography

I am a native of Montana, where I grew up appreciating the outdoors and natural world.

Teaching Interests

Evolutionary Biology
Anatomy and Physiology
Comparative Vertebrate Morphology
Evolution, Ecology and Conservation of East Africa
Colorado River Science

Research Interests

Comparative Morphology
Biomechanics
Developmental Biology
Life History Evolution
Quantitative Genetics
Fish
Birds

Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Dial, T., Mayerl, C.J, Mainwaring, M.C, Heers, A.M, German, R.Z, (2023). Birth and the Pathway to Adulthood: Integration across Development, Environment, and Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63:3
  • Matthews, D.G, Dial, T., Lauder, G.V, (2023). Genes, Morphology, Performance, and Fitness: Quantifying Organismal Performance to Understand Adaptive Evolution. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 63:3

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2024
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2023
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2023
CEEN, ENVS, WATS 4950, 5700 - Special Topics, Fall 2023
NR 6580 - Data Analysis and Programming for Natural Resource Managers, Spring 2023
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2023
BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology, Spring 2023
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2022
BIOL 2320 - Human Anatomy, Fall 2022

Graduate Students Mentored

Valerie Gil, Other, January 2022