Steve Taylor, Illinois Natural History Survey

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Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor, PhD

I am a researcher in the Division of Biodiversity and Ecological Entomology at the Illinois Natural History Survey. My primary duties involve assessing aquatic invertebrates in streams throughout Illinois as a part of the statewide biological survey and assessment program.

My research interests fall into three areas:

Cave and karst biology, conservation, and management:
I conduct research in Nevada, California Mexico, (all three in collaboration with Jean Krejca), Texas (with Jean Krejca and Chris Phillips), Missouri (with Mike Slay) and Illinois. Current work on cave-adapted amphipods in Illinois is in collaboration with Frank Wilhelm (SIUC Zoology) and Sam Panno (ISGS).

Biology of the Heteroptera:
I'm interested in the "True Bugs", especially Gerromorpha (Water Striders and kin), Aradidae (Flat Bugs), Reduviidae, Coreidae and aquatic groups (Nepomorpha). Some of my Heteropteran research is in collaboration with J. E. McPherson (SIUC Zoology).

Strepsiptera: A new area for me, I'm collaborating with Jeyaraney Kathirithamby (Oxford, UK) on several projects dealing with Strepsiptera.

People involved in my research

My Curriculum Vitae

Entomology, U of I

Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, U of I

Zoology, SIUC

Environmental Council, U of I

Systematics, Biodiversity & Evolution, U of I

Integrative Biology, U of I

This page is maintained by Steve Taylor. Please email sjtaylor@inhs.uiuc.edu with comments and corrections. Created 15 July 1997, last modified 12 Feb 2008.