Franklin Bronson

Video: PC | Mac

E-mail:
bronson@mail.utexas.edu
Office:
PAT 22,
(512) 471-3807
Lab:
PAT 20,
(512) 471-3016
Fax:
(512) 471-3878

Education

• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1961

Research Interests

Dr. Bronson's research focuses on the environmental regulation of mammalian reproduction. He is interested in the kinds of envionmental factors that can regulate reproduction and the neuroendocrine pathways that allow them to do so. He is particularly interested in seasonal breeding, the energetic regulation of reproduction, and the use of photoperiod as a predictive cue. He also has strong interests in mammalian social behavior.

Instruction

Each semester, Dr. Bronson teaches two classes:

Fall 2001

• BIO 301E (Problems in Modern Biology for Plan II students),
• BIO 301M (Ecology, Evolution, and Society), or
• BIO 304 (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

• ZOO 390K (Seminar in Reproductive Physiology and Behavior) (with David Crews)

Publications

• Bronson, F.H. 1998. Do small voles require less food than large voles? Can. J. Zool. 76: 414-418.
• Bronson, F.H. 1998. Global patterns of reproduction. In Encyclopedia of Reproduction (E. Knobil and J.D. Neill, eds) Raven Press pp 452-460.
• Bronson, F.H. 1998. Energy balance and ovulation: small cages vs. natural habitats. Reprod., Fertility and Develop. 10: 127-137.
• Bronson, F.H. 1998. Rodents. In Encyclopedia of Reproduction (E. Knobil and J.D. Neill, eds) Raven Press pp 282-289.
• Bronson, F.H. 2000. Puberty and energy reserves; a walk on the wild side. In Reproduction in Context (K. Wallen and J. Schneider, eds). MIT Press, Cambridge, pp. 15-34.
• Bronson, F.H. 2001. Seasonal variation in conception in humans.In Primate Seasonality: Insights Into Hominid Evolution (D.K. Brockman and C.P. van Schaik, eds) Cambridge University Press.
• Bronson, F.H. 2001. Puberty in female mice is not correlated with increases in either body fat or leptin. Endocrinology (in press).