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College of the Environment and Life Sciences

Experiential Learning

Department of Biological Sciences

Frank H. Heppner

Education:

Ph.D. (Zoology) 1967, University of California, Davis
M.S. (Biology) 1964, San Francisco State University
B.A. 1962, University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests:

Ornithology, Animal Behavior. Special research interests: structure and function of organized groups of moving animals, particularly birds; mechanisms of flight in birds; role of chaos in behavioral systems; classroom research in the teaching of biology, general bird research, research on large class instructional methods.

Selected Publications:

MOSKON, Miha, HEPPNER, Frank H., MRAZ, Miha, ZIMIC, Nikolaj, LEBAR BAJEC, Iztok.2007. Fuzzy model of bird flock foraging behavior. In: ZUPANCIC, Borut (ed.), KARBA, Richard (ed.), BLAZIC, Saso (ed.). 6th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-13 September, 2007. EUROSIM 2007: Proceedings of the 6th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 9-13 September 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Vol. 2, Full papers. Vienna: ARGESIM, 2007, pp.1-6.

MOSKON, Miha, HEPPNER, Frank H., MRAZ, Miha, ZIMIC, Nikolaj, LEBAR BAJEC, Iztok..2007. Fuzzy model of bird flock foraging behavior. In: ZUPANCIC, Borut (ed.), KARBA, Richard (ed.), BLAZIC, Saso (ed.). EUROSIM 2007: Proceedings of the 6th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, [9-13 September, 2007, Ljubljana, Slovenia]. Vol. 1, Book of abstracts. Vienna: ARGESIM, 2007, p.266.

Heppner, F.H. 2007. Teaching the Large College Class: A Guidebook for Instructors with Multitudes. Jossey-Bass/Wiley. San Francisco. 204pp.

Heppner, F.H., Gabel, J, and K. March. 2007. Spatial disorientation in pigeons after head rotation. J. Aviat Space Environ Med 78:43-47.

Heppner, F.H., Koutab, K, and W. Croasdale. 2006. How inquiry could contribute to the prepared mind; A response. Amer. Biol. Teacher 68:390-392.

Heppner, F.H., Koutab, K, and W. Croasdale. 2006. Inquiry: Does it favor the prepared mind? Amer. Biol. Teacher 68:457.

Heppner, F.H. 2001. Mendel's "Dominance" is question. American Biology Teacher 63: 150-152.

Moyle, R., and F.H. Heppner. 1998. Flight without a horizon reference in European starlings. Auk 115: 771-774.

Heppner, F.H. 1997. The three-dimensional structure of bird flocks. In: W. Hammer III and J. Parrish (eds.), Three-Dimensional Structure of Animal Groups. Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press. Pp. 82-105.

Heppner, F.H. 1996. Islam and Islamic Science: A Guidebook for Non-Muslim Teachers. Bandar Seri Begawan, Univer. Brunei Darussalam Press. 99pp.

Heppner, F. H. 1996. Teaching science by doing science. American Biology Teacher 54: 26-29.

Heppner, F.H. 1996. Assessment and evaluation in tertiary education: Perspectives around the Pacific Rim. In: M. Quigley, K. Veloo, and K.Y. Wong (eds.), Assessment and Evaluation in Science and Mathematics: Innovative Approaches. Bandar Seri Begawan, Univer. Brunei Darussalam Press. Pp 78-91.

Pomeroy, H., and F.H. Heppner. 1992. Structure of turning in a flock of rock doves. Auk 109: 256-267.


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