Donald K. Price

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Professor of Biology

Expertise: Hawaiian Islands, Behavioral genetics, Evolutionary biology

Biography

Donald Price, a biologist and professor within UNLV's College of Sciences, is an expert on the evolution of species and the genetic factors that drive behavioral and physiological processes that allow species to diversify and adapt to their surroundings.

For years before joining UNLV, Price's work was based in Hawaii, which boasts high numbers of endemic species living among the islands' highly variable environments. At UNLV, his laboratory studies animals with wings, plants, and microbes. His work has explored a close relative of the common fruit fly called Hawaiian picture-wing flies (Drosophila), as well as ground beetles and endangered species such as the Hawaiian goose (nene), Hawaiian honeycreeper birds, and the Hawaiian hoary bat.

Price's research has been published in outlets including Ecology and Evolution, Molecular Biology and Evolution, and the American Journal of Botany.

Education

Ph.D., Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois

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Gardeners urged to stop making 6 big mistakes or 'birds will go elsewhere'

Daily Express

Gardening and bird watching often go hand-in-hand with the feathered visitors bringing joy to many a British home, but experts say there are six things to avoid if you want to attract more avians.

Lost toucan is found: Tropical bird seen flying around Las Vegas rescued

Since mid-November, bird enthusiast Skye Marsh of Las Vegas had been hoping to get the call she received Wednesday afternoon. The lost toucan, appropriately named Sam, had been found.

6 Reasons Why Birds Aren't Coming to Your Yard—and How to Fix It

Good Housekeeping

Birding experts say your outdoor space could be missing several key elements.

Rescue group in Las Vegas tries to catch a toucan that escaped its owner before it’s too late

Las Vegas is not a good environment for a toucan to be in the wild with its too-hot summers and cold winters, said Donald Price, a professor and biologist at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas who studies how winged animal species adapt to different environments.