Millersville University Biology Department

	David R. Dobbins, Ph.D Emeritus Professor

	Education: B.A., Franklin College M.A. and Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Courses Taught: BIOL 100 -- General Biology BIOL 221 -- Concepts of Botany BIOL 427 -- Developmental Plant Anatomy BIOL 428 -- Plant Morphogenesis BIOL 327 -- Horticultural Science BIOL Microscopy and Histological Techniques. Areas of Specialization: Plant anatomy, morphology,horticulture, and plant development
	Research Interest(s): My research investigates biological problems involving the growth and development of plants. I study experimental and descriptive plant morphogenesis utilizing microtechniques, microscopy (both light and electron) and photomicrography with particular emphasis on cellular, tissue, and organ differentiation. Recent research topics have investigated atypical development in tropical vines and how these structural differences enhance the success of the vines in the rain forest. Another area of interest is the mode of parasitism by flowering plants on other plants. Students working with me should be independent, dedicated, and like detail and precision. Important techniques are learned that can be used beyond the bachelors degree.

	Selected Publication(s): 2005. Microscopical Anatomy of Selected Plants collected by Lewis and Clark Expedition. Microscopy Today 13:8-17. (with H. Alden, R.H. Cunningham, K. Ryan, and P.T. Jantzen). 2005. Development and Function of Included Phloem in Woody Lianas of the Bignoniaceae. XVII International Botanical Congress Vol. 17: 232. 1991. Wood anatomy of the Bignoniaceae: A comparison of trees and lianas. Intnl. Assoc. Wood Anatomist Bull. l2: 389-417.(with P. Gasson). 1990. The role of rays in anomalous cambial activity. Intnl. Assoc. Wood Anatomists Bull. 11: 122-123. 1986. Wound responses in girdled stems of lianas. Bot. Gaz. 147(3): 278-289.(with J.B. Fisher)

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