Beverly Burden, Ph.D.

  Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

  Professor of Biological Sciences

  Office: SC 115D

  Phone: 797-5088

  Fax: 797-5222

  E-mail: beverly.burden@lsus.edu

  Regular Teaching Assignments:

  BIOS 101/101L General Biology
  BIOS 109 Animal Diversity
  BIOS 110/110L Biology Principles I
  BIOS 120/120L Biology Principles II
  BIOS 222/222L General Zoology
  BIOS 226 Field Zoology
  BIOS 320/320L General Microbiology
  BIOS 360/360L General Entomology
  BIOS 440/440L Principles of Ecology
  BIOS 491 Research
  BIOS 492 Honors Thesis
  BIOS 493 Honors Thesis
  BIOS 495 Senior Seminar
  BIOS 750 Ecotoxicology
  SC 485 Contemporary Issues in Science

  Research Interests:

 The primary focus is on plant / insect interactions.  Plants and insect   herbivores have been evolving through a co-evolutionary arms race for   millions of years.  This research looks at the functions of plant secondary   metabolites, the natural history of the populations within the community and   the dynamic interaction of the species involved within the ecosystem. 

  Selected Publications:

  Burden, B.J. 2004. Symphyla. In: Encyclopedia of Entomology. John L.   Capinera, Editor, Kluwer  Academic Publishers.

 Bertrand, Christine M. & Beverly J. Burden. 2003. Tiger Beetles of the East   Reservation, Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, Louisiana:   Biodiversity and ecology of sandy and open forest habitat. Cicindela. 35(3-   4)65-76.

  Patel, K.R., J.Wyman, D.A. Patel & B.J. Burden.1996. A mutant of Bacillus   thuringiensis producing a dark-brown pigment with increased UV   resistance and insecticidal activity. J.Invert. Path.67:120-124.

  Bradfield, J.Y., & B.J. Burden. 1995 Insecticides, recombinant protein. In:   Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: A Comprehensive Desk Reference.   pp. 469-473. R.A. Meyer, (ed.). VCH Publishers, Inc., New York, N.Y.

  Burden , B.J., & D.M. Norris. 1994. Glycine max signaling of environmental   stress: Dynamics of induced aromatic allelochemistry. Journal of Chemical   Ecology. 20(11): 2943-2951.

   Additional Faculty Duties:

  Faculty Advisor:
  LSUS Biology and Health Science Club - An organization open to all    biology / biochemistry majors to stimulate sound scholarship; encourage    investigation in the life and medical sciences; promote dissemination of    scientific truth; encourage participation in group activities; encourage    participation in school events that better the campus; broaden the scope    of classroom education; assist in the collection of specimens and    maintenance of the LSUS Life Science Museum; and conserve the    environment.

   LSUS Nu Iota Chapter of Beta Beta Beta - A national honor society for    biological sciences, a society for students, particularly undergraduates,    dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological    study and extending boundaries of human knowledge through scientific    research.