University of Michigan
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Robert Denver

Robert Denver

  • Professor
  • Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1989
  • Denver Lab

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    3065C / 3071 Kraus Natural Science Building
    830 North University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
  • Office: (734) 936-6625
  • Lab: (734) 647-2604
  • Email: rdenver@umich.edu

Fields of study

Evolutionary developmental biology and physiology

Academic background

Robert Denver received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989.

UM affiliation

  • Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Research feature

Stressed-out tadpoles grow larger tails to escape predators

Related news

Stressed-out tadpoles grow larger tails to escape predators

U-M researchers have demonstrated for the first time that stress hormones are responsible for altering the body shape of developing animals, so they are better equipped to survive predator attacks.

Denver wins LSA Excellence in Education Award

Kudos to Professor Robert Denver who won the Excellence in Education Award  from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.