David Funk | Stroud Water Research Center

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Entomologist

Entomology Group

Director of Facilities

Facilities Department

Contact

dfunk@stroudcenter.org
tel. 610-268-2153, ext. 237
970 Spencer Road, Avondale, PA 19311

Interests and Expertise

I am interested in all aspects of aquatic insect biology, especially the resolution of species using genetics, reproductive biology, and life history data. I have also combined my interests in entomology and photography to produce a large collection of images of aquatic insects in their native habitat.

Publications

Arsenic (V) bioconcentration kinetics in freshwater macroinvertebrates and periphyton is influenced by pH

Lopez, A.R., D.H. Funk, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2017. Environmental Pollution 224:82–88.

Physiological responses to short-term thermal stress in mayfly (Neocloeon triangulifer) larvae in relation to upper thermal limits

Kim, K.S., H. Chou, D.H. Funk, J.K. Jackson, B.W. Sweeney, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2017. Journal of Experimental Biology 220:2598–2605.

Colonization and diversification of aquatic insects on three Macronesian archipelagos using 59 nuclear loci derived from a draft genome

Rutschmann, S., H. Detering, S. Simon, D.H. Funk, J-L. Gattolliat, S.J. Hughes, P.M. Raposeiro, R. DeSalle, M. Sartori, M.T. Monaghan. 2017. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107:27–38.

Mating behavior of Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Trigonidiinae)

D.H. Funk. 2016. Journal of Orthoptera Research 25:7–13.

Bioaccumulation dynamics of arsenate at the base of aquatic food webs

Lopez, A.R., D.R. Hesterberg, D.H. Funk, and D.B. Buchwalter. 2016. Environmental Science & Technology 50(12):6556–6564.

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Photography

I have been taking pictures of insects for more than 30 years and have developed special equipment such as a shallow underwater rig (pictured below) for taking in-stream photos aquatic insects. My photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines, including Natural History, Scientific American, Ranger Rick, National Wildlife, Wings (Xerces Society), BBC Wildlife, and Nature Australia.

: Ameletus ludens mayfly larva photographed in White Clay Creek, Pennsylvania.

: David Funk using his shallow underwater photography rig.

: Special rig for taking pictures of living insects on stream bottoms.

: Epeorus pleuralis mayfly larva nestled among aquatic mosses in Rondout Creek, New York.

: Brachycentrus caddisfly larva in Neversink River, New York.

: Blepharicerid fly larvae crawling across the face of a waterfall in the Bear Kill, New York.

: Two Epeorus mayfly larvae in the Beaverkill River, New York. The upper specimen has recently molted.

: Tallaperla maria stonefly adult emerged from Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

: Ephemerella dorothea mayfly, adult male emerged from White Clay Creek, Pennsylvania

: Eurylophella oviruptis mayfly, a recently-described species from swamp streams in North Carolina (female sub-adult).