Eric Elias
Faculty
I have been interested in the outdoors since I was a kid and have been fortunate enough to have found a career that lets me help others get excited about our natural world. At Gustavus I primarily teach two of the four "core" lab courses in the Biology Department. I also teach an experiential January-term course Minnesota Aquatic Stewardship (Bio 131). In this course, students learn about fish and aquatic insect biology, freshwater ecosystems, and ways they can become informed and involved environmental stewards through, among other things, fly tying and fly fishing. I also serve as a faculty sponsor for January Career Exploration Internships.
My professional interests include the disruption of the reproductive endocrine systems of fishes by environmental estrogens, the natural history study of nongames freshwater fishes, and aquatic entomology.
I live in St. Peter with my wife, Betsy, and our three children: Will, Iris, and June.
Publications:
Elias, Eric E., Eddie Kalombo, and Steven Don Mercurio. 2007. Tamoxifen protects against 17a-ethynylestradiol-induced liver damage and the development of urogenital papillae in the rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 26(9):1879-1889.
Hatch, Jay T. and Eric E. Elias. 2002. Ovarian cycling, clutch characteristics, and oocyte size of the river shiner Notropis blennius (Girard) in the Upper Mississippi River. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 17(1):85-92.
Hatch, J. T. and E. E. Elias. 1997. Anesthesia and stomach content removal experiments on small nongame fishes. Minnesota Natural Heritage and Nongame Wildlife Research Technical Report:1-11.
Education
B.S. Fisheries & Wildlife, University of Minnesota; M.S. Environmental Science, Minnesota State University-Mankato
Areas of Expertise
Courses Taught
BIO-202 (Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Lab)
Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
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BIO-101 | Principles Lab | 134 | 2022/FA, 2021/FA, 2020/FA, 2019/FA, 2018/FA, 2017/FA, 2016/FA, 2015/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2012/FA, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, and 2007/FA |
BIO-102 | Organismal Biology Lab | 37 | 2022/SP, 2014/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2010/SP, 2009/SP, and 2008/SP |
BIO-202 | Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Lab | 26 | 2022/SP, 2021/SP, 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2018/SP, 2017/SP, 2016/SP, 2015/SP, and 2014/SP |
BIO-101 | Principles of Biology | 22 | 2012/FA, 2011/FA, 2010/FA, 2009/FA, 2008/FA, and 2007/FA |
BIO-102 | Organismal Biology | 12 | 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2010/SP, and 2009/SP |
BIO-131 | MN Aquatic Stewardship | 8 | 2022/JN, 2020/JN, 2018/JN, 2017/JN, 2015/JN, 2012/JN, 2010/JN, and 2009/JN |
BIO-268 | Career Exploration | 8 | 2016/JN, 2013/JN, 2011/JN, and 2008/JN |
NDL-268 | Career Exploration | 6 | 2023/JN, 2019/JN, 2016/JN, 2013/JN, and 2011/JN |
BIO-202 | Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior | 2 | 2019/SP and 2017/SP |