Faculty
Brent D Opell
Professor of Biological Sciences
- B.A., Botany/Zoology, Butler University, 1971
- M.S., Zoology, Southern Illinois University, 1974
- Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University, 1978
Major Field of Interest
Spider Systematic and Evolution
Current Research
- Adhesive mechanisms of spider prey capture threads from orb-webs
- Molecular and morphological systematics of spiders
- (540) 231-7445
- (540) 231-2421 (Lab)
- bopell@vt.edu
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Office: 2104 Derring Hall
Lab: 2103 Derring Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0406
U.S.A.