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Raymond B.-Huey

Raymond B. Huey
Professor Emeritus
hueyrb@uw.edu
(206) 409-9753
Huey website
Not accepting graduate students
Fields of interest
Behavior, Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, Paleobiology, Physiology

My research focuses on evolutionary issues involving the physiology, behavior, and ecology of ectotherms. I am especially interested in exploring patterns of physiological evolution over different time scales. My current research studies vulnerability of ectotherms to climate warming.  Our analyses suggest that tropical ectotherms are especially vulnerable to climate warming, even though the rates of tropical warming are slower than in northern temperate and Arctic areas.

I also analyze data on Himalayan mountaineers. I'm applying the analytical tools of evolutionary biology to study patterns of success and of death on the great peaks. I'm currently working on a book about mountaineering on Mt. Everest.

I recently developed an interest in baby names, specifically in exploring geographic patterns of the relative frequency of girls with calendar names (month or season names). This study fits within a general theoretical framework emphasizing the sensitivity of human culture to the environment.

Raymond B. Huey (A.B. Honors in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; M.A. Zoology, University of Texas, Austin; Ph.D.Biology, Harvard, 1975).

 

 

At the University of Washington since 1977, promoted to Professor in 1984, retired in 2014. Honors include Miller Research Fellow, Past-President American Society of Naturalists, J. S. Guggenheim Memorial Fellow, Member American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Member Washington State Academy of Science. Chair of Biology (2008-2011)

Signatures of geography, climate and foliage on given names of baby girls, Huey, Raymond B., and Miles Donald B. , Evolutionary Human Sciences, Volume 4, p.e56, (2022)
Designing a Seasonal Acclimation Study Presents Challenges and Opportunities, Huey, Raymond B., and Buckley Lauren B. , Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 4, (2022)
Seasonality in Kgalagadi Lizards: Inferences from Legacy Data, Huey, Raymond B., Miles Donald B., and Pianka Eric R. , The American Naturalist, dec, Volume 198, p.759–771, (2021)
Mountaineers on Mount Everest: Effects of age, sex, experience, and crowding on rates of success and death, Huey, Raymond B., Carroll Cody, Salisbury Richard, and Wang Jane-Ling , PLOS ONE, aug, Volume 15, p.e0236919, (2020)
Climate Warming, Resource Availability, and the Metabolic Meltdown of Ectotherms, Huey, Raymond B., and Kingsolver Joel G. , The American Naturalist, dec, Volume 194, p.E140–E150, (2019)
Increase in crop losses to insect pests in a warming climate, Deutsch, Curtis A., Tewksbury Joshua J., Tigchelaar Michelle, Battisti David S., Merrill Scott C., Huey Raymond B., and Naylor Rosamond L. , Science, aug, Volume 361, p.916–919, (2018)
Evolution caused by extreme events, Grant, Peter R., B. Grant Rosemary, Huey Raymond B., Johnson Marc T. J., Knoll Andrew H., and Schmitt Johanna , Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, may, Volume 372, p.20160146, (2017)
Temperature extremes: geographic patterns, recent changes, and implications for organismal vulnerabilities, Buckley, Lauren B., and Huey Raymond B. , Global Change Biology, 05/2016, (2016)
How Extreme Temperatures Impact Organisms and the Evolution of their Thermal Tolerance, Buckley, Lauren B., and Huey Raymond B. , Integrative and Comparative Biology, 07/2016, Volume 56, Issue 1, p.98 - 109, (2016)
Can we predict ectotherm responses to climate change using thermal performance curves and body temperatures?, Sinclair, Brent J., Marshall Katie E., Sewell Mary A., Levesque Danielle L., Willett Christopher S., Slotsbo Stine, Dong Yunwei, Harley Christopher D. G., Marshall David J., Helmuth Brian S., et al. , Ecology Letters, sep, Volume 19, p.1372–1385, (2016)
How frigate birds soar around the doldrums, Huey, R. B., and Deutsch C. , Science, 07/2016, Volume 353, Issue 6294, p.26 - 27, (2016)
Climate change tightens a metabolic constraint on marine habitats, Deutsch, C., Ferrel A., Seibel B., Portner H. - O., and Huey R. B. , Science, 06/2015, Volume 348, Issue 6239, p.1132 - 1135, (2015)
Climate change tightens a metabolic constraint on marine habitats, Deutsch, Curtis, Ferrel Aaron, Seibel Brad, Pörtner Hans-Otto, and Huey Raymond B. , Science, jun, Volume 348, p.1132–1135, (2015)
A Few Meters Matter: Local Habitats Drive Reproductive Cycles in a Tropical Lizard, Otero, Luisa M., Huey Raymond B., and Gorman George C. , The American Naturalist, sep, Volume 186, p.E72–E80, (2015)
A Few Meters Matter: Local Habitats Drive Reproductive Cycles in a Tropical Lizard, Otero, Luisa M., Huey Raymond B., and Gorman George C. , The American Naturalist, 09/2015, Volume 186, Issue 3, p.E72 - E80, (2015)
Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation, Sunday, J. M., Bates A. E., Kearney M. R., Colwell R. K., Dulvy N. K., Longino J. T., and Huey R. B. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 04/2014, Volume 111, Issue 15, p.5610 - 5615, (2014)
Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation, Sunday, Jennifer M., Bates Amanda E., Kearney Michael R., Colwell Robert K., Dulvy Nicholas K., Longino John T., and Huey Raymond B. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, mar, Volume 111, p.5610–5615, (2014)
Asynchronous evolution of physiology and morphology in Anolis lizards., Hertz, Paul E., Arima Yuzo, Harrison Alexis, Huey Raymond B., Losos Jonathan B., and Glor Richard E. , Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 2013 Jul, Volume 67, Issue 7, p.2101-13, (2013)
Disentangling thermal preference and the thermal dependence of movement in ectotherms, Dillon, Michael E., Liu Rongsong, Wang George, and Huey Raymond B. , Journal of Thermal Biology, 12/2012, Volume 37, Issue 8, p.631 - 639, (2012)
Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of behaviour, physiology and adaptation., Huey, Raymond B., Kearney Michael R., Krockenberger Andrew, Holtum Joseph A. M., Jess Mellissa, and Williams Stephen E. , Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2012 Jun 19, Volume 367, Issue 1596, p.1665-79, (2012)
Ocean deoxygenation: Past, present, and future, Falkowski, Paul G., Algeo Thomas, Codispoti Lou, Deutsch Curtis, Emerson Steven, Hales Burke, Huey Raymond B., Jenkins William J., Kump Lee R., Levin Lisa A., et al. , Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 2011, Volume 92, Issue 46, p.409, (2011)
Does thermoregulatory behavior maximize reproductive fitness of natural isolates of Caenorhabditis elegans?, Anderson, Jennifer L., Albergotti Lori, Ellebracht Barbara, Huey Raymond B., and Phillips Patrick C. , BMC evolutionary biology, 2011, Volume 11, p.157, (2011)
Variation in universal temperature dependence of biological rates., Huey, Raymond B., and Kingsolver Joel G. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2011 Jun 28, Volume 108, Issue 26, p.10377-8, (2011)
On Becoming a Better Scientist, Huey, Raymond B. , Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution, 01/2011, Volume 57, Issue 4, p.293 - 307, (2011)
Ecology. Are lizards toast?, Huey, Raymond B., Losos Jonathan B., and Moritz Craig , Science (New York, N.Y.), 2010 May 14, Volume 328, Issue 5980, p.832-3, (2010)
Global metabolic impacts of recent climate warming, Dillon, M. E., Wang G., and Huey R. B. , Nature, 2010, Volume 467, p.704-706, (2010)
Why tropical forest lizards are vulnerable to climate warming, Huey, R. B., Deutsch C. A., Tewksbury J. J., Vitt L. J., Hertz P. E., and Álvarez H. J. , Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 2009, Volume 276, p.1939-1948, (2009)
Review: Thermal preference in Drosophila., Dillon, Michael E., Wang George, Garrity Paul A., and Huey Raymond B. , Journal of thermal biology, 2009 Apr 1, Volume 34, Issue 3, p.109-119, (2009)
Impacts of climate warming on terrestrial ectotherms across latitude, Deutsch, C. A., Tewksbury J. J., Huey R. B., Sheldon K. S., Ghalambor C. K., Haak D. C., and Martin P. R. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 2008, Volume 105, p.6668–6672, (2008)
Putting the heat on tropical animals, Tewksbury, J. J., Huey R. B., and Deutsch C. A. , Science, 2008, Volume 320, p.1296-1297, (2008)
Effects of age and gender on success and death of mountaineers on Mount Everest, Huey, R. B., Salisbury R., Wang J. - L., and Mao M. , Biology Letters, 2007, Volume 3, p.498-500, (2007)
Global genetic change tracks global climate warming in Drosophila subobscura, Balanyà, J., Oller J. M., Huey R. B., Gilchrist G. W., and Serra L. , Science, 2006, Volume 313, p.1773-1775, (2006)
Climbing a Triassic Mount Everest: into thinner air, , JAMA, 10/2005, Volume 294, Issue 14, p.1758, (2005)
Hypoxia, global warming, and terrestrial Late Permian extinctions, Huey, R. B., and Ward P. D. , Science, 2005, Volume 308, p.398-401, (2005)
Behavioral drive versus behavioral inertia: a null model approach, Huey, R. B., Hertz P. E., and Sinervo B. , American Naturalist, 2003, Volume 161, p.357-366, (2003)
Temperature, demography, and ectotherm fitness, Huey, R. B., and Berrigan D. , American Naturalist, 2001, Volume 158, p.204-210, (2001)
Supplemental oxygen and mountaineering deaths, Eguskitza, X., and Huey R. B. , Am. Alpine J., 2000, Volume 2000, p.135-138, (2000)
Evaluating temperature regulation by field-active ectotherms: the fallacy of the inappropriate question, Hertz, P. E., Huey R. B., and Stevenson R. D. , American Naturalist, 1993, Volume 142, p.796-818, (1993)
Temperature, physiology, and the ecology of reptiles, Huey, R. B. , Biology of the Reptilia, Vol. 12, Physiology (C), 1982, Issue 12, London, p.25-91, (1982)