Eric Ribbens Author

Eric Ribbens holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. A professor at Western Illinois University, he is interested in plant recruitment and the little prickly pear Opuntia fragilis. Dr. Ribbens’ recent publications include Chemical Eric Can't See and Thomas and Sally: The Interplay of Scientific and Historical Evidence, both published in the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Study Collection, and Chromosome counts of Opuntia (Cactaceae), prickly pear cacti, in the Midwestern United States and environmental factors restricting the distribution of Opuntia fragilis, coauthored with Lucas Majure in the journal Haseltonia. Dr. Ribbens is a member of the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Botanical Society of America, and the Ecological Society of America.