ABS is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2005 Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grants. We received a total of 130 applications this year and we had funds sufficient to support 20 proposals; 16 were funded up to a maximum of $1000 and a further four up to a maximum of $500. A committee of 13 ABS members reviewed proposals and our funding decisions were based on the scores and evaluations provided by these reviewers.
Thanks to the reviewers: Dan Blumstein, Gordon Burghardt, Carlos Cordero, Chris Evans, Scott Forbes, Lynette Hart, Jerry Hogan, Warren Holmes, Regina Macedo, Molly Morris, Hubert Schwabl, Brad Shaffer, and Judy Stamps. Thanks also to Shan Duncan and Steve Ramey of the ABS Central Office for their facilitation of the proposal submission and review process, and to all of the ABS members who have donated funds to this program.
Dr. Hugh Drummond
Senior Member-at-Large
Chair, 2004-2005 Student Research Grant Committee
The successful applicants, their academic affiliations, and the titles of their research proposals are provided below. Congratulations!
Bronwyn Heather Bleakley, Indiana University. Indirect genetic effects on social behavior of guppies, Poecilia reticulata.
Lauren M. Costa, Princeton University. The plumage polymorphism in female hooded warblers (Wilsonia citrina) may be an aggressive signal mediated by circulating hormone levels.
Heidi S. Fisher, Boston University Marine Program. Communication breakdown and hybridization in Xiphophorus fishes.
Susan Gershman, University of California, Riverside. Gryllus vocalis field cricket paternity under natural conditions.
Meeghan Gray, University of Nevada, Reno. Does contraceptive treatment impact feral horse (Equus caballus) behavior?
Beth A. Hahn, University of Michigan. Habitat selection by a migratory songbird, the American redstart Setophaga ruticilla: The role of social facilitation and population density.
Wendee Holtcamp, Rice University. Uncovering the causes and consequences of animal hybridization.
Stefan M. Klose, University of Ulm. Stress sensitivity and the immune response in the common fruit-eating bat, Artibeus jamaicensis, in Panama: A link between indirect costs of reproduction?
Damon M. Orsetti, University of Kentucky. Multiple mating by females and alternative pathways to genetic benefits.
Noah Perlut, University of Vermont. Experimental manipulations of synchrony: the relationship between social and genetic mating systems.
Dorothee Raulin, University of Pau. Parent-offspring resemblance in dispersal behavior: which processes are involved? An experimental approach in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis.
Ann Marie Ray, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Conserved biosynthetic pathways of contact pheromones as indicators of relatedness in longhorned beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae).
James W. Rivers, University of California, Santa Barbara. Assessing the extent and function of flexible begging strategies in a generalist brood parasite.
Jennifer M. Siani, University of Maryland. Parent-offspring conflict in wild golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia).
Emile C. Snell-Rood, University of Arizona. Developmental costs of behavioral plasticity in Pieris rapae (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).
Paula A. Trillo, University of Montana. The evolution of primary and secondary sexual characters in the Chrysomelid Beetle Acromis sparsa.
Sarah Turner, University of Calgary. Are disabled monkeys stressed? Social and physical correlates of basal cortisol levels in Japanese macaques.
Valeria Vergara, University of British Columbia. Context specific vocalizations of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Nelson River Estuary.
Jill Villarreal, Indiana University. How does exposure to low O2 and high CO2 of the burrow of the burrow affect postnatal rodent development?
Megan Wyman, University of California, Davis. Acoustic signal production and assessment in North American plains bison (Bison bison) within the context of mate competition.