SECTION I - DEPARTMENT LISTING
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ALABAMA
Auburn University
Animal & Dairy Sciences
Auburn, AL 36849
CHAIR: Ralph Harris (interim) (334) 844-4160
FAX: (334) 844-1519 / E-MAIL: cmccall@agnet.auuburn.edu
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 2
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: teaching units for various farm species
OTHER FACULTY: K. Cummins
CONTACT: Dr. Dale Coleman (334) 844-1519
Cynthia A. McCall, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(334) 844-1556
Texas A & M Univ., 1983
a. Applied Ethology
Learning
Social Behavior
b. secondary reinforcements in horse training; relationship between dominance orders and learning ability in horses; response to discriminatory signal used in different learning tasks
c. Horses (Mammalia:Perissodactyla:Equidae)
Domestic Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Domestic Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Domestic Llamas (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Camelidae)
Auburn University
Zoology and Entomology
Auburn, AL 36849
CHAIR: J.F. Pritchett (205) 844-4850
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 5
CONTACT: J.F. Pritchett
Arthur G. Appel, PhD Assist. Prof.
(205) 844-2562
University of California, 1985
a. Behavioral Ecology
Biological Rhythms
Social Behavior
b. time-activity budgets; mate selection; aggregation, physiological stress, & related behaviors; foraging and interspecific aggression
c. Cockroaches (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Blattidae)
Fire Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
James H. Cane, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(205) 844-2559
Fax: 205-844-4814
Univ. of Kansas, 1983
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Communication-Chemical
Communication-Acoustic
Evolution/Survival value
b. evolution of chemical and acoustical premating activity of bark beetles; economics of pollen specialization for reproductive fitness of plants and bees; phylogenetics vs. adaptation
c. Bark Beetles (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera:Scolytidae)
Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Checkered Beetles (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera:Cleridae)
Auburn University
Zoology and Wildlife Science
Auburn, AL 36849
CHAIR: Dr. Marie Wooten (334) 844-9225
FAX: (334)884-9234
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Limited
SPECIAL FACILITIES: computer lab, avaiary facility, molecular systematics/genetics lab, neurobehavior lab
CONTACT: Dr. Geoffrey Hill
F. Stephen Dobson, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(334)844-9252
E-mail: fdobson@ag.auburn.edu
Univ. of Michegan, 1984
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior
b. dispersal behavior; mating systems; inbreeding; infanticide; life history of small mammals
c. Plateau Pika (Mammalia:Lagomorphia:Ochotonidae)
Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Prairie Dogs (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Craig Guyer, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(334) 884-9232
E-mail: cguyer@ag.auburn.edu
University of Miami, 1986
a. Behavioral Ecology
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
b. factors effecting population density/habitat selection
c. Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria)
Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia)
Salamanders (Amphibia:Caudata)
Geoffrey Hill, PhD Assist. Prof.
(334) 884-9269
E-mail: geoffrey.hill@ag.auburn.edu
Univ. Of Michegan, 1991
a. Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Evolution
Communication
b. evolution of plumage coloration including carotenoid and structural eoloration; models of sexual selection, particularly the role of sensory perception in female choice
c. House Finch (Aves:Passeriformes:Fringillidae)
Blue Grosbeak (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Henslow's Sparrow (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Bachman's Sparrow (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Robert Lishak, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(334) 844-3928
Ohio State Univ., 1976
a. Communication
Feeding/Ingestion
Behavioral Ecology
b. communiation and foraging behavior in gray squirrels
c. Gray Squirrel (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Mary T. Mendonca, PhD Assist. Prof.
(334) 884-9338
Fax: (334) 844-9234
E-mail: mendomt@mail.auburn.edu
Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1986
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Interations
Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
c. Big Brown Bat (Mammalia:Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae)
African Reed Frog (Amphibia:Apoda:Hyperolidae)
Red-Sided Garter Snake (Reptilia:Serpentes:Colubridae)
American Alligator (Reptilia:Crocodilia:Crocodylidae)
Red-Eared Slider (Reptilia:Chelonia:Emydidae)
ALASKA
University of Alaska at Fairbanks
Biology and Wildlife
Fairbanks, AK 99701
CHAIR: Mark W. Oswood (907) 474-7972
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 26
CONTACT: Edward Murphy
Brain M. Barnes, PhD Assist. Prof.
(907) 474-6067
University of Washington, 1983
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. physiological ecology and behavior of hibernating ground squirrels
c. Ground squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
R. Terry Bowyer, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(907) 474-5311
University of Michigan, 1985
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. behavioral and population ecology of large mammals
c. Mammals (Mammalia)
Pierre Deviche, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(907) 474-7158
University of Liege (Belgium), 1980
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
b. behavioral endocrinology of birds and neurobiological bases of reproduction
c. Birds (Aves)
Erich H. Follmann, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(907) 474-7338
University of British Columbia, 1963
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
b. foraging dynamics and behavior of ungulates
c. Ungulates (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
David R. Klein, PhD Prof.
(907) 474-7673
Univ. of British Columbia, 1963
a. Feeding/Ingestion
Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection
Applied Ethology-Wildlife
b. Ungulate forage and habitat selection; foraging behavior and energetics
c. Caribou (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Cervidae)
Muskox (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Deer (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Cervidae)
Mountain Sheep (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Antelope (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Edward C. Murphy, PhD Assist. Prof.
(907) 474-7154
Univ. of Kansas, 1977
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
b. reproductive behavior and ecology of Dall sheep; foraging behavior of woodpeckers; reproductive behavior of Dall sheep
c. Murres (Aves:Charadriiformes:Alcidae)
Black-Legged Kittiwakes (Aves:Charadriiformes:Laridae)
Woodpeckers (Aves:Piciformes:Picidae)
Dall Sheep (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Robert G. White, PhD Prof.
(907) 474-7028
University of New England, 1974
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
b. nursing behavior of muskox and caribou; effect of disturbance on behavior and associated energy costs in caribou; foraging behavior of reindeer, caribou and muskox
c. Caribou (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Muskox (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
ARIZONA
Arizona State University
Anthropology
Tempe, AZ 85287-2402
CHAIR: B. Stark (602) 965-6213
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
FAX: (602) 965-7671
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Association with Primate Foundation of Arizona, an NIH National Chimpanzee Breeding and Research Program facility
CONTACT: L.T. Nash
Leanne T. Nash, PhD Professor
(602) 965-4812
Fax: (602) 965-4812
E-mail: atltn@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1973
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Development/Ontogeny
c. Galagos (Mammalia:Primates:Lorisidae)
Chimpanzees (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Lemurs (Mammalia:Primates:Lemuridae)
Arizona State University
Life Sciences
Phoenix, AZ 85069
CHAIR: H. Pough
CONTACT: A.S.U. Dept. of Zoology
Brian K. Sullivan, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(602) 543-6022
E-mail: idbks@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Arizona State Univ., 1983
a. Social Behavior
Evolution/Survival Value
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
b. sexual selection and speciation in desert amphibians; conservation and natural history of southwestern amphibians and reptiles
c. Desert Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
True Toads (Amphibia:Anura:Bufonidae)
Spadefoot Toads (Amphibia:Anura:Pelobatidae)
Treefrogs (Amphibia:Anura:Hyudae)
Desert Snakes (Reptilia:Serpentes:Colubridae)
Arizona State University
Psychology
Tempe, AZ 85287-1104
CHAIR: Linder
Peter R. Killeen, PhD Prof.
(602) 965-2555
Lab Phone: (602)965-0756 / Fax: (602) 965-8544
E-mail: killeen@asu.edu
Harvard Univ., 1969
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Learning
Methodology-Theoretical Models
b. mathematical models of choice, memory, and reinforcement
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rattus:Norvegicus)
Pigeon (Aves:Columba:Livia)
Arizona State University
Zoology
Tempe, AZ 85287-1501
CHAIR: James P. Collins (602) 965-3571
FAX: (602) 965-2519
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10-15
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
CONTACT: Dr. Michael Moore
John Alcock, PhD Regent's Prof.
(602) 965-7301
Fax: (602) 965-2519
Harvard Univ., 1969
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. evolution of diversity in insect mating systems
c. Dawson's Bee (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Digger Bee (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Jennifer Fewell, PhD Assists. Prof.
(602) 965-6539
Fax: (602) 965-2519
E-mail: aajhf@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, 1988
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Behavioral Genetics
Social Behavior-Sociality
b. evolution of social strucure and division of labour in social insects; foraging ecology of ants and bees; behavioral genetics of social insects
c. Honey Bee (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae:Apis mellifera)
Harvester Ant (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Foricidae:Pogonomyrmex)
Therese Markow, PhD Regent's Prof.
Fax: (602) 965-8353
E-mail: attam@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
1974
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution
Social Behavior
b. reproductive behavior; speciation; mating system evolution
c. Fruit Fly (Insecta:Diptera:Drosophilidae)
Michael C. Moore, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(602) 965-4266
Bitnet: AOMCM@ASUACAD
University of Washington, 1982
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. hormonal control of territoriality and alternative male reproductive tactics in free living populations of lizards; evolution of hormonal control of behavior
c. Mountain Spiny Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Tree Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Ronald L. Rutowski, PhD Prof.
(602) 965-4369
E-mail: ronald.rutowski@asu.edu
Cornell Univ., 1976
a. Communication
Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. mechanics and evolution of reproductive behavior, especially male mate-locating tactics in butterflies
c. Butterflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera)
Andrew T. Smith, PhD Prof.
(602) 965-4042
Fax: (602) 965-2519
E-mail: atats@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, 1973
a. Social Behavior-Mating Systems
Social Behavior-Social Spacing
Dispersal
b. dispersal strategies in small animals; effects of "conspecific attraction" on metapopulation dynamics
c. Pikas (Mammalia:Lagomorpha:Ochotonidae)
Brian K. Sullivan, PhD Assist. Prof.
(602) 543-6022
Arizona State University, 1983
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Communication
Evolution/Survival Value
b. sexual selection and species recognition in anuran amphibians; environmental influences on communication; evolutionary history of behavior
c. Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Bufonidae)
Toads (Amphibia:Salientia:Hylidae)
Snakes (Reptilia:Serpentes:Colubridae)
Insects (Arthropoda:Insecta)
Northern Arizona University
Biological Sciences
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
CHAIR: William Gaud (520) 523-2381
FAX: (520)523-7500
DEGREES: BS, MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10+
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
OTHER FACULTY: G. Bateman; K. Nishikawa; C. Propper; P. Price; T. Whitman
CONTACT: C.N. Slobodchikoff
Russell P. Balda, PhD Prof.
(520) 523-4307
Univ. of Illinois, 1967
a. Social Behavior
Learning-Memory
b. social organization in birds; learning and memory in food-caching birds
c. Pygmy Nuthatches (Aves:Passeriformes:Sittidae)
Pinyon Jays (Aves:Passeriformes:Corvidae)
Clarks's Nutcrackers (Aves:Passeriformes:Corvidae)
Steven C. Hempleman, PhD Assist. Prof.
(520) 523-8940
Univ. of California, 1982
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
b. neurophysiology and respiratory physiology
W. Linn Montgomery, PhD Prof.
(520) 523-7505
Arizona State Univ., 1978
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior
b. foraging ecology and digestive physiology of herbivorous fishes; mating systems in salmonid fishes; interspecific feeding in reef fishes
c. Surgeonfishes (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Acarithuridae)
Damselfishes(Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Pomacentridae)
Salmon (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Salmoniformes:Salmonidae)
Sea-basses (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Serranidae)
Peter W. Price, PhD
(520) 523-7224
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. general ecology; three-tropic level interactions; population dynamics
Catherine Propper, PhD Assist. Prof.
(520) 523-1374
Oregon State Univ., 1989
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. Hormonal regulation of water balance and reproductive behavior in amphibians and reptiles
Philip Service, PhD
(520) 523-7216
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. population genetics, sperm competition, life-history genetics and evolution
Stephen M. Shuster, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(520) 523-9302
E-mail: shuster@nauvax.ucc.nau.edu
Univ. Of California, Berkeley, 1987
a. Social Behavior-Agression
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Behavioral Genetics
b. alternative reproductive strategies; aggregation/copying behavior; mating system evolution; genetics of small populations
c. Isopods (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Isopoda:Spheromatidae)
Mud Shrimp (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Thalassanoidea)
Brittle Stars (Ophinoidea)
C.N. Slobodchikoff, PhD Prof.
(520) 523-7231
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1971
a. Social Behavior
Communication-Acoustic
Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
b. Influences of resources and other factors on the social system and communication of animals
c. Gunnison's Prairie Dogs (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Darkling Beetles (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae)
Thomas G. Whitham, PhD
(520) 523-7215
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. ecology and evolution; plant-herbivore interactions; mutualism; ideal free distributions
Auburn University
Animal & Dairy Sciences
Auburn, AL 36849
CHAIR: Ralph Harris (interim) (334) 844-4160
FAX: (334) 844-1519 / E-MAIL: cmccall@agnet.auuburn.edu
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 2
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: teaching units for various farm species
OTHER FACULTY: K. Cummins
CONTACT: Dr. Dale Coleman (334) 844-1519
Cynthia A. McCall, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(334) 844-1556
Texas A & M Univ., 1983
a. Applied Ethology
Learning
Social Behavior
b. secondary reinforcements in horse training; relationship between dominance orders and learning ability in horses; response to discriminatory signal used in different learning tasks
c. Horses (Mammalia:Perissodactyla:Equidae)
Domestic Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Domestic Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Domestic Llamas (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Camelidae)
University of Arizona
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Tucson, AZ 85721
CHAIR: Stephen Russell (602) 621-1165
FAX: (602) 621-9190
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Joan Zokvic (grad sect'y)
Judith Bronstein, PhD Assist. Prof.
BITNET: JLB@ARIZRVAX
Univ. of Michigan, 1986
a. Social Behavior-Cooperation/Altruism/Helping
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
Behavioral Ecology-Mutualistic Interactions
b. broad interests in the evolution of mutualism & the continuum between mutualism & antagonism, particularly in animal/plant interactions such as pollination and seed dispersal.
c. Chalcidoid wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Chalcidoidae)
Yucca moths (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Incurvariidae)
Daniel R. Papaj, PhD Assist. Prof.
(602) 621-8988
BITNET: PAPAJ@ARIZRVAX
Duke University, 1984
a. Behavioral Ecology
Learning
Evolution/Survival Value
b. ecological function and evolutionary significance of behavioral plasticity, including learning; importance of plasticity in genetic differentiation.
c. Medfly (Arthropoda:Insecta:Diptera:Tephritidae)
Piperine Swellowtail butterfly (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Papilionidae)
Parasitoid (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Eucoilidae)
Irene M. Pepperberg, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(602) 621-8883
BITNET: IMP@ARIZRVAX.BITNET
Harvard, 1976
a. Communication-Acoustic
Learning-Cognition
b. development of allo-specific communication in birds; animal-human communication; animal cognition
c. African Grey parrot (Aves:Psittaciformes:Psittacidae)
University of Arizona
Entomology
Tucson, AZ 85721
CHAIR: (602) 621-1141
FAX: (602) 621-1150
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 8
CONTACT: Justine Collins
E.A. Bernays, PhD Prof.
(602) 621-9129
Lab: (602) 621-9261
University of London, UK 1970
a. Behavioral Ecology
Feeding/Ingestion
Learning
b. diet breadth and foraging behavior in herbivorous insects, mechanistic and functional
c. Grasshopers (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Acrididae)
Caterpillars (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera)
CALIFORNIA
California State University
Biology
Hayward, CA 95819
CHAIR: Richard Tullis (916) 881-3471
DEGREES: MS / ENROLLMENT: 2
CONTACT: Richard Tullis or Ron Schusterman
Ronald J. Schusterman, PhD Prof.
(415) 881-3469
Florida State Univ., 1961
a. Communication
Learning-Cognition
Social Behavior
b. social and feeding adaptations which depend on generalized as well as specialized perceptual, learning and cognitive skills
c. Sea Lions (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Otariidae)
Seals (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Phocidae)
Dolphins (Mammalia:Cetacea:Delphinidae)
California State University
Biological Sciences
Sacramento, CA 95819
CHAIR: Juanita Barrena (916) 278-6535
DEGREES: MA, MSc / ENROLLMENT: 4
CONTACT: Miklos D. F. Udvardy
Gene R. Drapp, PhD Prof.
(916) 278-6279
E-mail: drappgr@csus.edu
Univ. of Wisconsin, 1972
a. Natural History/Descriptive Studies
Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
b. carnivore behavioral ecology
c. Ringtails (Mammalia:Carnivora:Procyonidae)
Gray Foxes (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Red Foxes (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Pine Martens (Mammalia:Carnivora:Mustelidae)
Black Bears (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae)
California State University - Northridge
Biology
Northridge, CA 91330-8303
CHAIR: Mary Corcoran (818) 885-3356
DEGREES: MS / ENROLLMENT: 6
CONTACT: Randy Cohen, Graduate Coordinator
Jim W. Dole, PhD Prof.
(818) 885-3352
Univ. of Michigan, 1963
a. Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
Feeding/Ingestion
b. homing & orientation mechanisms in amphibians; feeding behavior in frogs
c. Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia)
California State University - San Bernadino
Psychology
San Bernadino, CA 92407
CHAIR: Charles D. Hoffman (714) 887-7226
DEGREES: MA / ENROLLMENT: 0
CONTACT: Suart R. Ellins
Stuart R. Ellins, PhD Prof.
(714) 887-7226
University of Delaware, 1972
a. Learning-Memory
b. food aversion conditioning; classical conditioning of gustatory and non-gustatory food cues; application of food aversion conditioning
c. Coyotes (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Loma Linda University
Department of Biology
Riverside, CA 92515
CHAIR: Dr. L. Brand
DEGRESS: MA,PhD / ENROLLMENT: 6
CONTACT: Dr. J Galusha, Grad. Coor.
Leonard Brand, PhD Prof.
Cornell University, 1970
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Locomotion
b. behavior of modern animals as a model for interpreting paleobehavior; social systems and ecology of chipmunks and derrmice
c. Chipmunks (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Deermice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Salamanders (Amphibia:Caudata)
Ronald Leland Carter, PhD Prof.
Loma Linda University, 1977
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Behavioral Genetics
Communication
b. behavior evolution of species and individual recognition
c. Glaugous-Winded gull (Aves:Chardriiformes:Laridae)
Parasitic mouse, Deermice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Robert Chilson, PhD Assoc. Prof.
University of Wisconsin, 1976
a. Neural Mechanisms
Behavioral Ecology
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
b. behavioral correlations of heartbeat reversal in insects; population distribution in a desert adapted butterfly
c. Honey bee (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
California sild moth (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Saturniidae)
Ford's Swallowtail (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Papilionidae)
Joseph G. Galusha, PhD Prof.
Oxford University, 1975
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection
b. parental-young recognition and adoption in in gulls; nest site selection and territorial defense
c. Glaucous winged gulls (Aves:Charadriiformes)
Northwest Crows (Aves:Charadriiformes)
Domestic Chickens (Aves:Galliformes)
Ernest R. Schwab, PhD Assist. Prof.
Loma Linda University, 1989
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Communication-Acoustic
b. central neuronal processing of courthship song information by female crickets
c. House cricket (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Gryllidae)
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Moss Landing, CA 95039
CHAIR: (408) 633-3304
DEGREES: MA, MS / ENROLLMENT: 20
CONTACT: Gail Johnston
James T. Harvey, PhD Assist. Prof.
(408) 633-7261
Oregon State Univ. 1987
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior-Social spacing
b. study of foraging and behavioral ecology of marine mammals
c. Harbor seals (Mammalia:Carnivora:Phocidea)
Gray Whales (Mammalia:Cetacea:Eschrichtiidae)
San Diego State University
Anthropology
San Diego, CA 92183
CHAIR: Larry L. Leach (619) 265-5527
DEGREES: MA / ENROLLMENT: 20
CONTACT: Graduate Advisor, Department of Anthropology
Lois K. Lippold, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1971
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
b. paternal/maternal behavior; sex and reproduction; gestation and parturition
c. Douc Langurs (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Golden Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
San Diego State University
Biology
San Diego, CA 92182-0057
CHAIR: Paul Paolini
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
CONTACT: L.R. McClenaghan
Vernon L. Avila, Phd Assoc. Prof.
Univ. of Colorado, 1972
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Feeding/Ingestion
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. steroids and their roles in various behaviors; 17B estradiol and androgens
c. Bluegill Sunfish (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Centrarchidae)
African Clawed Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Pipidae)
Jewelfish (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Cichlidae)
Frank T. Awbrey, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1965
a. Communication-Acoustic
Sensory Mechanisms-Audition
Social Behavior
b. bioacoustics in amphibians and cetaceans; effects of sound on audition and behavior; biophysics of hearing
c. Pacific Tree Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Hylidae)
Killer Whales (Mammalia:Cetacea:Delphinidae)
False Killer Whales (Mammalia:Cetacea:Delphinidae)
Beluga Whales (Mammalia:Cetacea:Monodontidae)
Gerald Collier, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, 1968
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior
b. evolution and nature of avian mating systems; species diversity and habitat selection
c. Passerine Birds (Aves:Passeriformes)
Blackbirds (Aves:Passeriformes:Icteridae)
Jacanas (Aves:Charadriiformes:Jacanidae)
Don Hunsaker, II, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Texas, Austin, 1960
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Communication
b. tropical and desert animals
c. Marsupials (Mammalia:Marsupialia)
Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria)
Neil Krekorian, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Toronto, 1970
a. Behavioral Ecology
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
Social Behavior
b. social spacing; aggression; sex and reproduction
c. Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
L.R. McClenaghan, Jr., PhD Assoc. Prof.
Kansas, 1977
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Evolution/Survival Value
Behavioral Genetics
c. Meadow Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Kangaroo Rat (Mammalia:Rodentia:Heteromyidae)
Pocket Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Heteromyidae)
San Diego State University
Psychology
San Diego, CA 92182-0350
CHAIR: Alan Litrownik
DEGREES: MA / ENROLLMENT: 6
CONTACT: Arthur Schatz, or John Grossberg
Richard H. Defran, PhD Assoc. Prof.
Bowling Green State Univ., 1972
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
Sensory Mechanisms
b. Cetacean behavior; population biology; animal psychophysics
c. Dolphins (Mammalia:Cetacea:Delphinidae)
Evalyn F. Segal, PhD Prof. Emeritus
Univ. of Minnesota, 1958
a. Learning-Reinforcement
Learning-Complex
Learning-Discrimination
b. concept learning in a Barbary Macaque; verbal learning in a Barbary Macaque
c. Barbary Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Albino Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
San Francisco State University
Biological Sciences
San Francisco, CA 94132
CHAIR: Crellin Pauling (415) 338-1548
DEGREES: MS, MA / ENROLLMENT: 15
CONTACT: Dot Simms
Robert I. Bowman, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1957
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Communication-Vocal
Development/Ontogeny
b. vocal communication in song birds (ecology of song)
c. Darwin's Finches (Aves:Passeriformes:Geospizinae)
Fox Sparrows (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Green-Tailed Towhees (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Jan A. Randall, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(415) 338-7100
Washington State Univ., 1977
a. Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
b. evolution of social organization and communication in sympatric species of desert rodent; includes study of foot drumming as seismic communication and predator defense
c. Kangaroo Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Heteromyidae)
Stanford University
Biological Sciences
Palo Alto, CA 94305-5020
CHAIR: P. Jones
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT:
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
CONTACT: Lorie Langdon, Student Services (415) 723-5413
Deborah M. Gordon, PhD Assist. Prof.
(415) 725-6364
E-mail: gordon@ants.stanford.edu
Duke University, 1983
a. Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Behavior Ecology-Territoriality
Social Behavior-Sociality
b. behavioral ecology;social organization; foraging; territoriality;development of colony organization; colony growth
c. Harvester Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Argentine Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Stanford University
Psychology
Stanford, CA 94305
CHAIR: Ewart Thomas (415) 497-3995
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT:
J. Wine, PhD Assoc. Prof.
Univ.of Calif., Los Angeles, 1971
a. Learning
Locomotion
Sensory Mechanisms
c. Crayfish (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
University of California - Berkeley
Anthropology
Berkeley, CA 94720
CHAIR: William Simmons
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 15
CONTACT: K. Milton or P. Dolhinow
Katharine Milton, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(415) 642-8607
New York Univ., 1977
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Feeding/Ingestion
Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
b. feeding ecology of primates; production patterns of tropical forest trees; quality and anti-quality components of tropical plant parts
c. Howler Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Woolly Spider Mondeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Spider Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Woolly Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
University of California - Berkeley
Zoology
Berkeley, CA 94720
CHAIR: Marvalee Wake
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 4
CONTACT: Barbara Hayashida or Graduate Admissions Secretary
George W. Barlow, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, 1958
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Development/Ontogeny
Social Behavior
b. development and evolution of social behavior in fishes
c. Cichlid Fishes (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Cichlidae)
Coral-reef Fishes (Pisces)
Walter D. Koenig, PhD Assist. Prof.
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1978
a. Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Evolution/Survival Value
b. mating systems; social spacing; territoriality; evolution
c. Acorn Woodpeckers (Aves:Piciformes:Picidae)
Yellow-Billed Magpies (Aves:Passeriformes:Corvidae)
Western Bluebirds (Aves:Passeriformes:Turdidae)
Dragonflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Odonata:Libellulidae)
University of Califonia - Davis
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,
School of Vet. Medicine, Psychology,
Agriculture Economics
Davis, CA 95616
CHAIR: Albert A. Harrison (Psych.) (916) 752-1884 or Warren Johnston (Ag.) (916) 752-1521
DEGREES: MS,PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Melody Siminton (Psych.) or R. Cross (Ag.)
Marc Mangel, PhD Prof.
(916) 752-0827
Univ. of British Columbia, 1978
a. Behavioral Ecology
Learning
Methodology
b. unified foraging theory and its applications
c. Fruit flies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Diptera:Drosophilidae)
Starling (Aves:Passeriformes:Sturnidae)
University of California - Davis
Graduate Group in Animal Behavior
Davis, CA 95616
CHAIR: Dr. Benjamin Hart (916) 752-1418
FAX: (916) 752-8391 / E-MAIL: jmtrevitt@ucdavis.edu
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 35
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Center for Animal Behavior; California Regional Primate Res. Center; Bodega Bay Marine Biology Lab; Animal Communication Lab
OTHER FACULTY: 37 from 11 departments in 3 colleges
CONTACT: Jeni Trevitt, Administrative Assistant
Marylynn S. Barkley, PhD Assoc. Prof. (An Physiol)
(916) 752-6029
Univ. Calif., Davis, 1975
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Social Behavior-Aggression
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. hormonal control of sex-specific behavior; reproductive endocrinology
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Fish (Pisces)
Richard G. Coss, PhD Prof. (Psychology)
(916) 752-1626
Reading Univ. (England), 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
Development/Ontogeny
Evolution/Survival Value
b. adaptive variation in ground squirrels; anti-predator behavior
c. Calif. Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Hugh Dingle, PhD Prof. (Entomology)
(916) 752-2480
E-mail: rdhdingle@ucdavis.edu
University of Michigan, 1962
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Behavioral Ecology
Behavioral Genetics
b. evolution of migratory behavior and wing polymorphism; behavior and life histories
c. Milkweed Bugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hemiptera))
Soapberry Bugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hemiptera)
Lesser MigratingGrasshoppers (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera)
Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, MS PhD Candidate
(916) 752-1988
Fax: (916) 752-2087
E-mail: efernandezduque@ucdavis.edu
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Sociality
Methodology-Data Collection/Analysis
b. behavioral mechanisms underlying male-female relationships in monogamous species; conservation biology; statistical methods in behavioral sciences (power analysis and meta-analysis)
c. Titi Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Norman E. Gary, PhD Prof. (Entomology)
(916) 752-0480
Cornell Univ., 1959
a. Applied Ethology
Behavioral Ecology
Communication
b. foraging; intra-colony communication; mating; defensive behavior
c. Honey Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Lawrence V. Harper, PhD Prof.
(916) 752-3624
Fax: (916) 752-5660
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1966
a. Development/Ontogeny
Social Behavior
Human Ethology
b. ontogeny of social behavior--parent-offspring relations, play, sex differences, biological basis of behavioral development
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
Guinea Pigs (Mammalia:Rodentia:Caviidae)
Benjamin L. Hart, DVM PhD Prof. (Physiol. Sci.)
(916) 752-1418
Univ. of Minnesota, 1960, 1964
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Communication-Acoustic
Neural Mechanisms
b. neural and hormonal control of sexual behavior; vomeronasal organ; animal behavior and disease avoidance strategy
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Goats (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Antelopes (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Cervidae)
Lynette Hart, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(916) 752-7722
Fax: (916) 752-8391
E-mail: lahart@ucdavis.edu
Rutgers Univ., 1976
a. Communication-Chemical
Human Ethology
Applied Ethology-companion animals & wildlife
b. human-animal interactions; communication in giraffe and elephants; grooming in antelope
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
Elephants (Mammalia:Proboscidae:Elephantidae)
Antelopes (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae:Antilopinae)
Giraffe (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae:Giraffidae)
Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, PhD Prof. (Anthropology)
(916) 752-2674
Harvard Univ., 1975
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Human Ethology
b. male and female reproductive strategies among primates
c. Hanuman Langurs (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
Dale F. Lott, PhD Prof. (Wildlife/Fisheries)
(916) 752-7641
Univ. of Washington, 1964
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
b. functions of and proximate mechanisms involved in intraspecific variation in social systems
c. California Quail (Aves:Galliformes:Phasianidae)
American Bison (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Peter R. Marler, PhD Prof.
(914) 752-8531
Cambridge Univ. England, 1954
a. Development/Ontogeny
Communication-Acoustic
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
b. animal behavior, with special reference to development of vocal communication in birds and primates; animal semantics; role of innate knowledge in development of perception in animals and man
c. Birds (Aves:Passeriformes)
Apes (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
William A. Mason, PhD Prof. Emeritus/Research Scientist
(916) 752-3273
Fax: (916) 752-2880
E-mail: wamason@ucdavis.educrprc@davis
Stanford Univ., 1954
a. Social Behavior
Development/Ontogeny
b. primate social development and social organization from a comparative perspective
c. Titi Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
Primates (Mammalia:Primates)
Joy Mench, PhD Prof.
(916) 752-6789
Fax: (916) 752-0175
Univ. Of Sussex. 1983
a. Applied Ethology-Domestic Animals
Endocrine/Hormonal Interactions
Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
b. animal welfare and the ethics of animal use; neurophysiological and hormonal correlates of stress in captive animals;environmental enrichment
c. Chickens (Aves:Galliformes)
Quail (Aves:Galliformes)
Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates)
James R. Millam, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(916) 752-1149
E-mail: jrmillam@ucdavis.edu
Univ. Of Minnesota, 1981
a. Applied Ethology-Companion Animals
Endocrine/Hormonal Interactions
Neural Mechanisms-Neuroendocrine Regulation
b. behavioral regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion and neuroanatomic basis of that regulation
c. Cockatiel (Aves:Psittaciformes:Cacatuidae)
Orange-winged (Aves:Psittaciformes:Psittacidae)
Domestic Turkey (Aves:Galliformes:Meleagridae)
Japanese Quail (Aves:Galliformes:Phasiandidae)
Zebra Finch (Aves:Passeriformes:Estrilidae)
Gary P. Moberg, PhD Prof./Assoc. Dean (Animal Science)
(916) 752-1253
Fax: (916) 752-4789
E-mail: gpmoberg@ucdavis.edu
Univ. of Illinois, 1968
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Applies Ethology
Stress
b. physiological and behavioral response of animals during stress
c. Fish (Chordata:Pisces)
Mammals (Mammalia:Artiodactyla)
Robert M. Murphey, PhD Prof. (Psychology)
(916) 752-1855
Vanderbilt Univ., 1966
a. Behavioral Genetics
Applied Ethology-Domestic Animals
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
b. genetic and environmental influences on behavioral variation in cattle and other animals
c. Domestic Cattle (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Capybaras (Mammalia:Rodentia:Hydrochaeridae)
Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Leptodactylidae)
Donald H. Owings, PhD Prof. (Psychology)
(916) 752-1673
Univ. of Washington, 1972
a. Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
Communication-Acoustic
Communication-Visual
b. alarm signals; anti-snake behavior; variation and ontogeny of communicatory behavior
c. Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Rattlesnakes (Reptilia:Squamata:Crotalidae)
Edward O. Price, PhD Prof. (Animal Science)
(916) 752-1252
Fax: (916) 752-0175
E-mail: eoprice@ucdavis.edu
Michigan State Univ., 1967
a. Applied Ethology-Domestic Animals
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Parent/Filial Interactions
b. development of sexual behavior in domestic male ungulates (cattle, sheep & goats); maternal-filial interactions in sheep; effects of domestication on animal behavior;
c. Sheep (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Cattle (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Goats (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Capridae)
Peter S. Rodman, PhD Professor
(916) 752-1591
Harvard, 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior
c. Orangutans (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Gibbons (Mammalia:Primates:Hylobatidae)
Judy Stamps, PhD Prof. (Zoology)
(916) 752-3622
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1974
a. Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection
Social Behvior-Social Spacing
b. proximate and ultimate basis of territorial behavior; sexual size dimorphism
c. Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria)
Claudia Valeggia, MS PhD Candidate
(916) 752-1988
Fax: (916) 752-2880
E-mail: crvaleggia@ucdavis.edu
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Interactions
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. behavioral endocrinology;reproduction;social suppression of fertility
c. Titi Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae:Callicebus moloch)
Dirk VanVuren, PhD Assist. Prof. (Wildlife/Fisheries)
(916) 752-4181
E-mail: dhvanvuren@ucdavis.edu
Univ. Of Kansas, 1990
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
c. Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
University of California - Irvine
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Irvine, CA 92717
CHAIR: Walter Fitch
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 15
CONTACT: George L. Hunt, Jr.
Nancy Burley, PhD
(714) 856-6006
Univ. of Texas, 1977
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Evolution/Survival Value
Communication
b. sexual selection; evolution of mating systems; intraspecific communication
c. Zebra Finches (Aves:Passeriformes:Estillidae)
Pigeons (Aves:Columbiformes:Columbidae)
Australian Finches (Aves:Passeriformes:Estillidae)
F. Lynn Carpenter, PhD Prof.
University of California, Berkely 1972
a. Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality
b. foraging behavior, competition
c. Nectarivorous birds (Aves)
Steven A. Frank, PhD Assist. Prof.
Univ. Michigan, 1988
a. Social Behavior
Evolution/Survival Value
b. sex allocation, genomic conflict
c. Social Insects (Arthropoda:Insecta)
George L. Hunt Jr., PhD Prof.
Harvard Univ., 1971
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
b. reproductive behavior and ecology of colonial birds
c. Gulls (Aves:Charadriiformes:Laridae)
Alcids (Aves:Charadriiformes:Laridae)
Marine Birds (Aves)
University of California - Irvine
Psychobiology
Irvine, CA 92717
CHAIR: Herbert P. Killackey
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Michael Leon
Pauline Yahr, PhD Prof.
Univ. of Texas, 1972
a. Endocrine/Hormonal mechanisms
Neural Mechanisms
Social behavior
b. neural action of sex steriods in controlling sexual behavior and chemical communication
c. Gerbils (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
University of California - Los Angeles
Biology
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
CHAIR: Dr. Park Nobel (310) 825-4373
FAX: (310) 206-3987
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT/GRANTS/ETC: Contact Graduate Affairs Office at (310) 825-1959 for current information
OTHER FACULTY: M. Cody, N. Collias (emeritus), P. Nonacs, C. Taylor
CONTACT: Jocelyn Yamadera (310) 825-1959
Robert M. Gibson, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(301) 825-6459
Fax: (310) 206-3587
E-mail: rgibson@biology.lifesci.ucla.edu
Univ. of Sussex, 1978
a. Communication
Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. proximate mechanisms; social,ecological, and genetic consequences of mate choice
c. Sage Grouse (Aves:Galliformes:Tetraonidae)
House Wren (Aves:Passeriformes:Troglodytidae)
Fruit Fly (Insecta:Diptera:Drosophilidae)
William Hamner, PhD Prof.
(301) 825-9302
UCLA, 1965
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/survival value
Social Behavior-Social Spacing
b. intraspecifc behavior with animal aggregations; schooling/flocking behavior; natural history-behavior of oceanic animals
c. Fish (Pisces)
Shrimp (Arthropoda:Crustacea)
Medusae (Cnidaria)
Ctenophora (Ctenophora)
Birds (Aves)
James G. Morin, PhD Prof.
(301) 825-1674
Harvard Univ., 1969
a. Communication-Visual
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
b. luminescent communication and sexual selection in tropical marine ostracode
c. Crustaceans (Arthropoda:Crustacea)
Firefleas (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Myodocopida:Cypridinidae)
University of California - Los Angeles
Psychology
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1563
CHAIR: Arthur Eoodward (310) 825-2288
FAX: (310) 206-5895
DEGREES: PhD
CONTACT: Michael Fanselow
Michael S. Fanselow, PhD Assist. Prof.
Univ. of Washington, 1980
a. Learning-Avoidance
Learning-Discrimination
Motivation/Emotion
b. defensive behavior; learning and endogenous mechanisms
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
University of California - Riverside
Biology
Riverside, CA 92507
CHAIR: Mark Chappell (909) 787-3952
FAX: (909) 787-4286
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 4-6
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
OTHER FACULTY: M. Chappell, N. Waser
CONTACT: Student Affairs Office
John Rotenberry, PhD
Oregon State Univ., 1978
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection
Methodology-Data Collection/Analysis
b. foraging ecology and habitat selection of passerine birds, particullarly in desert environments; pollination ecology; foraging behaivor of insects that visit flowers
c. Sage Sparrows (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Brewer's Sparrows (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Bumble Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Marlene Zuk, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(909) 787-3952
E-mail: mzuk@ucraci.ucr.edu
Univ. of Michigan, 1986
a. Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Evolution/Survival Value
Communication-Acoustic
b. mate-choice; evolution of secondary sexual characteristics;effects of parasitoids and parasites on host behavior; evolution; ecology
c. Field Crickets (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Gryllidae)
Jungle Fowl (Aves:Galliformes:Phasianidae)
University of California - Riverside
Psychology
Riverside, CA 92521
CHAIR: Marvin Nachman
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 2-5
CONTACT: Ramon J. Rhine
Ramon J. Rhine, PhD Prof.
Stanford Univ., 1955
a. Behavioral Ecology
Development/Ontogeny
Social Behavior
b. social spacing, predation, feeding
c. Stumptailed Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Yellow Baboons (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
University of California - San Diego
Biology
La Jolla, CA 92093
CHAIR: Nick Spitzer (619) 534-3105
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 5
CONTACT: Ms. Pattie Macpherson
Jack W. Bradbury, PhD Prof.
(619) 534-4787
FAX: (619) 534-7108
E-mail: JBradbury@Ucsd.Edu
Rockefeller Univ., 1968
a. Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Social Behavior-Social Spacing
Communication-Acoustic
b. evolution of spatial pattern, mating systems, sexual selection, animal communication
c. Bats (Mammalia:Chiroptera)
Grouse (Aves:Galliformes:Tetraonidae)
Thomson's Gazelles (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Trevor Price, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(619) 534-5605
FAX: (619) 534-7108
Univ. of Michigan, 1984
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Behavioral Genetics
Communication
b. evolution of plummage patterns, sexual selection, sexual dimorphism, development and speciation
c. Darwin's Finches (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Old World Warblers (Aves:Passeriformes:Sylviidae)
Sandra L. Vehrencamp, PhD Prof.
(619) 534-4787
FAX: (619) 534-7108
E-mail: SVEHRENCAMP@USCD.EDU
Cornell Univ., 1976
a. Social Behavior
Communication
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. evolution of social behavior in birds & mammals, especially mating systems, cooperation, determinants of group size, and communication systems
c. Grove-billed Anis (Aves:Cuculiformes:Cuculidae)
Sage Grouse (Aves:Galliformes:Phasianidae)
Thomson's Gazelles (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
University of California - San Diego
Psychology
La Jolla, CA 92093
CHAIR: Ebbe Ebbersen (619) 452-3003
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Ruby Woods
Edmund Fantino, PhD Prof.
(619) 452-3927
Harvard Univ., 1944
a. Learning-Reinforcement
Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Learning-Choice Behavior
b. operant conditioning analogs to foraging
c. Pigeons (Aves:Columbiformes:Columbidae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
University of California - Santa Barbara
Biological Sciences
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
CHAIR: Robert Warner (805) 893-2415
FAX: (805) 893-2415 / E-MAIL: warner@lifesci.ucsb.edu
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 15
NUMBER/TYPE FELLOWSHIP/STIPEND: 4 year stipend at $13,000/year
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Marine Lab, Aviary, Aquarium Facilities
CONTACT: Stephanie Slosser (805) 893-3023
E-mail: slosser@lifesci.ucsb.edu
John A. Endler, PhD Prof.
(805) 961-8212
Univ. of Edingurgh,Scotland, 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
Behavioral Genetics
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. mate choice; evolution of animal color patterns
c. Guppies (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Cyprinodontiformes:Poeciliidae)
Cichlids (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Cichlidae)
Rivulus Hartii (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Cyprinodontiformes:Cyprinodontidae)
Noctuid Moths (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)
Geometrid Moths (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Geometridae)
Stephen I. Rothstein, PhD Prof.
(805) 961-2834/3511
Yale Univ., 1970
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior-Dominance
b. behavioral adaptations related to parasite-host interactions; acoustic communications and dominance in social groups
c. Brown-headed Cowbirds (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
White-crowned Sparrows (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Blackbirds (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Robert R. Warner, PhD Prof.
(805) 961-2941
Fax: (805) 893-2941
E-mail: warner@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, 1973
a. Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Evolution/Survival Value
b. behavioral ecology and life history evolution, particularly in coral reef fishes
c. Bluehead Wrasse (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Labridae)
Adrian M. Wenner, PhD Prof. (Retired-Advising)
(805) 893-2838
Fax: (805) 893-8062
Univ. of Michigan, 1961
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication-Acoustic
Methodology
b. application of the "strong inference" approach to animal behavior studies
c. Honey Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Sand Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Amphipoda:Talitridae)
Monarch Butterflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Danaidae)
University of California - Santa Cruz
Biology
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
CHAIR: C. Poodry (408) 429-2385
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 30
CONTACT: Dean, Graduate Office
Burney V. Le Boeuf, PhD Prof.
(408) 429-2845
Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1966
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Evolution/Survival Value
b. sexual selection
c. Elephant seals (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Phocidae)
Sea lions (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Otariidae)
COLORADO
Colorado State University
Psychology
Fort Collins, CO 80523
CHAIR: Scott Hamilton (970) 491-6364
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 5
CONTACT: D.D. Avery
David D. Avery, PhD Prof.
(970) 491-6820
Univ. of Houston, 1969
a. Neural Mechanisms
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Drug Studies
b. hypothalamic-neurochemical mechanisms and motivation
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Ralph W. Richards, PhD Prof.
(970) 491-5548
Michigan State Univ., 1971
a. Learning
b. associative learning and cognitive processes in animals
c. Pigeons (Aves:Columbiformes:Columbidae)
Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Colorado State University
Biology
Fort Collins, CO 80523
CHAIR: Joan Herbers (970) 491-7013
FAX: (970) 491-0649
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 15
NUMBER/TYPE FELLOWSHIPS/STIPEND: GTA's (10) at $9000/9 mos.
CONTACT: Connie VanHorn
Myron C. Baker, PhD Prof.
(970) 491-5307
E-mail: mcbaker@lamar.colostate.edu
Yale Univ., 1971
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
Evolution/Survival Value
b. avian acoustic communication; mating behavior; social learning
c. Buntings (Aves:Passeriformes:Fringillidae)
Chickadees (Aves:Passeriformes:Paridae)
Honeycaters (Aves:Passeriformes:Meliphagidae)
Fairy Wrens (Aves:Passeriformes:Maluridae)
Joan M. Herbers, PhD Prof.
(970) 491-0713
Fax: (970) 491-0649
E-mail: herbers@lamar.colostate.edu
Northwestern Univ., 1978
a. Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Social Behavior-Sociality
Evolution/Survival Value
b. ecology and genetics of eusociality
c. Hymenoptera, Ants (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Philip N. Lehner, PhD Prof.
(970) 491-5875
Fax: (970) 491-5875
E-mail: plehn@lamar.colostate.edu
Utah State Univ., 1969
a. Communication-Acoustic
Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
Applied Ethology-Domestic Animals
b. ethology and behavioral ecology of birds and mammals
c. Manes Wolf (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Gray Jays (Aves:Passeriformes:Corvidae)
Janice Moore, PhD Assist. Prof.
(970) 491-6764
Fax: (970) 491-0649
E-mail: pillbug@lamar.colostate.edu
Univ. of New Mexico, 1981
a. Behavioral Ecology-Parastite-Induced Alterations in Behavior
b. adaptive significance of parasite-induced behavior situations in hosts
c. Cockroach (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera)
Beetle (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera)
Rat (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae)
Ground Squirrel (Mammalia:Rodentia)
Acanthocephala (Acanthoscephala)
William C. Wright, PhD Assist. Prof.
(970) 491-5552
E-mail: bwright@lamar.colostate.edu
Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, 1985
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Learning Mechanisms
Evolution/Survival Value
b. Evolution of mechanisms of learning using comparative method on homologous reflex circuits in sea slugs; the neural basis of parasite-induced behavior change
c. Sea Slugs (Mollusca:Opisthobranch)
Amphipods (Arthropoda:Crustacea)
Limpets (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
University of Colorado
Environmental, Population and Organismic Biology
Boulder, CO 80309-0334
CHAIR: Carl Bock (303) 492-8961
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 5
CONTACT: Dr. Marc Bekoff
Anne Bekoff, PhD Prof.
(303) 492-5114
Fax: (303) 492-8699
E-mail: anne.bekoff@colorado.edu
Washington Univ., 1974
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Development/Ontogeny
Locomotion
b. development of motor behaviors in chicks and chick embryos (e.g. embryonic motility, walking, foot shaking, etc.)
c. Domestic Chickens (Aves:Galliformes:Phasianidae)
Marc Bekoff, PhD Prof.
(303) 492-8961
Fax: (303) 492-8699
E-mail: bekoffm@spot.colorado.edu
Washington Univ., 1972
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
Play
b. evolution of social behavior; development; behavioral ecology; cognitive ethology; animal welfare
c. Domestic Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Wolves (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Shelter's Jay (Aves:Passeriformes)
Michael D. Breed, PhD Prof.
(303) 492-7687
Univ. of Kansas 1977
a. Social Behavior-Kin Recognition
Social Behavior-Dominance
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
b. kin recognition; physiological mechanisms that regulate aggression/dominance; dynamics of colony defense mechanisms; social insect biology
c. Honey Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Giant Tropical Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Cockroaches (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Blattidae)
CONNECTICUT
University of Connecticut
Biobehavioral Sciences Graduate Degree Program (Psychology)
Storrs, CT 06269-4154
COORDINATOR: Victor H. Denenberg (860) 486-3826
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 20
CONTACT: Kathy Moriarty
Ross Buck, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4494
Fax: (860) 486-5422
E-mail: buck@uconnvm.uconn.edu
University of Pittsburgh, 1970
a. Human Ethology
Motivation/Emotion
Social Behavior
b. spontaneous communication of emotion in humans, including social and genetic bases of expressive behavior; the development of expressiveness; expressiveness in an interactional context
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
V.H. Denenberg, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-3826
Purdue Univ., 1953
a. Development/Ontogeny
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Neural Mechanisms
b. brain lateralization; sex differences; sleep states
c. Rats, Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
B. Ginsberg, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-2351
Univ. of Chicago, 1943
a. Behavioral Genetics
Social Behavior
Communication
b. social stress & gene expression; dyslexia
c. Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
S. Maxson, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-2455
Univ. of Chicago, 1966
a. Behavioral Genetics
Social Behavior-Aggression
b. molecular genetics regulating social behavior
c. Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
William J. Shoemaker, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(860) 679-3423
Fax: (860) 679-1296
MIT
a. Development/Ontogeny
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Drug Studies
b. developmental neurobiology; neuropharmacology; neuroendocrinology
c. Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Evelyn B. Thoman, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4042
University of Nebraska, 1965
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Sleep
Development/Ontogeny
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
University of Connecticut
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Storrs, CT 06268
CHAIR: Gregory J. Anderson
FAX: (860) 486-6364
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 7
CONTACT: Kentwood D. Wells and John A. Silander
William D. Chapple, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4558
Stanford Univ., 1965
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neurobiology
Locomotion
Sensory Mechanisms-Proprioception
b. crustacean physiology of movement; propriorecption
c. Hermit Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Green Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
George A. Clark, Jr., PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4459
E-mail: clark@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Yale Univ., 1964
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Feeding/Ingestion
Self-Maintenance
b. behavior of birds; relationship of integumental structure and behavior
c. Birds (Aves)
Robert K. Colwell, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4395
E-mail: Colwell@ucconnvm.uconn.edu
University of Michigan, 1969
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Communication
b. species interactions and coevolution of hummingbirds and mites; speciation and sexual selection; host-selection behavior of mites
c. Hummingbird Mites (Chelicerata:Acarina)
Hummingbirds (Aves:Apodiformes:Trochilidae)
Bruce Goldman, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-2984
Medical College of Georgia, 1968
a. Biological Rhythms
Endocrine/Hormonal Interactions
Social Behavior
b. biological rhythms; neuroendocrinology; social behavior of mole rats and other rodents
c. Mole Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Bathyergidae)
Mole Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Spalacidae)
Hamsters (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Charles S. Henry, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4450
E-mail: chenry@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Harvard Univ., 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication-Acoustic
Evolution/Survival Value
b. courtship singing in Green Lacewings and its relevance to speciation and phylogeny
c. Green Lacewings (Arthropoda:Insecta:Neuroptera:Chrysopidae)
Andrew Moiseff, PhD Assist. Prof.
(860) 486-4562
Cornell Univ., 1980
a. Sensory Mechanisms-Audition
Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
Communication-Acoustic
b. neural mechanisms for sound localization
c. Barn Owls (Aves:Strigiformes:Tytonidae)
Carl W. Rettenmeyer, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-0828
Fax: (203) 486-6364
Univ. of Kansas, 1962
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
Social Behavior-Sociality
b. foraging behavior of ants, especially army ants; behavior of social wasts and guests of ants
c. Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Social Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
Eric Schultz, PhD Assist. Prof.
(860) 486-4692
E-mail: eschultz@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Univ. of Calififornia, Santa Barbara, 1990
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Reproduction
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. life history strategies; reproduction; sexual selection; sex allocation; behavior in larval fishes
c. Boney Fishes (Chordata:Osteichthyes)
Kurt Schwenk, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(860) 486-0351
E-mail: schwenk@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1984
a. Feeding/Ingestion
Evolution/Survival Value
Sensory Mechanisms-Chemical
b. behavior, functional morphology and evolution of vertebrate feeding; chemosensory behavior of lizards; phylogenetic analysis of behavior
c. Lizards (Reptilia:Squamata:Sauria)
Salamanders (Amphibia:Caudata)
Caecilians (Amphibia:Apoda:Gymnophiona)
Snakes (Reptilia:Squamata:Serpentes)
Theodore L. Taigen, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(860) 486-4154
E-mail: taigen@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Cornell University, 1981
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
b. energetics of vocal communication in frogs; physiological ecology of amphibians
c. Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Anura)
Steve Trumbo, PhD Assist. Prof.
(203) 596-2138
Fax: (203) 596-2104
Univ. Of North Carolina, 1988
a. Social Behavior
Endocrine/Hormonal Interactions
Evolution/Survival Vale
b. evolution of parental care and social behavior; function, behavioral and physiological mechanisms;division of labor in social insects
c. Burying Beetles (Insecta:Coleoptera:Silphidae)
Honey Bees (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Peter Turchin, PhD Assist. Prof.
(860) 486-3603
E-mail: turchin@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Duke Univ., 1985
a. Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey Interactions
Social Behavior-Social Spacing
b. theoretical ecology; complex dynamics in natural populations; movement and spatial population dynamics; aggregation behavior
c. Small Mammals (Mammalia)
Various Insects (Insecta)
David L. Wagner, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(860) 486-2139
E-mail: dwagner@uconnvm.uconn.edu
University of California, Berkeley, 1986
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
b. evolution of lek mating systems and pheromonal communication in moths; systematics of Hepialidae
c. Butterflies, Moths (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera)
Kentwood D. Wells, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4454
E-mail: kendtus@uconnvem.uconn.edu
Cornell Univ., 1976
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
Social Behavior
b. social behavior and communication of frogs and toads; energetics of vocal communication; aggression and territoriality; sexual selection and mate choice; parental care
c. Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Anura)
University of Connecticut
Psychology
Storrs, CT 06268-1020
CHAIR: Ronald Growney (860) 486-3515
FAX: (860) 486-2760
DEGREES: MA, MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 5
NUMBER/TYPE FELLOWSHIPS/STIPEND: 50; $10,000 to $15,000
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
OTHER FACULTY: 45
CONTACT: Graduate Admissions, Department of Psychology, U-20, Univ. of Conn., 406
Babbidge Rd., Storrs, CT, 06269-1020
David B. Miller, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-3516
E-mail: millerd@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Univ. of Miami, 1973
a. Development/Ontogeny
Communication-Acoustic
Context Effects
b. developmental and contextual (social) factors underlying alarm call responsitivity of mallard ducklings
c. Mallard Ducks (Aves:Anseriformes:Anatidae)
Benjamin D. Sachs, PhD Prof.
(860) 468-2250
Bitnet: BSACHS@UCONNVM.BITNET
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1966
a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Neural Mechanisms
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. psychobiology of mating behavior -- its reflexive components
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Gerbils (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
John D. Salamone, PhD Assist. Prof.
(860) 486-4302
Emory University, 1982
a. Drug studies
Locomotion
Learning-Reinforcement
b. dopamine and acetylcholine mechanisms involved in motor activity and motivation
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Harvey A. Swadlow, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-2252
Univ. of Miami, 1970
a. Neural Mechanisms
Sensory Mechanisms
b. neurophysiology correlates of sensation and perception
c. Rabbits (Mammalia:Lagomorpha)
W.A. Wilson, PhD Prof.
(860) 486-4106
Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1956
a. Sensory mechanisms
Learning
Neural Mechanisms
b. neural mechanisms of cross-modal transfer and sensory interaction
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
David A. Yutzey, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(860) 486-4108/2825
Ohio State Univ., 1965
a. Neural Mechanisms-Brain lesions
Social Behavior-Aggression
Evolution/Survival value
b. animal neuropsychology of brain laterality; involvement of cerebral cortex and corpus callosum in spatial and emotional behaviors
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Wesleyan University
Biology
Middletown, CT 06457
CHAIR: David Bodznick (203) 685-3483
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Director, Graduate Admissions
Allan Berlind, PhD Prof.
(203) 685-3483
Harvard Univ., 1969
a. Neural Mechanisms-Rhythmic Systems
b. generation of rhythmic activity by small neuronal networks
c. Lobsters (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
David Bodznick, PhD Prof.
(203) 685-3489
Univ. Washington, Seattle, 1977
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
Sensory Mechanisms-Electrical
b. neuroethology; sensory processing in vertebrate brain, relationship to behavior; electroreception processing and orientation
c. Lampreys (Pisces:Agnatha:Petromyzoniformes:Petromyzonidae)
Skates (Pisces:Chondrichthyes:Rajiformes:Rajidae)
Dogfish (Pisces:Chondrichthyes:Squaliformes:Squalidae)
Wesleyan University
Psychology
Middletown, CT 06457
CHAIR: Nathan Brody
DEGREES: MA / ENROLLMENT: 0
H.M. Sinnamon, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(203) 685-2955
Univ. of Rochester, 1972
a. Locomotion
Motivation/Emotion
Neural Mechanisms
b. neural mechanisms of locomotion initiation and orienting behavior
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
DELAWARE
University of Delaware
Entomology and Applied Ecology
Newark, DE 19717-1303
CHAIR: Thomas Allen (302) 451-2526
FAX: (302) 831-3651
DEGREES: BS, MS / ENROLLMENT: 5
NUMBER/TYPE FELLOWSHIPS/STIPEND: 6 @ $10,000 first year
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Greenhouse, Growth Chamber Facilities, 35-Acre Woodlot on Campus for Research Only
OTHER FACULTY: R.R. Roth
CONTACT: C.E. Mason
Douglas W. Tallamy, PhD Prof.
(302) 831-6700
E-mail: dtallamy@bach.udel.edu
Univ. Maryland, 1980
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial Interactions
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Sociality
c. Lacebugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hemiptera:Tingidae
Assassin Bugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Heteroptera:Redovicdae)
Cucumber Beetles (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coloptera:Chrysomelidae)
Thomas K. Wood, PhD Prof.
(302) 451-2526
Cornell Univ., 1968
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
b. parental care
c. Treehoppers (Arthropoda:Insecta:Homoptera:Membracidae)
University of Delaware
Psychology
Newark, DE 19711
CHAIR: Tom Scott
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 3
CONTACT: Tom Scott
F.A. Masterson, PhD Prof.
Princeton Univ., 1965
a. Learning
Methodology
Motivation/Emotion
b. interplay of learning and instinctive mechanisms in defensive behavior; mechanisms of Pavlovian conditioning.
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Georgetown University
Biology
Washington, DC 20057
CHAIR: Joseph H. Neale (202) 687-6247
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 2
CONTACT: E. Barrows
Edward M. Barrows, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(202) 687-5841
Univ. of Kansas, 1975
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Behavioral Ecology
Communication
b. reproductive behavior of insects, pollination
c. Chalcidoid Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Chalcidoidae)
Mexican Bean Beetles (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera:Coccinellidae)
Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Butterflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Pieridae)
Vespid Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
Douglas A. Eagles, PhD Assist. Prof.
(202) 687-5905
Univ. of Massachusetts, 1972
a. Locomotion
Sensory Mechanisms-Mechanical
b. neurophysiology of locomotion
c. Horseshoe Crabs (Merostomata:Xiphosura:Xiphosuridae)
Blue Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Edible Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Smithsonian Institution
National Zoological Park
Washington, DC 20008
CHAIR: Edwin Gould (202) 673-4783
DEGREES: None / ENROLLMENT:
CONTACT: Devra G. Kleiman
Benjamin B. Beck, PhD
(202) 673-4871
University of Chicago, 1967
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Learning-Complex
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. tool behavior; propagation and reintroduction of captive primates
c. Golden Lion Tamarins (Mammalia:Primates:Callitrichidae)
Gorillas (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Daryl J. Boness, PhD
(202) 673-4747
Dalhousie University, 1979
a. Social Behavior
Evolution/Survival Value
Behavioral Ecology
b. male and female reproductive strategies, lactation strategies, and early development in pinnipeds
c. Seals (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Phocidae)
Sea Lions (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Otariidae)
Walruses (Mammalia:Pinnipedia:Odobenidae)
Scott R. Derrickson, PhD
(703) 635-4166
Univ. of Minnesota, 1977
a. Applied Ethology
Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior
b. social influences on sexual behavior: captive breeding; animal reintroductions
c. Dabbling Ducks (Aves:Anseriformes:Anatidae)
Cranes (Aves:Gruiformes:Gruidae)
Devra G. Kleiman, PhD
(202) 673-4825
Univ. of London, 1969
a. Development/Ontogeny
Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. captive breeding of endangered species; social behavior of monogamous mammals
c. Golden Lion Tamarins (Mammalia:Primates:Callitrichidae)
Giant Pandas (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae)
Bush Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Maned Wolves (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Degus (Mammalia:Rodentia:Octodontidae)
Dale L. Marcellini, PhD
(202) 673-4783
Oklahoma University, 1969
a. Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior
Applied Ethology-Zoo Animals
b. behavior and ecology of geckos
c. Geckos (Reptilia:Sauria:Gekkonidae)
Anoles (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Eugene S. Morton, PhD
(202) 673-4828
Yale University, 1969
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection
Communication-Acoustic
c. Insects (Arthropoda:Insecta)
Waterfowl (Aves:Anseriformes)
Passerine Birds (Aves:Passeriformes)
Katherine Ralls, PhD
(202) 673-4815
Harvard University, 1965
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Behavioral Genetics
b. inbreeding in small populations of a variety of exotic species; behavior and reproduction of captive ungulates; conservation of marine mammals
c. Duikers (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Mouse Deer (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
California Sea Otters (Mammalia:Carnivora:Mustelidae)
Dugongs (Mammalia:Sirenia:Dugongidae)
Dorcas Gazelles (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Michael H. Robinson, PhD Director, NZP
(202) 673-4721
Oxford University, 1968
a. Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
c. Grasshoppers (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera)
Spiders (Arthropoda:Arachnida:Araneida)
John Seidensticker, PhD
(202) 673-4783
University of Idaho, 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology
Applied Ethology
b. assessment of habitat change on wildlife populations; behavorial ecology of carnivores
c. Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Raccoons (Mammalia:Carnivora:Procyonidae)
Bears (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae)
Deer (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Cervidae)
Opossum (Mammalia:Marsupialia:Didelphidae)
FLORIDA
Florida Atlantic University
Psychology
Boca Raton, FL 33431
CHAIR: I.B. Johanson (407) 367-3360
DEGREES: BA, MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
CONTACT: D.R. Richardson
Ingrid B. Johanson, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(407) 367-3235
City University of New York, 1978
a. Development/Ontogeny
Learning-Reinforcement
Drug Studies
b. ontogeny of learning; drug influence on behavioral development, especially learning and memory; behavioral genetics, animal models of alcoholism.
c. Rat (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
J.A.S. Kelso, PhD Prof.
(407) 367-2230
BITNET: KELSO@SERVAX
Univ. of Wisconson, Madison 1975
a. Biological Rhythms
Neural Mechanisms
Methodology
b. understanding the control and coordination of behavior through theory and experiment
c. Humans (Mammalia:Primates:Hominidae)
David Wolgin, PhD Prof.
(407) 367-3366
Rutgers University
a. Psychopharmacology
Feeding/Ingestion
b. drug effects on behavior
c. Rats (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
Florida Atlantic University
Biological Sciences
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
CHAIR: M. Salmon (407) 367-3320
FAX: (407) 367-2749
DEGREES: BA, BS, MS / ENROLLMENT: 6
CONTACT:
Godfrey R. Bourne, PhD Assist. Prof.
(407) 367-3915
Univ. of Michigan, 1983
a. Behavioral Ecology
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
Social Behavior
b. mating systems; sexual selection; foraging strategies; evolution of behavior
c. Whistling Ducks (Aves:Anseriformes:Anatidae)
South American Bull Frog (Amphibia:Apoda:Leptodactilidae)
Whistling Frog (Amphibia:Apoda:Leptodactilidae)
Water Frog (Amphibia:Apoda:Hylidae)
Seed Eaters (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
William R. Brooks, PhD Assist Prof.
(407) 367-3888
E-mail: WBROOKS@ACC.FAU.EDU
Florida State University, 1984
a. Behavioral Ecology
Chemical Ecology
Symbiology
b. behavioral mechanisms facilitating symbiotic associations; identification of chemical signals which trigger species-specific behavioral responses
c. Sea Anemones (Cnidaria:Anthozoa)
Hermit Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Anemone Shrimp (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Fishes (Chordata:Pisces)
Peter L. Lutz, PhD Prof.
(407) 367-2887
E-mail: Lutz@ACC.FAU.EDU
a. Behavioral Physiology
Physiological Ecology
b. diving behavior; stress behavior and physiological effects
c. Fishes (Chordata:Pisces)
Reptiles (Chordata:Reptilia)
Mammals (Chordata:Mammalia)
Michael Salmon, PhD Prof.
(407) 367-2747
E-mail: Salmon@ACC.FAU.EDU
Univ. of Maryland, 1964
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. mechanisms of orientation and navigation; behavior as a tool in conservation and management of endangered or threatened marine species
c. Sea Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia)
Fishes (Chordata:Pisces)
Fiddler Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea)
Jeanette Wyneken, PhD Research Prof.
(407) 367-2747
E-mail: JWyneken@ACC.FAU.EDU
Univ. of Illinois, 1988
a. Functional Anatomy
Behavior Ecology-Predator/Prey Interactions
b. swimming mechanisms and streamlining; metabolic costs of migratory locomotion; orientation mechanisms
c. Sea Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia)
Reptiles (Chordata:Reptilia)
Florida State University
Biological Science
Tallahassee, FL 32306
CHAIR: Lawrence G. Abele (904) 644-3023
DEGREES: BS, MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 20
CONTACT: T. Roberts
William F. Herrnkind, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-9840
E-mail: hernnkind@bio.fsu.edu
Univ. of Miami, 1968
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Sensory Mechanisms
b. behavioral specializations of marine animals in ecological context, including adaptive significance and operational mechanisms of orientation, predation-antipredation, habitat selection, sensory modalities
c. Spiny Lobsters (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda:Palinuridae)
Hermit Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda:Anomura)
Decapod Crustaceans (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
Gastropod Mollusks (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
Richard N. Mariscal, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-1569
E-mail: mariscal@bio.fsu.edu
University of California, Berkeley 1966
a. Behavioral Ecology
b. behavioral ecology of cnidaria symbioses
c. Sea Anemones, Corals (Cnidaria)
Hermit Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda:Anomura)
Anemone Fishes (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Pomacentridae)
Michael Meredith, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-1569
E-mail: mmered@neuro.fsu.edu
University of Pennsylvania, 1974
a. Sensory Mechanisms-Chemical
Neural Mechanisms
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. mechanisms of olfaction & chemical communication, function of vomeronasal organ and nervus terminalis especially in sexual behavior
c. Hamsters (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Joseph Travis, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-3700
E-mail: travis@neuro.fsu.edu
Duke University
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Behavioral Genetics
Development/Ontogeny
b. ecological genetics, evolution of behavioral diversification
c. Sailfin Mollies (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Atheriniformes:Poeciliidae)
Least Killifish (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Atheriniformes:Poeciliidae)
Spring Peepers (Amphibia:Salientia:Hylidae)
Barking Treefrogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Hylidae)
Walter R. Tschinkel, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-4489
tschinkel@bio.fsu.edu
University of California, Berkeley, 1968
a. Social Behavior-Sociality
Social Behavior-Cooperation/Altruism/Helping
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. social biology of ants, including control of reproduction, colony founding, worker-larval relations, colony growth, etc.
c. Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
c. Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Florida State University
Psychology
Tallahassee, FL 32306
CHAIR: Dr. Robert Contreras (904) 644-2040
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 50
CONTACT: R. Contreras
Glayde Whitney, PhD Prof.
(904) 644-9873
Univ. of Minnesota, 1966
a. Behavioral Genetics
Evolution/Survival Value
Communication
b. chemical senses; ultrasonic communication
c. Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Muridae)
University of Florida
Anthropology
Gainesville, FL 32611
DEPT: (904) 392-2031
FAX: (904) 392-6929
DEGREES: MA, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
CONTACT: Graduate Secretary (904) 392-2031
Sue Boinski, PhD Assist. Prof.
(904) 392-4780
E-mail: Boinski@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU
Univ. Of Texas at Austin, 1986
a. Communication
Behavior Ecology
Social Behavior
c. NW Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae)
Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Callitrichidae)
University of Florida
Entomology and Nematology
Gainesville, FL 32611
CHAIR: D.L. Shankland (904) 392-1901
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
CONTACT: S. Kerr
James E. Lloyd, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-1901
Cornell Univ., 1966
a. Behavioral Ecology
Communication
Evolution/Survival Value
b. biosystematics; visual and acoustical communication
c. Fireflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Coleoptera:Lampyridae)
Frank Slansky, Jr., PhD Prof.
(904) 392-1901 x. 123
Cornell Univ., 1974
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Feeding/Ingestion
Evolution/Survival Value
b. nutritional ecology; feeding behavior; growth/reproductive strategies; flight/migration
c. Moths (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Noctuidae)
Stink Bugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hemiptera:Pentatomidae)
Seed Bugs (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hemiptera:Lygaeidae)
Insects (Arthropoda:Insecta)
University of Florida
Psychology
Gainesville, FL 32611
CHAIR: R.D Sorkin (904) 392-0601
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: D.A Dewsbury
Donald A. Dewsbury, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-0596
Internet: DEWSBURY@WEBB.PSYCH.UFL.EDU
Univ. of Michigan, 1965
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
History of animal behavior
Social Behavior-Sociality
b. social and reproductive behavior of small rodents; history of the study of animal behavior
c. Deer Mice (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Prairie Voles (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Montane Voles (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Meadow Voles (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Pine Voles (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
University of Florida
Wildlife and Range Sciences
Gainesville, FL 32611
CHAIR: Patricia Werner (904) 392-4851
FAX: (904) 392-6984 / E-MAIL: Wildlife@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT:
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Genetics Analysis Core and Reproductive Analysis Core of the program Biotechnologies for the Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservations Sciences
CONTACT: Dr. George Tanner, Graduate Coordeinator
Lyn C. Branch, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(904) 846-0564
Fax: (904) 392-6984
Univ. Of California, Berkeley, 1989
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
b. evolution of social behavior; dispersal; mating systems
c. Plains Vizcacha (Mammalia:Rodentia:Chinchillidae)
Florida Scrub Lizard (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
John F. Eisenberg, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-4959
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1962
a. Social Behavior-Parental/Filial
Social Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
b. ecology and behavior of rodents and marsupials; parental investment theory
c. Opposums (Mammalia:Marsupialia:Didelphidae)
Rodents (Mammalia:Rodentia:Cricetidae)
Peter Fredrick, PhD Assist. Prof.
(904) 846-0565
Fax: (904) 392-6984
Univ. Of North Carolina, 1985
a. Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Behavior Ecology-Predator/Prey Interactions
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. ecological interactions between predators and prey; reproductive choices of colonial breeding birds; ecology of human interactions with wildlife
c. White Ibis (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Threskiornithidae)
Great Egret (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Ardeidae)
Great Blue Heron (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Ardeidae)
Jabiru Stork (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Ciconidae)
Tricolored Heron (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Ardeidae)
Melvin E. Sunquist, PhD Research Scientist
(904) 846-0566
E-mail: MESU@GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU
Univ. of Minnesota, 1979
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
c. Jaguar (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Raccoons (Mammalia:Carnivora:Procyonidae)
Puma (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Black Bear (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae)
University of Florida
Zoology
Gainesville, FL 32611
CHAIR: Frank Nordlie (904) 392-1107
FAX: (904) 392-1297 / E-MAIL: HJB@ZOO.UFL.EDU
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 30
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Field Stations, Computer Facilities, OTS
CONTACT: Dr. Brian McNab (mcnab@ZOO.UFL.EDU)
Karen Bjorndal, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(904) 392-5194
Fax: (904) 392-9166
E-mail: kab@monarch.zoo.ufl.edu
Univ. Florida, 1979
a. Behavioral Ecology-Migration
Feeding/Ingestion
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
b. behavioral ecology of vertebrates with emphasis on diet selection in herbivores; migratory and reporductive behavior of sea turtles
c. Freshwater Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia:Emydidae)
Sea Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia:Chloniidae)
Sea Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia:Dermochelyidae)
Jane Brockmann, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-1297
E-mail: HJB@ZOO.UFL.EDU
Univ. of Wisconsin, 1976
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Social Behavior-Parental/Filial Interactions
b. evolution of alternative strategies; mating and nesting patterns; evolution of sex ratios and life histories; social behavior; parental care
c. Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Sphecidea)
Horseshoe Crabs (Merostomata:Xiphosura:Xiphosuridae)
Lincoln P. Brower, PhD Distinguished Service Prof.
(904) 392-1107
E-mail: LPB@ZOO.UFL.EDU
Yale Univ., 1957
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Learning-Avoidance
Evolution/Survival Value
b. migration in monarch butterflies; avoidance, learning and evolution of mimicry; conservation
c. Monarch butterflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Danaidae)
Queen butterflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera:Danaidae)
Blue Jays (Aves:Passeriformes:Corvidae)
Northern Orioles (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Grosbeaks (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Colin Chapman, PhD Assist. Prof.
(904) 392-1196
Fax: (904) 392-3704
E-mail: CACHAPMAN@ZOO.UFL.EDU
Univ. of Alberta, 1987
a. Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Social Behavior-Sociality
Communication-Acoustic
b. ecological determinants of social organization, particularly constrants on group size
c. Primates (Mammalia:Primates)
Parrots (Aves:Psittaciformes)
John H. Kaufmann, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-1194
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1961
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior-Dominance
Social Behavior-Social Spacing
b. behavioral ecology of vertebrates, esp. mammals, with emphasis on ecology and evolution of behavior
c. Raccoons (Mammalia:Carnivora:Procyonidae)
Kangaroos (Mammalia:Marsupialia:Macropodidae)
Wallabies (Mammalia:Marsupialia:Macropodidae)
Wood Turtles (Reptilia:Chelonia:Emydidae)
Doug Levey, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(904) 392-9169
Fax: (904) 392-3704
E-mail: DLEVEY@ZOO.UFL.EDU
University of Wisconsin, 1986
a. Behavioral Ecology
Feeding/Ingestion
b. digestive physiology of birds, especially fruit-eating birds; plant-animal interactions, especially seed dispersal and predation; evolution of migration
c. Cedar Waxwings (Aves:Passeriformes:Bombycillidae)
Ants (Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae:spp. Pheidole)
Harvey B. Lillywhite, PhD Prof.
(904) 392-1101
Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, 1970
a. Behavioral Ecology-Thermoregulation
b. comparative and ecological physiology; behav ecol related to animal color and background matching; fire ecology; behav thermoregulation
c. Snakes (Reptilia:Serpentes)
Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Ranidae)
Toads (Amphibia:Salientia:Bufonidae)
Craig W. Osenberg, PhD Assist. Prof.
(904) 392-9201
E-mail: osenberg@ZOO.AFL.EDU
Michegan State Univ., 1988
a. Behavior Ecology-Predator/Prey Interactions
Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Feeding/Ingestion
b. Foraging ontogeny and the role of behavior and morphology; application of mechanistic foraging models to population and community ecology; dynamics of, and interactions between, size-structured populations
c. Sunfish (Osteichthyes:Percieformes:Centrarchidae)
Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
Colette M. St.Mary, PhD Assist. Prof.
(352) 392-1636
Fax: (352) 392-3704
E-mail: STMARY@ZOO.UFL.EDU
Univ. Of Calif., Santa Barbara, 1994
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. the evolution of hermaphroditic sexual patters in the gobiid genus Lythrypnus; mating system and sexual selection in fishes and marine invertebrates; reproductive behavior and management of harvested populations
c. Gobies (Pisces:Gobiidae:Lythrypnus)
Host:Parasitoid Systems (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera)
(Arthropoda:Insecta:Lepidoptera)
University of Miami
Biology
Coral Gables, FL 33124-0421
CHAIR: Dr. Michael Gaines (305) 284-3974
FAX: (305) 284-3039
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 12
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Access to marine, sub-tropical, and tropical environments for field studies; outdoor study sights at Everglades National Park; Fairchild Tropical Gardens
CONTACT: Graduate Admissions and Advisory Committee
William H. Evoy, PhD Prof.
(305) 284-2853
Fax: (305) 284-4686
E-mail: wevoy@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. of Oregon, 1964
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Locomotion
Neural Mechanisms-Neurophysiological Correlates
b. structure and function of invertebrate nervous systems, central nervous control of movement and posture, sensory basis of arthropod orientation behavior
c. Crayfish (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda:Eucarida)
Spiny Lobsters (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda:Eucarida)
Fig Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Agaonidae)
Theodore H. Fleming, PhD Prof.
(305) 284-6881
E-mail: tfleming@umiami.ir.miami.edi
Univ. of Michigan, 1969
a. Behavioral Ecology
Social Behavior
Evolution/Survival Value
b. coevolution of fruits and frugivores; food choice, foraging and social behavior in frugivorous bats
c. Fruit Bats (Mammalia:Chiroptera:Phyllostomatidae)00
Steven Green, PhD Prof.
(305) 284-4272
E-mail: sgreen@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Rockefeller Univ., 1973
a. Communication-Acoustic
Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Methodology-Data Collection/Analysis
c. Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Julian C. Lee, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(305) 284-6420
E-mail: jlee@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. of Kansas, 1977
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Biological Rhythms
b. geographic variation; phenetics and its adaptive significance
c. Anoles (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Frogs (Amphibia:Salientia:Hylidae)
Toads (Amphibia:Salientia:Bufonidae)
Peter Luykx, PhD Prof.
(305) 284-6400
E-mail: pluyx@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1964
a. Behavioral Genetics
Social Behavior
b. cytogenetics; population genetics; group interactions
c. Termites (Arthropoda:Insecta:Isoptera:Kalotermitidae)
Arthur A. Myrberg, Jr., PhD Prof.
(305) 361-4141
Fax: (305) 361-4600
Univ. of Calif., Los Angeles, 1961
a. Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
Sensory Mechanisms-Audition
b. hearing mechanisms in fishes and the influence of noise on hearing; development of hearing in fishes; functional aspects of acousic communication and sexual selection in fishes
c. Bi-color Damsel Fishes (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Pomacentridae)
Spotted Dragons (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Callionymidae)
Frillfire Goby (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Gobiidae)
Thomas G. Nolen, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(305) 284-6206
E-mail: tnolen@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Cornell Univ., 1984
a. Sensory Mechanisms-Audition
Communication-Acoustic
Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Learning
b. behavioral, anatomical & physiological approaches to elucidate neural mechanisms of adaptive behaviors: insect phonotaxis and the development of learning
c. Crickets (Arthropoda:Insecta:Orthoptera:Gryllidae)
Sea Hares (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Anaspidea:Aplysiidae)
William A. Searcy, PhD Maytag Prof.
(305) 284-2065
E-mail: wsearcy@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. Of Washington, 1977
a. Communication-Acoustic
Social Behavior-Sexual Selection
b. behavioral ecology of birds, expecially vocal communication, mating systems, and sexual selection
c. Song Sparrows (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Red-Winged Blackbirds (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
House Wrens (Aves:Passeriformes:Troglodytidae)
Richard R. Tokarz, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(305) 284-6209
Fax: (305) 284-3039
E-mail: rtokarz@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. of Colorado, 1977
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Social Behavior-Aggression
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
b. role of testosterone in male territorial behavior and mating success
c. Brown Anoles (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Keith D. Waddington, PhD Prof.
(305) 284-6301
Fax: (305) 284-3039
E-mail: kwadding@umiami.ir.miami.edu
Univ. of Kansas, 1977
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Communication
Behavioral Ecology
c. Honey Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Bumble Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Carpenter Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Anthophoridae)
Sweat Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Halictidae)
University of South Florida
Biology
Tampa, FL 33620
CHAIR: John T. Romeo (813) 974-3250
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Bruce Cowell
Philip J. Motta, PhD Prof.
(813) 974-3250
Univ. of Hawaii, 1980
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Feeding/ingestion
Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey
b. functional morphology and feeding behavior of fish
c. Fish (Pisces)
Henry Mushinsky, PhD Prof.
(813) 974-5218
Clemson Univ., 1973
a. Behavioral Ecology
Evolution/Survival Value
Development/Ontogeny
c. Water Snakes (Reptilia:Serpentes:Colubridae)
Gopher Tortoise (Reptilia:Chelonia:Testudinidae)
Anoles (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae)
Skinks (Reptilia:Sauria:Scincidae)
Racerunner Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Teiidae)
University of West Florida
Biology
Pensacola, FL 32514
CHAIR: John Reihm (904) 474-2650
DEGREES: BS, MS / ENROLLMENT: 10
CONTACT: Paul Hamilton
Paul Hamilton, PhD Prof.
(904) 474-3061
Florida State Univ., 1976
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Sensory Mechanisms-Vision
Sensory Mechanisms-Chemical
Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
b. sensory biology of invertebrates, especially mechanisms of orientation on navigation; biology of molluscs, especially behavioral ecology of gastropods and scallops
c. Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
Sea Hares (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Anaspidea:Aplysiidae)
Crabs (Arthropoda:Crustacea:Decapoda)
GEORGIA
Emory University
Psychology
Atlanta, GA 30322
CHAIR: Howard A. Rollins (404) 727-7438
DEGREES: PhD / ENROLLMENT: 16
CONTACT: Kim Wallen
Harold Gouzoules, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(404) 727-7444
Univ. Wisconsin, Madison 1980
a. Social Behavior
Communication
Development/Ontogeny
b. kin recognition
c. Rhesus macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Pigtail Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Frans B.M. de Waal, PhD Assoc Prof.
(404) 727-7438
Utrecht University, Netherlands, 1977
a. Social Behavior
Learning-Cognition
Development/Ontogeny
b.
c. Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Chimpanzees (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Kim Wallen, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(404) 727-4125
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, 1978
a. Social Behavior
Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms
Development/Ontogeny
b. hormonal determinants of female sexual initiation in Rhesus monkeys; development of sex differences in Rhesus monkeys
c. Rhesus Macaques (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Georgia College
Biological and Enivonmental Sciences
Milledgeville, GA 31061
CHAIR: David J. Cotter (912) 453-4246
DEGREES: MS / ENROLLMENT: 1
CONTACT: Harold Reed
Kenneth S. Saladin, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(912) 453-5290
Florida State Univ., 1979
a. Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
Sensory Mechanisms
Behavioral Ecology-Host/Parasite Relations
b. host finding mechanisms of parasitic invertebrates
c. Human Blood Flukes (Trematoda:Digenea:Schistosomatidae)
Cat Fleas (Arthropoda:Insecta:Siphonaptera:Pulicidae)
Dog Ticks (Arthropoda:Arachnida:Acari:Ixodidae)
Parasitoid Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Pteromalidae)
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Psychology
Atlanta, GA 30332-1440
CHAIR: Gregory Corso (404) 894-2680
FAX: (404) 894-8905
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 7
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Zoo Atlanta
CONTACT: Wanda Abbott (404) 894-2680
Debra L. Forthman, PhD Adj. Assist. Prof./Coord. Scientific Prog.
(404) 624-5825
Fax: (404) 624-5684
E-mail: pszoofd@prism.gatech.edu
Univ. Of California, Los Angeles, 1984
a. Applied Ethology
Feeding/Ingestion
Social Behavior
b. environmental influences on behavior of confined wildlife; behavioral ecology of atypical social groups among wild african elephants
c. Drills (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Orangutans (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Various Bovids (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Black Rhino (Mammalia:Perissodactyla:Rhinocerotidae)
Elephant (Mammalia:Proboscidae)
Terry L. Maple, PhD Prof.
Office # (404) 894-6770
Zoo #(404) 624-5613
Univ. of Calif., Davis, 1974
a. Applied Ethology-Wildlife
Development/Ontogeny
Social Behavior
b. captivity; aggression; abnormal behavior; environmental psychology; attitudes toward wildlife; learning/memory; parental/reproductive problems
c. Great Apes (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Old World Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Even-Toed Ungulates (Mammalia:Artiodactyla)
Elephants (Mammalia:Proboscidea)
M. Jackson Marr, PhD Prof.
(404) 894-2635
Univ. of N.C., Chapel Hill, 1965
a. Learning
Drug Studies
Behavioral Ecology
b. operant conditioning; schedules of reinforcement; behavioral pharmacology
c. Pigeons (Aves:Columbiformes:Columbidae)
Rhesus Macaque (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae)
Chimpanzees (Mammalia:Primates:Pongidae)
Beth Stevens, PhD Adj. Assist. Prof.
(404) 624-5863
Fax: (404) 627-7514
E-mail: pszoosb@prism.gatech.edu
Univ. Of North Carolina, 1987
a. Behavior Ecology
Social Behavior
Applied Ethology
b. evolution of social behavior; role of group displays in reproductive biology of flamingos; foraging and movement in wood storks
c. Flamingo (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Phoenicopteridae)
Wood Stork (Aves:Ciconiiformes:Ciconiidae)
Feral Horses (Mammalia:Perissodactyla:Equidae)
Georgia Southern University
Biology
Statesboro, GA 30460-8042
CHAIR: Dr. John Averett (912) 681-5487
FAX: (912) 681-0845
DEGREES: MS / ENROLLMENT: 45
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPPORT AVAILABLE: Yes
SPECIAL FACILITIES: Smithsonian National Tick Museum
CONTACT: Dr. Stephen P. Vives, Graduate Program Director
C. Ray Chandler, PhD Assist. Prof.
(912) 681-5657
Fax: (912) 681-0845
E-mail: chandler@gaix2.cc.gasou.edu
Bowling Green State Unive., 1989
a. Behavior Ecology-Foraging
Behavior Ecology-Habitat Selection
Behavior Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing
b. factors affecting timing of migration and the effects of prescribed burning on bird communities
c. Dark Eyed Junco (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Henslow's Sparrow (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Sedge Wren (Aves:Passeriformes:Troglodytidae)
Song Sparrow (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Pine Wargler (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae)
Jonathan Copeland, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(912) 681-0529
Fax: (912) 681-0845
E-mail: jobionc@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu
State Univ. of New York, 1975
a. Neural Mechanisms-Neuroethology
Communication-Visual
Biological Rhythms
b. synchrony in fireflies
c. U.S. Fireflies (Insecta:Coleoptera:Lampyrira)
Southeast Asian Fireflies (Insecta:Coleoptera:Lampyrira)
Biolumnescent Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
Red Ramshorn Snail (Mollusca:Gastropoda)
Mantids (Insecta:Blatoidea:Mantidae)
Denson Kelly McLain, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(912) 681-5480
Fax: (912) 681-0845
Emory Univ., 1982
a. Behavior Ecology
Social Behavior
Evolution/Survival Value
c. Soldier Beetles (insecta:Coleoptera:Cantharidae)
Seed Bugs (Insecta:Heteroptera:Luugaeidae)
Stink Bugs (Insecta:Heteroptera:Pentatomidae)
Stephen P. Vives, PhD Assist. Prof.
(912) 681-5954
E-mail: s_vives@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu
Univ. of Wisconsin, 1988
a. Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
Descriptive Studies/Natural History
Behavior Ecology-Habitat Selection
b. reproductive behavior and habitat selection of fishes
c. Woondfin (Pisces:Actinopterygii:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae)
Loach Minnow (Pisces:Actinopterygii:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae)
Longfin Dace (Pisces:Actinopterygii:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae)
Fathead Minnow (Pisces:Actinopterygii:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae)
Striped Newt (Amphibia:Caudata:Salamandridae)
University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medicine
Athens, GA 30602
CHAIR: Royce Roberts (706) 542-3221
DEGREES: MS / ENROLLMENT: 2
CONTACT: Sharon Crowell-Davis
Sharon L. Crowell-Davis, DVM, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(706) 542-8343
Crowell-davis.s@calc.vet.uga.edu
Auburn Univ., Cornell Univ., 1978, 1983
a. Applied Ethology-Domestic Animals
Applied Ethology-Human/Animal Relations
b. developmental/maternal behavior; sexual behavior; temperment evaluation of companion animals; discrimination of medical/behavioral problems
c. Horses/Ponies (Mammalia:Perissodactyla:Equidae)
Dogs (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae)
Cats (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae)
Cows (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
Goats (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae)
University of Georgia
Entomology
Athens, GA 30602
CHAIR: Arden O. Lea (706) 542-2816
DEGREES: MS,PhD / ENROLLMENT: 15
CONTACT: J.B.Wallace, Graduate Coordinator
Murray S. Blum, PhD Research Prof.
(706) 542-2301
Univ. of Illinois, 1955
a. Communication
Communication-Chemical
b. insect pheromones; defensive compounds in arthropods; insect physiology; insect-plant coevolution; chemical ecology; social insects
c. Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Termites (Arthropoda:Insecta:Isoptera)
Alfred Dietz, PhD Prof.
(706) 542-8711
Univ. of Minnesota, 1966
a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging
Feeding/Ingestion
Communication
b. honey bee biology
c. Honey Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae)
Parasitic Mites (Arthropoda:Arachnida:Paraisitiformes)
Varroa Mites (Arthropoda:Arachnida:Parasitiformes:Varroidae)
Honey Bee Trachea Mites (Arthropoda:Arachnida:Parasitiformes:Tarsonemida)
Henry R. Hermann, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(706) 542-2816
Louisiana State Univ., 1967
a. Social Behavior
Social Behavior-Aggression
Social Behavior-Dominance
b. morphology and behavior of insect defensive mechanisms
c. Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Robert W. Matthews, PhD Prof.
(706) 542-2816
Harvard Univ., 1969
a. Evolution/Survival Value
Natural History/Descriptive Studies
Social Behavior-Sex/Reproduction
b. insect behavior; social insects; insect sexual behavior
c. Social Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
Parasitic Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Parasitica)
Solitary Wasps (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Sphecidae)
Kenneth G. Ross, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(706) 542-7699
Cornell Univ., 1972
a. Social Behavior
Behavioral Genetics
Behavioral Ecology
b. population genetic structure in social insect populations
c. Fire Ants (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
Yellowjackets (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Vespidae)
University of Georgia
Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy
Athens, GA 30602
CHAIR: R.L. Tackett (706) 542-7410
DEGREES: MS, PhD / ENROLLMENT: 4
CONTACT: Randall Tackett
W. B. Iturrian, PhD Assoc. Prof.
(706) 542-7410
Oregon State Univ., 1968