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Behavioral Ecology (Integrative Animal Behavior)

Core Faculty Research Themes

Alphabetical listing of all faculty

Behavioral Ecology (Integrative Animal Behavior) is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures.

 

Name Title Dept Interest
Behmer, Spencer Professor Entomology Insect physiology and behavior, including their ecological and evolutionary bases
Brightsmith, Donald Associate
Professor
Veterinary Pathobiology Ecology and conservation of macaws and parrots
Delmore, Kira Assistant
Professor
Biology Speciation, hybrid zones, and seasonal migration
Eubanks, Micky Professor Entomology Causes and consequences of variation in complex ecological interactions
Grace, Jacqueline Assistant
Professor
Ecology & Conservation Biology Ecophysiology and behavior of birds
Gursky, Sharon Professor Anthropology Behavioral ecology and conservation of non-human primates
Helms, Anjel Assistant
Professor
Entomology Chemical ecology, tritrophic and plant-herbivore interactions
Merlin, Christine Assistant
Professor
Biology Circadian biology
Rangel, Juliana Associate
Professor
Entomology Population, disease and reproductive biology of honey bees
Rosenthal, Gil Professor Biology Mate choice and evolutionary genetics in fish hybrid zones
Smotherman, Michael Professor Biology Physiology and evolution of vocal motor pathway in mammals
Song, Hojun Associate
Professor
Entomology Insect systematics; phylogenetics of orthopteran insects; phenotypic plasticity; character evolution
Sword, Gregory Professor Entomology Insect, plant & microbial ecology
Tomberlin, Jeffery Professor Entomology Ecology and biology of flies associated with decomposing matter
Vargo, Ed Professor and
Endowed Chair
Entomology Urban and structural entomology
Wicksten, Mary Professor Biology Behavior, classification and ecology of decapod Crustacea, plus adaptive coloration in marine organisms
Yorzinski, Jessica Assistant
Professor
Ecology & Conservation Biology Animal behavior, sensory ecology, animal communication, conservation

Research Themes

Behavioral Ecology (Integrative Animal Behavior)
– the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures

Community Ecology
– the study of how populations of species organize and interact with each other and the environment

Conservation Biology/Restoration Ecology
– the study of biodiversity and how to sustainably protect, manage, and restore degraded habitats

Ecosystems/Landscape Ecology
– the study of the dynamics of ecological processes through time across a variety of spatial scales

Evolutionary Ecology
– the study of interactions between organisms and their environments from an evolutionary perspective

Evolutionary Genomics
– the study of genome evolution

Phylogenetics & Comparative Biology
– the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms, and the mechanisms and patterns that drive the evolution of those relationships

Physiological Ecology
– the study of relationships between the physiology of organisms and their adaptation to environmental conditions

Population & Quantitative Genetics
– the study of genetic differences within and between populations and assessment of variability of continuous phenotypes

Population Ecology
– the study of population dynamics over space and time and how populations interact with the environment

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