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 |
| Foroughirad, Vivienne | Assistant Professor |
Marine Biology | Behavioral ecology and genetics of cetaceans |
| 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 |
| Keene, Alex | Professor & Dept Head |
Biology | Neurogenetics and behavior, genetic and evolutionary basis of sleep regulation in invertebrates and fish |
| Merlin, Christine | Assistant Professor |
Biology | Circadian biology |
| Rangel, Juliana | Associate Professor |
Entomology | Population, disease and reproductive biology of honey bees |
| Rodrigues, Antonio M.M. | Assistant Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Social evolution and altruism, demography and life history evolution, multilevel selection and intergroup cooperation, host-symbiont interactions, behavioral ecology and conservation |
| Smotherman, Michael | Professor | Biology | Physiology and evolution of vocal motor pathway in mammals |
| 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 | Associate Professor |
Ecology & Conservation Biology | Animal behavior, sensory ecology, animal communication, conservation |
