GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR in the United States, Canada & Mexico PREPARED BY THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE of the ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY IN COORDINATION WITH THE ABS CENTRAL OFFICE 2000 HOW TO USE THIS DIRECTORY This guide is a master list of animal behavior graduate programs and researchers in alphabetical order by country and state/province. · Program information includes the name of a contact person, an institution address, telephone, web page and e-mail (where available), and information on the types of degrees offered. · Listings for individual researchers begin with a section including name, last degree obtained and institution where obtained, current title, phone, fax, and email. · Additional information is categorized into three sections: This seventh edition is a a. areas of research undertaken by the individual. compilation of information (see index) gathered in 1995-96. Though b. research interests as expressed by the we have made an effort to individual. update contact information for listed individuals, program c. Animals in which the researcher has an active information remains largely interest (see index) the same. In 2000-2001 the · Browsing department listings will give an indication of Education Committee (Dr. the focus or diversity within an institution. Penny Bernstein, chair) will undertake an initiative to · Indexes at the back of the guide cross-reference update and improve content. individuals by field of study and organism. Future editions will include undergraduate programs and · Entries are based on information provided by the listed non-university programs in institutions and/or individuals and ABS does not addition to graduate degree assume responsibility for completeness or accuracy. programs Periodic updates undertaken by the Education Committee are intended to provide as accurate a guide as possible. · Updates or requests for program inclusion and inquiries regarding availability and current pricing of the printed version of this guide should be directed to: Animal Behavior Society [email protected] Indiana University fax: 812-856-5542 2611 East 10th Street Bloomington IN 47408-2603 · The online version is continuously updated and will be more current than the printed version. It is available at http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Guides/ Original Printing 11/15/90 Last Full Update 5/24/96 This Printing 9/8/00 Copyright, 2000 (all rights reserved) CANADA (ALBERTA) CANADA (ALBERTA) UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Stan A. Boutin, PhD Assoc. Prof. 7/1/96 University of Alberta (403) 492-1297 Chair: Anthropology [email protected] Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4 Univ. of British Columbia, 1982 M. Lubell a. Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality Phone: (403) 492-2368 Fax: (403) 492-5273 Social Behavior-Parental/Filial Social Behavior-Social spacing Degrees: MA, PhD Enrolled: 6 b. phenotypic correlates of reproductive success, parent- Research Support/ Grants: Yes offspring conflict, dispersal Fellowship/Stipend: c. Red Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae) Coyotes (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae) Special Facilities: access to field sites in Costa Lynx (Mammalia:Carnivora:Felidae) Rica and Japan Snowshoe Hares (Mammalia:Lagomorpha:Leporidae) Other Faculty: Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae) Contact: Linda Fedigan Susan J. Hannon, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 7/1/96 (780) 492-7544 [email protected] Linda M. Fedigan, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 Univ. of British Columbia, 1982 (403) 492-3879 a. Behavioral Ecology [email protected] Social Behavior Univ. of Texas, 1974 Applied Ethology a. Behavioral Ecology b. territoriality; space use; dispersal; forest birds; patchiness; Natural History/Descriptive Studies responses to forest fragmentation; clutch predation; Social Behavior foraging b. c. Willow Ptarmigan (Aves:Galliformes:Tetraonidae) Black-capped Chickadees (Aves:Passeriformes:Paridae) c. Japanese Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cercopithecidae) American Redstart (Aves:Passeriformes:Parulidae) White-faced Capuchins (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae) Yellow Warbler (Aves:Passeriformes:Parulidae) Red Spider Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae) Mantled Howling Monkeys (Mammalia:Primates:Cebidae) Jan O. Murie, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA (403) 492-3649 [email protected] University of Alberta Pennsylvania State Univ., 1967 Chair: Biological Sciences Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9 a. Behavioral Ecology Social Behavior Susan Jensen Communication Phone: (403) 492-0077 Fax: 403-492-9234 b. social spacing and interactions; scent and acoustic Degrees: MS, PhD Enrolled: 20 communication; comparative life history tactics; dispersal and philopatry Research Support/ Grants: Yes c. Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae) Fellowship/Stipend: 7/1/96 Special Facilities: 3 field stations; computer A. N. Spencer, PhD Prof. support; insect rearing (403) 492-3309 facilities; lab animal services; Univ. of Victoria, 1971 observation rooms; aquatic a. Neural Mechanisms facilities Locomotion Other Faculty: J. Spence, C. Paszowski Sensory Mechanisms Contact: Associate Chairman, Graduate Studies b. neuronal basis of behavior in lower invertebrates, esp. the Cnidaria c. Jellyfish (Cnidaria:Hydrozoa:Anthomedusae) 7/1/96 Sea-butterfly (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Thecosomata) David A. Boag, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 Norm Stacey, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 (403) 492-1180 (403) 492-1253 Washington State Univ., 1964 Univ. of British Columbia, 1977 a. Behavioral Ecology-Territoriality Social Behavior-Dominance a. Endocrine/Hormonal Mechanisms Social Behavior-Social Spacing Communication-Chemical Neural Mechanisms b. dispersal as a population attribute--its causes and consequences b. hormonal regulation of reproductive behaviors; hormone changes associated with sexual behavior; control, action of c. Grouse (Aves:Galliformes:Phasianidae) fish reproductive pheromones Ground Squirrels (Mammalia:Rodentia:Sciuridae) Pond Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Pulmonata:Lymnacidae) c. Goldfish (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae) Pond Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Pulmonata:Planorbidae) Cichlids (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Perciformes:Cichlidae) Pond Snails (Mollusca:Gastropoda:Pulmonata:Physidae) Longnose Suckers (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Cypriniformes:Catostomidae) Page 1 of 148 CANADA (ALBERTA) CANADA (ALBERTA) UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Stephen Herrero, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 University of Calgary (403) 284-6605 Chair: Biology Univ. California, 1967 Calagary, Alberta T2N 1N4 a. Natural History/Descriptive Studies R.W. Davies Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey Phone: (403) 284-5260 Fax: (403) 220-5260 b. behavioral ecology of carnivores Degrees: MS, PhD Enrolled: 11 c. Grizzly Bears (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae) Research Support/ Grants: Black Bears (Mammalia:Carnivora:Ursidae) Fellowship/Stipend: Swift Foxes (Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae) Carnivores (Mammalia:Carnivora) Special Facilities: 7/1/96 Other Faculty: M. Ross Lein, PhD Assoc. Prof. Contact: V. Preuter, Graduate Secretary (403) 220-6549 [email protected] 7/1/96 Harvard Univ., 1973 Robert M. R. Barclay, PhD Assist. Prof. 7/1/96 a. Behavioral Ecology Communication (403) 220-3564 Social Behavior [email protected] b. function of avian song variation, song dialects, behavioral Carleton University, 1981 ecology of raptors a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging c. White-crowned Sparrows Behavioral Ecology-Orient/Navig/Migra/Homing (Aves:Passeriformes:Emberizidae) Sensory Mechanisms-Audition Passerine Birds (Aves:Passeriformes) Social Behavior Buteo Hawks (Aves:Falconiformes:Accipitridae) b. foraging strategies and constraints; life-history strategies, Robin E. Owen, PhD Assist. Prof. 7/1/96 echolocation, prey detection, and social behavior of bats and birds (403) 284-6910 c. Bats (Mammalia:Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae) Univ. of Toronto, 1982 Birds (Aves:Passeriformes) a. Social Behavior-Sociobiology Methodology-Theoretical Models Joseph M. Culp, PhD Assist. Prof. 7/1/96 Evolution/Survival Value (403) 220-6937 b. sociobiology of bumblebees; sex ratio evolution in Univ. of Calgary, 1982 bumblebees; kin selection theory; mimicry a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging c. Bumble Bees (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Apidae) Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey Parasitic Wasps Behavioral Ecology-Habitat Selection (Arthropoda:Insecta:Hymenoptera:Braconidae) b. impact of predation risk on the foraging ecology and habitat Anthony P. Russell, PhD Prof. 7/1/96 selection of aquatic grazers (403) 220-5198 c. Minnows (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Cypriniformes:Cyprinidae) Trout (Pisces:Osteichthyes:Salmoniformes:Salmonidae) University of London, England, 1972 Mayflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Ephemeroptera) a. Locomotion Stoneflies (Arthropoda:Insecta:Plecoptera) Natural History/Descriptive Studies Development/Ontogeny 7/1/96 Valerius Geist, PhD Prof. b. locomotor morphology and behaviour of lizards and (403) 284-6601 mammals, including associated activities such as Univ. of British Columbia, 1966 burrowing, parachuting and prey capture a. Social Behavior c. Tokay Geckos (Reptilia:Sauria:Gekkonidae) Evolution/Survival Value Monitor Lizards (Reptilia:Sauria:Varanidae) Natural History/Descriptive Studies Caiman (Reptilia:Crocodylia:Crocodilidae) Virginia Opossums (Mammalia:Marsupialia:Didelphidae) b. ethology of ruminants Green Iguanas (Reptilia:Sauria:Iguanidae) c. Bovids (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Bovidae) Deer (Mammalia:Artiodactyla:Cervidae) F. J. Wrona, PhD Assist. Prof. 7/1/96 Lawrence D. Harder, PhD Assist. Prof. 7/1/96 (403) 284-6790 (403) 220-6489 Univ. of Calgary, 1982 a. Behavioral Ecology-Foraging LDHARDER@UNCAMULT Behavioral Ecology-Predator/Prey