The Warkentin Lab – People

Principal Investigator

Karen Warkentin


Collaborators

J. Gregory McDaniel
B.U. Dept. of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
How eggs use vibrations to assess danger

 

James Vonesh
(Postdoc (2004), now at Virginia Commonwealth University)
Fear, death, and life history switch points: cumulative effects of phenotypic plasticity and predation across three life stages


Postdocs

Iván Gómez Mestre
Evolution and physiology of plasticity

(2002-2007, now at Estación Biólogica de Doñana, Spain)

 

Venetia Briggs
Sexual selection (female choice) & multimodal communication
in red-eyed treefrogs (2007-2009)

 

Michael McCoy
Ecology and phenotypic plasticity in complex life cycles
(2008-2010)


Graduate Students

Justin Touchon
Interacting effects of abiotic and biotic risks across three stages of a complex life cycle in the treefrog Hyla ebraccata

Michael Caldwell
Vibrational risk assessment in red-eyed treefrog embryos

Vibrational communication in red-eyed treefrog adults

Myra Hughey
Interacting effects of multiple, stage-specific
enemies of red-eyed treefrogs


Undergraduate Students and Interns

Jenny Urbina (2007)


Jessica Rogge (2005-2007)

Graziela Biavati (2007)

Sinlan Poo (2005-2007)

Sandra Galeano (2006)

Alison D'Amato (2004-2006)

Takami Ijema (2005-2006)

Vickie Saccocio (2003-2006)

Tim Siok (2005-2006)

Kristen Wright (2004)

Andrew Gherke (2004-2005)

Christine Buckley (2001-2002, now at UMass)

Kelly Metcalf (2001-2003, now a veterinarian)

Jessica Berens (2007)
Rachel Morrison (2007)
Frank Chou
(2007)

Verity Salmon (2007)

Erin Collins (2006-2008)
Crystal Molina (2006)
Yaejun Lee (2005)
Colleen Hanlon (2005)
Chris Kim (2005)
Andrew Zaharia (2005)
Hung Pham (2005)
Tim Woodward (2005)
Carrie Wright
(2004)
Megan Dawson (2004 High School Senior)
Heather Marlow
(2002)

 


Nadja (our lab mascot) & Karen


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