Dr. Joe Casto
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Office
FHS Felmley Hall of Science 224A
Office Hours
By Appointment
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Biography
I direct the Integrative Avian Biology Lab at ISU. We investigate the effects of a variety of internal and external environmental influences on behavior, development and immune function in captive and free-living birds.
Current Courses
499Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
Teaching Interests & Areas
Animal Behavior;
Behavioral Endocrinology;
Animal Communication;
Research Interests & Areas
Behavioral Neuroscience;
Avian Development;
Behavioral Endocrinology;
Ecological Immunology
Ph D
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
MS
Villanova University
Villanova, PA
BA
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA
Journal Article
Campbell, N.A., Angles, R., Bowden, R.M., Casto, J.M., and Paitz, R.T. (2020). Characterizing the timing of yolk testosterone metabolism and the effects of etiocholanolone on development in avian eggs. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223, jeb210427.
Pryor, L.J.E., Casto, J.M. (2015). Blood-feeding ectoparasites as developmental stressors: Does corticosterone mediate effects of infestation on nestling growth, immunity and energy availability? Journal of Experimental Zoology, 323, 466–477.
Pryor, L.J.E., Casto, J.M. (2015). Blood-feeding ectoparasites as developmental stressors: Does corticosterone mediate effects of infestation on nestling growth, immunity and energy availability? Journal of Experimental Zoology, 323, 466–477.
Smith, A.R., Garris, P.A., Casto, J.M. (2015). Real-time monitoring of electrically evoked catecholamine signals in the songbird striatum using in vivo fast-scan cyclic voltammetry, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 66-67, 28-39.
Smith, A.R., Garris, P.A., Casto, J.M. (2015). Real-time monitoring of electrically evoked catecholamine signals in the songbird striatum using in vivo fast-scan cyclic voltammetry, Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 66-67, 28-39.
Other
Garris, P., Greco, P., Sandberg, S., Howes, G., Pongmaytegul, S., Heidenreich, PhD, B., Casto, J., Ensman, R., Poehlman, J., Alexander, A., & Rebec, G. In Vivo Voltammetry with Telemetry. ; (EDs), Electrochemical Methods for Neuroscience. CRC Press (2007)
Garris, P., Greco, P., Sandberg, S., Howes, G., Pongmaytegul, S., Heidenreich, PhD, B., Casto, J., Ensman, R., Poehlman, J., Alexander, A., & Rebec, G. In Vivo Voltammetry with Telemetry. ; (EDs), Electrochemical Methods for Neuroscience. CRC Press (2007)
Garris, P., Greco, P., Sandberg, S., Howes, G., Pongmaytegul, S., Heidenreich, PhD, B., Casto, J., Ensman, R., Poehlman, J., Alexander, A., & Rebec, G. In Vivo Voltammetry with Telemetry. ; (EDs), Electrochemical Methods for Neuroscience. CRC Press (2007)