Ian Rines                                                Ian is a new PhD student who will be using genetic knockdowns to assess the effect of male-derived accessory gland proteins contained in male nuptial gifts on female reproductive physiology and behavior.

 

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Kylie Hampton                                         Kylie is a Masters student examining the influence of nuptial feeding on female immunes responses in crickets. Kylie is co-advised by Ben Sadd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachael DiSciullo
Rachael is a PhD student exploring the role of sexual selection in the evolution of song structure in house wrens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kara Hodges
Kara is a Masters student who is investigating whether egg pigmentation reflects oxidative balance in female house wrens, and whether this, in turn, influences male provisioning behavior.

 

 

 

 

Madi Rittinger
Madi is a new Masters student who is planning on
pursuing a project on sex-specific effects of hatching
order and synchrony on nestling baseline corticosterone in house wrens.

 
Dr. Kristin Duffield
Kristin recently defended her dissertation on terminal investment in crickets. She began an NSF-supported postdoctoral appointment in our research group in January 2019. Kristin is co-advised by Ben Sadd.

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Kristin Duffield
Kristin is a PhD student nearing completion of her dissertation project on terminal investment in crickets. She begins a postdoctoral appointment with our research group in January. Kristin is co-advised by Ben Sadd.