Graduate Students
Student offices are in 2343 Storer Hall, Phone: 530-754-7837
Jessica L. Blickley
Jessica is investigating the potential impacts of noise from energy development on acoustic communication in Greater sage-grouse in Wyoming (details).
Teresa Iglesias
Animal Behavior Graduate Group
I study the California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica) and its cacophonous aggregation response to dead conspecifics and heterospecifics.
Conor Taff
Animal Behavior Graduate Group
Conor will join the lab in Fall 2007.
Jessica Yorzinski
Animal Behavior Graduate Group
I am interested in exploring female choice and multiple male traits. By using novel eye tracking technology, I will be able to determine which male traits females look at when choosing to mate. Based on these results, experiments will be conducted to clarify the relationship between these male traits and female choice. I am also interested in investigating the diversity of mobbing calls. By determining the directionality of these calls, I can infer who the intended receivers are and the function of these vocalizations.
Jessica J. Jessica
Ecology Graduate Group -- Jessica's Logo
Jessica is working on her second album and a new fragrance. She is also in negotiations to develop a new reality show about grad students called "The Scholarly Life", in which she will show her intellectual side by wearing reading glasses. Her research addresses the signaling value of bright sweaters on small dogs, and is funded by proceeds from her new line of handbags.
After taking some time off from her graduate studies to read scripture, Jessica began a collaboration with Zachary Cumbress in Gil Rosenthal's Lab at Texas A&M. They used Time-Linear Technology and IPv4 theory to maximize the number of times that Jessica J's research was cited on E! Entertainment Network. While succesfull, their collaboration ceased when Jessica took out a restraining order against Zachary after he refused to stop looking in through the lab window and threatening her with his tricorder. If you see Zachary within 100 meters of Jessica, please let us know.
Here, Jessica is shown geared up for a trip to her fieldsite in Wyoming. Small dog populations are declining throughout Wyoming, except for the region around Jackson Hole. Click here for more pictures.
contact Gail | last updated 11-4-07
