The Blumstein Lab (circa 2008)
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Dan Blumstein is an Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology broadly interested in the evolution of behavior and conservation biology. |
| University web page | The Marmot Burrow | AnimalBehavior@UCLA |
CV and complete
publication list (with pdf reprints)
email: marmots@ucla.edu
| Janice Daniel was a senior research associate who managed the marmot database, worked on team marmot, helped develop JWatcher, and co-authored the JWatcher book. |  |
email: janice@ucla.edu
| Alex Kirschel is a Ph.D. candidate studying the effects of ecotones and refugia on the structure of birdsong and is co-advised with Charles Taylor, with whom he works on developing acoustic sensor arrays to census avian biodiversity and study behavioral interactions remotely. |  |
email: kirschel@ucla.edu webpage: http://taylor0.biology.ucla.edu/~kirschel/
| Lucretia Olson is a Ph.D. candidate interested in the evolution of mammalian social behavior and works on team marmot where she focuses on male marmot reproductive strategies. |  |
email: lucretia@ucla.edu
| Kim Pollard is a Ph.D. candidate studying causes and consequences of sociality. Empirical work focuses on the evolution of individually specific alarm calls in sciurid rodents. |  |
email: kpollard@ucla.edu
| Brian Smith is a Ph.D. candidate interested in the fitness consequences of individuality in animals. Empirical work focuses on behavioral syndromes in guppies. |  |
email: smithbr@ucla.edu
| Tina Wey is a Ph.D. candidate interested in the evolution of mammalian social behavior and works on team marmot. Empirical work uses social network statistics to study marmot sociality. |  |
email: tina.wey@gmail.com
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RoboBadger When not working, RoboBadger can be found poolside at the Chateau Marmont schmoozing with movie stars. |
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Popular Press: Science News
email: RoboBadger does not answer email.
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Chubs Jr. is a new addition to the lab. He used to work with Theo Manno, where he relished scaring squirrels. Now he harasses Two Buck Chuck, a lab mascot. |
email: Chubs Jr. does not yet have an email account, but you can email Theo <mannotg at auburn dot edu>
Alumni (including summer RMBL assistants and interns): Lisa Barrow, Sarah Batterman, Kevin Carter, Jessica Chen, Travis Collier, Louise Cooley, Ondi Crino, Esa Crumb, Agata Czerminska, Rina Fernandez, Susie Garity, Sophie Gilbert, Sarah Gilman, Bill Hintz, Laurie Ikuta, Kristina Kataline, Carolyn Kelly, Olivia LeDee, Louise Lochhead, Dave Loyst, Mark Luterra, Soyeon Im, Adriana Maldonado-Chaparro, Lucas Moyer-Horner, Olivier Munos, Amanda Nicodemus, David Pelletier, Findley Ransler, Charlotte Récapet, Elizabeth Rhoades, Mona Seymour, Erin Shelley, Vivien Shen, Tricia Stark, Karissa Tang, Elisa Tarlow, Winnie Tran, Adrienne Turner, Ryan Trojan, Tyler Van Fleet, Laure Verneyre, Irene Völlmy, Kelly Walters, Jamie Winternitz, Veronica Yovovich, Claire Zugmeyer.
Updated: 27 April 08