Statistics and shaking conventions — Dr. Evelyn C. Pielou Copy

“As an amateur I was beholden to nobody and could follow my inclinations and make my own decisions without the need to justify them to granting agencies, senior academics, or anybody else… ”  (Pers. Comm. cited in Langenheim 1996)   While the name Pielou may not immediately come to mind when considering mammalian reproductive biology,… Read More Statistics and shaking conventions — Dr. Evelyn C. Pielou Copy

Figuring Out Ovarian Follicular Waves-Angela Baerwald

Canadian physiologist Angela Baerwald has been a major force behind developments in our understanding of female reproductive biology, in particular ovarian dynamics. A native of Saskatchewan, Baerwald has been an assistant professor of reproductive endocrinology and infertility in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, since 2005.  She… Read More Figuring Out Ovarian Follicular Waves-Angela Baerwald

Statistics and shaking conventions — Dr. Evelyn C. Pielou

“As an amateur I was beholden to nobody and could follow my inclinations and make my own decisions without the need to justify them to granting agencies, senior academics, or anybody else… ”  (Pers. Comm. cited in Langenheim 1996)   While the name Pielou may not immediately come to mind when considering mammalian reproductive biology,… Read More Statistics and shaking conventions — Dr. Evelyn C. Pielou

Grandmothering — Dr Kristen Hawkes

Longevity may be a consequence of grandmothering.  Continued life after reproduction may be adaptive when post-reproductive individuals increase the reproductive success of their extended kin.  As Kristen Hawks suggests ‘grannies have a lot to offer their grandchildren” (Hawkes 2004).  By subsidizing grandchildren, grandmothers enhance the fertility of their daughters.  In other words, more robust elders… Read More Grandmothering — Dr Kristen Hawkes

Maternal care? Let someone else do it –Dr Kathleen Lynch

Maternal Care?  Let someone else do it! — Dr Kathleen Lynch Birds display a diverse array of parental care strategies. Dr. Kathleen Lynch examines one of the rare forms of care; giving up on care altogether. For 1% of avian species, females abandon maternal care altogether and lay their eggs in the nests of another… Read More Maternal care? Let someone else do it –Dr Kathleen Lynch

Move Over Daddy-Longlegs, Mommy’s Here — Dr Mercedes Burns

Move Over Daddy-Longlegs, Mommy’s Here — Dr. Mercedes Burns Dr. Mercedes Burns is an Assistant professor at the University of Maryland. She conducts research on the ways reproductive behavior is affected by demography, environmental factors, and evolutionary selective pressures  Her taxonomic focus is species of harvestmen, commonly known as daddy-longlegs, from North America and Japan.… Read More Move Over Daddy-Longlegs, Mommy’s Here — Dr Mercedes Burns

Dr Abigail Kimmitt: migrating females

  Migrating Females Dr Abigail Kimmitt is a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University working with Dr. Kira Delmore. Her research is motivated by understanding how seasonal migration contributes to population divergence. She studies differences in gene expression and hormones associated with reproduction in subspecies of juncos that differ in migratory behavior but are found… Read More Dr Abigail Kimmitt: migrating females