Behavioral Ecology & Molecular Ecology at UWM
Research
We are interested in a wide variety of topics dealing with the behavioral
ecology, population genetics, and molecular ecology of vertebrate and invertebrates. Some of our areas of interest include:
- conservation genetics
- genetics of wildlife translocations
- landscape genetics
- phylogeography
- population genetics
- mate choice
- acoustic and vibrational communication
- genetics and plasticity of sexual traits
- effect of social experience on mate choice
- cognition and memory
- animal behavior
- sexual selection
- evolution of genitalia
- extra-pair copulations and paternity
- multiple paternity
Core Faculty
Journal Club
In the journal club we discuss recently published papers on behavioral or molecular ecology. This semester we are meeting on Fridays at 10:30 am, Lapham 185.
Cool new reads to check out!
Cryptic Female Choice in Arthropods: Patterns, Mechanisms and Prospects. (Peretti AV & Aisenberg A, eds.).
Studying Vibrational Communication. Springer. (Cocroft RB, Gogala M, Hill P.S.M & Wessel A, eds.).
News from our group
We are excited to announce that BME graduate student Bennett Hardy received a fellowship from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)! This will help support his research in Dr. Emily Latch’s laboratory, combining extensive field work with genomic tools to conserve the Cascades frog in the Pacific Northwest. A huge congratulations to Bennett! This is an outstanding achievement!