Collaborative Research with Miami University: Shifts in Wolf Spider Reproductive Behavior under Predation Risk

Below are brief biographies and abstracts of undergraduate collaborators working on various aspects of this research project.

Susquehanna University Students

Ryan Bell (2001-2004). The effect of predator hunger on chemically-mediated antipredator responses and survival in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina

Ashley Boyer (2003-2004).The effects of temporal variation in predation risk on the behavior and reproductive success of the wolf spider, Pardosa milvina(Araneae: Lycosidae).

Dan Church (2002-2003). Preliminary identification of a putative lycosid kairomone

Daisy Conduah (2003-2004). The effects of temporal variation in predation risk on the behavior and reproductive success of the wolf spider, Pardosa milvina.

Nicola Haverstick (2003-2004). Chemically-mediated predator recognition in the wolf spider Rabidosa rabida

Katie Hess (2002-2003). A comparison of the effect of pulsed and continuous predation risk on egg production in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina.

Sarah Kiemle (2002). The effect of hedge rows and strip crop farming on microhabitat preference among sex and age classes of the wolf spider Pardosa milvina

Laura Lancieri (2003-2004). Function of prolonged copulation among two species of wolf spider

Ken Schonewolf (2003-2004). Evidence of an airborne kairomone among two species of wolf spider: a field test.

Ashley Shade (2002-2003). Fitness consequences of predation risk at different stages of the reproductive process in the wolf spiderPardosa milvina

Abe Taylor (2002-2003). The effect of predation risk on copulatory courtship in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina

Kirsten Wilber (2002-2003). Fitness consequences of predation risk at different stages of the reproductive process in the wolf spiderPardosa milvina

Valerie Wolfgang (2002-2003). A comparison of the effect of pulsed and continuous predation risk on egg production in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina.