Congratulations to Ph.D. student Laura G., who published a review in the special issue "Behavioral Ecology of Venom" in the journal Toxins! In this review, Laura outlines what we know (and primarily how much we do not know) about the development of venom over an individual's lifetime in spiders and the role (if any) the evolution of venom has played in the evolution of sociality. Keep an eye out for Laura's projects testing some of these cool hypotheses! Paper can be accessed here.
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Congratulations are in order! Ph.D. student Laura Gatch was awarded an Animal Behavior Society student research grant to study links between venom and social behavior in Latrodectus spiders.
First Year Research Experience (FYRE) students Amiya Dehadrai and Jaci Currie presented their posters at the virtual FYRE symposium. Amiya presented results showing that guppies raised in enriched environments have larger brains than those raised in deprived environments, and Jaci found a maternal effect on offspring longevity in Latrodectus. Jaci was also awarded best poster in her section. Congrats to both! |