The DuVal Lab
Florida State University
Emily H. DuVal, Department of Biological Science
Tallahassee FL 32306-4295
ehduval -AT- gmail.com
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Behavioral Ecology Welcome to the DuVal Lab |
My research interests lie in the fields of behavioral ecology, population genetics, and in the role of sexual selection in speciation. I currently study the ways that multiple selective forces shape cooperation and competition in vertebrate groups, especially in birds. I am particularly interested in the intersection of individual behavior and population genetics: the effect that mating systems have on local genetic patterns, the role of relatedness in interactions between individuals, and the use of genetic techniques to accurately assess breeding success in natural populations. To date, most of my projects have used the lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) as a model system. |
Lab News and Announcements:
November 2009
Kudos from the Department of Biological Science annual awards ceremony: Megan and Caroline both received research awards from the Horace Loftin Endowment, which will help to fund their spring field seasons. Emily received the Loretta C. Ellias Award for Undergraduate Teaching.
August 2009
Graduate students Megan Jones and Jessica Lux joined the DuVal lab; Samantha Lantz joined the lab as a summer research technician and spring field crew leader.
Spring 2009
Fieldwork all around! Maria visited the Isla Boca Brava fieldsite and finally got her hands on a manakin; Caroline headed to the Bahamas for a summer of fieldwork; Aubrey was happily interning at Tall Timbers Research Station
December 2008
The research content of the lab website is now available in Spanish (thanks, Maria!)
November 2008
Maria Wieselmann joined the lab as interm lab manager
September 2008
Aubrey Sirman joined the lab as a DIS student
August 2008
Caroline Stahala joined the DuVal Lab
An uncommon sighting of a
Common Potoo on Isla Boca Brava