I welcome students interested in working on the evolution of behavior, especially those who want to focus on communication, behavioral ecology and sexual selection in anurans.
Students have the option of collaborating on aspects of my projects, or they may develop their own research projects as long as there is a close enough match in interests so that I can effectively advise them.
Projects that are currently ongoing or in development include:
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influence of social experience on mating signals and signal preferences
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effects of signal interference on male signaling behavior and female choice
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evolution of signal repertoire size and complexity, and its association with the social complexity that arises from mating system structure
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frequency of egg retention, cryptic female choice and multiple clutching in anurans, and their effect on the variance of male an female reproductive success
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effects of life history (explosive-prolonged breeder continuum) on the strength of sexual selection, and on the relative weighting of female choice and male-male competition
If you are interested in joining my lab, please contact me (hoebel@uwm.edu) to talk about your research interests.
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Most graduate students at UWM receive a stipend through teaching assistantships (TA). There are also University-wide fellowships that are generally based on GRE/GPA and given to students after they have been here for one semester. TA appointments are usually made at the 50% level. A typical graduate student is considered working as a TA 50% of the time (you are supposed to be doing your research the other 50% of the time). If you have a 33% or higher TA, then you do not pay tuition and you are eligible for the University Health Insurance Plan.
In general, TA's are available to all graduate students that want one. Generally if students are accepted to the program they can expect TA support for 3 years as a MS student and 5 years as a PhD student.
You can find more information about TA positions from the Graduate School.
The official application forms can be requested by e-mailing the UWM graduate school (gradschool@uwm.edu) or you can apply online. |
Some sources of funding within UWM:
Dept. of Biological Sciences: Assistantships, Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships
UWM Graduate School Fellowships, Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowships, and Dissertation Fellowships
Some sources of funding at the US/global level:
NSF "predoctoral" fellowships
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grants (This page changes as the application season opens and closes, so check the ABS site regularly.) Also, see their tips for grant writing.
Sigma-Xi Grants-in-aid of Research
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Fellowships
Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) grants and fellowships
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