Dr. George W. Uetz, Research Associates

George W. Uetz
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, & Arachnology

Dr. Elizabeth Jakob	long-time colleague (now at U Massachusetts) involved in the Mexican Colonial Web-building Spider project. Currently developing dynamic optimization models of fitness cost-benefit trade-offs in colonial web-building spiders.
Dr. Phil Taylor	former Post-doctoral Fellow (now at Macquarie University) involved in Wolf Spider Communication projects
Dr. Matt Persons	former graduate student (now at Susquehanna University) involved in Wolf Spider Communication projects
Dr. J. Andrew Roberts	former grad student and post-doc (now at Ohio State University - Newark) involved in Wolf Spider Communication projects
Dr. Dave Clark	former grad student (now at Alma College) involved in Wolf Spider Communication projects
Dr. Ron DeBry	UC colleague involved in developing microsatellite DNA loci for the El Niño Spider project
Dr. Ken Petren	UC colleague involved in developing microsatellite DNA loci for the El Niño Spider project
Dr. Michal Polak	UC colleague currently involved in studies of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) related to tornado disturbance effects at Benedict / Hazelwood preserve.
Dr. Guy Cameron	UC colleague currently involved in studies of fluctuating asymmetry (FA) related to tornado disturbance effects at Benedict / Hazelwood preserve.
Dr. Alan Cady	colleague at Miami University (Ohio) currently involved in studies of energetic costs of courtship behavior in Schizocosa
Dr. Stim Wilcox	colleague from Binghamton University involved in the Mexican Colonial Web-building Spider project. Currently studying web vibration transmission in colonial webs.

Research: 1. Wolf Spider Research | 2. Colonial Web-Building Spiders Research | 3. El Niño Influence on Colonial Web-Building Spiders. | 4. Impact of a Ecosystem Disturbance on Spider Populations and Communities