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

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A. Introduction / Home Page

        I. Research Interests

                1. Wolf spiders
                        A. Visual Signals
                                    I. Example of Schizocosa ocreata Male Visual Courtship Display
                        B. Vibratory Signals
                        C. Video Digitization and Playback
                                    I. Video clip of a female Schizocosa viewing a digitized male Schizocosa

                2. Colonial web-building spiders
                        A. Metepeira incrassata
                        B. Metepeira spinipes
                        C. Metepeira atascadero
                        D. Spider defenses against wasps
                        E. The spider and fly revisited

                3. El Niño influence on group formation and genetic structure of colonial web-building spiders
                4. Impact of a ecosystem disturbance on spider populations and communities

        II. Courses

        III. Publications

        IV. Research Associates

        V. Current Students
                1. Jeremy Gibson, M.S. Graduate Student
                2. Jenai Milliser, M.S. Graduate Student
                3. Julee Johns,  M.S. Graduate Student

        VI. Curriculum Vitae

        VII. Spider & Behavior Links

        VIII. Site Map / Index

Home | Courses |  Publications | Research Associates | Current Students | CV | Spider & Behavior Links | Site Map

 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