Rachel Page
Mariana Muñoz-Romo
Simon Ripperger
Claire Hemingway
May Dixon
Nair Cabezón
Hannah Tilley
Alexis Heckley
Danny Haelewaters
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Dr. Rachel Page, CV Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Sensory and cognitive ecology; behavioral biology of bats ___________________________________ LAB MANAGER Gregg Cohen, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ___________________________________ POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS Dr. Mariana Muñoz-Romo, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela. Sexual communication signals in bats Dr. Leonie Baier, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany. Eavesdropping on multi-modal signals: cognitive overload versus enhanced performance Dr. Simon Ripperger, CV Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research. Unraveling bat group dynamics using next generation tracking technology Dr. Michael Schöner, CV University of Greifswald. Sensory and behavioral ecology of roosting behavior in Neotropical bats ___________________________________ DOCTORAL STUDENTS May Dixon, University of Texas at Austin. Comparative cognition: learning and memory across bat species Claire Hemingway, University of Texas at Austin. Decision-making strategies in frog-eating bats Jenna Kohles, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell, Germany. Social foraging behavior in bulldog bats Sebastian Stockmaier, University of Texas at Austin. Evolution of mammalian sickness behaviors ___________________________________ INTERNS Nair Cabezón, STRI. Colonization and species displacement in Neotropical bat roosts Argelis Aneth Sánchez Flores, STRI. The role of sensory lures in attracting bats to artificial roosts Dineilys Aparicio, Universidad Nacional de Panamá, Centro Regional Universitario de Veraguas. Neotropical bat foraging behavior Amanda Savage, STRI. The effect of passive gleaning bats on the katydid community in the rainforest canopy Hannah Tilley, University of Hong Kong. Impact of sleep on sociality and roosting strategy in Artibeus jamaicensis Alexis Heckley, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. The benefits of social sleeping: Behavior and neuroimaging of sleep within a group ___________________________________ RESEARCH COLLABORATORS Dr. Inga Geipel, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Constrained Systems Lab (CoSys-Lab) at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Echo-acoustic signalling of aposematic and cryptic insects – A bat inspired modelling approach (EchoBug) Danny Haelewaters, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ghent University, Belgium. Bats, bat flies, and Laboulbeniales fungi: A model for studying hyperparasitism |
Gregg Cohen
Leonie Baier
Michael Schöner
Sebastian Stockmaier
Jenna Kohles
Argelis Aneth Sánchez Flores
Dineilys Aparicio
Amanda Savage
Inga Geipel
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PAST LAB MEMBERS
Former postdocs
Michael Caldwell, Gerry Carter, Eric Flores, Stefan Greif, Wouter Halfwerk, Inga Geipel, Teague O'Mara, Thomas Sattler, Cory Toth
Former PhD students / Fellows
Theresa Clarin, Victoria Flores, Vincent Fugère, Tanja Halczok, Katrine Hulgard, Patricia Jones
Former Masters students
Bawan Amin, Rachel Crisp, Ineke Knot, Jip Ramakers, Flor Rhebergen, Ivon Vassileva
Former interns
Elias Bader, Ashley Beard, Jineth Berrio, Christina Buelow, Emily Dong, Clarice Diebold, Brendan Dula, Katharina Eggert, Jay Falk, Tom Faughnan, Jennifer Finley, Anita Freudmann, Yelitza Garcia, Dylan Gomes, Luisa Gómez, Jesus Hernández, Nadia Hijner, Antonia Hubancheva, Devin Herlihy, Jessica Jacobitz, Ellen Jacobs, Ciara Kernan, Lauren Koenig, Jenna Kohles, Julia Legelli, Daniela Martinez, Santiago Meneses, Nikolaj Meyer, Dallas Miller, Ram Mohan, Rachel Moon, Martha Moscoso, Amanda Muñoz, David Natera, Hugo Narizano, Brennan Neal, Michelle Nowak, Jana Nowatzki, Ray Nunez, Kristina Ottens, Mallory Owens, Sarah Richman, Sebastian Rikker, Eudocia Rodríguez, Raul Rodríguez, Katarina Rolf, Teia Schweizer, Molly Shuman-Goodier, Michelle Simpson, Marcus Smeekes, Erin Swerdfeger, Nia Toshkova, Sara Troxell, Yesenia Valverde, Sara Vasquez, Tawni Voyles, Julia Vrtilek, Julia Wilson
Former postdocs
Michael Caldwell, Gerry Carter, Eric Flores, Stefan Greif, Wouter Halfwerk, Inga Geipel, Teague O'Mara, Thomas Sattler, Cory Toth
Former PhD students / Fellows
Theresa Clarin, Victoria Flores, Vincent Fugère, Tanja Halczok, Katrine Hulgard, Patricia Jones
Former Masters students
Bawan Amin, Rachel Crisp, Ineke Knot, Jip Ramakers, Flor Rhebergen, Ivon Vassileva
Former interns
Elias Bader, Ashley Beard, Jineth Berrio, Christina Buelow, Emily Dong, Clarice Diebold, Brendan Dula, Katharina Eggert, Jay Falk, Tom Faughnan, Jennifer Finley, Anita Freudmann, Yelitza Garcia, Dylan Gomes, Luisa Gómez, Jesus Hernández, Nadia Hijner, Antonia Hubancheva, Devin Herlihy, Jessica Jacobitz, Ellen Jacobs, Ciara Kernan, Lauren Koenig, Jenna Kohles, Julia Legelli, Daniela Martinez, Santiago Meneses, Nikolaj Meyer, Dallas Miller, Ram Mohan, Rachel Moon, Martha Moscoso, Amanda Muñoz, David Natera, Hugo Narizano, Brennan Neal, Michelle Nowak, Jana Nowatzki, Ray Nunez, Kristina Ottens, Mallory Owens, Sarah Richman, Sebastian Rikker, Eudocia Rodríguez, Raul Rodríguez, Katarina Rolf, Teia Schweizer, Molly Shuman-Goodier, Michelle Simpson, Marcus Smeekes, Erin Swerdfeger, Nia Toshkova, Sara Troxell, Yesenia Valverde, Sara Vasquez, Tawni Voyles, Julia Vrtilek, Julia Wilson