​Kwapich Lab at the University of Central Florida
Christina L. Kwapich, PhD
Behavior and ecology of ant societies: Colony organization, production ecology, myrmecophilous crickets, beetles and spiders, ant nest architecture.
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Social Insect Behavior (ENY 4455C)
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Graduate Social Insect Behavior (ENY 5456C)
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Ornithology (ZOO 4272)
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Graduate Behavioral Ecology (ZOO 6938)
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Tyler C. Murdock, PhD
Current Undergraduate Researchers
Ava Dennison
Laura Ramsey
James Sloan
Jackson Talmadge
David Wong
Past UCF Undergraduate Researchers
Carson Bassett
Emilia Carpio
Cori Keim
Jaedyn Lister
Jessica McCord
Nevin Persaud
Lauren Ross
Isabel Zayas
Past UML Undergraduate Researchers
Gabe Muniz
Kelsie Belanger
Roman Meneghini
Past ASU Undergraduate Researchers
Yocha DeChavez
Conner McLeod
Melissa Griffin
Chris Schwartze
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​Hoon Kang
MS Project Student, UML
Adaptive nest architecture in subterranean ant species. Seasonal demography and ant colony organization.
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Roman Meneghini
Undergrad Honors Researcher and MS project student, UML
Seed storage and processing in the ant Pheidole pilifera. Function of major workers in dimorphic ants.
Sydney Hy
MS project Student, UML
Social parasites, myrmecophiles, and seed use by Tetramorium immigrans in its introduced range. Urban ecology of invasive species.
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Jennifer Ingraham
MS Project Student, UML
Food sharing and signal mimicry between the ant cricket, Myrmecophilus pergandei and its ant hosts.
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Connor and Melissa with Veromessor pergandei, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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