Michael Reichert, Assistant Professor
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I have a broad background in biology, but over the years my research interests have homed in on amphibian behavior and ecology. I did my master’s thesis at Southeastern Louisiana University on feeding behavior in toads (Incilius nebulifer) and have several ongoing herp-related projects. I first became interested in bioacoustics during my graduate research, which had an important vibrational/sensory dimension. Last summer I worked with the Wyoming Department of Game & Fish to develop automated call recognizers using a handy R package (monitoR) to assist with amphibian population monitoring efforts. Check out my website to learn more about me and some of my research at muddynaturalist.com.

My interests in biology are in Animal Behavior, but especially in the fields of cognition and communication. I did my undergrad at North Dakota State University where I did research in Dr. Dochtermann’s Lab. In between my time as an undergrad and grad school I did work out in the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma. There I primarily worked with Prairie Mole Crickets and the American Burying Beetle. Through the field jobs and Dochtermann’s Lab I have gained an interest in working with invertebrates.

Nicole is a Wentz Scholar working on her Honors thesis project. She is studying how the hormone Arginine Vasotocin affects competitive behavior in a frog model system.

Cheyenne is a OK-LSAMP scholar studying whether male frogs are responsive to female chemical cues.

Madisen is a Freshman Research Scholar studying temperature, aggression and cognition in crickets.

Rachel is a HHMI Life Sciences Freshman Research Scholar studying the effects of temperature on the response to competition in frogs.

Jacinda is a HHMI Life Sciences Freshman Research Scholar studying whether photos can be used to identify individual treefrogs.

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