The Mabry lab at New Mexico State University invites applications from motivated and independent students to begin graduate work in fall 2010. I anticipate accepting 2 students to pursue either PhD or MS work in behavioral ecology. Research in the lab focuses on the causes and consequences of individual behavioral variation, with a current emphasis on dispersal and habitat selection behavior in complex landscapes, using small mammals as a study system. Students with interests in animal movement, habitat selection, animal behavior in a landscape context, the population-level consequences of individual behavior, and/or landscape genetics are especially encouraged to apply. Graduate students will be supported by a combination of research and teaching assistantships. More information about the lab is available at http://biology-web.nmsu.edu/mabry
Prospective students should contact Karen Mabry ([email protected]), and provide a brief description of your research interests and experience, CV (including GPA and GRE scores, if available), and contact information for three references. Suitable candidates will then be contacted for an interview. Departmental review of applications begins January 15, 2010, but interested students should contact me well before that date.
