Clare
Rittschof
Associate Professor
- clare.rittschof@uky.edu
- (859) 218-3343
- (859) 323-1120
- Rittschof Lab Website
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405 Plant Sciences Building
Lexington KY 40546-0091 - Department of Entomology
- Specialties: Animal Behavior Neurogenomics Pollinator Biology
Professional Profile
Laboratory
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Education
BA Cornell University 2006 (Neurobiology and Behavior)
PhD University of Florida 2011 (Zoology)
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the evolutionary consequences and mechanistic underpinnings of behavioral plasticity, particularly in the context of social interactions. I have addressed this topic to-date with studies of alternative reproductive strategies and tactics in the spider Nephila clavipes, and more recently in the context of socially-induced variation in aggression in the honey bee. My research combines perspectives from behavioral ecology, behavioral genomics, and neuroscience.