Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Managing Director
BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action
Michigan State University
Contact Information
567 Wilson Road, Room 1441E
East Lansing, MI 48824
email:
djwhitta@msu.edu
phone:
(517) 884-2561
fax:
(517) 353-7248
website:
http://www.burroughs-whittaker.com/danielle
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=GgCSJPEAAAAJ
mailing address:
Education
2005
1996
Appointments
201020142011
2010-14
2010
2006-10
2006
2005-06
2005-06
2003-05
2000-05
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Research Funding
2016
2015
2013
2009
2008
2008
2007
2004
2004
2002
2000
2000
Publications
Forthcoming
1. Whittaker, D. J., K. A. Rosvall, S. P. Slowinski, H. A. Soini, M. V. Novotny, and E.
D. Ketterson. In revision. Songbird chemical signals reflect uropygial gland androgen
sensitivity and predict aggressive behavior: implications for understanding avian
olfactory cues. General and Comparative Endocrinology.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
19. Whittaker, D. J., N. M. Gerlach, S. P. Slowinski, K. P. Corcoran, A. D. Winters, H.
A. Soini, M. V. Novotny, E. D. Ketterson, and K. R. Theis. 2016. Social environment
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has a primary influence on the microbial and odor profiles of a chemically signaling
songbird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 4:90.
18. Ferreira, A. C., J. W. Atwell, D. J. Whittaker, E. D. Ketterson, and G. C. Cardoso.
2016. Communication value of mistakes in dark-eyed junco song. The American
Naturalist 188: 289-305.
17. Whittaker, D. J., D. G. Reichard, M. Drouilly, K. Battle, and C. Ziegenfus. 2015.
Avian olfactory displays: A new hypothesis for the function of bill-wiping in a social
context. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69: 159-167.
16. Atwell, J. W., G. C. Cardoso, D. J. Whittaker, T. D. Price, and E. D. Ketterson. 2014.
Hormonal, behavioral and life-history traits exhibit correlated shifts in relation to
population establishment in a novel environment. The American Naturalist 184: E147E160.
15. Whittaker, D. J., N. M. Gerlach, H. A. Soini, M. V. Novotny, and E. D. Ketterson.
2013. Bird odour predicts reproductive success. Animal Behaviour 86(4): 697-703. Featured
in editorial by Michelle Pellissier Scott, The sweet smell of success, Animal Behaviour 86(4):663665.
14. Soini, H. A., D. J. Whittaker, D. Wiesler, E. D. Ketterson, and M. V. Novotny. 2013.
Chemosignaling diversity in songbirds: chromatographic profiling of preen oil volatiles
in different species. Journal of Chromatography A 1317(2013): 186-192.
13. Rosvall, K. A., D. G. Reichard, S. Ferguson, D. J. Whittaker, and E. D. Ketterson.
2012. Robust behavioral effects of song in the absence of testosterone or corticosterone
release in two songbird populations. Hormones and Behavior 62: 418-425.
12. Atwell, J. W., G. C. Cardoso, D. J. Whittaker, K. W. Robertson, S. J. CampbellNelson, E. D. Ketterson. 2012. Boldness and stress physiology in a novel urban
environment suggest rapid evolutionary adaptation. Behavioral Ecology 23: 960-969.
11. Peterson, M. P., D. J. Whittaker, S. Ambreth, S. Sureshchandra, K. Mockaitis, A.
Buechlein, R. Podicheti, J.-H. Choi, Z. Lai, J. Colbourne, H. Tang, and E. D.
Ketterson. 2012. De novo transcriptome sequencing in a songbird, the dark-eyed junco
(Junco hyemalis): Genomic tools for an ecological model system. BMC Genomics 13: 305.
10. Whittaker, D. J., A. L. Dapper, M. P. Peterson, J. W. Atwell, and E. D. Ketterson.
2012. Maintenance of MHC Class IIB diversity in a recently established songbird
population. Journal of Avian Biology 43: 109-118.
9. Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, N. M. Gerlach, A. L. Posto, M. V. Novotny, and E. D.
Ketterson. 2011. Role of testosterone in stimulating seasonal changes in a potential
avian chemosignal. Journal of Chemical Ecology 37: 1349-1357.
8. Whittaker, D. J., K. M. Richmond, A. K. Miller, R. Kiley, C. Bergeon Burns, J. W.
Atwell, and E. D. Ketterson. 2011. Intraspecific preen oil odor preferences in dark-eyed
juncos (Junco hyemalis). Behavioral Ecology 22: 1256-1263.
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Indiana University
Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
North Carolina A&T State University
Grand Valley State University
University of Chicago
Scientific Symposium in honor of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Milos V.
Novotny, Indiana University
Tri Beta Sponsored Speaker, College of Wooster
Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
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2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008
Conference Presentations
Plenaries
2014
2014
Symposium Talks
2014
2011
2008
2004
Contributed Talks
2016
2015
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2007
2007
2007
2005
Contributed Posters
2010
2008
2006
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2005
2003
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Outreach
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2009
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Discover Magazine blog D-brief, September 6, 2013: Birds can whiff a winner of a
mate. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/09/06/birds-can-whiff-awinner-of-a-mate/
Audubon Magazine blog, September 4, 2013: Better-smelling birds produce more
offspring. http://magblog.audubon.org/better-smelling-birds-produce-more-offspring
CBS News, September 4, 2013: For birds, looks just aint enough.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57601279/for-birds-looks-just-aint-enough/
NSF News from the Field, September 3, 2013: Birds choose sweet-smelling mates.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=128994 (Featured on the front
page of nsf.gov)
Michigan State University press release, September 3, 2013: Birds choose sweet-smelling
mates. http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/birds-choose-sweet-smelling-mates/
Science Magazine, ScienceShot, August 16, 2013: Forget plumage, birds sniff out good
mates. http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2013/08/scienceshot-forgetplumage-birds-sniff-out-good-mates
The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 26, 2011: Wild neighbors: smelling like a bird.
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-07-27/article/38178?headline=WildNeighbors-Smelling-Like-a-Bird
Science Daily, July 19, 2011: Avian Axe effect attracts attention of females and males.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110719151906.htm
Michigan State University press release, July 19, 2011: Avian Axe effect attracts attention
of females and males. http://news.msu.edu/story/9579/
Science Daily, May 4, 2010. Natural selection for moderation in testosterone surprises
scientists. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504102126.htm
LiveScience, April 21, 2010: Songbirds hold secrets of attracting mates.
http://www.livescience.com/culture/pheromone-songbird-mating-sl-whittaker100421.html
Indiana University press release, May 4, 2010. Natural selection for moderation in
testosterone surprises scientists.
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/14348.html
Science Daily, March 24, 2010: Could smell play a role in the origin of new bird species?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100323111555.htm
Indiana University press release, March 23, 2010: Could smell play a role in the origin of
new bird species? http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/13820.html
Professional Service and Development
2016
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2016
2015
2015
20152015
2012-15
20122011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2008
2007
2007
2006
Professional Reviewing
Grants
National Science Foundation Panelist, April 2016
National Science Foundation Panelist, October 2015
National Science Foundation, external ad hoc reviewer
Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation
The Leakey Foundation
Primate Conservation, Inc.
Animal Behavior Society
Journals
American Journal of Primatology, American Naturalist, Animal Behaviour, Animal
Cognition, Auk, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Behavioral
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