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Corinna Ross    
Graduate Student
School of Biological Sciences,
University of Nebraska (Lincoln)

Callitrichid Research Center
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Email : cross@bigred.unl.edu

Education

Ph.D. (Biology), University of Nebraska (Lincoln), expected 2005

M.A. (Biology), University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1999

B.S. (Biology), Cornell University, 1997

 
 



Experience

I have over 7 years of experience in pedigree and genetic analysis of callitrichid primates at the Callitrichid Research Center.


Research Interest

My research interests include paternity analysis, social behaviors, and the behavioral endocrinology of marmosets.


Publications

•   Fite, J. E., French, J. A., Patera, K. J., Hopkins, E. C., Rukstalis, M., & Ross, C. N. Elevated urinary testosterone excretion and decreased maternal caregiving effort in marmosets when females conceive during the period of infant independence. Manuscript submitted for publication.

•   Ross, C. N., French, J. A., & Patera, K. Intensity of aggressive interactions modulates testosterone in male marmosets. Manuscript submitted for publication.

•   Fite, J. E., French, J. A., Patera, K. J., Hopkins, E. C., Rukstalis, M., Jensen, H. A., & Ross, C. N. (2003). Nighttime wakefulness associated with infant rearing in Callithrix kuhlii. International Journal of Primatology, 24(6), 1267-1280.