H. Jane Brockmann

Last updated
Helen Jane Brockmann
Alma mater Tufts University (BS)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
Thesis The control of nesting behavior in the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)  (1976)
Doctoral advisor Jack Hailman

H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs. In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Contents

Early Education and career

Brockmann's research includes investigations into the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).jpg
Brockmann's research includes investigations into the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs

Brockmann has a B.S. from Tufts University (1967) and an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1972). [1] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976, [2] and then took a position at the University of Florida as an assistant professor. In 1989, Brockmann was promoted to professor. [3] In 2011, she became the first faculty Emerita of the biology department at the University of Florida, [4] and there was a symposium given in her honor. [5]

Research

Brockmann's research on animal behavior spans different groups in the animal kingdom. She has examined kleptoparasitism in birds, [6] the mating and nesting tactics of wasps including investigations into the mud-daubing wasp Trypoxylon politum [7] and a digger wasp ( Sphex ichneumoneus ). [8] In beetles, she has examined sexual selection in Diaprepes abbreviatus [9] [10] which is important in Florida because it causes problems with citrus crops. Her research on behavior and population biology of horseshoe crabs is conducted at Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, and includes addressing the question of why females select their nesting sites and the nesting tactics of males. [11] She has also used genetics to define genetically distinct groups of horseshoe crabs in Florida [12] and along the east coast of the United States. [13]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

References

  1. Brockmann, Helen Jane (1972). The function of poster-coloration in the Beau-Gregory, Eupomacentrus leucostictus (Pomacentridae). OCLC   608738450.
  2. Brockmann, Helen Jane (1976). The control of nesting behavior in the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) (Thesis). OCLC   34494700.
  3. "H. Jane Brockmann CV" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  4. "H. Jane Brockmann Retires". biology.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  5. "Retirement Symposium | H. Jane Brockman". people.clas.ufl.edu. 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  6. Brockmann, H. Jane; Barnard, C. J. (1979-05-01). "Kleptoparasitism in birds" . Animal Behaviour. 27: 487–514. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(79)90185-4. ISSN   0003-3472. S2CID   53151684.
  7. Brockmann, H. Jane; Grafen, Alan (1989-02-01). "Mate conflict and male behaviour in a solitary wasp, Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae)" . Animal Behaviour. 37: 232–255. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(89)90113-9. ISSN   0003-3472. S2CID   53184615.
  8. Jane Brockmann, H.; Grafen, Alan; Dawkins, Richard (1979-04-21). "Evolutionarily stable nesting strategy in a digger wasp" . Journal of Theoretical Biology. 77 (4): 473–496. Bibcode:1979JThBi..77..473J. doi:10.1016/0022-5193(79)90021-3. ISSN   0022-5193. PMID   491692.
  9. Harari, Ally R; Brockmann, H. Jane; Landolt, Peter. J (2000-10-22). "Intrasexual mounting in the beetle Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.)". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. 267 (1457): 2071–2079. doi:10.1098/rspb.2000.1251. ISSN   0962-8452. PMC   1690776 . PMID   11416911.
  10. Sirot, Laura K.; Lapointe, Stephen L.; Shatters, Robert; Bausher, Michael (2006). "Transfer and fate of seminal fluid molecules in the beetle, Diaprepes abbreviatus: Implications for the reproductive biology of a pest species" . Journal of Insect Physiology. 52 (3): 300–308. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.11.009. PMID   16405989.
  11. Brockmann, H. Jane (1990-01-01). "Mating Behavior of Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus Polyphemus" . Behaviour. 114 (1–4): 206–220. doi:10.1163/156853990X00121. ISSN   0005-7959.
  12. Brockmann, H. Jane; Johnson, Sheri L. (2011). "A Long-Term Study of Spawning Activity in a Florida Gulf Coast Population of Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus)" . Estuaries and Coasts. 34 (5): 1049–1067. doi:10.1007/s12237-011-9419-1. ISSN   1559-2723. S2CID   83660076.
  13. King, Tim L.; Eackles, Michael S.; Spidle, Adrian P.; Brockmann, H. Jane (2005). "Regional Differentiation and Sex-Biased Dispersal among Populations of the Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus" . Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 134 (2): 441–465. doi:10.1577/T04-023.1. ISSN   1548-8659.
  14. "Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society". animalbehaviorsociety.org. 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  15. "Animal Behavior Society". animalbehaviorsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  16. 1 2 "Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society". animalbehaviorsociety.org. 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  17. "Historic Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". aaas.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  18. "Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Recipients | Graduate School". gradschool.uky.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  19. "2025 New Member List". American Academy of Arts and Sciences.