Dr. Scott Sakaluk
Distinguished Professor of Zoology
School of Biological Sciences
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Felmley Hall Annex FSA FSA 138
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- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Teaching Interests & Areas
Animal Behavior, Evolution
Research Interests & Areas
Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Avian Biology, Entomology
Ph D Zoology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MS Biology
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
BS Biology
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
College of Arts and Sciences
2018
Million Dollar Club
Illinois State University
2009
Book, Chapter
Hunt, J. and S. K. Sakaluk. 2014. Mate choice. In The evolution of insect mating systems (eds D.M. Shuker & L.W. Simmons), pp. 129-158. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
Sakaluk, S.K., Weddle, C.B., Mitchell, C. and J. Hunt. 2014. Signal reliability, sex-specific genotype-by-environment interactions in cuticular hydrocarbon expression and the maintenance of polyandry through chemosensory self-referencing in decorated crickets, Gryllodes sigillatus. In Genotype-by-environment interactions and sexual selection (eds J. Hunt & D.J. Hosken), pp. 312-330. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Journal Article
Rittinger, M.A., Bowden, R.M., Sauers, L.A., Paitz, R.T., Poppe, C.J., Thompson, C.F. and S.K. Sakaluk. 2022. Sex-specific effects of hatching order on nestling baseline corticosterone in a wild songbird. General and Comparative Endocrinology 319: 113964 .
Thompson, C.F., Hodges, K.E., Mortimer, N.T., Vrailas-Mortimer, A.D., Sakaluk, S.K. and M.E. Hauber. 2022. Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100: 77-81.
Hampton, K.J., Duffield, K.R., Hunt, J., Sakaluk, S.K. and B.M. Sadd. 2021. Male and female genotype and a genotype-by-genotype interaction mediate the effects of mating on cellular but not humoral immunity in female decorated crickets. Heredity 126: 477–490.
Jenkins, J.B., Mueller, A.J., Thompson, C.F., Sakaluk, S.K. and E. K. Bowers.2021. Female birds monitor the activity of their mates while brooding nest-bound young. Animal Cognition 24: 613–628.
Thompson, C.F., Hodges, K., Mortimer, N., Vrailas-Mortimer, A., Sakaluk, S.K., Hauber, M. Avian eggshell coloration predicts shell-matrix protoporphyrin content. 2021. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100 (999), 77-81. doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0134.
Presentations
Transgenerational effects of experimentally increased maternal corticosterone in a wild bird population. 18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress. International Society for Behavioral Ecology. (2022)
What makes a song signal sex or strife? Synthesized songs can tell us which song components matter to free-living birds. 18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress. International Society for Behavioral Ecology. (2022)
Sex-specific effects of hatching order on baseline corticosterone in house wrens. 27th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2021)
Gutter science: Interspecific differences in larval dispersal distance and behavior in burying beetles. 15th Annual Meeting of the Ethologische Gesellschaft. Ethologische Gesellschaft. (2020)
Sex-Specific Effects of Hatching Order on Baseline Corticosterone are Unrelated to Hatching Synchrony. 2020 Animal Behavior Society Virtual Conference. Animal Behavior Society. (2020)
Sexual conflict in crickets: Do accessory gland proteins manipulate female behaviors after mating?. 2020 Animal Behavior Society Virtual Conference. Animal Behavior Society. (2020)
Transgenerational effects of experimentally increased maternal corticosterone on parental behavior of male house wrens. 7th North American Ornithological Conference. American Ornithological Society. (2020)
Effects of inbreeding on life history traits and sexual competency in decorated crickets. Joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference. Animal Behavior Society. (2019)
Experimental cross-fostering of eggs reveals effects of territory quality on reproductive allocation. 26th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2019)
Sex specific effects of hatching order and synchrony on nestling baseline corticosterone. 26th Annual Animal Behavior Conference. Indiana University. (2019)
Grants & Contracts
Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists. Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD Germany). Other. (2019)
Research Experiences for Teachers supplement. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2018)
Research Experiences for Undergraduates supplement. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2018)
Collaborative Research: Experimental Evolution of Insect Nuptial Food Gifts and Female Responses. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2017)
Induced immunity as a source of maternal effects on offspring phenotype (renewal application - resubmission). National Institutes of Health. Federal. (2017)