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Animal behaviorist
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 .
Early Education and career
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
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 .
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 .
Brockmann, H. Jane (2001-01-01),
The evolution of alternative strategies and tactics , Advances in the Study of Behavior, vol. 30, Academic Press, pp. 1–51,
doi :
10.1016/s0065-3454(01)80004-8 ,
ISBN
9780120045303 , retrieved 2021-09-29
Awards and honors
Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award, inaugural recipient, Animal Behavior Society (1995)
[14]
Elected fellow,
Animal Behavior Society (1995)
[15]
Distinguished Service Award, Animal Behavior Society (2000)
[16]
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008)
[17]
Myrle E. and Verle D. Nietzel Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Award, University of Kentucky (2011)
[18]
Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, Animal Behavior Society (2016)
[16]
References
^ Brockmann, Helen Jane (1972).
The function of poster-coloration in the Beau-Gregory, Eupomacentrus leucostictus (Pomacentridae) .
OCLC
608738450 .
^ Brockmann, Helen Jane (1976).
The control of nesting behavior in the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae) (Thesis).
OCLC
34494700 .
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"H. Jane Brockmann CV" (PDF) . 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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"H. Jane Brockmann Retires" . biology.ufl.edu . Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
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"Retirement Symposium | H. Jane Brockman" . people.clas.ufl.edu . 2011. Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
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"Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society" . animalbehaviorsociety.org . 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
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"Animal Behavior Society" . animalbehaviorsociety.org . Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
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"Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society" . animalbehaviorsociety.org . 2016. Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
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"Historic Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science" . aaas.org . Retrieved 2021-09-29 .
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"Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Recipients | Graduate School" . gradschool.uky.edu . Retrieved 2021-09-29 .