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Danielle J. Whittaker CV, 1

Danielle J. Whittaker

Managing DirectorBEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action1441 Biomedical and Physical Sciences BuildingMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI 48824

phone: (517) 884-2561fax: (517) 353-7248email: [email protected]: http://www.burroughs-whittaker.com/danielle

Education

2006-2010: Postdoctoral training in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Indiana University,Bloomington, IN. Advisor: Ellen Ketterson.

1998-2005: Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, City University of New York GraduateCenter, New York, NY. Advisor: John F. Oates; Co-advisor: Juan CarlosMorales, Columbia University.

1992-1996: B.A. in Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Professional Appointments

2010-present: Managing Director, BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action,Michigan State University.

2010-present: Adjunct Faculty, Department of Biology, Indiana University.

2010: Citizen Science Faculty, Bard College.

2010: Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Biology, Indiana University.

2006-2010: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, Indiana University.

2006: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, BarnardCollege.

2005-2006: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Lehman College,City University of New York.

2005-2006: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Queens College,

City University of New York.2003-2005: Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Lehman College, City

University of New York.

2000-2005: Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, CityUniversity of New York.


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Honors and Awards

Graduate Fellow, New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), 1998-2005.

Robert E. Gilleece Fellowship, City University of New York, 1998-2005.

Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, 2000.

National Merit Scholar, Emory University, 1992-1996.

Phi Beta Kappa, 1996.

Grants

Indiana Academy of Science, November 2009 $3,000Hormonal regulation of chemical signals in songbirds.

Indiana University Faculty Research Support Program, June 2008 $74,975

MHC-based mate choice in songbirds: mechanisms, hormonal correlates, and populationpatterns. Official PIs: Ellen Ketterson, Milos Novotny, and Helena Soini; project developedand written by Danielle Whittaker. June 2008.

American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grant, March 2008 $4,000MHC, odor, and mate choice in a passerine bird.

Indiana Academy of Science, April 2007 $3,000MHC and mate choice in an isolated songbird population.

Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, May 2004 $10,580Using patterns of genetic diversity in Kloss's gibbons to conserve nature and culture in theMentawai Islands, Indonesia.

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, January 2004 $12,000Evolutionary genetics of Klosss gibbons: Grant BCS-0335949. PI: J. C. Morales.

Primate Conservation, Inc., December 2002 $3,000Conservation biology of Klosss gibbons.

Primate Conservation, Inc., December 2000 $3,000Conservation genetics of Klosss gibbons: pilot study.

Conservation International, November 2000 $3,720Conservation genetics of Klosss gibbons in the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia.

Publications

Forthcoming Articles

Whittaker, D. J., A. L. Dapper, M. P. Peterson, J. W. Atwell, and E. D. Ketterson. In

review. Maintenance of MHC Class IIB diversity in a recently established songbirdpopulation. Journal of Avian Biology.


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Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, N. M. Gerlach, A. L. Posto, M. V. Novotny, and E. D.

Ketterson. In review. Role of testosterone in stimulating seasonal changes in a potentialavian chemosignal. Journal of Chemical Ecology.

Atwell, J. W., G. C. Cardoso, D. J. Whittaker, S. J. Campbell-Nelson, K. W. Robertson,

E. D. Ketterson. In review. Boldness behavior and stress physiology in a novel urban

environment suggest rapid correlated evolutionary adaptation post-colonization.Behavioral Ecology.

Atwell, J. W., G. C. Cardoso, D. J. Whittaker, T. D. Price, and E. D. Ketterson. In

review. Testosterone mediates successful establishment of a songbird population in anovel environment. Current Biology.

Peer-reviewed Articles

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 Ecology22: 1256-1263.

Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, J. W. Atwell, C. Hollars, M. V. Novotny, and E. D.

Ketterson. 2010. Songbird chemosignals: Preen oil volatile compounds vary amongindividuals, sexes, and populations.Behavioral Ecology21: 608-614.

McGlothlin, J. W., D. J. Whittaker, S. E. Schrock, N. M. Gerlach, J. M. Jawor, E. A.

Snajdr, E. D. Ketterson. 2010. Natural selection on testosterone production in a wildsongbird population. The American Naturalist175: 687-701.

Whittaker, D. J., D. G. Reichard, A. L. Dapper, E. D. Ketterson. 2009. Behavioral

responses of nesting female dark-eyed juncos Junco hyemalisto hetero- and conspecific

passerine preen oils. Journal of Avian Biology40: 579-583.Whittaker, D. J., J. C. Morales, D. J. Melnick. 2007. Resolution of theHylobates

phylogeny: Congruence of mitochondrial D-loop sequences with molecular, behavioral,and morphological datasets.Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(2): 620-628.

Whittaker, D. J. 2006. Conservation action plan for the Mentawai primates.Primate

Conservation 20: 95-106.

Whittaker, D. J., N. Ting, D. J. Melnick. 2006. Molecular phylogenetic affinities of the

simakobu monkey (Simias concolor).Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39: 887-892.

Whittaker, D. J. 2005. New population estimates for the endemic Klosss gibbonHylobates

klossiion the Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Oryx39(4): 458-461.

Edited Volume

Lappan, S. and D. J. Whittaker, eds. 2009. The Gibbons: New Perspectives on Small Ape

Socioecology and Population Biology. New York: Springer.


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Book Chapters

Whittaker, D. J. 20xx. Kloss's gibbon,Hylobates klossii. InHandbook of the Mammals of the

WorldVol. 3. Primates, eds. D. E. Wilson and R. A. Mittermeier. Barcelona: Lynx

Edicions. In prep.Whittaker, D. J. 20xx. Pagai macaque,Macaca pagensis. InHandbook of the Mammals of the


Edicions. In prep.

Whittaker, D. J. 20xx. Siberut macaque,Macaca siberu. InHandbook of the Mammals of the


Edicions. In prep.

Whittaker, D. J. 20xx. Mentawai sureli,Presbytis potenziani. InHandbook of the Mammals of

the WorldVol. 3. Primates, eds. D. E. Wilson and R. A. Mittermeier. Barcelona: Lynx

Edicions. In prep.

Whittaker, D. J. 20xx. Pig-tailed langur, Simias concolor. InHandbook of the Mammals of the


Edicions. In prep.

Whittaker, D. J. 2011. Klosss gibbon,Hylobates klossii. InAll the Worlds Primates, ed. Noel

Rowe. Charlestown: Pogonias Press. Online: http://www.alltheworldsprimates.org/

Whittaker, D. J. 2009. Phylogeography of Klosss gibbon (Hylobates klossii) populations and

implications for conservation planning in the Mentawai Islands. In The Gibbons: NewPerspectives on Small Ape Socioecology and Population Biology, ed. S. Lappan and D. J.

Whittaker. New York: Springer, pp. 73-89.

Whittaker, D. J. and S. Lappan. 2009. The diversity of small apes and the importance ofpopulation-level studies. In The Gibbons: New Perspectives on Small Ape Socioecology and

Population Biology, ed. S. Lappan and D. J. Whittaker. New York: Springer, pp. 3-10.

Whittaker, D. J. 2009. Saving the small apes: Conservation assessment of gibbon species at

the 2006 Asian Primate Red List Workshop. In The Gibbons: New Perspectives on Small Ape

Socioecology and Population Biology, ed. S. Lappan and D. J. Whittaker. New York:Springer, pp. 497-499.

Conference Presentations

Ferguson, S. M., D. G. Reichard, K. A. Rosvall, D. J. Whittaker, and E. D. Ketterson.Behavioral and physiological responses to simulated territorial intrusions of short- andlong- range song in male dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis). (Poster to be presented at the

annual Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology meeting, Charleston, SC, January2012.)


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Whittaker, D. J. and D. G. Reichard. Is bill-wiping a form of avian scent marking? (Talk

presented at the joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the InternationalEthological Conference, Bloomington, IN, July 2011.)

Whittaker, D. J. Chemical communication without a vomeronasal organ: parallel

evolution in primates and birds? (Poster presented at the American Association of

Physical Anthropologists annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, April 2011.)

Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, N. M. Gerlach, A. L. Posto, M. V. Novotny, and E. D.

Ketterson. The role of steroid hormones in chemosignal production in songbirds. (Talkpresented at the Animal Behavior Society annual meeting, Williamsburg, VA, July2010.)

Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, J. W. Atwell, A. Miller, A. L. Posto, M. V. Novotny, and E.

D. Ketterson. 2010. Songbird chemosignaling: differentiation and detection of volatilecompounds by dark-eyed juncos. (Poster presented at the Association forChemoreception Sciences annual meeting, St. Petersburg, FL, April 2010)

Whittaker, D. J., H. A. Soini, J. W. Atwell, M. V. Novotny, and E. D. Ketterson. 2009.Evidence for chemosignaling in songbirds. (Talk presented at American Ornithologists'Union annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 2009)

Soini, H. A., C. A. Hollars, D. J. Whittaker, J. W. Atwell, E. D. Ketterson, and M. V.

Novotny. 2009. Investigations of chemical communication in birds: comparisons ofpreen oil volatile compound compositions in different songbirds by gas chromatographymass spectrometry. (Poster presented at the International Symposium on CapillaryChromatography and Electrophoresis, Portland, OR, May 2009)

Whittaker, D. J., D. G. Reichard, and E. D. Ketterson. 2008. Birds smell: behavioral

responses of nesting females to avian odors. (Talk presented at Indiana Academy of

Sciences annual meeting, Evansville, IN, October 2008)Whittaker, D. J.,J. W. Atwell, G. Cardoso, T. Price, and E. D. Ketterson. 2008.

Flexibility in mate choice for MHC: a comparison of two ecologically distinctpopulations of Dark-eyed Juncos. (Poster presented at International Society forBehavioral Ecology meeting, Ithaca, NY, August 2008)

Whittaker, D. J. and H. Dooley. 2008. Klosss gibbon biology and conservation. (Talk

presented at International Primatological Society Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland,August 2008)

Whittaker, D. J., J. W. Atwell, G. Cardoso, T. Price, and E. D. Ketterson. 2007. Do Dark-

eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) choose mates on the basis of MHC genotype? (Talk

presented at Animal Behavior Society annual meeting, Burlington, VT, July 2007)

Whittaker, D. J. 2007. Evolution of gibbons: resolving theHylobatesphylogeny with

multiple datasets. (Talk presented at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biologyannual meeting, Phoenix, AZ, January 2007)

Whittaker, D. J. 2006. A DNA barcode for the gibbons (Family Hylobatidae). (Poster

presented at Molecular Primatology: Progress and Promise, New York, NY, March2006)


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Whittaker, D. J., J. C. Morales, D. J. Melnick. 2004. Phylogeographic structure of Kloss's

gibbon (Hylobates klossii) populations.Folia Primatologica 75(S1): 113. [Abstract] (Talk

presented at International Primatological Society Congress, Torino, Italy, August 2004)

Lappan, S., D. J. Whittaker. 2004. Wild gibbons as members of populations: new

perspectives on small ape socioecology, phylogeography, and conservation.Folia

Primatologica 75(S1): 107. [Abstract] (Symposium organized for IPS Congress, Torino,Italy, August 2004)

Invited Talks

Chemical communication and evolution in songbirds. Kellogg Biological Station,Michigan State University. 18 February 2011.

Chemical communication and evolution in songbirds. Ecology, Evolutionary Biology,and Behavior seminar, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. 2 December 2010.

Chemical communication and evolution in songbirds. York College, City University ofNew York, New York, NY. 26 April 2010.

Chemical communication and evolution in songbirds. University of Northern Colorado,Greeley, CO. 22 March 2010.

The junco transcriptome: a genomic approach to songbird evolution, ecology, andbehavior. Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Roundtable, Indiana University,Bloomington, IN. 11 March 2010.

Chemical communication and evolution in songbirds. New College of InterdisciplinaryArts and Sciences, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ. 1 March 2010.

Sex, Smells, and Speciation in Songbirds. Indiana University Kokomo, IN. 24 February

2010.

Chemical communication in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis): Do birds use pheromones?

Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, Bloomington,IN. 30 November 2009.

Chemical communication and reproduction in dark-eyed juncos: do birds usepheromones? Mountain Lake Biological Station, Pembroke, VA. 2 July 2009.

Past, present, and future: Using genetics to understand evolution, behavior, andconservation of species. Suffolk University, Boston, MA. 29 January 2009.

Sex in the city: Inbreeding avoidance, MHC and pheromones in a songbird. Indiana State

University, Terre Haute, IN. 11 November 2008.

Creating a conservation action plan from primate data: the Mentawai Islands ofIndonesia. Queens College Anthropology Society, Flushing, NY. 28 November 2005.

Male and female reproductive strategies. Barnard College, New York, NY. 30 September2005.


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Identifying and conserving the genetic diversity of the Klosss gibbon while balancing thenature of the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia with the culture of its people. The CharlesA. and Anne Lindbergh Foundation, New York, NY. May 2004.

Conservation biology of Klosss gibbons. As-Syafiiyah Islamic University RafflesiaBiology Students Club, Jakarta, Indonesia. 14 January 2004.

Conservation biology of Klosss gibbons. Jakarta International School, Jakarta,Indonesia. 15 January 2004.

Press Coverage

The Berkeley Daily Planet, July 26, 2011: Wild neighbors: smelling like a bird.http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-07-27/article/38178?headline=Wild-Neighbors-Smelling-Like-a-Bird

Michigan State University press release, July 19, 2011: Avian Axe effect attracts attentionof females and males. Reprinted elsewhere. http://news.msu.edu/story/9579/

Science Daily, July 19, 2011: Avian Axe effect attracts attention of females and males.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110719151906.htm

Futurity.org, July 22, 2011: Songbird cologne drives females wild.http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/songbird-%E2%80%98cologne%E2%80%99-drives-females-wild/

Indiana University press release, March 23, 2010: Could smell play a role in the origin ofnew bird species? Reprinted elsewhere.http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/13820.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

Futurity.org, March 24, 2010: Identifying birds by sniff, not song.http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/identifying-birds-by-sniff-not-song/

LiveScience, April 21, 2010: Songbirds hold secrets of attracting mates.http://www.livescience.com/culture/pheromone-songbird-mating-sl-whittaker-100421.html

Indiana University press release, May 4, 2010. Natural selection for moderation intestosterone surprises scientists. Reprinted elsewhere.http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/14348.html

Science Daily, May 4, 2010. Natural selection for moderation in testosterone surprisesscientists. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100504102126.htm

Science Journalism

Whittaker, D. J. November 11, 2011. Intersex animals evolve to reproduce normally.

http://www.livescience.com


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Whittaker, D. J. April 8, 2011. Understanding the brain as a computational network.

http://www.livescience.com/13639-understanding-brain-computational-network-bts-110408.html

Whittaker, D. J. October 29, 2010: Digital organisms shed light on mystery of altruism.

http://www.livescience.com/technology/altruism-evolution-computer-science-bts-

101029.html

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate courses taught:

Citizen ScienceIntroduction to Human EvolutionIntroduction to Human VariationContemporary Issues in BiologyHuman Genetics

Animal BehaviorPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Graduate courses taught:

Techniques in Reproductive Diversity (co-instructor: taught sections on field methods,DNA sequencing, and hormone assays)Professional Ethics for the Bio-behavioral Sciences (co-instructor)

Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Kaitlin Richmond, Hanover College Academic Internship, 2010.

Meelyn Pandit, Indiana University Intensive Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE)program, 2009.

Allison Miller, Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), 2009.

Rebecca Rice, Indiana University Intensive Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE)program, 2008.

Elizabeth Schultz, Indiana University Science, Technology, and Research Scholars(STARS) program, 2006-2008.

Professional Service and Development

Organizing Committee for Artificial Life XIII conference, 2012, East Lansing, MI.

Essentials of Research Administration at MSU Certificate Series, 2011.

Participant in Science: Becoming the Messenger workshop, National Science Foundation,November 2010.

Judge for Women in Science Research Conference, Indiana University, 2008 and 2010.


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The Leakey Foundation

Associate Faculty Member for Faculty of 1000 Post-Publication Peer Review,http://f1000.com. Evaluations: 3 in 2010, 9 in 2011.

Membership in Professional Organizations

American Ornithologists' Union

Animal Behavior Society

Indiana Academy of Science

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

Languages

English (Native speaker)

Indonesian (Proficient)

Spanish (Conversational)

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