​Kwapich Lab
University of Central Florida
Christina L. Kwapich, PhD
Behavior and ecology of ant societies: Colony organization, production ecology, myrmecophilous crickets, beetles and spiders, ant nest architecture.
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UCF Courses: Social Insect Behavior (ENY 4455C/5456C), Ornithology (ZOO 4272), Animal Behavior (ZOO 4513)
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UML Courses: Behavioral Ecology, Entomology, Senior Seminar
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Tyler C. Murdock
Postdoctoral Researcher, UCF Preeminent Postdoctoral Program Fellow
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2024/25 UCF Undergraduate Researchers
Nevin Persaud
Jackson Talmadge
Ava Dennison
Carson Bassett
Cori Keim
Myrmecophile: David Wong
Past UCF Undergraduate Researchers
Lauren Ross
Isabel Zayas
Emilia Carpio
Jessica McCord
Past UML Undergraduate Researchers
Gabe Muniz
Kelsie Belanger
Roman Meneghini
Past ASU Undergraduate Researchers
Yocha DeChavez
Conner McLeod
Melissa Griffin
Chris Schwartze
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​Hoon Kang
MS Project Student, UML
Adaptive nest architecture in subterranean ant species. Seasonal demography and ant colony organization.
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Roman Meneghini
Undergrad Honors Researcher and MS project student, UML
Seed storage and processing in the ant Pheidole pilifera. Function of major workers in dimorphic ants.
Sydney Hy
MS project Student, UML
Social parasites, myrmecophiles, and seed use by Tetramorium immigrans in its introduced range. Urban ecology of invasive species.
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Jennifer Ingraham
MS Project Student, UML
Food sharing and signal mimicry between the ant cricket, Myrmecophilus pergandei and its ant hosts.
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Connor and Melissa with Veromessor pergandei, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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