Graduate opportunities at University of Nevada, Reno: pollinator behavior

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Positions are available in the Leonard lab at the University of Nevada, Reno for Fall 2014. Research topics in our group generally relate to plant-pollinator interactions, cognitive ecology and signal evolution. Ongoing projects explore the nutritional ecology of floral rewards, the function of multimodal floral signals, and connections between diet and learning in bumble bees.

The Biology Department at UNR has particular strengths in plant-animal interactions and the neural mechanisms of learning and memory. Applicants should visit the Leonard lab webpage (www.anneleonard.com), as well as the website for the doctoral program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (http://environment.unr.edu/eecb/) and/or the masters program in Biology (http://www.unr.edu/biology/degree-programs). For more information, contact Anne Leonard (annel...@unr.edu)

Reno is situated in the high desert on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 30 minutes from scenic Lake Tahoe and 3.5 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area. It offers a high quality of life, low cost of living, and close proximity to natural areas of biological significance.