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Emily G. Amitin
Advisor: Dr.
Jerry Wilkinson
Previous Education:
2002 - B.S. Biology, Syracuse University
Research Interests:
My thesis work examines the divergence of reproductive traits
across populations of stalk-eyed flies and the impact of divergence
in these traits on reproductive isolation among incipient
species.
Publications:
Amitin EG and Pitnick S. 2007. Influence of developmental
environment on male- and female-mediated sperm precedence
in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary
Biology. 20(1): 381-391.
Wilkinson GS, Amitin EG, Johns PM. 2005. Sex-linked correlated
responses in female reproductive traits to selection on male
eye span in stalk-eyed flies. Integrative and Comparative
Biology. 45(3): 500-510
Funding Sources:
2007 – Present: NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
2004 – Present: NSF Research Assistantship
2003 – 2004: Darwin Fellowship, University of
Maryland
Awards:
2008 - BEES Research Award for Best Student Presentation
2008 - BEES Spirit Award for outstanding service to the program
2007 - Society for the Study of Evolution Student Travel Award
2006 - Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Maryland - Biology
2003 - Darwin Fellowship, University of Maryland - BEES
2002 - Syracuse University Lungrin Scholarship for outstanding
research and academics in Biology
2001 - Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar
2001 - Ruth Meyer Scholarship for Undergraduate Research
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