Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae May 13, 2002

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1 Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae May 13, 2002 School Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior School Phone: (612) Address: Home Phone: (651) Ecology Building FAX: (612) St. Paul, Minnesota Education Ph.D., St. Paul (1997-expected December 2002) Major: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Minor: Psychology Dissertation: The behavioral ecology of food sharing Advisor: David W. Stephens Partial University of Nebraska, Lincoln ( ) M.S. Biological Sciences work Transferred to Univ. of Minn. with advisor David Stephens B.S. Baylor University, Waco, Texas ( ) Magna cum laude Majors: Biology, Environmental Studies; Minor: Political Science Senior thesis: The effects of flock size, predator appearance, and bird activity on approach distance of the common grackles ( Quiscalus quiscula). Advisor: Heidi Marcum Research Interests My research can be broadly described as an examination of the ecological and evolutionary fitness value of cooperation in animals; that is, the behavioral ecology of cooperation. In particular, I am interested in simpler alternatives to reciprocal altruism as explanations for cooperation. My current research has focused on theoretical and experimental investigations into animal food sharing. I have used game theoretical modelling to predict the circumstances under which animals should share food given specific fitness costs and benefits. I then designed experimental situations to test the theoretical predictions. My approach thus far has been to use highly controlled experiments to precisely manipulate costs and benefits of behavior by examining effects of treatment variables on behavior. In the future, I plan to continue the theoretical and experimental investigation of the ecology of cooperation with the addition of more naturalistic field studies. Important and interesting topics include food sharing, cooperative foraging, food recruitment, punishment, and group augmentation. In addition, I have grown interested in behavioral ecology of cognition. Having worked with corvids and primates, I have experience with the most cognitively complex groups of birds and mammals. This has left me with questions about the mechanisms underlying cooperation, deception, punishment, and general social behavior. Research Experience The effects of harassment on food sharing: an experimental study in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) and squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn., PI: J.R. Stevens, Co-PIs: D.W. Stephens, L. Brent, G. Westergaard, L. Williams

2 Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae 2 A game theoretical analysis of the effects of harassment on food sharing. Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn., PI: J.R. Stevens, Co-PI: D.W. Stephens Cooperation in the Prisoner s Dilemma: responses to game theoretical payoff matrices in blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata)., Univ. of Minn., PI: J.R. Stevens, Co-PI: D.W. Stephens The effect of distance between resources on the ideal free distribution: a theoretical and experimental analysis with European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). School of Biological Sciences, Univ. of Neb., PI: D.W. Stephens, Co-PI: J.R. Stevens The effect of flock size and predator appearance on detection distance in common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula). Dept. of Environmental Studies, Baylor Univ., PI: J.R. Stevens, Co-PI: H. Marcum Distribution of the aquatic plant, Wolffiella lingulata (Lemnaceae), in Mexico. Dept. Biology, Baylor Univ., PIs: J.R. Stevens, W.C. Holmes, Co-PI: T.L. Morgan Distribution of the winter grape fern, Botrychium lunarioides (Ophioglossaceae), in Texas., Dept. of Biology, Baylor Univ PIs: W.C. Holmes, J.R. Stevens, R.D. Gooch, Co-PIs: J.R. Singhurst, L.H. Do, T.L. Morgan Publications Stevens, J.R. and Stephens, D.W Food sharing: a model of manipulation by harassment. Behavioral Ecology 13: Stephens, D.W. and Stevens, J.R A simple spatially-explicit ideal-free distribution: a model and an experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49: Do, L.H., Gooch, R.D., Stevens, J.R., & Holmes, W.C New county records of Botrychium lunarioides in Texas. American Fern Journal 86: Holmes, W.C., Morgan, T.L., Stevens, J.R., Gooch, R.D., & Singhurst, J.R Comments on the distribution of Botrychium lunarioides (Ophioglossaceae) in Texas. Phytologia 80: Morgan, T.L., Stevens, J.R., & Holmes, W.C First report of Wolffiella lingulata (Lemnaceae) in western Mexico. SIDA 17: Manuscripts submitted and in preparation Stevens, J.R. and Stephens, D.W. in review The economic basis of cooperation: experimental tests using a novel procedure. Animal Behaviour. Stephens, D.W., McLinn, C., & Stevens, J.R. in prep. Accumulated games: tests of discounting and cooperation in blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata). To be submitted to Nature. Stevens, J.R. and Gilby, I.C. in prep. A review of the behavioral ecology of food sharing. To be submitted to Animal Behaviour. Stevens, J.R. in prep. Selfish generosity: harassment affects food sharing in primates. To be submitted to Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Stevens, J.R. and Neuhauser, C. in prep. The effect of social grouping behavior on population dynamics: a theoretical approach. To be submitted to The American Naturalist. Presentations Cooperation when generosity is cheap: an alternative paradigm to the Prisoner s Dilemma, Stevens, J. R., and Stephens, D. W. International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Montreal, Quebec (to be given in July 2002) Harassment increases food sharing: a selfish explanation for generosity in primates, Stevens, J. R. Animal Behaviour Society, Bloomington, Indiana (to be given in July 2002) The behavioral ecology of cooperation and food sharing, Stevens, J. R. Psychology Dept., Harvard Univ. (Feb 2002) Manipulative mutualism: the immediate benefits of food sharing, Stevens, J. R.Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (Pre-thesis seminar Oct 2000)

3 Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae 3 The economics of food sharing: when should blue jays cooperate?, Stevens, J. R., and Stephens, D. W. Animal Social Complexity and Intelligence Conference. Chicago, Ill. (poster Aug 2000) The effects of harassment on food sharing in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis), Stevens, J. R. Dept. of Comparative Medicine, Univ. of South Alabama (July 2000) Manipulative mutualism: the effects of harassment on food sharing, Stevens, J. R. Dept. of Comparative Medicine, Univ. of South Alabama (Mar 2000) Grants and Fellowships Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship ($14,000 Univ. of Minn.) Alexander P. and Lydia Anderson Fellowship, 2001 ($5,970 Univ. of Minn.) L.S.B. Leakey Foundation General Grant, ($10,000) Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grant, 2000 ($500) Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Summer Research Fellowship, 2000 ($3000 Univ. of Minn.) Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Professional Meeting Fellowship, 2000 ($225 Univ. of Minn.) Teaching Experience Teaching assistant, Behavioral Ecology, EEB 5325/7 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (1999, 2000, 2002) Teaching assistant, Evolution of Social Behavior, EEB 5321 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (2000) Teaching assistant, Introduction to Animal Behavior, EEB 3111 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (1998, 1999, 2001) Teaching assistant, General Biology, Biol 1009 Biology, Univ. of Minn. (1997, 1998) Web and classroom assistant, Applied Behavioral Analysis, Psy 4011 Psychology, Univ. of Minn. (2000) Organizer, Biological Basis of Behavior Seminar, EEB 8360 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (2000) Co-author curriculum for Introduction to Animal Behavior Laboratory, EEB 3411 Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minn. (2000) Participant, TA Web Certification, TAWEB 103 Digital Media Center, Academic and Distributed Computing Services, Center for Teaching and Learning Services, Univ. of Minn. (1999) Guest Lectures Cognitive ecology, Univ. of Minn. Behavioral Ecology: EEB 5327 (to be given in April 2002) The evolution of sex, Univ. of Minn. Behavioral Ecology: EEB 5327 (to be given in May 2002) Non-kin cooperation, Univ. of Minn. Introduction to Animal Behavior: Biol 3411 (May 2001) Cooperation, manipulation, and cognition, Univ. of Minn. Evolution of Cognition: EEB 8980 (Nov 2000) Non-kin cooperation, Univ. of Minn. Evolution of Social Behavior: EEB 5321 (Nov 2000) Foraging and territoriality, Univ. of Minn. Behavioral Ecology: EEB 5325/7 (Feb 1999 & Feb 2000) Competition and fighting, Univ. of Minn. Introduction to Animal Behavior: EEB 3111 (May 1999) A game theoretical approach to fighting and assessment, Univ. of Minn. Evolution of Social Behavior: EEB 5321 (Nov 1998) Honors and Awards College of Biological Sciences Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2001 (Univ. of Minn.) School of Biological Sciences Research Assistantship Award, 1997 (Univ. of Neb.) Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, 1996 (Baylor Univ.) Bob Gardner Memorial Research Grant in Biology, 1996 ($500 Baylor Univ.) Outstanding Senior in Biology, 1996 (Baylor Univ.) Outstanding Senior Thesis in Environmental Studies, 1996 (Baylor Univ.) Who s Who Among American College Students, 1995 (Baylor Univ.)

4 Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae 4 Folmar Undergraduate Scholarship in Biology, ($1000 Baylor Univ.) Top 100 Freshmen, 1993 (Baylor Univ.) Dean s Academic Honor List, (Baylor Univ.) Professional Responsibilities Student representative for Mechanisms of Behavior faculty search, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Univ. of Minnesota ( ) Student representative for departmental seminar committee,, Univ. of Minnesota ( ) Professional Organizations American Association for the Advancement of Science American Psychological Association Animal Behavior Society International Society for Behavioral Ecology Refereed Journal Journal of Comparative Psychology Computer Skills UNIX, LINUX, and Windows operating systems C++, Perl, and HTML programming languages L A TEX document preparation system S-Plus and Statistix statistical packages Maple V computer algebra system Community Service City of Roseville, Minn. Citizen s Police Academy (2000) Como Zoo Animal Interpretive Guide (2002) Referees David Stephens Ph.D. Advisor Office phone: dws@forager.cbs.umn.edu Walter Holmes Dept. of Biology Baylor University P.O. Box Waco, TX Office phone: Walter Holmes@baylor.edu Heidi Marcum Dept. of Environmental Studies Baylor University P.O. Box Waco, TX Office phone: Heidi Marcum@baylor.edu Craig Packer Office phone: packer@biosci.cbs.umn.edu Anne Pusey

5 Jeffrey R. Stevens Curriculum Vitae 5 Office phone: pusey001@tc.umn.edu