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H. Jane Brockmann

H. Jane Brockmann is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand H. Jane Brockmann rather than just read about it. In short: H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs.

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Reference excerpt

H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs. In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early Education and career

Brockmann has a B.S. from Tufts University (1967) and an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1972). She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976, and then took a position at the University of Florida as an assistant professor. In 1989, Brockmann was promoted to professor. In 2011, she became the first faculty Emerita of the biology department at the University of Florida, and there was a symposium given in her honor.

Research Brockmann's research on animal behavior spans different groups in the animal kingdom. She has examined kleptoparasitism in birds, the mating and nesting tactics of wasps including investigations into the mud-daubing wasp Trypoxylon politum and a digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus). In beetles, she has examined sexual selection in Diaprepes abbreviatus which is important in Florida because it causes problems with citrus crops. Her research on behavior and population biology of horseshoe crabs is conducted at Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, and includes addressing the question of why females select their nesting sites and the nesting tactics of males. She has also used genetics to define genetically distinct groups of horseshoe crabs in Florida and along the east coast of the United States.

Selected publications Brockmann, H. Jane; Barnard, C. J. (1979-05-01). "Kleptoparasitism in birds". Animal Behaviour. 27: 487–514. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(79)90185-4. ISSN 0003-3472. S2CID 53151684. Brockmann, H. Jane (1990-01-01). "Mating Behavior of Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus Polyphemus". Behaviour. 114 (1–4): 206–220. doi:10.1163/156853990X00121. ISSN 0005-7959. Brockmann, H. Jane (2001-01-01), The evolution of alternative strategies and tactics, Advances in the Study of Behavior, vol. 30, Academic Press, pp. 1–51, doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(01)80004-8, ISBN 9780120045303, retrieved 2021-09-29

Awards and honors Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award, inaugural recipient, Animal Behavior Society (1995) Elected fellow, Animal Behavior Society (1995) Distinguished Service Award, Animal Behavior Society (2000) Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2008) Myrle E. and Verle D. Nietzel Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Award, University of Kentucky (2011) Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, Animal Behavior Society (2016) Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2025)

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of H. Jane Brockmann

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In the classroom: H. Jane Brockmann is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Living people, Tufts University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs.

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