Ned Dochtermann

Post-Doctoral Researcher

Dept. of Biology; University of Nevada, Reno

Dochtermann, N.A. and S.H. Jenkins. Developing hypotheses in behavioral ecology.
in press; Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (invited paper)

Dingemanse*, N.J., N.A. Dochtermann* and J. Wright. A method for exploring the structure of behavioural syndromes to allow formal comparison within and between datasets.
*these authors contriuted equally
in press; Animal Behaviour

Garamszegi, L.Z., S. Calhil, N.A. Dochtermann, G. Hegyi, P.L. Hurd, C. Jorgensen, N. Kutsukake, M.J. Lajeunesse, K.A. Pollard, H. Schielzeth, M.R.E. Symonds and S.Nakagawa. 2009 Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology. Behavioral Ecology 20:1363-1375

Dochtermann, N. A., and S. H. Jenkins. 2007. Behavioural syndromes in Merriam's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami): a test of competing hypotheses. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 274:2343-2349. (Featured Article on PRSB website)

Salmon T.P. and N.A. Dochtermann. 2006. Rodenticide ingredient acceptance by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus), California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) and pocket gophers(Thomomys bottae). Pest Management Science. 62:678-683

In Review or Revision

Dochtermann, N.A., A.C. Hargett and S.H. Jenkins. Personality structure and physiological constraints on behavior in Merriam's kangaroo rat.
in review; Journal of Mammalogy

Dochtermann N.A.and D.A. Roff. Behavioural syndromes and quantitative genetics.
in review; Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (invited paper)

Dochtermann, N.A. and M.M. Peacock. Population variability of Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi)
in review; Journal of Animal Ecology

Dochtermann, N.A. Behavioral syndromes and the importance of carry-over effects, the false-discovery rate and a priori hypotheses
in review; Behavioral Ecology

Swartz, M., S.H. Jenkins and N.A. Dochtermann. Coexisting desert rodents differ in microhabitat preferences for cache placement and pilferage
in review; Journal of Mammalogy

Jenkins, S.H and N.A. Dochtermann. Repeatability and the measurement of individual variation.
in revision

Dochtermann, N.A. and J.S. Sedinger. Effects of unrealized group structure and individual variation in survival probability on estimates of lambda from reverse time capture-mark-recapture models.
in revision

In Prep

in likely order of submission:

Dochtermann N.A., S.H. Jenkins, M. Swartz and A.C. Hargett. Patterns of phenotypic variation and covariation between and within natural populations of Merriam's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami).

Dochtermann, N.A., N.J. Dingemanse and D. Roff. Structural equation modeling and the comparison of P and G matrices.

Dochtermann N.A. and S.H. Jenkins. The evolution of correlated traits and animal personalities: a test of fluctuating selection using individually based modeling.

as of October 19, 2009