Monica Raveret Richter

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Address:

Dana Science Center   Room 370
Department of Biology
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York, 12866

Telephone: (518) 580-5083

Fax: (518) 580-5071

E-mail:

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Education:

B.A., M.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ph.D., Cornell University
Postdoctorate, University of Miami

 

Courses Taught:

Populations and Adaptations (BI 190)
Animal Behavior (BI 316)
Ecology (BI 317)
Tropical Ecology (BI 325)
Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Problem Solving (LSIV 042)

Research Interests:

Dr. Raveret-Richter's research is on the behavioral ecology of foraging and mate choice. Her field studies focus on the social insects and birds. In her laboratory, insects, fish, birds, and lizards are potential research subjects for a variety of behavioral and ecological inquiries.

 

Recent Publications:

Raveret-Richter, M.A. 1990. Hunting Social Wasp Interactions: Influence of Prey Size, Arrival Order, and Wasp Species. Ecology  71: 1018-1030.

Raveret-Richter, M.A. and K.D. Waddington. 1993. Increases and Decreases in Food Quality: Effects of Experience on Honeybee Perception and Behavior. Animal Behavior  46: 123-128.

Waddington, K.D., P.K. Visscher, T.J. Herbert, and M.A. Raveret-Richter. 1994. Comparisons of Forager Distributions from Matched Honeybee Colonies in Suburban Environments. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  35: 423-429.

Raveret-Richter, M.A. and V.L. Tisch (Skidmore Class of '94). 1994. Presence, Size, and Species of Resident Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Influence Resource Choice by Foragers. Invited Paper, "Foraging" Symposium, 12th World Congress on Social Insects, Sorbonne, Paris.

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