Research Sites
Field research is a critical component of all projects in the Lacey Lab. Use the map below to explore some of our research sites around the world.
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Behavioral Ecology of Ctenomys Rodents
Dr. Lacey has worked for over 20 years at a number of research sites in Argentina exploring the behavior, ecology, genetics, and physiology of tuco-tucos, with an emphasis on the social tuco-tuco (Ctenomys sociabilis) and more recently the highland tuco-tuco (Ctenomys opimus).
Relevant researchers: Eileen Lacey Shannon O'Brien |
Behavior of Captive Ctenomys sociabilis
Dr. Lacey currently maintains one of the only captive colonies of social tuco-tucos in the world.
Relevant researchers: Eileen Lacey |
Vertebrate Responses to Environmental Change
This work explores the mechanisms that animals have for coping with environmental change, including behavioral (diet, space use, activity budgets, life history changes), genetic, physiological, and morphological adjustments. Study systems include chipmunks, woodrats, Peromyscus species, and dark-eyed juncos, with a current emphasis on field sites in the Sierra Nevada of California. This research builds off of previous Grinnell Resurvey Project data collected by the MVZ.
Relevant researchers: Kwasi Wrensford |
Social Behavior of California Ground Squirrels
In collaboration with Dr. Jenn Smith of Mills College, this project explores the intraspecific variation in social behavior in California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi). The research focuses around a long-term study population of ground squirrels in Briones Regional Park in Contra Costa County, California.
Relevant researchers: Erin Person |
Behavioral Genomics
Lab projects on behavioral genomics seek to identify the genetic underpinnings of behavioral traits like mating systems and sociality. Field work has been conducted on a broad range of rodents (including Peromyscus species, Ctenomys species, and Pseudomys species) at field sites in California, Argentina, and Australia. While immunogenes like MHC have been emphasized, current work seeks to explore the entire genome.
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