Position Title
Professor Emerita
Position Title
Professor Emerita
- Evolution and Ecology
Bio
Profile Introduction
I am a behavioral ecologist whose research has focused on the social and environmental factors that affect the development and expression of animal behavior. I have investigated territorial defense, habitat selection, and the development of individual differences, as well as the ecological significance of these behaviors. Using a combination of field studies, laboratory experiments and theoretical approaches, I have aimed to understand the behaviors animals express under natural conditions, and the implications of those behaviors for problems in conservation biology.
Education and Degree(s)
- 1969 B.A. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
- 1971 M.A. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
- 1974 Ph.D. in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
Publications
- Stamps, J.A. & B. Luttbeg 2022. Sensitive period diversity: insights from evolutionary models. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY 97: 243-295
- Stamps, J.A. & A.M. Bell 2021. Combining information from parental and personal experiences: simple processes generate diverse outcomes. PLoS ONE 16: e0250540.
- Stamps, J.A., Biro, P., Mitchell, D. & J.B. Saltz 2018. Bayesian updating during development predicts genotypic differences in plasticity. EVOLUTION 72: 2167-2180
- Stamps, J.A. & V.V. Krishnan 2017. Age-dependent changes in behavioural plasticity: insights from Bayesian models of development. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 126: 53-67
- Stamps, J.A. 2016. Individual differences in behavioural plasticities. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS 91: 534-567