Laura Sullivan Beckers
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Murray State University
United States of America
Biography
Education: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri, 2008 B.S. in Biology: Magna Cum Laude, Northeastern State University; Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 2002 B.A. in Spanish, University of Tulsa; Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1999 Professional Appointments: Assistant Professor: Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, KY, August 2015 to present Adjunct Faculty: Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, KY, August 2015-May 2015 Online Instructor: Moberly Area Community College, August 2012 – May 2015 Lecturer: Indiana University, Department of Biology, Bloomington, Indiana, August 2012 – May 2013 Assistant Professor: University of St. Francis, Department of Natural Sciences, Joliet, Illinois 2011-2012 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, 2008-2011 Lecturer: University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Biological Sciences, Columbia, Missouri, summer 2008 She have numerous publications
Research Interest
genetics
Publications
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Pesek MF, Hebets EA, Sullivan-Beckers L, Fowler-Finn KD. Foreleg ornaments do not hinder foraging success in brush-legged wolf spiders. Journal of insect behavior. 2013 Nov 1;26(6):837-49.
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Sullivan-Beckers L, Hebets EA. Tactical adjustment of signalling leads to increased mating success and survival. Animal Behaviour. 2014 Jul 31;93:111-7.
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Fowler-Finn KD, Sullivan-Beckers L, Runck AM, Hebets EA. The complexities of female mate choice and male polymorphisms: Elucidating the role of genetics, age, and mate-choice copying. Current Zoology. 2015 Dec 1;61(6):1015-35.
