Ithaca College

Katherine Muma

Katherine Muma

Katherine Muma

Instructor

Biology
School of Humanities and Sciences

Specialty:Anatomy and Physiology, Behavioral Ecology, Evolution
Phone:(607) 274-3610
E-mail:muma@ithaca.edu
Office:158 Ctr for Natural Sciences
Ithaca, NY 14850
PDF fileCurriculum Vitae
On Lake Kashagawigamog - Summer 2007
Office Hours
  • Monday & Wednesday:  10-11:00
  • Tuesday:  11-12:00

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Program Info, Awards, Etc.

Personal Tour of the Department:

  • I am also an advisor for students interested in becoming a Biology or Biochemistry major. Parents and/or students are encouraged to make an appointment with me to get a tour of the department.

Awards and Scholarships:

  • There are many opportunities to receive awards and scholarships through the department and college.  I can provide assistance to you.

Research Opportunities:

  • There are also a lot of opportunties to provide research outside of the department.  I am able to provide further assistance to you.

 

KIT MUMA'S INTERESTS:

I have a variety of research interests all of which relate to behavioral ecology and evolution. During the summers I conduct research at the Queen's University Biological Station north of Kingston, Canada.  I am on the Q.U.B.S. Executive Committee which oversees the operation of the research station.  My research is conducted with a group led by James Fullard (Univ. of Toronto at Mississauga) studying the daily flight patterns of moths and butterflies and the defenses these insects have evolved against predation by bats. I have been supported by several grants from the Provost's office at Ithaca College.  In the summer of 2007, Andrew Furfaro (I.C. Biology '08) participated in several research projects involving bat/moth interactions.

In the summer of 2005, I worked with Patrick Weatherhead (Univ. of Illinois, Champaign) collecting data for a long-term study of sex ratios and the effect of climate change on nesting in red-winged blackbirds.  The research has since been published in the Journal of Field Ornithology(2007 Vol. 78:428-435).

I have also collaborated with Mark Forbes (Carleton Univ., Ottawa) on projects investigating the coevolution of parasitic water mites and their dragonfly hosts.

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