Leann Kanda

Associate Professor, Biology

More than a course!

The research experience is not always confined to the experiment in hand.  Student accomplishments in my lab also include:

Kanda, L.L., B. Donnelly*, C. Gallego Lazo*, B.S. Hayes*, E. Almeida*, E. Conklin*, A. Gepner*, A. Hatfield*, and A. Moore* (2026) Wide recreational trails are semi-barriers to deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus ) in small forest preserves. Ecosphere 2026:17:e70578.

Kanda, L.L., A. Abdulhay*, and C. Erickson* (2017) Adult wheel access does not change activity or boldness temperaments in Siberian dwarf hamsters (Phodopus sungorus ). Behavioral Processes 138:82-90.

Kanda, L.L., and J. Hatzel*. (2014) Individual differences in a novel environment do not reflect field measures in muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ). Ethology, Ecology, & Evolution. doi 10.1080/03949370.2014.928653.

Confer, J., L.L. Kanda, and I. Li*. (2014) Northern Saw-whet Owl: Regional patterns for fall migration and demographics revealed by banding data. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 126(2): 305-320. doi 10.1676/13-011.1

Kanda, L.L., L. Louon* and K. Straley*. (2012) Stability in activity and boldness across time and context in captive Siberian dwarf hamsters. Ethology, 118:518-533.