Prof. Dr. Alexander T. Baugh

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsEcology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions,Sensory and Behavioural Biology
Keywordsbehavior, corticosterone, personality, predation risk assessment, stress
Honours and awards

2016: James A. Michener Faculty Fellowship, Swarthmore College

2016: National Science Foundation Major Research Infrastructure Grant #1626008: Development of an observatory for quantitative analysis of collective behavior in animals

2011: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship

2010: Max Planck Society International Post-doctoral Fellowship

2009: Animal Behavior Society Allee Best Student Presentation, Honorable Mention

2008: University of Texas Homer Lindsey Bruce Endowed PhD Fellowship

2004: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (NIH) PhD Fellowship in Neurobiology

2004: University of Texas Dean’s Excellence PhD Award

1997: Seville Flowers Undergraduate 4 year Fellowship, Biology Department, University of Utah

1997: University of Utah Achievement Scholarship

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySwarthmore
InstitutionSwarthmore College
InstituteDepartment of Biology
Homepagehttp://www.baughlab.org/

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Michaela HauAbteilung für Tierwanderungen, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie, Radolfzell
Prof. Dr. Michaela HauVogelwarte Radolfzell, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie, Radolfzell
Dr. Alex JordanAbteilung für Kollektivverhalten, Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltensbiologie, Radolfzell
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2012

Programme(s)

2011Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2013Alexander T. Baugh; Michaela Hau; Marc Naguib; Kees van Oers.: Initial reactivity and magnitude of the acute stress response linked to exploratory behavior in great tits (Parus major). In: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2013, 96-104
2012Alexander T. Baugh; Sonja Schaper; Michaela Hau; John Cockrem; Piet de Goede; Kees van Oers.: Corticosterone responses differ between lines of great tits (Parus major) selected for divergent personalities.. In: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 2012, 488-494