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Office Hours:
Fall 2008:
Monday 9:30-11:00am, Friday 1:30-3:30pm
and by appointment
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Mark Spritzer
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Assistant Professor of Biology
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McCardell Bicentennial Hall 344
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Phone: 802.443.5676
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Email: mspritze@middlebury.edu
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Degrees, Specializations & Interests:
Degrees:
Ph.D. Miami University 2003
M.S. University of Florida 1999
B.A. University of Montana 1995
Specialization:
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
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Current Research:
I am broadly interested in both how selective pressures have shaped behavioral traits and the underlying physiological mechanisms that lead to individual differences in behavior. The focus of my research is the effects of androgens on adult neurogenesis and spatial cognition. Current research includes determining the function of adult neurogenesis within the hippocampus and determining the relationship between adult neurogenesis and range size among wild rodents.
Recent and Important Publications:
Spritzer, M.D., N.G. Solomon and D.B. Meikle. 2006. Social dominance among male meadow voles is inversely related to reproductive success. Ethology, 112: 1027-1037.
Galea, L.A.M., M.D. Spritzer, J. Barker and J.L. Pawluski. 2006. Gonadal hormone modulation of hippocampal neurogenesis in the adult. Hippocampus, 16: 225-232.
Spritzer, M.D., D.B. Meikle and N.G. Solomon. 2005. Female choice based on male spatial ability and aggressiveness among meadow voles. Animal Behaviour, 69: 1121-1130.
Spritzer, M.D., N.G. Solomon and D.B. Meikle. 2005. Influence of scramble competition for mates upon the spatial ability of male meadow voles. Animal Behaviour, 69: 425-436.
Spritzer, M.D. and D. Brazeau. 2003. Direct vs. indirect benefits of caching by gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). Ethology, 109: 559-575.
Recent Grants:
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. Disentangling the effects of female choice, contest competition and scramble competition for mates. March 2002.
CIHR/MSFHR Training Program in Neurobiology and Behaviour Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of British Columbia. May 2004-May 2006.
Animal Behavior Society grant. Scramble competition for mates among male meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). June 2001.
Miami University Graduate School grant. Scramble competition for mates among male meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). June 2001.