Curriculum Vitæ. Walter Wilczynski

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1 Curriculum Vitæ Walter Wilczynski Present Address: University of Texas at Austin Phone: Psychology Department FAX: University Station A wilczynski@psy.utexas.edu Austin, TX web page: Born: September 18, 1952, Trenton, New Jersey EDUCATION Lehigh University B.S., High Honors (Psychology) B.A., High Honors (Biology) University of Michigan Ph.D. (Neurosciences) POSITIONS Present Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin (Joint appointment in Div. Biological Science, Sect. of Neurobiology) Aug Aug. 1997: Program Director for Behavioral Neuroscience, Division of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience, National Science Foundation (Position held while on 1 year leave from the University of Texas) Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin (Joint appointment in Department of Zoology, present) Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin Postdoctoral Fellow, Sect. Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University (Sponsor: Dr. Robert R. Capranica; currently retired) FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS: CURRENT: NIMH Research Grant (2-R01 MH/DC57066): Acoustic communication and hormone control (renewal); $884,000 total costs National Science Foundation ( ): Integrated Research Challenges in Environmental Biology: The phylogenetics and functional integration of complex phenotypes regulating social/reproductive interactions (co-pi with D. Cannetella and M.J. Ryan); $2,895,532 total costs One postdoc and one graduate student in my lab currently have individual NRSA fellowships. FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS: PREVIOUS:

2 National Science Foundation ( ): The interaction of social experience and hormone changes in modifying aggression ; $390,518 total costs NIMH Research Grant (R01 MH/DC57066): Acoustic communication and hormone control ; $489,941 total costs Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (A01666): Laryngeal morphology and vanishing/deformed amphibians NIMH Research Grant (RO1 MH52696): "Neuroethology of social communication" 1994 University Research Institute Grant (R8224): "Dopamine receptor characterization in amphibians" NSF Research Grant (BNS ; co-pi with M.J. Ryan): Microevolution of acoustic communication in Acris 1991 NIMH Symposium Grant (R13 MH47289): Mechanisms of Mate Choice 1991 NIH Small Instrumentation Grant (1S15AI32174) NIMH Research Grant (RO1 MH45350): Coordinating inputs to forebrain control centers 1988 University Research Institute Biomedical Research Support Grant: Sensory modulation of hypothalamic function in Hyla cinerea 1987; 1990; 1995 Smithsonian Institution Short Term Visitor Program Grant NSF Research Grant (BNS ): Microevolution of acoustic communication in Acris (Co-PI with M. J. Ryan, Department of Zoology, The University of Texas) 1986 University Research Institute Grant (R-314): Ecological and physiological determinants of anuran social organization NSF Research Grant (BNS ): Morphological correlates of binaural auditory processing 1984 University Research Institute Biomedical Research Support Grant: Binaural processing in the superior olivary nucleus NIH National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship OTHER: I am one of several faculty participants from Psychology and Biology on an NIMH training grant and one of several Behavioral Neuroscience faculty on an NIH minority training grant. Two postdoctoral NRSAs and two predoctoral NRSAs have been awarded to past students working in my lab. Three undergraduates working in my lab have received University Research Fellowships and two have been awarded Research Experience for Undergraduate fellowships as supplements to my NSF grant. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Present Assistant to Full Professor, The University of Texas Biopsychology (Undergraduate class): Psy 308 Behavioral Neuroscience (Undergraduate class): Psy 332 Animal Communication (Undergraduate seminar): Psy 341k Functional Neuroanatomy (Graduate class): Neu/Psy 383C Principles of Neuroscience II: Systems and Behavior: NEU 383T

3 3 Neuroethology (Graduate seminar): Psy 394P Undergraduate Honors Research I and II (Psy 359H; 158H) Independent study courses for undergraduates (Psy 357, Zoo 371K) Lecturer in Biology, Cornell University Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy Topics in Developmental Neuroanatomy 1975 Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan Introductory Neuroscience Lab for graduate students 1974 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Lehigh University Introductory Psychology RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Extensive experience in neuroanatomical research, including experimental tracing methods and immunohistochemical techniques Experience in neurophysiological methods used for recording the activity of single cells and multiunit activity in the central and peripheral auditory systems Experience in field behavior and sound analysis procedures used in an investigation of acoustic communication in frogs RESEARCH INTERESTS Neuroethology of Social Behavior; Animal Communication; Neural Mechanisms of Behavior; Sensory-Endocrine Interactions; Comparative Vertebrate Neuroanatomy; Sensory Processing MEMBERSHIPS Society for Neuroscience; J. B. Johnston Club (for Comparative Neurobiology); Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology; American Association for the Advancement of Science; International Society for Neuroethology; Southwest Comparative Psychology Association; American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Sigma Xi ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE Editor-in-Chief, Brain, Behavior and Evolution (1999-present) Associate Editor, Animal Behaviour ( ) Psychology Department Behavioral Neuroscience Area Head (2001-present) (This is a departmental position which involves service as administrative head of one Area of the department.) Neuroscience Doctoral Program Assistant Graduate Advisor ( ) (This is an administrative position for the University of Texas s interdepartmental Neuroscience Program;

4 4 duties involve advising graduate students and monitoring their progress in the program, curriculum supervision, and graduate recruiting in conjunction with the Program Graduate Advisor.) Psychology Department Undergraduate Advisor ( ) (This is an administrative position in the Department; duties include responsibility of Department Advising Office including supervision of staff advisors, organization of faculty teaching assignments, assessment and supervision of the curriculum for undergraduate psychology majors, direct advising of undergraduate students.) National Science Foundation Program Director for Behavioral Neuroscience (Aug Aug. 1997) (This position was undertaken while on leave from the University of Texas; duties include responsibility for running the Behavioral Neuroscience Grant Program at NSF, participation in decisions and administrative duties related to the funding of neuroscience research by NSF, serving as the NSF member of the federal cross-agency Human Brain Project, and developing and implementing NSF s cross-directorate funding initiative in Learning and Intelligent Systems.) Visiting Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (1987, 1990, 1995) (Position funded through grants from the Smithsonian Institution to allow short term residence at STRI in the Republic of Panama) Full Professor representative to Psychology Department Executive Committee and Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee, Psychology Department ( ); Member, Executive Committee, Institute for Neuroscience ( ) (Executive committee of the Institute serves as the governing committee for the interdepartmental Institute for Neuroscience and for the interdepartmental neuroscience doctoral program administered by the Institute); Member, Steering Committee for Psychology-Biology Neurobiology and Behavior Training Grant ( ) (Steering Committee administers an NIMH funded training grant supporting graduate students and postdoctoral researchers investigating brain-behavior relationships.) Member, University Council and Faculty Senate ( ) Member, Nominating committee for officers, J. B. Johnston Club (1983; 1987; 1992; 1995) Member, Program Committee, J. B. Johnston Club ( ) TEACHING AWARDS and OTHER HONORS Psychology Club and Psy Chi Teacher of the Year (1994) Dad's Association Centennial Teaching Fellow (1996) President s Associates Award for Teaching Excellence (1997) Nominated for University Graduate Teaching Award (1999) Nominated for University Academy of Distinguished Teachers (2000) National Science Foundation s Director s Award for Collaborative Integration for service on the Learning and Intelligent Systems Working Group (1997) Bloedel Traveling Scholar Award from the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research

5 5 Center, University of Washington (2001) PUBLICATIONS Doctoral Thesis: Connections of the Midbrain Auditory Center in the Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. (University of Michigan, 1978) Thesis Advisor: Dr. R. Glenn Northcutt Current Address: Dept. of Neuroscience 0201, UCSD, La Jolla, CA RESEARCH JOURNAL ARTICLES Farrell, W. J., and W. Wilczynski (submitted) Aggressive experience alters place preference in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Anim. Behav. Lynch, K. S., D. Crews, M. J. Ryan and W. Wilczynski (2005) Gonadotropins alter female mate choice in the túngara Frog (Physalaemus pustulosus). Horm. Behav., under review. Wilczynski, W., K. S. Lynch, E. L. O Bryant (2005) Current research in amphibians: Studies integrating endocrinology, behavior, and neurobiology. Horm. Behav., in press. Hoke, K.L., M. J. Ryan, W. Wilczynski (2005) Social cues shift functional connectivity in the hypothalamus. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 102: Singletary, K.G., Y. Delville, W. J. Farrell, W. Wilczynski (2005) Distribution of orexin/hypocretin immunoreactivity in the nervous system of the green treefrog, Hyla cinerea. Brain Res., 1041: Lynch, K. S., and W. Wilczynski (2005) Gonadal steroid fluctuations in a tropically breeding female anuran. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 143: Witte, K., H. E. Harris, M.J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2005) How cricket frog females deal with a noisy world: evidence for environmental selection on tuning. Behav. Ecol., 16: Burmeister, S., W. Wilczynski (2005) Social signals regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in the green treefrog. Brain Behav. Evol. 65: Lynch, K. S., A. S. Rand, M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2005) The influence of reproductive stage in producing within-individual plasticity in female mate choice. Anim. Behav. 69: Hoke, K. L. S. S. Burmeister, R. D. Fernald, A. S. Rand, M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2004) Functional mapping of the auditory midbrain during mate call reception. J. Neurosci. 24:

6 Plavicki, J., E.-J. Yang, and W. Wilczynski (2004) Dominance status predicts response to nonsocial exercise stress in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Physiol. Behav., 80: Bosch, J., and W. Wilczynski (2003) The auditory tuning of the Iberian midwife toad, Alytes cisternasii. Herpetological J., 13: Yang, E. J., and W. Wilczynski (2003) Interaction effects of corticosterone and experience on aggressive behavior in the green anole lizard. Horm. Behav., 44: Day, L. B., N. Ishmail, and W. Wilczynski (2003) Use of left/right praxis and features as cues in discrimination learning by the lizard Cnemidophorus inormatus. J. Comp. Psychol., 117: Wilczynski, W., E.-J. Yang, and D. Simmons (2003) Sex differences and hormone influences on tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in the leopard frog. J. Neurobiol., 56: Yang, E. J., and W. Wilczynski (2002) Relationships between hormones and aggressive behavior in green anole lizards: An analysis using structural equation modeling. Horm. Behav., 42: Burmeister, S., A. G. Ophir, M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2002) Information transfer during cricket frog contests. Anim. Behav., 64: Chu, J.C., and W. Wilczynski. (2002) Androgen effects on tyrosine hydroxylase cells in the forebrain in the Northern leopard frog. Neuroendocrinology, 76: Wilczynski, W., A. S. Rand, and M. J. Ryan (2001) Evolution of calls and auditory tuning in the Physalaemus pustulosus species group. Brain Behav. Evol., 58: Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (2001) Social context influences androgenic effects on calling in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Horm. Behav., 40: Chu, J.C., W. Wilczynski, and R. Wilcox (2001) Pharmacological characterization of the D1 and D2-like dopamine receptors from the brain of the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Brain Behav. Evol., 57: Yang, E.-J., S. M. Phelps, D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (2001) The effects of social experience on aggressive behavior in Anolis carolinensis. Ethology, 107: Witte, K., M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2001) Changes in frequency structure of a mating call decreases its attractiveness to females in the cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi. Ethology, 107: Burmeister, S., C. Somes, and W. Wilczynski (2001) Behavioral and hormonal consequences of exogenous vasotocin and corticosterone in the green treefrog. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 122:

7 7 Chu, J., and W. Wilczynski (2001). Social influences on androgen levels in the southern leopard frog, Rana sphenocephala. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 121: Day, L. B., D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (2001). Effects of medial and dorsal cortex lesions on spatial memory in lizards. Behav. Brain Res., 118: Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (2000). Social signals influence hormones independently of calling behavior in the treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Horm. Behav., 38: Bilbo, S. D., L. B. Day, and W. Wilczynski (2000). Anticholinergic effects in frogs in a Morris water maze analog. Physiol. Behav., 69: Witte, K., K.-C. Chen, W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan. (2000). The influence of amplexus on phonotaxis in cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi. Copeia, 2000: Sun, L.-X., W. Wilczynski, A. S. Rand, and M. J. Ryan (2000). Trade-off in short- and longdistance communication in túngara (Physalaemus pustulosus) and cricket (Acris crepitans) frogs. Behav. Ecol., 11: Day, L. B., D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (1999). Relative medial and dorsal cortex volume in relation to foraging ecology in congeneric lizards. Brain Behav. Evol., 54: Wilczynski, W., A.S. Rand, and M.J. Ryan (1999). Female preferences for temporal order of call components in the túngara frog: A Bayesian analysis. Anim. Behav., 58: Marler, C.A., S.K. Boyd, and W. Wilczynski (1999) Forebrain neuropeptide correlates of alternative male mating strategies. Horm. Behav., 36: Burmeister, S., J. Konieczka, and W. Wilczynski (1999). Agonistic encounters in a cricket frog chorus: Behavioral outcomes vary with local competition and within the breeding season. Ethology, 105: Burmeister, S., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1999). Temporal call changes and prior experience affect graded signaling in the cricket frog. Anim. Behav., 57: Day, L. B., D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (1999). Spatial and reversal learning in congeneric lizards with different foraging strategies. Anim. Behav., 57: Chu, J., C. A. Marler, and W. Wilczynski (1998). The effects of arginine vasotocin on the calling behavior of male cricket frogs in changing social contexts. Horm. Behav., 34: McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1997). Intraspecific variation in larynx and ear morphology in male cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 63:

8 McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and A. S. Rand (1997). Sexual dimorphism and species differences in the neurophysiology and morphology of the acoustic communication system of two neotropical hylids. J. Comp. Physiol., 180: McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1996). Correlations between call characteristics and morphology in male cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). J. Exp Biol., 199: Marler, C. A., J. C. Chu, and W. Wilczynski (1995). Arginine vastocin increases probability of calling but decreases aggressive nature of calls produced in the cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Horm. Behav., 29: Wilczynski, W., A. S. Rand, and M. J. Ryan (1995). The processing of spectral cues in the call analysis system of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus. Anim. Behav., 49: Ryan, M. J., K. M. Warkentin, B. E. McClelland, and W. Wilczynski (1994). Fluctuating asymmetries and advertisement call variation in the cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Behav. Ecol., 6: Allison, J. D., and W. Wilczynski (1994). Efferents from the suprachiasmatic nucleus to basal forebrain nuclei in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Brain Behav. Evol., 43: Wilczynski, W., J. D. Allison, and C. A. Marler (1993). Sensory pathways linking social and environmental cues to endocrine control regions of the amphibian forebrain. Brain Behav. Evol, 42: Wilczynski, W., B. E. McClelland, and A. S. Rand (1993). Acoustic, auditory, and mophological divergence in three species of neotropical frog. J. Comp. Physiol., 172: Wilczynski, W., A. C. Keddy-Hector, and M. J. Ryan (1992). Call patterns and basilar papilla tuning in cricket frogs. I. Differences among populations and between sexes. Brain Behav. Evol., 39: Keddy-Hector, A. C., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1992). Call patterns and basilar papilla tuning in cricket frogs. II. Intrapopulational variation and allometry. Brain Behav. Evol., 39: Ryan, M. J., S. A. Perrill, and W. Wilczynski (1992). Auditory tuning and call frequency predict population-based mating preferences in the cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Am. Nat., 139: Rand, A. S., M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (1992). Signal redundancy and receiver permissiveness in acoustic mate recognition by the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus. Am. Zool., 32:

9 9 Wilczynski, W. (1992). Auditory and endocrine inputs to forebrain centers in anuran amphibians. Ethol. Ecol. Evol., 4: Allison, J. D., and W. Wilczynski (1991). Thalamic and midbrain auditory projections to the preoptic area and ventral hypothalamus in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Brain Behav. Evol., 37: Ryan, M. J., and W. Wilczynski (1991). Evolution of intraspecfic variation in the advertisement call of a cricket frog (Acris crepitans, Hylidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 43: Ryan, M. J., R. B. Cocroft, and W. Wilczynski (1990). The role of environmental selection in intraspecfic divergence of mate recognition signals in the cricket frog, Acris crepitans. Evolution, 44: Crews, D., J. Wade, and W. Wilczynski (1990). Sexually dimorphic nuclei and the bisexual brain. Brain Behav. Evol., 36: Ryan, M. J., J. H. Fox, W. Wilczynski, and A. S. Rand (1990). Sexual selection for sensory exploitation in the frog Physalaemus pustulosus. Nature, 343: Wilczynski, W., and J. D. Allison (1989). Acoustic modulation of neural activity in the hypothalamus of the leopard frog. Brain Behav. Evol., 33: McClelland, B. E., and W. Wilczynski (1989). Sexually dimorphic laryngeal morphology in Rana pipiens pipiens. J. Morphol., 201: Wilczynski, W., M. J. Ryan, and E. A. Brenowitz (1989). The display of the Blue-Black Grassquit: The acoustic advantage of getting high. Ethology, 80: McClelland, B. E., and W. Wilczynski (1989). Release call characteristics of male and female Rana pipiens pipiens. Copeia, 1989: Ryan, M. J., and W. Wilczynski (1988). Coevolution of sender and receiver: Effect on local mate preferences in cricket frogs. Science, 240: Wilczynski, W., and E. A. Brenowitz (1988). Acoustic cues mediate intermale spacing in a neotropical frog. Anim. Behav., 36: Ross, K. C., W. Wilczynski, and J. W. Albert (1988). Technical report: A new method for endocranial reconstructions. Am. J. Physical Anthropol., 77: Wilczynski, W., C. Resler, and R. R. Capranica (1987). Tympanic and extratympanic sound transmission in the leopard frog. J. Comp. Physiol., 161: Wilczynski, W. (1986). Sex differences in tuning and their effect on active space. Brain Behav. Evol., 28:83-94.

10 Fox, J. H., and W. Wilczynski (1986). The allometry of major CNS divisions: Towards a reevaluation of somatic brain-body scaling. Brain Behav. Evol., 28: Neary, T. J., and W. Wilczynski (1986). Auditory pathways to the hypothalamus in ranid frogs. Neurosci. Lett., 71: Wilczynski, W. (1984). Central neural systems subserving a homoplaseous periphery. Am. Zool., 24: Wilczynski, W., and R. R. Capranica (1984). The auditory system of anuran amphibians. Prog. Neurobiol., 22:1-38. Wilczynski, W., H. Zakon, and E. A. Brenowitz (1984). Acoustic communication in spring peepers: Call characteristics and neurophysiological aspects. J. Comp. Physiol., 155: Brenowitz, E. A., W. Wilczynski, and H. Zakon (1984). Acoustic communication in spring peepers: Environmental and behavioral aspects. J. Comp. Physiol., 155: Rose, G. J., and W. Wilczynski (1984). The anuran superficial reticular nucleus: Evidence for homology with nuclei of the lateral lemniscus. Brain Res., 304: Wilczynski, W., and R. G. Northcutt (1983). Connections of the bullfrog striatum: Afferent organization. J. Comp. Neurol., 214: Wilczynski, W., and R. G. Northcutt (1983). Connections of the bullfrog striatum: Efferent projections. J. Comp. Neurol., 214: Wilczynski, W., and H. Zakon (1982). Transcellular transfer of HRP in the amphibian visual system. Brain Res., 239: Wilczynski, W. (1981). Afferents to the midbrain auditory center in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. J. Comp. Neurol., 198: Neary, T. J., and W. Wilczynski (1977). Ascending thalamic projections from the obex region in ranid frogs. Brain Res., 138: Wilczynski, W., and R. G. Northcutt (1977). Afferents to the optic tectum of the leopard frog: An HRP study. J. Comp. Neurol., 173: OTHER PUBLICATIONS Wilczynski, W., and H. Endepols (2005) Central auditory pathways in anuran amphibians: The anatomical basis of hearing and sound communication. In: A. N. Popper, A. S. Feng and P. N. Narins, eds. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research. Springer-Verlag, in press.

11 Wilczynski, W. (2001) Commentary: Allometric links may suggest correlated cytoarchitectonic and neurochemical changes in the brain. Behav.Brain. Sci., 24: Wilczynski, W. (2001) Meeting report: Unfixed action patterns: Social behavior and the brain. Trends in Cog. Sci., 5: Wilczynski, W. and J. Chu (2001) Acoustic communication, endocrine control, and the neurochemical systems of the brain. In: M. J. Ryan, ed. Anuran Communication. Smithsonian Institution Press, pp Wilczynski, W., and M.J. Ryan (1999). Geographic variation and the evolution of animal communication. In: S. A. Foster and J. Endler, eds. Geographic Variation in Behavior. Oxford University Press, pp Wilczynski, W. (1999) Editor s Note. Brain Behav. Evol., 53: 1. Wilczynski, W. (1995). Book Review: Sensory Ecology (D. D. Dusenberg). Anim. Behav., 50: Wilczynski, W. (1992). Listening post (Review of The Evolutionary Biology of Hearing, D. W. Webster et al., eds). Nature, 358:202. Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan, eds. (1992). Mechanisms of Mate Choice. Papers from a symposium. Amer. Zool., 32: Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan (1992). Introduction to the symposium: Mechanisms of mate choice. Amer. Zool., 32: Wilczynski, W. (1992). The nervous system. In: M. Feder and W. Burggren, eds. Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians. University of Chicago Press, pp Wilczynski W. (1992). Book Review: Brain Size and the Evolution of Mind (H. J. Jerison). Brain Behav. Evol., 39: Wilczynski, W. (1990). Book Review: Body and Brain (D. Purves). Brain Behav. Evol., 35: Wilczynski, W. (1989). Book Review: Visual Behavior in Salamanders (G. Roth). Brain Behav. Evol., 33: Fritzsch, B., M. J. Ryan, W. Wilczynski, T. H. Heatherington, and W. Walkowiak, eds. (1988). The Evolution of The Amphibian Auditory System. John Wiley and Co., New York. Wilczynski, W. Brainstem auditory pathways in anuran amphibians. In: Fritzsch, et al., ibid, pp

12 Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan. The amphibian auditory system as a model for neurobiology, behavior, and evolution. In: Fritzsch, et al., ibid, pp Zakon, H. H., and W. Wilczynski. Physiology of the anuran VIIIth nerve. In: Fritzsch, et al., ibid, pp Wilczynski, W. (1988). Commentary: Evolutionary events and the modification/multiplication relationship. Behav. Brain Sci., 11: Wilczynski, W., H. H. Zakon, and G. D. Pollak, eds. (1986). Common Principles in the Neuroethology of Acoustic and Electric Communication. Brain Behav. Evol., special symposium volume. (vol. 28, 1-3). Wilczynski, W. (1984). Comparative Neurobiology (Review of Comparative Neurobiology of the Optic Tectum, H. Vanegas, ed.). Science, 226: Wilczynski, W. (1984). Commentary: The parcellation theory: What does the evidence tell us? Behav. Brain Sci., 7: PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS OF PRESENTED PAPERS Hattori, T., C. W. Breuner, and W. Wilczynski (2004) Comparison of total and free steroid hormones in dominant and subordinate male green anole lizards. Abstracts Soc. Integr. Comp. Biol. 44: 565. Lynch, K. S., and W. Wilczynski (2005) Plasticity in female mate choice is associated with natural fluctuations in gonadal steroid levels. Abstracts Soc. Integr. Comp. Biol. 44: 722 Hattori, T., Bruner, C.W., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Characteristics of plasma binding globulins in male green anole lizards and their possible role in mediating the effects of free hormone levels on establishment of dominant status. Horm. Behav. 46: 112. Miranda, J. A., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Sex differences and androgen effects on auditory sensitivity in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Horm. Behav., 46: 117. Gench, J., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Distribution of melanin concentrating hormone immunoreactive cells in the green treefrog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Almli, L.M., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Regional distribution of progenitor cell populations in the brain of the adult green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Miranda, J. A., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Arginine vasotocin and androgen effects on auditory sensitivity in the male green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Soc. Neurosci. Abst.,

13 13 O Bryant, E. L., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Arginine vasotocin immunoreactivity and testosterone are modulated by season and and/or social cues in the green treefrog, Hyla cinerea. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Lynch, K. S., and W. Wilczynski (2004) Social modulation of estrogen levels in female anurans. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Hoke, K. L., S. S. Burmeister, A. S. Rand, M. J. Ryan, and Walter Wilczynski (2004) Acoustic social cues differentially modulate immediate early gene expression in the anuran hypothalamus. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 334. Wilczynski, W. (2004) Sexual communication in túngara frogs: Exploring the neural systems behind the behavior Abstr. Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting. (Invited symposium presentation) Farrell, W. J., Y. Delville, and W. Wilczynski (2003) The immunocytochemical distribution of orexin in the brain of the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Hoke, K.L., S. Burmeister, K. Lynch, R.D. Fernald, S. Rand, W. Wilczynski, and M.J. Ryan (2003) Functional mapping of the auditory midbrain in the tungara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, using immediate early gene expression. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Miranda, J. A., and W. Wilczynski (2003) Substance P immunoreactivity in retinal target regions of the green tree frog (Hyla cinerea). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Singletary, K. G., Y. Delville, W. J. Farrell, and W. Wilczynski (2003) Distribution of orexin immunoreactivity in the green treefrog (Hyla cinerea). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Yang, E. J., and W. Wilczynski (2003) Metabolic activities of limbic regions in the green anole lizard become highly intercorrelated with aggressive experience. (Hyla cinerea). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., Farrell, W. J., and W. Wilczynski (2003) Aggressive experience influences place preference in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Horm. Behav., 44: Hattori, T., and W. Wilczynski (2003) The effect of social experience on establishment of dominance in male green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Horm. Behav., 44: 53. Yang, E.-J., and W. Wilczynski (2003) Changes in plasma testosterone during aggressive experience are important for experience-dependent behavioral plasticity. Horm. Behav., 44: 86. Farrell, W. J., K. A. Hayes, and W. Wilczynski (2002) Arginine vasotocin alters mirror-elicited aggressive behavior in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Abstracts Soc. Integr. Comp. Biol., 168.

14 Lynch, K. A. S. Rand, M. Ryan and W. Wilczynski (2002) The interaction between motivation to mate and permissiveness in female mate choice. Abstracts Soc. Integr. Comp. Biol., 234. Yang, E.-J., and W. Wilczynski (2002) The effect of social experience on cytochrome oxidase staining in limbic and hypothalamic areas in green anole lizards. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 28: Yang, E.-J., and W. Wilczynski (2002) Interaction effects of adrenal hormone and experience on aggressive behavior in the green anole lizard. Horm. Behav., 41: Lynch, K., M. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (2002) The role of reproductive stage in producing within-individual variation in female mate choice. Horm. Behav., 41: 479. Wilczynski, W., & M. J. Ryan (2001) Phylogenetic analysis of calls and auditory tuning among Physalaemus species. Sixth Intnl. Cong. Neuroethology, 120. Burmeister, S., & W. Wilczynski (2001). Effects of social signals on plasma androgens and GnRH immunoreactivity in the green treefrog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 27: Yang, E.-J., J. Berndt, F. Gonzalez-Lima, & W. Wilczynski (2001) Brain cytochrome oxidase staining in lizards changes with social status and stress. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 27: Burmeister, S., W. Wilczynski, and F. Gonzalez-Lima (2000) Influence of social signals on metabolic capacity of the auditory system in a tree frog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 26: 486. Yang, E.-J., D. Simmons, & W. Wilczynski (2000) Interaction effects of sex and hormones on tyrosine hydroxylase cell populations in the frog forebrain. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 26: Wilczynski, W., S. Burmeister, & C. Somes (2000) Behavioral and hormonal effects of exogenous arginine vasotocin and corticosterone in the green treefrog. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 77: (Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral and Neuroendocrinology and VIth International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behavior). Burmeister, S., & W. Wilczynski (2000) The influence of social signals on androgens, corticosterone, and calling behavior in the green treefrog. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 77: (Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral and Neuroendocrinology and VIth International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behavior). D. Simmons, E.-J. Yang, & W. Wilczynski (2000) Differences in tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in POA and SCN in frogs are mediated by androgens and sex. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 77: (Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral and Neuroendocrinology and VIth International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behavior). E.-J. Yang, & W. Wilczynski (2000) Sex and adrenal steroid profiles of green anole lizards as a function of social experience. Trabajos del Instituto Cajal, 77: (Presented at the 14

15 annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral and Neuroendocrinology and VIth International Conference on Hormones, Brain and Behavior). Yang, E.J., & W. Wilczynski (1999) Social experience and aggression in anolis lizards. Am. Zool., 39:111A. Burmeister, S., A. Ophir, & W. Wilczynski (1998) The functional significance of graded aggressive signals in cricket frogs. Am. Zool., 38: 170A. Chu, J. C., S. Burmeister, and W. Wilczynski (1998) The effect of social signals on androgen levels in male frogs. Am. Zool., 38: 23A. Venator, K.R., and W. Wilczynski (1998) Behavioral response of male cricket frogs to attenuated and degraded calls. Am. Zool., 38: 170A. E.-J. Yang, J. C. Griffith, D. L. Simmons, and W. Wilczynski (1998) Priming of aggressive responses on anoles lizards. Am. Zool., 38: 38A. Chu, J., J. Whitman, B. Brudermanns, A. Clark, S. Burmeister, and W. Wilczynski (1998) Effects on androgens on tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in the CNS of male leopard frogs, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst, 24: Day, L. B., D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (1998) Medial and dorsal cortex function in nonspatial solutions to a spatial maze in lizards. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 24: 187. Bilbo, L. B. Day, and W. Wilczynski (1998) An anticholinergic disrupts operant conditioning but not spatial memory in frogs. Proc. Int. Soc. Neuroethol., S281. Day, L. B., R. Kapila, A. Johnson, D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (1998) Foraging ecology predicts medial and dorsal cortex volume and behavior in lizards. Proc. Int. Soc. Neuroethol., S217. Yang, E.-J., and W. Wilczynski (1998) The effect of social experience on aggression in green anoles, Anolis carolinensis. Proc. Int. Soc. Neuroethol., S216. Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (1997) Temporal call features that trigger aggressive vocal responses in male cricket frogs. Am. Zool., 37: 95A. Konieczka, J., S. Burmeister, and W. Wilczynski (1997) Chorus density predicts behavioral response of male cricket frogs to conspecific calls. Am. Zool., 37: 32A. Ophir, A., S. Burmeister, and W. Wilczynski (1997) The effects of stimulus calls on the behavioral outcome of a simulated agonistic interaction in male cricket frogs. Am. Zool., 37: 33A. Venator, K., and W. Wilczynski (1997) Signal transmission at ground level: Implications for signal-receiver interactions in cricket frogs. Am. Zool., 37: 96A. 15

16 16 Wilczynski, W., J. Chu, and M. J. Hannaman (1997) Apomorphine impairs complex locomotor performance and decreases the number of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive cells in the brain of the frog, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 23: 2135 Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (1997) Identification of neurosecretory cell populations by injection of HRP into the blood of the frog, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 23: Chu, J., and W. Wilczynski (1997) Conspecific social signals influence testes size and androgen levels in the southern leopard frog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 23: Day, L. B., D. Crews, and W. Wilczynski (1997) Hippocampal cortex volume is related to foraging strategy and behavioral flexibility but not spatial ability in lizards. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 23: Ryan, M. J., S. M. Phelps, A. S. Rand, and W. Wilczynski (1997) Acoustic preference space in female tungara frogs. Proc. Third World Cong. Herpetol., p Witte, K., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1997) Mate location in a noisy environment in the cricket frog Acris crepitans blanchardi. Proc. Third World Cong. Herpetol., p Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (1996). Responses of male cricket frogs to stimulus calls with different temporal features. Am. Zool., 36:94A. Burmeister, S., and W. Wilczynski (1996). Projections from forebrain and midbrain areas to the median eminence and neurohypophysis in the frog, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 22:1414. Chu, J., and W. Wilczynski (1996). The effect of testosterone on tyrosine hydroxylase immuoreactive cells in the CNS of male leopard frogs, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 22: Day, L. B., W. Wilczynski, and D. Crews (1996). Foraging strategy and spatial memory in lizards. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 22:448. Phelps, S. M., M. J. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (1996). The evolution of biases in mate recognition: Modeling call recognition in the Tungara frog with neural networks. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 22:448. Chu, J., M. S. Rand, and W. Wilczynski (1995). Distribution of immunoreactive tyrosine hydroxylase in the fore- and midbrain of Rana pipiens using whole mount immunohistochemistry. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 21:437. Day, E. B., W. Wilczynski, and D. Crews (1995). Hemispheric lateralization of the dorsal and lateral cortices in lizards. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 21:432.

17 Venator, K. R., and W. Wilczynski (1995). Central projections of cranial nerves V, VIII, and IX-X in the frog Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 21:433. Wilczynski, W. and R. G. Northcutt (1994). LHRH and FMRF-amide immunoreactivity in the green treefrog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 20:1420. Chu, J., R. E. Wilcox, and W. Wilczynski (1994). Pharmacological characterization of D1 and D2 dopamine receptors in Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 20:167. Nearly, T. J. and W. Wilczynski (1994). Midbrain roof dorsal thalamic connections in ranid frogs. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 20:1418. Chu, J., W. Adham, and W. Wilczynski (1994). Arginine vasotocin effects on social/aggressive interactions in calling behavior of the male cricket frog (Acris crepitans). Am. Zool., 34:77A. Wilczynski, W., A. S. Rand, and M. J. Ryan (1993). Call recognition and assessment in Physalaemus pustulosus. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 19:576. Marler, C. A., S. K. Boyd, and W. Wilczynski (1993). Intra-and intersexual comparisons of forebrain neuropeptide levels. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 19:1622. Allison, J. D., and W. Wilczynski (1992). An HRP study linking the suprachiasmatic nucleus to basal forebrain nuclei in Hyla cinerea. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 18:327. Chu, J., C. A. Marler, and W. Wilczynski (1992). Arginine vasotocin (AVT) effects on vocal behavior in cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 18:894. Marler, C. A., S. K. Boyd, J. Chu, and W. Wilczynski (1992). Arginine vasotocin control of frog calling behavior: hormone manipulations and intra-and intersexual differences in neurochemical pathways. Am. Zool., 32:17. Marler, C. A., W. Wilczynski, and F. Gonzalez-Lima (1992). Metabolic mapping using cytochrome oxidase histochemistry in frog brain areas associated with auditory processing and reproductive behavior. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 18:882. McClelland, B. E., and W. Wilczynski (1992). Central and peripheral sex dimorphisms in male and female frogs, Acris crepitans. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 18:882. Marler, C. A., M. Ryan, and W. Wilczynski (1991). Steroid hormone mediation of the effects of energetics on male frog reproductive behavior. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 17:1057. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, J. M. Wicks, and A. S. Rand (1991). Acoustic niche partitioning by three species of neotropical frogs. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 17:1403. Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan (1991). Sexual selection and sensory systems: The evolution of mating systems. Abst Ann. Meeting of Anim. Behav. Soc., p

18 18 Allison, J. D., W. Wilczynski, and J. A. Morgan (1990). Connections between limbic and neuroendocrine nuclei in the forebrain of Hyla cinerea.. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 16:129. Fox, J. H., W. Wilczynski, and W. M. Moss (1990). Acoustically suboptimal spacing in Hyla cinerea choruses. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 16:921. Keddy-Hector, A. C., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1990). Within and between population variation in the acoustic communication system of cricket frogs. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 16: 921. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1990). Sexually dimorphic laryngeal morphology in cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 16:921. Keddy-Hector, A. C., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1989). Intraspecifc variation in the tuning of female cricket frogs. Am. Zool., 29:16A. Wilczynski, W., J. L. Knoll, H. B. Anderson, S. A. Castner, and R. E. Wilcox (1989). Testosterone effects on motor behavior and dopamine binding in Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 15:620. Allison, J. D., and W. Wilczynski (1989). An HRP study of pathways linking the preoptic area to auditory nuclei in Hyla cinerea. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 15:374. Fox, J. H., M. J. Ryan, W. Wilczynski, and A. S. Rand (1989). Female preference for lower frequency mating calls in the frog Physalaemus pustulosus: Sexual selection through differential sensory excitation. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 15:620. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1989). Correlations between advertisement call characteristics and laryngeal and auditory anatomy in three populations of cricket frogs (Acris crepitans). Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 15:620. Wilczynski, W. (1989). Convergence of auditory and endocrine influences in the frog forebrain. Proc. First World Herp. Cong. Ryan, M. J., A. S. Rand, and W. Wilczynski (1989). The sensory basis of sexual selection in anurans. Proc. First World Herp. Cong. Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan (1988). The allometry of acoustic communication in Acris crepitans. Am. Zool., 28:178A. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1988). Mating call dominant frequency and ear morphology in two populations of Acris crepitans. Am. Zool., 28:179A. Ryan, M. J., J. H. Fox, and W. Wilczynski (1988). The sensory basis of sexual selection: Neural stimulation simulations. Am. Zool., 28:178A.

19 Wilczynski, W. (1988). Behavioral and neural thresholds to advertisement calls in a neotropical frog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 14:88. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and M. J. Ryan (1988). Mating call characteristics and laryngeal morphology in two populations of Acris crepitans. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 14:90. Wilczynski, W. (1987). Intermale distance, call amplitudes, and auditory thresholds in Hyla microcephala.. Am. Zool., 27:15A. McClelland, B. E., W. Wilczynski, and T. W. Canty (1987). Release call characteristics and laryngeal morphology in male and female Rana pipiens pipiens. Am. Zool., 27:26A. Ross, K. C., W. Wilczynski, and J. W. Albert (1987). Hand preference and cerebral asymmetry in savannah baboons. Am. Zool., 27:16A. Wilczynski, W., and M. J. Ryan (1987). Microgeographic variation in the acoustic communication system of the cricket frog. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 13:869. Allison, J. D., and W. Wilczynski (1987). Auditory sensitivity of hypothalamic neurons in Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 13:869. Wilczynski, W. (1987). Acoustic cues mediate intermale spacing in a neotropical frog. Proc. Ann. Meet. Southwestern Psychol. Assoc., p. 26. Wilczynski, W., and T. J. Neary (1986). Terminal field organization in the bullfrog torus semicircularis. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 12:105. Fox, J. H., and W. Wilczynski (1986). The augmentation of per-capita active space through chorusing in anurans: A computer model. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 12:314. McClelland, B. E., and W. Wilczynski (1986). The effects of testosterone and arginine vasotocin on release calling in male Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 12:314. Ross, K. C., W. Wilczynski, and J. W. Albert (1986). Hemispheric asymmetries in male and female baboons. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 12:106. McClelland, B. E., and W. Wilczynski (1986). Release call characteristics of male and female Rana pipiens. Abst. 22nd Ann. Meeting of Anim. Behav. Soc., p. 36. Fox, J. H., and W. Wilczynski (1984). Allometry of some major CNS divisions in mice, gerbils, and rats: Intraspecfic and interspecfic comparisons. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 10:856. Wilczynski, W., H. Zakon, and E. A. Brenowitz (1983). A sex difference in basilar papilla tuning in the Hyla crucifer auditory system and its behavioral significance. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 9:

20 Wilczynski, W., and T. J. Neary (1983). Descending projections from the torus semicircularis in ranid frogs. Anat. Rec., 205:215A. Wilczynski, W. (1982). Brainstem afferents to the cerebellum in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Anat. Rec., 202:203A. Wilczynski, W., E. A. Brenowitz, and H. Zakon (1982). Intermale spacing and call audibility in Hyla crucifer breeding choruses. Am. Zool., 22:925. Wilczynski, W., C. Resler, and R. R. Capranica (1982). Relative sensitivity of tympanic and extratympanic sound transmission in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 8:941. Wilczynski, W., C. Resler, and R. R. Capranica (1981). Tympanic and extratympanic sound transmission in the leopard frog, Rana pipiens. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 70:S93. Wilczynski, W., C. Resler, and R. R. Capranica (1981). A study of the mechanism underlying the directional sensitivity of the anuran ear. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 7:147. Wilczynski, W., and H. Zakon (1981). Transcellular transport of horseradish peroxidase from retinal ganglion cells to ependymoglia in the green tree frog. Anat. Rec., 199:276A-277A. Neary, T. J., and W. Wilczynski (1980). Descending inputs to the optic tectum in ranid frogs. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 6:629. Neary, T. J., and W. Wilczynski (1979). Anterior and posterior thalamic afferents in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 5:144. Wilczynski, W., and R. G. Northcutt (1979). Striatal efferents in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 5:147. Wilczynski, W., and R. G. Northcutt (1979). An HRP study of the anuran striatum. Anat. Rec., 193:721. Wilczynski, W. (1978). Torus semicircularis afferents in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 4:103. Neary, T. J., and W. Wilczynski (1977). Autoradiographic demonstration of hypothalamic efferents in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana. Anat. Rec., 187:665. Wilczynski, W., T. J. Neary, and M. L. Andry (1977). Somatosensory projections to the thalamus in ranid frogs. Soc. Neurosci. Abst., 3:95. Wilczynski, W. (1976). Some afferents to the ranid optic tectum: An HRP study. Anat. Rec., 184:

21 21 LIST OF REFERENCES The first three references are individuals who can provide the most general, overall evaluation, including perspectives on scientific, professional, and personal qualifications. Because this is an application for an administrative position, I have included the last two references, who can provide specific perspectives on administrative and professional abilities. Dr. R. Glenn Northcutt Department of Neuroscience 0201 University of California at San Diego 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA rgnorthcutt@ucsd.edu Dr. Peter Marler Animal Communication Lab University of California at Davis Davis, CA prmarler@ucdavis.edu Dr. Russell D. Fernald Stanford University Department of Psychology Jordan Hall, Building 420 Stanford, CA russ@psych.stanford.edu Dr. Donald J. Foss, Professor and Dean College of Arts and Sciences 150 Dirac Science Library Florida State University Tallahassee, FL dfoss@mailer.fsu.edu Dr. Bruce Umminger Office of Integrative Activities Room 1285 National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia bumminge@nsf.gov