CAITLIN RATHIE GABOR Associate Professor Texas State University Department of Biology San Marcos, TX 78666, USA (512) 245-3387 (Work); (512) 245-8713 (Fax)   EDUCATION University of Texas - Postdoc 2000 (Dr. Mike Ryan) University of Louisiana at Lafayette (formerly USL) - Ph.D. 1997 (Dr. Bob Jaeger) University of Louisiana at Lafayette - M.S. 1993 (Dr. Bob Jaeger) University of California at Santa Barbara - B.A. 1990   RESEARCH INTERESTS My research focuses on how evolutionary forces affect diversification of behaviors, and how mate choice maintain species identities. To pursue these interests, I combine behavioral manipulations and observations across populations to examine the interaction of gene flow with the variation in behavior. I also focus on more complicated mating systems in which species mate multiply and store sperm as with many species of livebearing fish and salamanders. To examine these questions I employ both behavioral and genetic based experiments. These areas of research have also lead me down divergent paths in behavioral ecology such as parent-offspring kin discrimination and social interactions between species. My previous work on social behavior in salamander territorial systems provides a basis for further exploration.   PUBLICATIONS Lucas L., J. Fries, C. R. Gabor & Nice, C. C. In press. Genetic variation and structure in Eurycea nana, a federally threatened salamander. Journal of Herpetology. C. R. Gabor & Aspbury, A. S. 2008. Non-repeatable mate choice by male sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna, in a mating complex. Behavioral Ecology, 19:871-878. (pdf) Epp, K. & C. R. Gabor. 2008. Innate and learned predator avoidance mediated by chemical cues in Eurycea nana. Ethology 114:607-615 (pdf). Robinson, D. M., Aspbury, A. S. & C. R. Gabor. 2008. Differential sperm expenditure by male sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna, in a unisexual-bisexual species complex and the influence of spermiation during mating. BES: 62:705-711 (pdf) Thaker, M., C. R. Gabor & J. N. Fries. 2006. Sensory cues and association in San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana). Herpetologica 62:151-155. (pdf) Gumm, J. M. R. Gonzalez, A. S. Aspbury, & C. R. Gabor. 2006. Do I know you? Species recognition in an unisexual-bisexual species complex of mollies. Ethology 112:448-457. (pdf) Gumm, J. M. & C. R. Gabor. 2005. Asexuals looking for sex: Conflict between species and mate-quality recognition in sailfin mollies. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58:558-565. (pdf) Gabor, C. R., M. J. Ryan, & D. Morizot. 2005. Character displacement in sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna): genetics, behavior, and morphology. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:75-88. (pdf) Aspbury, A. S. & C. R. Gabor. 2004. Discriminating males alter sperm production between species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 101:15970-15973. (pdf) Recognition Science NOW an interesting summary of our work Canadian Broadcast Corp radio interview Gabor, C. R. & C. C. Nice. 2004. Genetic variation among populations of eastern newts, Notophthalmus viridescens: a preliminary analysis based on allozymes. Herpetologica 60:373-386.(pdf) A. S. Aspbury & Gabor, C. R. 2004. Differential sperm priming by male sailfin mollies: effects of female and male size. Ethology 110:193-202. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. & R. Page. 2003. Female preference for large males in sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna: the importance of predation pressures and reproductive status. Acta Ethologica 6:7-12. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. & M. Ryan. 2001. Geographical variation in reproductive character displacement in mate choice by male sailfin mollies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Series B, Biological Sciences. 268:1063-1070. (pdf) Gabor, C. R., J. Krenz, & R. G. Jaeger. 2000. Female choice, male interference, and sperm precedence in the red-spotted newt. Behavioral Ecology 11:115-124. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. 1999. Association patterns of sailfin mollies (Poecilia latipinna): alternative hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46:333-340. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. & R. G. Jaeger. 1999. When salamanders lie about threat signals. Copeia 1999:1123-1126. (pdf) Jaeger, R. G., C. R. Gabor, & H. M. Wilbur. 1998. An assemblage of salamanders in the southern appalachian mountains: competitive and predatory behavior. Behaviour 135: 795-821. Gabor, C. R. & T. R. Halliday. 1997. Sequential mate choice by smooth newts: females become more choosy. Behavioral Ecology 8:162-166. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. 1996. Differential kin discrimination by red-spotted newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) and smooth newts (Triturus v. vulgaris). Ethology 102:649-659. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. 1995. Correlational test of Mathis' hypothesis that bigger salamanders have better territories. Copeia 1995:729-735. (pdf) Gabor, C. R. & R. G. Jaeger. 1995. Resource quality affects the agonistic behaviour of territorial salamanders. Animal Behaviour 49:71-79. (pdf) Jaeger, R. G. & C. R. Gabor. 1993. Intraspecific chemical communication by a territorial salamander via the post-cloacal gland. Copeia 1993:1171-1174. (pdf)  PRESS RELEASES Amazon molly news CNN-No sex means tricky survival for fish species Cosmos- Fish goes without sex for 100,000 years Gabor lab front page Texas State NON-PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES Jaeger, R. G. & C. R. Gabor. 1999. Salamander social behavior. Reptiles vol.7, no. 7, p. 32-47. PUBLICATION RECOGNITION Nature Australia 1998. Newtritious eggs? (25, no 12, 14-15): Article on C. Gabor. 1996. Ethology. BBC Wildlife 1997. Crestfallen newts. (15, no 12, 59): Article on C. Gabor and T. Halliday. 1997. Behavioral Ecology. BBC Wildlife 1997. Kin recognition. (15, no 2, 18): Article on C. Gabor. 1996. Ethology.   GRANTS RECEIVED 2004-2007 NSF with Andrea Aspbury "Species recognition versus mate quality recognition in a unisexual-bisexual system: asexuals looking for sperm" $299,000 Recognition Chronicles of Higher Education San Marcos Daily Record 2004 Faculty Research Enhancement Grant "Differential Sperm Allocation by Male Sailfin Mollies" $7982 2001-2004 Advanced Research Projects from THECB "Species recognition versus mate quality recognition by sailfin molly males" $78,895 2001-2004 U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service with Joe Fries "Behavioral aspects of reproduction in San Marcos salamander" $25,000 2001 Faculty Research Enhancement Grant "Testing Pre-existing Bias Hypothesis: Female preference for novel male traits" $7000 1997-1999 NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - "Evaluation of reproductive character displacement on male mate selectivity in a unisexual-bisexual complex of live bearing fish (Poeciliidae)" $80,000. 1996 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society - "Female mate choice in salamanders: the interaction of previous experience with males and male-male competition" $500. 1993-97 Louisiana Board of Regents Doctoral Fellowship $64,000. 1991-96 Graduate Student Organization, Univ. of SW Louisiana $2800. 1993 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society - "The effects of operational sex ratio on male mating strategies" $390 . 1992 Walton Scholarship, Mountain Lake Biol. Station, Univ. of Virginia $1000.