Leonor Ceballos, Ph.D. Candidate Academic Address University of Melbourne Department of Zoology Victoria 3010, Australia E-mail: l.ceballosmerazpgrad.unimelb.edu.au; leonorcmhotmail.com

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate. University of Melbourne, Australia - Animal Behavior and Evolution
• M.S. 2004. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico - Natural Resources, Rural Development, and Tropical Entomology
• B.S. in Biology 2002. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Teaching Experience

• 2011 - Professor. 2nd Year B.S. in Biology: Animal Diversity. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
• 2007 - 2008 - Tutor. 3th Year B.S. in Biology: Experimental Animal Behaviour. University of Melbourne, Australia.
• 2007 - Demonstrator. 2nd Year B.S. in Biology: Insect Structure and Function. University of Melbourne, Australia.
• 2006 - Demonstrator. 1st Year B.S. in Biology: Biology of Cells and Organisms. University of Melbourne, Australia.
• 2005 - Visiting Professor. 1st Year M.S. in Natural Resources: Regional Development. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico.

Research Interests

Broadly described, my research interests focus on the behavioral aspects of arthropod issues. My research takes an experimental approach to investigate the evolutionary significance of mating behavior, mostly in terrestrial invertebrates (insects and arachnids). Specific areas that I currently investigate include: the evolutionary outcomes of sexual conflict, especially in sexually dimorphic species, cryptic female choice and sperm competition.

Recent Publications

• 2011. Ceballos Meraz L., Y. Hénaut, and L. Legal. Prey selection in a nocturnal web building spider, Eriophora edax (Araneae: Araneidae). Ethology Ecology and Evolution (in press).
• 2011. Ceballos Meraz, L., Y. Hénaut, and Mark A. Elgar. Effects of male size and female dispersion on male mate-locating success in Nephila clavipes. Journal of Ethology (submitted).
• 2011. Ceballos Meraz, L., Y. Hénaut, and J. P. Lachaud. Differences in predatory strategies related to diurnal and nocturnal activities in Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Nephilidae). Florida Entomologist (in prep.).
• 2008. Ceballos L. and N. Nieto. Is Global Warming effecting spider populations? A case study from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Conservation Science 5(1): 5–6.
• 2005. Ceballos L., Y. Hénaut, and L. Legal. Foraging strategies of Eriophora edax (Araneae, Araneidae): a nocturnal orb-weaving spider. The Journal of Arachnology 33: 509 – 515.