Nicole Moody

Ph.D Candidate & American Association of Anatomy predoctoral fellow

Nicole's research takes an integrative approach to understanding animal communication, particularly in the context of territoriality. Their work focuses specifically on the evolution and function of territorial strategies, as well as how the brain produces and processes these dynamic forms of behavior. Most of Nicole’s work to date centers around woodpeckers.

Education

M.S., Tulane University
B.S., Tulane University

Publications

Fuxjager, M.J., Ryder, T.B., Moody, N.M., Alfonso, C., Balakrishnan, C.N., Barske, J., Bosholn, M., Boyle, W.A., Braun, E.L., Chiver, I., Dakin, R., Day, L.B., Driver, R., Fusani, L., Horton, B., Kimball, R.T., Lipshutz, S., Mello, C., Miller, E., Webster, M., Wirthlin, M., Wollman, R., Moore, I.T., and Schlinger, B.A. 2023. Systems biology as a framework to understand the physiology of behavior—from concepts to a case study in birds. Hormones and Behavior. 151: 105340.

Welklin, J.F., Lantz, S.M., Khalil, S., Moody, N.M., Karubian, J., and Webster, M.S. (2022). Photoperiod and rainfall are associated with seasonal shifts in social structure in a songbird. Behavioral Ecology. 34: 136–149.