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Christina Booher. PhD candidate
Education:
- 2007 - present. Doctoral student - Biological Sciences, Auburn University
- 2007 M.S. - Ecology and Organismal Biology, Indiana State University
- 2004 B.S. - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Research Interests:
I am interested in historical and environmental factors that have an influence on the reproductive capabilities of mammals. I explore these concepts through the integration of lab and field work, focusing on nutritional deficiencies, skeletal development, bone remodeling, evolution of litter sizes, and reproductive strategies.
Publications:
- Booher, C M. (2008). Effects of calcium availability on reproductive output of big brown bats. J. Zool. (Lond.). 274: 38-43.
Presentations:
- Booher, CM and Hood, WR. Calcium Intake, Bone Metabolism and Reproductive Output of White-footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus). Poster presentation at The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Boston, MA January 3-7, 2009.
- Hood, WR and Booher, CM. Mineral dynamics during reproduction in insectivorous bats: skeletal integrity is favored over increased reproductive output. Oral presentation at The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Boston, MA January 3-7, 2009.
- Booher, CM. Calcium Availability and Bone Resorption: Implications for Reproductive Performance of Mammals. Poster presentation at the Alabama EPSCoR Annual Conference. Montgomery, AL July 22-24, 2008.
- Booher, CM. Effects of Calcium Intake on Reproductive Output of Big Brown Bats. Oral presentation at the Seventh Biennial Symposium of the Comparative Nutrition Society. Liscomb Mills, Nova Scotia August 8-13, 2008.
- Booher, CM. Effects of Calcium Intake on Reproductive Output of Big Brown Bats. Oral presentation at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Albuquerque, NM. June 6-10, 2007.
- Booher, CM. Effects of Calcium Intake on Reproductive Output of Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus). Poster presentation at the 36th Annual National Symposium for Bat Research. Wilmington, NC. October 18-21, 2006.
Grants & Fellowships:
- 2008- American Society of Mammalogists, Grant-in-Aid of Research
- 2008 - Alabama Commission on Higher Education Graduate Research Scholarship
- 2007 - Auburn University, Graduate Teaching Fellowship
- 2006 - Indiana State University School of Graduate Studies, Travel Grant
- 2005 - Indiana Academy of Sciences, Research Grant
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