H. Jane Brockmann Explained

Helen Jane Brockmann
Workplaces:University of Florida
Alma Mater:Tufts University (BS)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS, PhD)
Thesis Title:The control of nesting behavior in the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae)
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1976
Doctoral Advisor:Jack Hailman
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H. Jane Brockmann is an emeritus professor at the University of Florida known for her research on animal behavior, especially in the mating and nesting behavior of horseshoe crabs. In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early Education and career

Brockmann has a B.S. from Tufts University (1967) and an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1972).[1] She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1976,[2] and then took a position at the University of Florida as an assistant professor. In 1989, Brockmann was promoted to professor.[3] In 2011, she became the first faculty Emerita of the biology department at the University of Florida,[4] and there was a symposium given in her honor.[5]

Research

Brockmann's research on animal behavior spans different groups in the animal kingdom. She has examined kleptoparasitism in birds,[6] the mating and nesting tactics of wasps including investigations into the mud-daubing wasp Trypoxylon politum[7] and a digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus).[8] In beetles, she has examined sexual selection in Diaprepes abbreviatus[9] [10] which is important in Florida because it causes problems with citrus crops. Her research on behavior and population biology of horseshoe crabs is conducted at Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge, and includes addressing the question of why females select their nesting sites and the nesting tactics of males.[11] She has also used genetics to define genetically distinct groups of horseshoe crabs in Florida[12] and along the east coast of the United States.[13]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Book: Brockmann, Helen Jane. The function of poster-coloration in the Beau-Gregory, Eupomacentrus leucostictus (Pomacentridae). 1972. English. 608738450.
  2. The control of nesting behavior in the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). 1976. English. Helen Jane. Brockmann. 34494700.
  3. Web site: 2015. H. Jane Brockmann CV. September 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: H. Jane Brockmann Retires. 2021-09-29. biology.ufl.edu. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2011. Retirement Symposium H. Jane Brockman. 2021-09-29. people.clas.ufl.edu.
  6. Brockmann. H. Jane. Barnard. C. J.. 1979-05-01. Kleptoparasitism in birds. Animal Behaviour. en. 27. 487–514. 10.1016/0003-3472(79)90185-4. 53151684. 0003-3472.
  7. Brockmann. H. Jane. Grafen. Alan. 1989-02-01. Mate conflict and male behaviour in a solitary wasp, Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). Animal Behaviour. en. 37. 232–255. 10.1016/0003-3472(89)90113-9. 53184615. 0003-3472.
  8. Jane Brockmann. H.. Grafen. Alan. Dawkins. Richard. 1979-04-21. Evolutionarily stable nesting strategy in a digger wasp. Journal of Theoretical Biology. en. 77. 4. 473–496. 10.1016/0022-5193(79)90021-3. 491692. 1979JThBi..77..473J. 0022-5193.
  9. Harari. Ally R. Brockmann. H. Jane. Landolt. Peter. J. 2000-10-22. Intrasexual mounting in the beetle Diaprepes abbreviatus (L.). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. en. 267. 1457. 2071–2079. 10.1098/rspb.2000.1251. 0962-8452. 1690776. 11416911.
  10. Sirot. Laura K.. Lapointe. Stephen L.. Shatters. Robert. Bausher. Michael. 2006. Transfer and fate of seminal fluid molecules in the beetle, Diaprepes abbreviatus: Implications for the reproductive biology of a pest species. Journal of Insect Physiology. en. 52. 3. 300–308. 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.11.009. 16405989.
  11. Brockmann. H. Jane. 1990-01-01. Mating Behavior of Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus Polyphemus. Behaviour. en. 114. 1–4. 206–220. 10.1163/156853990X00121. 0005-7959.
  12. Brockmann. H. Jane. Johnson. Sheri L.. 2011. A Long-Term Study of Spawning Activity in a Florida Gulf Coast Population of Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus). Estuaries and Coasts. en. 34. 5. 1049–1067. 10.1007/s12237-011-9419-1. 83660076. 1559-2723.
  13. King. Tim L.. Eackles. Michael S.. Spidle. Adrian P.. Brockmann. H. Jane. 2005. Regional Differentiation and Sex-Biased Dispersal among Populations of the Horseshoe Crab Limulus polyphemus. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. en. 134. 2. 441–465. 10.1577/T04-023.1. 1548-8659.
  14. Web site: 2018. Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. 2021-09-29. animalbehaviorsociety.org.
  15. Web site: Animal Behavior Society. 2021-09-29. animalbehaviorsociety.org. en.
  16. Web site: 2016. Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. 2021-09-29. animalbehaviorsociety.org.
  17. Web site: Historic Fellows American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2021-09-29. aaas.org. en.
  18. Web site: Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Recipients Graduate School. 2021-09-29. gradschool.uky.edu.

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