overview
As a behavioral ecophysiologist, I am broadly interested phenotype-environment matching at the proximate and ultimate levels, and especially, the role of hormones in mediating behavioral and physiological plasticity. The big questions of my research are:
(1) How do animals perceive potentially informative cues?
(2) What are the physiological mechanisms that mediate between these cues and phenotypic change?
(3) What are the long-term fitness consequences of these changes?
My research utilizes avian systems to answer these questions, with recent study species including house sparrows, Nazca boobies, and Caspian terns. At Texas A&M I am expanding this research to include wetland systems where habitat change and pollution may be cues that induce phenotypic change.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Biology, Wake Forest University - (Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States) 2014
selected publications
Academic Articles20
- Grace, J. K., Duran, E., Ottinger, M. A., Woodrey, M. S., & Maness, T. J. (2022). Microplastics in the Gulf of Mexico: A Bird's Eye View. Sustainability. 14(13), 7849-7849.
- Marasco, V., Dupont, S. M., Grace, J. K., & Angelier, F. (2021). No trans-generational maternal effects of early-life corticosterone exposure on neophobia and antipredator behaviour in the house sparrow. Journal of Ethology. 39(3), 429-437.
- Hardin, F. O., Leivers, S., Grace, J. K., Hancock, Z., Campbell, T., Pierce, B., & Morrison, M. L. (2021). Secondhand homes: The multilayered influence of woodpeckers as ecosystem engineers.. Ecology and Evolution. 11(16), 11425-11439.
- Grace, J. K., Parenteau, C., & Angelier, F. (2020). Post-natal corticosterone exposure downregulates the HPA axis through adulthood in a common passerine.. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 292, 113421-113421.
- Dupont, S. M., Grace, J. K., Lourdais, O., Brischoux, F., & Angelier, F. (2019). Slowing down the metabolic engine: impact of early-life corticosterone exposure on adult metabolism in house sparrows (Passer domesticus).. Journal of Experimental Biology. 222(Pt 22), jeb211771.
Conference Papers7
- Martinez, V., & Grace, J. K (2021). Avian stress hormones along an elevation gradient in west Texas. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61, E1192-E1193.
- Martinez, V., & Grace, J. K (2020). Interactions between stress hormones and blood parasites along elevation gradients. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, E373-E373.
- Grace, J. K., & Angelier, F. (2020). Post-natal Glucocorticoids Negatively Affect Adult Anti-predator Behavior in House Sparrows. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 60, E88-E88.
- Grace, J. K., Parenteau, C., & Angelier, F. (2019). Post-natal glucocorticoid elevation affects GnRH-induced luteinizing hormone concentration in female house sparrows.. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 283, 113238-113238.
- Grace, J. K., Anderson, D. J., & Angelier, F (2019). Long-term Effects of Early-life Stress on the HPA Axis in a Short- and Long-lived Bird. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 59, E85-E85.
Repository Documents / Preprints2
- Hardin, F. O., Leivers, S., Grace, J. K., Cairns, D. M., Campbell, T., Pierce, B., & Morrison, M. L. (2020). Secondhand homes: Woodpecker cavity location and structure influences secondary nesters success.
- Grace, J., & Anderson, D. (2017). Data for Early-life maltreatment predicts adult stress response in a long-lived wild bird (Biology Letters).
researcher on
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recent teaching activities
- ECCB205 Fundamentls Of Ecology Instructor
- ECCB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB304 Conservation Biology Instructor
- ECCB385 Comm Ecol & Conser Biol Instructor
- ECCB485 Directed Studies Instructor
Email
First Name
Jacquelyn
Last Name
Grace
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences; 2258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2258
USA
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