Aaron S. Rundus

Aaron S. Rundus
  • Assistant Professor of Psychology
  • Department: Psychology
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: ARundus@wcupa.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., University of California Davis

Research Interests

signal diversitycommunication systemssignal structurecommunicative behaviorcomplex multi-modal signalssignal modalitysensory specializationssignal targetssignaling systemshuman and non-human animals

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-3151

List of Publications

  • Joshi, Sanjay S., Johnson, Ryan, Rundus, Aaron S., Clark, Rulon W., Barbour, Matthew, & Qwings, Donald H. in press. Robotic squirrel models: Study of squirrel-rattlesnakes interaction natural settings. IEEE Robotics & Automation. Rundus, Aaron S., Sullivan-Beckers, Laura, Wilgers, Dustin J., & Hebets, Eileen A. 2011. Females are choosier in the dark: Environment-dependent reliance on courtship components and its impact on fitness. Evolution, 65(1), 268-282. Hebets, Eileen A. & Rundus, Aaron S. 2011. Chemical Communication in a Multimodal Context. In: Chemical Communication in Crustaceans. (Ed. by T. Breithaupt & M. Thiel), pp. 335-354. New York, New York: Springer. Rundus, Aaron S., Santer, Roger D., & Hebets, Eileen A. 2010. Multimodal courtship efficacy of Schizocosa retrorsa wolf spiders: implications of an additional signal modality. Behavioral Ecology, 21(4), 701-707. Rundus, Aaron S., Owings, Donald H., Joshi, Sanjay S., Chinn, Erin & Giannini, Nicholas. 2007. Ground squirrels use an infrared signal to deter rattlesnake predation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(36), 14372-14376.