Allison Welch
Department of Biology
College of Charleston
Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center
58 Coming St., Rm. 217-A
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 953-5451
welcha@cofc.edu
http://www.cofc.edu/~welcha
Ph.D., 2000, University of Missouri - Columbia
Research emphasis: Evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology: evolution of sexual displays and mating preferences; quantitative and ecological genetics; context-dependent sexual selection
Selected Publications:
- Welch, A. M. 2003. Genetic consequences of a female mating preference in gray tree frogs are context dependent. Evolution 57: 883-893. pdf
- Doty, G. V. and A. M. Welch. 2001. Advertisement call duration indicates good genes for offspring feeding rate in gray tree frogs (Hyla versicolor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49: 150-156. pdf
- Semlitsch, R. D., C. M. Bridges and A. M. Welch. 2000. Genetic variation and a fitness tradeoff in the tolerance of gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles to the insecticide carbaryl. Oecologia 125: 179-185. pdf
- Bultman, T. L., A. M. Welch, R. A. Boning and T. I. Bowdish. 2000. The cost of mutualism in a fly-fungus interaction. Oecologia 124: 85-90. pdf
- Welch, A. M., R. D. Semlitsch and H. C. Gerhardt. 1998. The handy-dandy kitchen device–Response. Science 282: 1994.