Rice, Aaron N.
Postdoctoral Fellowresearch
research areas
- bioacoustics | collaborative research area (CALS)
- evolution | collaborative research area (CALS)
- neural and sensory physiology | research concentration area (Vet)
- zoology | collaborative research area (CALS)
affiliations
academic staff in
- Neurobiology and Behavior (BIO NB) | Cornell department
other Cornell affiliations
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bioacoustics Research Program (BRP) | research program
teaching
teaching focus
comparative physiology, functional morphology, ichthyology
service
current professional activities
Reviewer For
Scientific Journals:
Animal Biology
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Environmental Biology of Fishes
Journal of Experimental Biology
Marine and Freshwater Research
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Proceedings of the Royal Society, B: Biological Sciences
Revista Científica Udo Agrícola
Zoology
Funding Agencies:
National Science Foundation (Programs: Office of International Science
& Engineering– Global Scientists & Engineers; Division of Ocean Sciences– Biological Oceanography Program)
California Sea Grant College Program
background
educational background
Ph.D. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006 (Organismal Biology & Anatomy)
S.M. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004 (Organismal Biology & Anatomy)
M.A. Boston University Marine Program, Woods Hole, MA, 2002 (Marine Biology)
B.S. Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 2000 (Biology Major, Spanish Minor);
Semester abroad: James Cook University, Queensland, Australia; 1999 (Marine Biology)
S.M. University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004 (Organismal Biology & Anatomy)
M.A. Boston University Marine Program, Woods Hole, MA, 2002 (Marine Biology)
B.S. Davidson College, Davidson, NC, 2000 (Biology Major, Spanish Minor);
Semester abroad: James Cook University, Queensland, Australia; 1999 (Marine Biology)
professional background
2009-Present Postdoctoral associate, Cornell University, Bioacoustics Research Program. Investigating associated behaviors, diversity, and ecology of sound production in marine fishes of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Supervisor: Christopher W. Clark.
2007- 2009 Postdoctoral fellow and postdoctoral associate, Cornell University, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. Investigated vocal behaviors, functional morphology, neurophysiological mechanisms, and the evolution communication in toadfishes. Supervisor: Andrew H. Bass.
2007- 2009 Postdoctoral fellow and postdoctoral associate, Cornell University, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior. Investigated vocal behaviors, functional morphology, neurophysiological mechanisms, and the evolution communication in toadfishes. Supervisor: Andrew H. Bass.
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Rice, A. N., A. H. Bass. 2009. Novel vocal repertoire and paired swimbladders of the three-spined toadfish, Batrachomoeus trispinosus: insights into the diversity of the Batrachoididae. Journal of Experimental Biology 212(9): 1377-1391.
Rice, A. N. 2008. Coordinated mechanics of feeding, swimming, and eye movements in Tautoga onitis, and the implications for the evolution of trophic strategies in fishes. Marine Biology 154(2): 255-267.
Grubich, J. R., A. N. Rice, M. W. Westneat. 2008. Functional morphology of bite mechanics in the great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). Zoology 111(1): 16-29.
Rice, A. N., W. J. Cooper, M. W. Westneat. 2008. Diversification of coordination patterns during feeding behaviour in cheiline wrasses. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93(2): 289-308.
Rice, A. N., T. L. Roberts, M. E. Dorcas. 2006. Heating and cooling rates of eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, Crotalus adamanteus. Journal of Thermal Biology 31(6): 501-505.
Estrada, J. A., A. N. Rice, L. J. Natanson, G. B. Skomal. 2006. Use of isotopic analysis of vertebrae in reconstructing ontogenetic feeding ecology in white sharks. Ecology 87(4): 829-834.
Rice, A. N., M. W. Westneat. 2005. Coordination of feeding, locomotor, and visual systems in parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae). Journal of Experimental Biology 208(18): 3503-3518.
Rice, A. N., P. S. Lobel. 2003. The pharyngeal jaw apparatus of the Cichlidae and Pomacentridae (Teleostei: Labroidei): function in feeding and sound production. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 13(4): 433-444.
Estrada, J. A., A. N. Rice, M. E. Lutcavage, G. B. Skomal. 2003. Predicting trophic position in sharks of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean using stable isotope analysis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 83(6): 1347-1350.
Rice, A. N., P. S. Lobel. 2002. Enzyme activities of pharyngeal jaw musculature in the cichlid Tramitichromis intermedius: implications for sound production in cichlid fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology 205(15): 3519-3523.
Rice, A. N. 2008. Coordinated mechanics of feeding, swimming, and eye movements in Tautoga onitis, and the implications for the evolution of trophic strategies in fishes. Marine Biology 154(2): 255-267.
Grubich, J. R., A. N. Rice, M. W. Westneat. 2008. Functional morphology of bite mechanics in the great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). Zoology 111(1): 16-29.
Rice, A. N., W. J. Cooper, M. W. Westneat. 2008. Diversification of coordination patterns during feeding behaviour in cheiline wrasses. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 93(2): 289-308.
Rice, A. N., T. L. Roberts, M. E. Dorcas. 2006. Heating and cooling rates of eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, Crotalus adamanteus. Journal of Thermal Biology 31(6): 501-505.
Estrada, J. A., A. N. Rice, L. J. Natanson, G. B. Skomal. 2006. Use of isotopic analysis of vertebrae in reconstructing ontogenetic feeding ecology in white sharks. Ecology 87(4): 829-834.
Rice, A. N., M. W. Westneat. 2005. Coordination of feeding, locomotor, and visual systems in parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae). Journal of Experimental Biology 208(18): 3503-3518.
Rice, A. N., P. S. Lobel. 2003. The pharyngeal jaw apparatus of the Cichlidae and Pomacentridae (Teleostei: Labroidei): function in feeding and sound production. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 13(4): 433-444.
Estrada, J. A., A. N. Rice, M. E. Lutcavage, G. B. Skomal. 2003. Predicting trophic position in sharks of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean using stable isotope analysis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K. 83(6): 1347-1350.
Rice, A. N., P. S. Lobel. 2002. Enzyme activities of pharyngeal jaw musculature in the cichlid Tramitichromis intermedius: implications for sound production in cichlid fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology 205(15): 3519-3523.
contact
email address
arice@cornell.edu
Keywords:
bioacoustics
, biomechanics, communication, comparative anatomy, evolution, fish, functional morphology, organismal physiology, sound production, vocalization