Allison L. Cleveland-Roberts
Allison L. Cleveland-Roberts
Instructor
Contact
Office: SCA 327
Phone: 813/974-2686
Email:
Education
Ph.D. Lehigh University
Research
My background and research interests include behavioral ecology, evolution and animal behavior. For my Ph.D, I conducted both field and lab studies on tropical fresh water fish. Specifically, I studied the influence of sex ratio on aggression, courtship, mate switching, and parental behavior in the convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatum. I have also conducted field studies on the territorial behavior of the coral reef beaugregory damselfish, Stegastes leucostictus. Though my duties at USF do not include research, I hope to maintain some field research on fishes as a relaxing hobby. My teaching duties include Environment (BSC 2050 for non-majors) and other beginning biology courses (BSC 2010, and 2011) as needed by the department.
Recent Publications
Cleveland, A.L., Itzkowitz, M.,& Haley, M.(2002). Male variation in mating success after female numbers are reduced. Journal of Fish Biology, 60; 170-177.
Haley, M., Itzkowitz, M., & Cleveland, A.L. (2002). Male removal experiments demonstrate female choice for males in beaugregory damselfish. Caribbean Journal of Science, 38; 43-45.
Cleveland, A.L., Ludlow, A.M., Itzkowitz, M., Draud, M. and Haley, M. (2003) Dominance relationships between male territorial neighbors in the beaugregory damselfish (Stegastes leucostictus). Behaviour 140, 1021-1037.
Itzkowitz, M., Santangelo, N., Cleveland, A.L., and Bockleman, A. (accepted). Is the selection of sex-typical parental roles based on an assessment process? A test in the monogamous convict cichlid fish. Animal Behaviour.