Renee Ha, Ph.D.

Lecturer and Research Scientist

Degree From: University of Washington
Interests: Foraging, Evolution of Social Behavior in Corvids & Primates, Conservation Biology, Molecular Genetics

Contact

Office Guthrie 330
Phone (206) 685-2380
E-mail robinet@uw.edu
Website http://faculty.washington.edu/robinet
http://depts.washington.edu/rabep/index.html

Advising

Do I accept and train new psychology graduate students in general?
No
Am I accepting new graduate students in the upcoming year?
No

Research

My current research explores the factors resulting in the decline of two island bird species. Specifically, my group is focusing on the reproductive biology, habitat use, dispersal and major predators of the Mariana crow and Rota Bridled White-eye on the island of Rota, N. Mariana Islands. I am also involved in a project that utilizes mitochondrial DNA sequencing to determine phylogenetic relationships between American crows, Fish crows, and Northwestern crows across a wide geographic range. My collaborators and I are primarily interested in determining the origins of the Northwestern crow that I have studied behaviorally. This project is in the final stages, and I have two new studies in the planning stage that will focus on foraging and social behavior with Northwestern crows.

Research Publications

  • Ha, R.R., Ha, J.C. Integrative Statistics in Behavioral Science. In prep.
  • Crockett, C.M., Ha, R.R. (accepted, in press). Data collection in the zoo setting, emphasizing behavior. In: Wild Mammals in Captivity, 2nd Edition. Eds: D.Kleiman, M. Allen, K. Thompson & S. Lumpkin. Chicago University Press.
  • Ha, R.R.(accepted, in press). Cost-benefit analysis in animal behavior. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Eds: M. Breed & J. Moore. Elsevier.
  • Butler, A., Ha, J.C., Ha, R.R. 2009 (accepted, in press). Age-specific survival and population viability of the Mariana crow (Corvus kubaryi) on Rota, CNMI. Bird Conservation International.
  • McNulty, J.A., Ha, R.R., Kyes, R.C., Iskandar, E. 2008. Forest structure at a primate natural habitat breeding facility after fifteen years of operation. Jurnal Primatologi Indonesia 5:2-8.
  • Ha, R.R., Bentzen, P., Marsh, J., Ha, J.C. 2003. Kinship and association in social foraging northwestern crows (Corvus caurinus). Bird Behavior, 15, 65-75.
  • Ha, R.R., Ha, J.C. 2003. Effects of prey type, prey density and energy requirements on the use of alternative foraging tactics in crows. Animal Behaviour, 66, 309-316.
  • Ha, J., Ha, R.R., Almasy, J., Dyke, B. 2002. Genetics and caging type affect birth weight in captive pigtailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina). American Journal of Primatology, 56, 207-213.
  • Robinette, R., Ha, J. 2001. Social and ecological factors influencing vigilance by northwestern crows (Corvus caurinus). Animal Behaviour, 62, 447-552.

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