Ivana Schoepf, PhD
Pronouns: she, her
Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/dr-ivana-schoepf/home
Contact
Assistant Professor, Augustana - Sciences
- schoepf@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 695-1515
- Address
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C156 Classroom Building
4901-46 AveCamrose ABT4V 2R3
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
behavioural ecology eco-physiology disease ecology animal personalities wildlife conservation mammals birds Energy and Environment Health and Well-Being
Research
I am a broadly trained evolutionary biologist interested in understanding how organisms respond to challenges in their environment. Because the ability of individuals to respond to challenges depends on both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, my research typically integrates questions addressing the proximate mechanisms and the ultimate reasons leading to adaptive phenotypic changes. My approach is to investigate short-term behavioural and physiological responses, and long-term evolutionary outcomes, using field observations and experiments. Currently, I am researching individuals’ responses to parasitism and anthropogenic disturbance.
Courses
AUBIO 112 - Evolution and Biodiversity
An introduction to the biology of organisms, focusing on the evolution of biological diversity, including the mechanisms responsible for evolutionary change and the adaptations associated with the evolution of the major groups of organisms. Prerequisites: Biology 30. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUBIO 112, AUBIO 212 (2022) or AUBIO 214 (2024).
AUBIO 390 - Animal Behaviour
Introduction to key concepts and methods in animal behaviour. Both mechanistic and evolutionary points of view are considered. Topics include genetics, developmental processes, learning, neurophysiological aspects, orientation, communication, foraging and habitat use, social behaviour, parental care and mating. Prerequisites: AUBIO 112 or 212 (2022) or AUBIO 214; AUBIO 260 and AUSTA 215.
AUBIO 395 - Vertebrate Form and Function
Study of the structure, function, and diversity of vertebrates. Prerequisite: AUBIO 112 or AUBIO 212 (2022) or AUBIO 214.
Featured Publications
Schoepf I, Olson S, Moore IT, Bonier F.
Proc. R. Soc. B.. 2022 November; 289 10.1098/rspb.2022.1978
Tuliozi B, Tiezzi F, Schoepf I, Mancin E, Guzzo N, Mantovani R, Sartori C.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution . 2022 September; 10 10.3389/fevo.2022.972093
Higher plasma corticosterone is associated with reduced costs of infection in red-winged blackbirds.
Schoenle LA, Schoepf I, Weinstein NM, Moore IT, Bonier F.
General and Comparative Endocrinology. 2017 July; 256 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.07.006
Yuen CH, Schoepf I, Schradin C, Pillay N.
Animal Behaviour. 2017 May; 128 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.04.009
Schoepf I, Pillay N, Schradin, C.
J Comp Physiol B. 2017 February; 187 10.1007/s00360-016-1054-5
Schoepf I, Pillay N, Schradin, C.
J Comp Physiol B. 2016 July; 187 10.1007/s00360-016-1020-2
Yuen CH, Pillay N, Heinrichs M, Schoepf I, Schradin C.
Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 2016 April; 70 10.1007/s00265-016-2131-1
Yuen CH, Pillay N, Heinrichs M, Schoepf I, Schradin C.
Behav Ecol Sociobiol. 2015 May; 69 10.1007/s00265-015-1937-6
Schoepf I, Schmohl G, König B, Pillay N, Schradin C.
Animal Behaviour. 2014 November; 99 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.10.002
Schoepf I, Schradin C.
Hormones and Behavior. 2013 May; 64 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.04.011
Schoepf I, Schradin C.
Animal Behaviour. 2012 September; 84 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.019
Schoepf I, Schradin C.
Journal of Animal Ecology. 2012 January; 81 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01939.x
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