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Pomona College
Department of Biology
Rachel N. Levin
Associate Professor of Biology
Contact Information
R. C. Seaver Biology Building, Room 139
175 W Sixth Street
Claremont, CA 91711
909-621-8632
rachel.levin@pomona.edu
Education
Ph.D. Cornell University, Behavioral Biology
B. S. Antioch College, Psychology and Biology
Professional Experience
Assistant and Associate Professor of Biology, Pomona College
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Washington
Courses
Biology 41E: Introductory Ecological & Evolutionary Biology
Biology 125: Animal Behavior
Neuroscience 47: Topics in Neuroscience: An Introduction to the Field
Neuroscience 102: Neuroethology: Mechanisms of Behavior
Neuroscience 190: Senior Seminar in Neuroscience
Research Interests
I study animal reproductive behavior – both the function of weird behaviors and the hormonal mechanisms that underlie them using both field (in the US and Central America) and laboratory studies with songbirds. Shortly I will be beginning a study of the development of transgender identity in humans.
Selected Publications
Levin, R.N. 1996. Song behavior and reproductive strategies in a duetting wren, Thryothorus nigricapillus: I. Removal Studies. Anim. Behav. 52: 1093-1106. [abstract]
Levin, R.N. 1996. Song behavior and reproductive strategies in a duetting wren, Thryothorus nigricapillus: II. Playback Studies. Anim. Behav. 52: 1107-1117. [abstract]