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Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, 2004
Biography
Curriculum Vitae
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Sensory Neurobiology and Ecology
Sensory signals and how they are processed by the nervous system to control behavior underlies nearly every critical ecological and evolutionary interaction. My research interests are in sensory neurobiology and ecology, which pertains to understanding the influence of sensory signals on ecological interactions, and the neural basis of behavior.
2004-09 University of Arizona Neuroscience
2004 UC Los Angeles Biology
1997 UC Santa Cruz Biology
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Selected Research
- Scent matters: differential contribution of scent to insect response in flowers with insect vs. wind pollination traits, Di Stilio Verónica S, Riffell Jeffrey A., Wang Theresa N., Clifford Marie R., Martínez-Gómez Jesús, and Johnson Jens C., Annals of Botany, 07/2018 (2018)
- An electrospray chemical ionization source for real-time measurement of atmospheric organic and inorganic vapors., Zhao Yue, Chan Jeremy K., Lopez-Hilfiker Felipe D., McKeown Megan A., D'Ambro Emma L., Jay G. Slowik, Riffell Jeffrey A., and Thornton Joel A., Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 10/2017, Volume 10, Issue 10, p.3609-3625 (2017)
- Sperm chemotaxis promotes individual fertilization success in sea urchins, Hussain Yasmeen H, Riffell Jeffrey A, Guasto Jeffrey S, Zimmer Richard K, and Stocker Roman, Journal of Experimental Biology, Volume 219, Issue 10, p.1458-1466 (2016)
- Circadian clock gene <i>LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL</i> directly regulates the timing of floral scent emission in <i>Petunia</i>, Imaizumi Takato, Shim Jae Sung, Riffell Jeffrey A., Hazelton Kristen D. Hewett, Fenske Myles P., Hempton Andrew K., and Yamamoto Breanne M., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 112, Issue 31, p.9775 - 9780 (2015)
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in caribou, moose, and wolf scat samples from three areas of the Alberta oil sands, Wasser Samuel K, Lundin Jessica I, and Riffell Jefferey A, Environmental Polution, Volume 206, p.527-534 (2015)
- Floral volatile alleles can contribute to pollinator-mediated reproductive isolation in monkeyflowers (Mimulus), Byers Kelsey J. R. P., Vela James P., Peng Foen, Riffell Jeffrey A., and Bradshaw Harvey D., The Plant Journal, Jan-12-2014, Volume 80, Issue 6, p.1031 - 1042 (2014)
- Mixture and odorant processing in the olfactory systems of insects: a comparative perspective, Clifford M R and Riffell J A, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, May 2013 (2013)
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Additional CoursesBIO 428 (Sensory Neurophysiology and Ecology)
BIO 457 (Chemical Communication)
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