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About
I am a naturalist at heart. I love all things arthropod especially the wolf spiders. I work primarily with undergraduates running descriptive ecology projects that both teach the process of science and fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge about arthropods.
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Education/Academic qualification
biology, PhD, University of Texas at Arlington
2005 → 2011
Department of Biology, BS, Harding University
2001 → 2005
Research Interests
- Arachnology (primarily working in descriptive ecology of the wolf spider Rabidosa rabida)
- thermal ecology
- entomology
Disciplines
- Other Animal Sciences
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Entomology
Research output
- 12 Article
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A First Look at the Microbial Community of Rabidosa rabida, a Wolf Spider in Searcy, Arkansas
Rivera, P., Stork, R. & Hug, A., Jan 1 2017, In: Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science. 71Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rabidosa rabida (Walckenaer 1837) (Araneae: Lycosidae) does not require venom injection to capture prey in the lab
Stork, R. & Wilmsen, S., 2017, In: Journal of Arachnology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intraspecific Variation in Thermal Biology of Rabidosa rabida (Araneae: Lycosidae) (Walackenaer 1837) From the Mountains of Arkansas
Stork, R., Dec 1 2012, In: Environmental Entomology. 41Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Observations of undescribed diel activity in the wolf spider Rabidosa rabida show cathemeral behavior
Stork, R., Smith, P. & Cooper, S., Jan 1 2020, In: Default journal. 74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The common feeder cockroach Blaptica dubia shows increased transmission distance based on mode of acquisition of environmental bacteria
Hug, A., Stork, R. & Cambell, P., Apr 2020, In: Arkansas Academy of Sciences. 74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 3 Membership of network
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Arkansas Academy of Science (External organization)
Stork, R. (Member)
Jan 1 2013 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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American Arachnological Society (External organization)
Stork, R. (Member)
Jan 1 2004 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
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Entomological Society of America (External organization)
Stork, R. (Member)
Jan 1 2011 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Prizes
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Coons-Farrar Endowed Chair for Biomedical Sciences 2021-2026
Stork, R. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)