Professional Activity of Janet A Randall, 1993 to 1998
Department of Biology Hensill Hall (5th floor), San Francisco State University San Francisco, California 94132 (415) 338-7100 email jrandall@sfsu.edu
Education
	1977	Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, WA
	1969	M.Ed., University of Washington, Seattle
	1965	B.S., University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Grants
	1997-2000	Comparison of footdrumming as anti-predator behavior in solitary and social desert rodents, NSF
	1994, 1996	National Geographic Society, 2 grants for research on gerbils in Central Asia
	1993-1997	Comparison of Seismic Communication in Four Species of Desert Rodent, NSF
	1991-1993	Communication and Predator Defense by Ground-transmitted Vibrations, NSF
Publications
	Randall, J.A. and E.R. Lewis. 1997. Seismic communication between the burrows of kangaroo rats, Dipodomys spectabilis. Journal of Comparative Physiology 181, 525-531. Randall, J. A. 1997. Species specific footdrumming in kangaroo rats: Dipodomys ingens, D. deserti, D. spectabilis. Animal Behaviour 54, 1167-1175. Randall, J.A. and Matocq, M. 1997. Why do kangaroo rats footdrum in the presence of snakes? Behavioral Ecology 8, 401-408. Randall, J.A., Hatch, S.M. and Hekkala, E.R. 1995. Inter-specific variation in anti-predator behavior in sympatric species of kangaroo rat. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 36, 187-194. Randall, J.A. 1995. Modification of footdrumming signatures by kangaroo rats: changing territories and gaining new neighbours. Animal Behaviour 49, 225-231. Randall, J.A. 1994. Convergences and divergences in social organization and communication in desert rodents. Australian Journal of Zoology 42, 405-433. Randall, J.A. 1994. Discrimination of footdrumming signatures by kangaroo rats, Dipodomys spectabilis. Animal Behaviour 47, 45-54. Randall, J.A. 1993. Behavioural adaptations of desert animals (Heteromyidae). Animal Behaviour 45, 263-287.
Presentations at International Meetings
	1997	Poster talk and presentation, 25th International Ethological Congress, Vienna, Austria
	1995	Invited symposium on low frequency hearing, International Ethological Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
	1995	Invited symposium on rodent communication , Rodents and Space Conference, Rabat. Morocco, 18-24 March 1995
	1993	Invited Symposium, 6th International Theriological Conference, Sydney, Australia, 4-10 July Chapter published in Australian Journal of Zoology
Papers Presented at National Meetings
	1997	Invited Symposium on Bioacoustics, 133 Annual Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Penn State Univ.
	1996	American Society of Mammalogy Annual Meeting, Grand Forks Annual Meeting of Animal Behavior Society, Flagstaff, Arizona Winter Animal Behavior Conference, Jackson Hole, Wy.
	1994	Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
	1993	Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, Davis, CA
Masters Theses Completed
	Perri, L. 1997. Behavioral mechanisms of spacing in sympatric kangaroo rats, Dipodomys ordii and D. merriami Matocq, M. 1995 Factors that influence the genetic diversity of Dipodomys heermanni morroensis Hekkala, E. R. 1995. Mating system of the endangered giant kangaroo rat, Dipodomys ingens Donegan, P. 1994. Foraging behavior of free-ranging bobcats: a consideration of optimality Schulz, Ilka. 1993. Dietary effects on reproduction in kangaroo rats
Professional Societies
	Animal Behavior Society
	International Society of Behavioral Ecology
	American Society of Mammalogists
	Sigma Xi
Student Presentations at National Meetings
	1997	Animal Behavior Society Meeting, College Park Maryland, 2 oral presentations, 3 others attended
	1996	American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Oral presentation
	1996	Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, Flagsraff, Az. Oral 2 oral presentations, 1 poster presentation and 3 others attended.
	1995	AAAS National Meeting in Atlanta, poster presentation and winner of best student poster by Marjorie Matocq American Society of Mammalogist Annual Meeting, Berlington, Va., oral presentation
	1994	Pacific Regional AAAS meeting. Winner of best student poster American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., 2 oral presentations.
	1993	Animal Behavior Society Annual Meeting, Davis, CA. 3 oral presentations.
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