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1 Roslyn Dakin Montgomerie Lab Department of Biology Queenʼs University PHONE WEB (613) Education 2013 PhD Biology, Queenʼs University (defending in March) 2006 BScH Biology, Queen's University Publications 1. R Dakin. (2011) The crest of the peafowl: a sexually dimorphic plumage ornament signals condition in both males and females. Journal of Avian Biology. 42: doi: /j X x 2. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. (2011) Peahens prefer peacocks displaying more eyespots, but rarely. Animal Behaviour. 82: doi: /j.anbehav R Dakin and R Montgomerie. (2009) Peacocks orient their courtship displays towards the sun. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63: doi: /s Manuscripts in progress 4. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. (in review) Eye for an eyespot: how iridescent ocelli influence peacock mating success. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 5. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. How lekking females decide to visit males: both a maleʼs traits and a femaleʼs prior experience of his display affect her decision. 6. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Signal design of iridescent eyespot colors in two peafowl species. 7. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Iridescent structural color reveals male health in peafowl. 8. R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Fake hooters: tactical use of a copulatory call. Presentations Contributed 2012 R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Signal design of eyespots in two species of peafowl. Poster, Evolution Ottawa joint congress on evolutionary biology, Ottawa R Montgomerie and R Dakin. Eye for an eyespot: colorful ocelli influence peacock mating success. Poster, Evolution Ottawa joint congress on evolutionary biology, Ottawa R Dakin. Fake hooters: tactical use of a pre-copulatory call by peacocks. Oral presentation, Animal Behavior Society meeting, Albuquerque.

2 2011 R Dakin. Comparison shopping on a peacock lek? Poster, Understanding Animal Intelligence conference of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Scotland R Dakin and R Montgomerie. The peacockʼs iridescent eyespots: male orientation during courtship influences female choice. Oral presentation, COS/AOU/SCO joint ornithological society meeting, San Diego R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Peacocks orient towards the sun during display. Oral presentation, International Behavioral Ecology Congress, Cornell University R Dakin. Iridescent eyespots and sexual signaling in peafowl. Oral presentation, Iridescence: More than Meets the Eye conference, Arizona State University R Dakin and R Montgomerie. Iridescence and sexual signaling in peafowl: males maximize eyespot reflectance towards females. Poster, SCO ornithological society meeting, Chaffeyʼs Lock, Ontario. Invited 2012 Tactical use of a copulation call. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior seminar group, Queenʼs University The peacockʼs tale: beauty lessons from a bird. Lecture at the Los Angeles Arboretum The peacockʼs eyes: iridescent color, mate choice and courtship in peafowl. Neuroethology and Sensory Biology seminar group, Queenʼs University The peacockʼs tale: the role of the train ornament in courtship. Ecology, Evolution and Behavior seminar group, Queenʼs University Are people like peacocks? Signaling quality on the lek and in academia. Behavior, Ecology and Evolution Research seminar group, Queenʼs University. Awards and grants R. S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Queenʼs University ($10,000) 2011 Canadian Foundation for Innovation Emerging Science Journalists Award ($2,500) Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology ($15,000) 2009 Deanʼs Doctoral Field Travel Grant, Queenʼs University ($3,000) NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, Doctoral ($42,000) 2008 Fred Cooke Award, Society for Canadian Ornithologists ($1,000) 2008 Conference Travel Grant, Iridescence: More than Meets the Eye ($300) NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, Masterʼs ($17,300) NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship, Masters ($17,500) 2006 Medal in Biology, Queenʼs University 2005 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (declined) 2005 Helen Arlis Denyes Scholarship in Biology ($3500) 2004 James H. Rattray Scholarship in Science ($1500) 2004 Wallace Near Prize in Biology ($400) 2003 Sport Canada Athlete Assistance ($10,500) ROSLYN DAKIN 2

3 Research experience PhD research (2007-present) Field: Coordinated field studies of birds in 4 different populations (Los Angeles Arboretum, Bronx Zoo, Toronto Zoo, Assiniboine Park Zoo); methods include behavioral observations, video recording, experimental presentations of a model female, and vocalization recording and playback experiments Lab: Directional reflectance spectrometry, designed an apparatus for measuring feather iridescence, performed microscopy of avian blood for hematological health measures Behavior and ecology of royal flycatchers in Costa Rica (2006) Assistant to Dr. Stéphanie Doucet with mist-netting of multiple bird species and behavioral observations at royal flycatcher nests Tree swallow mating system and behavior (2005) Assistant to Dr. Mary Stapleton with capture and DNA sampling of birds Reflectance spectrometry of plumage color in the field for my Honors thesis Herpetological field research assistant (2005) Assistant to Dr. Stephen Lougheed catching spring peeper frogs for DNA sampling Worked with a team of undergraduates on a study of preferred habitat of five-lined skinks Teaching experience As sole instructor BIOL 111 Ecology and the Environment of Costa Rica (2013) Appointed to teach a field version of this course in May 2013 BIOL 111 Ecology and the Environment (2012; 74 students) Designed website, updated content, and created new assignments for this online course BIOL 321 Animal Behaviour (2011; 92 students) Wrote and delivered all lectures Built an interactive course website at: Developed training labs where students learned to quantify behavior Students then worked in teams to design and conduct their own field studies on local species Gained university ethics approval for student research projects involving humans and animals As teaching assistant BIOL 210 The Biology of Sex (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012) BIOL 206 Evolutionary Genetics (2012) BIOL 433 History and Philosophy of Biology (2011) ROSLYN DAKIN 3

4 BIOL 350 Evolution and Human Affairs (2011) BIOL 243 Data Management and Analysis (2007) MATH 121 Differential and Integral Calculus ( ) As invited lecturer 2012 The nanoscience of animal color. PHYS 483 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Lessons from an avian pick-up artist. BIOL 210 The Biology of Sex The peacockʼs tale: beauty lessons from a bird. BIOL 210 The Biology of Sex Nanoscale structural color in peafowl: the function and evolution of a sexual signal. PHYS 483 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Sexual selectionʼs poster boy and the fickle female. BIOL 210 The Biology of Sex On swallows and sexual ornaments. BIOL 302 Population and Evolutionary Ecology. Mentoring experience BSc Honors Thesis Students (2011-present) Alison Porter: taught Alison how to measure color, guided her analysis of color data, and evaluated her Honors thesis as a member of her supervisory committee Michelle Loranger: currently advising Michelle with her Honors thesis on reproductive isolation in Drosophila fruit flies Student Field Assistants ( ) Trained 9 student assistants over 4 years of field research to conduct behavioral observations Sailing Coach ( ) Taught an elite team of young athletes in training and competition across Canada Won the Ontario Sailing Leadership Award (2007) Professional service Hiring Committee, Integrative Cell Biologist (2012) Hiring Committee, Teaching Positions for BIOL 103 and 201/202 (2011) Appointments, Review, Tenure & Promotion Committee (elected student rep; ) Biology Graduate Studentsʼ Committee (2010-present) Regional Science Fair Judge, Queenʼs Department of Biology Special Awards R Club, weekly workshop group Organizing Committee, Annual Meeting for the Society of Canadian Ornithologists (2007) Reviewer for Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Functional Ecology ROSLYN DAKIN 4

5 Outreach and communication Writing for a General Audience Strange birds is my science blog: Innovative, naturally on the role of natural history in science was published in a local newspaper and online: Grades, the currency on campus on the behavioral economics of grades is the cover story in University Affairs magazine for December 2012: Seeds Enrichment Program (2012) Explained my research to 7-8 th grade students Three-Minute Thesis (2012) Distilled my PhD into a 3-minute speech for this university-wide event Science Rendezvous National Science Education Festival (2011) Created a booth on Flashy Feathers and Dinosaur Displays with a touchscreen video display and an activity where children could reconstruct the color pattern of an extinct dinosaur Henʼs Quest: A Peacockumentary (2011) Contributed written content and artwork. This film was short-listed for the Animal Behavior Society Film Festival awards: Los Voluntarios (2010) Trained volunteers at the Los Angeles Arboretum to assist with behavioral observations Extracurricular activities CFRC Campus Radio Contributed content and interviews to local news programming Currently helping to produce a weekly show by and for seniors and people with disabilities Graphic Design Created logos and illustrations for several clubs, seminar groups and conferences on campus, as well as a medical research journal and a book chapter on avian evolution Competitive Sailing President, Queen's University Sailing Team ( ) Member of the Canadian National Sailing Team in the Olympic 470 class (2003) Member of the Canadian Youth National Team; competed at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship in France in the International 420 class (2001) ROSLYN DAKIN 5

6 Certification TCPS2 (Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans) Introduction to Animal Care: Canadian National Institutional Animal User Training Program Queenʼs University Employment Equity Training Standard First Aid/CPR Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System ROSLYN DAKIN 6