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Susan Riechert

January 06, 2023

Susan Elise Riechert (born October 20, 1945)[1] is an American behavioral ecologist known for her research in evolutionary biology, evolutionary game theory and the behavior of spiders.[2] She is also known for her "biology in a box" teaching materials, used by hundreds of thousands of elementary and secondary school students in Tennessee.[3]

Susan Riechert
Born
Susan Elise Riechert

(1945-10-20) October 20, 1945 (age 77)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.
Known forBehavior of spiders, evolutionary game theory
Scientific career
FieldsBehavioral ecologist
InstitutionsThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Until her retirement in 2020, Riechert worked at the University of Tennessee as UTK Distingushed Service Professor and as UTK Chancellors Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.[4][5] She was president of the American Arachnological Society for 1983–1985,[6] and president of the Animal Behavior Society in 1997.[7]

Early life and education

Riechert lost much of her hearing through scarlet fever as a child.[5] Her interest in spider behavior began through an field zoology class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[8] After nearly drowning trying to catch fish for the class, she switched to a subject that was safer to catch, spiders.[5] Her interest was further piqued after she observed a large population of spiders exhibiting territorial behaviors that only vertebrates were thought to be capable of at the time.[9] Research that she conducted based on this interest would lead to her to publish her "seminal work","Games Spiders Play," in 1978.[9][1]

Riechert earned a B.A. in 1967, an M.A. in 1970, and a Ph.D. in 1973, all at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]

Career and Research

Knox News described Riechert as "something of a pioneer - one of the first women to enter her field as an independent researcher."[9]

Of particular note is the fact that several of her studies were focused on the effect that variations in a species had on the behavior of its members. In 1988, she and Peter Hammerstein conducted a study that led her to hypothesize that riparian populations of Agelenopsis aperta could not fully adapt to their new environs because of gene flow from non-riparian populations of the species that lived nearby.[10] In 1989, Riechert co-authored a paper titled "Genetically-based variation between two spider populations in foraging behavior," in which she and fellow arachnologist Ann Hendrick discussed how genetic differences in the population of one species can have an impact on the way they search for food.[11]

Members of the genus Agelenopsis (American grass spiders) featured prominently in Riechert's work, particularly the species Agelenopsis Aperta.[12]: 190–191  [11][13] Riechert's focus as a behavioral arachnologist led her to examine both the genetic and non-genetic reasons behind these spiders' behaviors in various areas, such as feeding, maturation, and mating.[12]: 20–24  The genus was, in fact, the topic of "Games Spiders Play," a landmark contribution by Riechert to behavioral arachnology.[9][13] Riechert demonstrated that the aforementioned spiders engaged in territorial disputes similar to those seen in much larger creatures.[14][13] Most spiders are not social animals, so this behavior was unexpected at the time.[9][13] Riechert's analysis would cement her place in the behavioral arachnology community.[9]

Recognition

The Animal Behavior Society elected Riechert as a fellow in 1993.[15] In 2008, Riechert was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "for distinguished contributions to the field of behavior and ecology".[16] She won the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award for 2016.[17] The Animal Behavior Society gave Riechert their 2018 Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award.[18] A festschrift symposium, sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society, was held in her honor in 2020.[19]

Notable associates

Jonathan Pruitt achieved a PhD with Riechert as his advisor and was able to attain prestigious positions in academia despite his youth thanks to his acclaimed publications. However, the validity and truthfulness of his research data was called into question in 2020. Since then, many of the papers Pruitt co-authored based on his data have been retracted, others called into question, and papers from other authors which cited Pruitt's compromised papers have had to have been corrected and updated. In November 2021, University of Tennessee Knoxville removed Pruitt's dissertation from its library.[20][21] Riechert said she was "devastated" by the news, but added that if Pruitt had truly falsified data, he had to "pay the price".[22]

Selected publications

  • Riechert, Susan (January 6, 1978). "Games spiders play: Behavioral variability in territorial disputes". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 3 (2): 135–162. doi:10.1007/BF00294986. S2CID 45368088.
  • Riechert, Susan E. (1979). "Games Spiders Play: II. Resource Assessment Strategies". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 6 (2): 121–128. doi:10.1007/BF00292558. ISSN 0340-5443. JSTOR 4599267. S2CID 24952392.
  • Riechert, S E; Hammerstein, P (November 1983). "Game Theory in the Ecological Context". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 14 (1): 377–409. doi:10.1146/annurev.es.14.110183.002113. ISSN 0066-4162.
  • Riechert, S E; Lockley, T (January 1984). "Spiders as Biological Control Agents". Annual Review of Entomology. 29 (1): 299–320. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.29.010184.001503. ISSN 0066-4170.
  • Hammerstein, Peter; Riechert, Susan E. (April 1988). "Payoffs and strategies in territorial contests: ESS analyses of two ecotypes of the spider Agelenopsis aperta". Evolutionary Ecology. 2 (2): 115–138. doi:10.1007/BF02067272. S2CID 24036435.
  • Hendrick, Ann; Riechert, Susan (September 1, 1989). "Genetically-based variation between two spider populations in foraging behavior". Oecologia. 80 (4): 533–539. Bibcode:1989Oecol..80..533H. doi:10.1007/BF00380078. PMID 28312840. S2CID 2781570.
  • Riechert, SE; Bishop, L (1990). "Prey control by an assemblage of generalist predators: spiders in garden test systems". Ecology. 71 (4): 1441–1450. doi:10.2307/1938281. JSTOR 1938281.
  • Riechert, Susan E. (1 January 1993). "The Evolution of Behavioral Phenotypes: Lessons Learned from Divergent Spider Populations". Advances in the Study of Behavior. Academic Press. 22: 103–134. doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(08)60406-4. ISBN 9780120045228.
  • Maupin, Jennifer; Riechert, Susan (September 9, 2001). "Superfluous killing in spiders: A consequence of adaptation to food-limited environments?". Behavioral Ecology. 12 (5): 569–576. doi:10.1093/beheco/12.5.569.
  • Riechert, Susan; Johns, Phillip (July 1, 2003). "Do female spiders select heavier males for the genes or behavioral aggressiveness they offer their offspring?". Evolution. 57 (6): 67–73. doi:10.1554/02-677. S2CID 198155929.
  • Ayoub, Nadia; Riechert, Susan (December 1, 2004). "Molecular evidence for Pleistocene glacial cycles driving diversification of a North American desert spider, Agelenopsis aperta". Molecular Ecology. 13 (11): 34–65. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02335.x. PMID 15488003. S2CID 22979035.
  • Becker, Elizabeth; Riechert, Susan; Singer, Fred (January 1, 2005). "Male induction of female quiescence/catalepsis during courtship in the spider, Agelenopsis aperta". Behaviour. 142 (1): 57–70. doi:10.1163/1568539053627767.
  • Riechert, Susan; Bosco, Jennifer; O'Meara, Brian (July 3, 2017). "The ontogeny of personality traits in the desert funnel-web spider, Agelenopsis lisa (Araneae: Agelenidae)". Ethology. 123 (9): 648–658. doi:10.1111/eth.12639.
  • Riechert, Susan; Pruitt, Jonathan; Bosco, Jennifer (November 1, 2017). "In the spider nursery: Indifference, cooperation, or antagonism?". Journal of Arachnology. 45 (3): 283–286. doi:10.1636/JoA-S-16-068.1. S2CID 89871930.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Resumes of candidates" (PDF). Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. Vol. 30, no. 3. August 1985. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Unraveling the top arachnid: The meaning of spider behavior is yielding to inquiries by new kinds of arachnologists: behaviorists and ecologists". Mosaic. Vol. 9, no. 6. National Science Foundation. November–December 1978. pp. 10–18. See in particular pp. 17–18.
  3. ^ "Biology in a Box Brings Bones, Fun to K–12 Students". Campus News. University of Tennessee Knoxville. March 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Freeberg, Todd M. (Fall 2020). "The queen of spiders has retired". Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. Vol. 65, no. 2.
  5. ^ a b c Gabrielle, Vincent (November 30, 2020). "Renowned spider expert leaves her influence in places - and with people - around the world". Knoxville News-Sentinel.
  6. ^ "The American Arachnological Society" (PDF). Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Riechert, Susan (February 1997). "A message from the president" (PDF). Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. Vol. 42, no. 1. p. 1.
  8. ^ Langenheim, Jean H. (1996). "EARLY HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF WOMEN ECOLOGISTS: Emphasis Upon Research Contributions". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 27 (1): 1–53. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.27.1.1. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Gabrielle, Vincent (November 29, 2020). "Renowned spider expert leaves her influence in places - and with people - around the world". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knox News. Knox News. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Dugatkin, Lee Alan; Reeve, Hudson Kern (23 March 2000). Game Theory and Animal Behavior. Oxford University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-19-535020-3. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  11. ^ a b Barbosa, Pedro; Castellanos, Ignacio (11 August 2005). Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 62–68. ISBN 978-0-19-517120-4. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b Wise, David H. (26 January 1995). Spiders in Ecological Webs. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-31061-1.
  13. ^ a b c d Riechert, Susan (January 6, 1978). "Games spiders play: Behavioral variability in territorial disputes". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 3 (2): 135–162. doi:10.1007/BF00294986. S2CID 45368088. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  14. ^ Witt, Peter N.; Rovner, Jerome S. (1982). Spider communication : mechanisms and ecological significance. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691614533.
  15. ^ "Fellows". Animal Behavior Society. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  16. ^ "Ten UT Knoxville Professors Named AAAS Fellows; More Than Any Southern School". Campus News. University of Tennessee Knoxville. December 18, 2008.
  17. ^ "Riechert Receives 2016 SEC Faculty Achievement Award". Campus News. University of Tennessee Knoxville. March 30, 2016.
  18. ^ "2018 Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award". Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society. Vol. 63, no. 2. Summer 2018.
  19. ^ "Program symposia". ABS 2020. Animal Behavior Society. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  20. ^ Pennisi, Elizabeth (15 Nov 2021). "As data probe concludes, spider biologist placed on leave, has Ph.D. thesis 'withdrawn'". Science. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  21. ^ Pruitt, Jonathan N. (2010). Sociality in the Spider Anelosimus studiosus: Behavioral Correlates and Adaptive Consequences [Withdrawn]. University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
  22. ^ Pennisi, Elizabeth (31 Jan 2020). "Spider biologist denies suspicions of widespread data fraud in his animal personality research". Science. Retrieved 30 October 2022.

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Susan Elise Riechert born October 20 1945 1 is an American behavioral ecologist known for her research in evolutionary biology evolutionary game theory and the behavior of spiders 2 She is also known for her biology in a box teaching materials used by hundreds of thousands of elementary and secondary school students in Tennessee 3 Susan RiechertBornSusan Elise Riechert 1945 10 20 October 20 1945 age 77 Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin Madison Known forBehavior of spiders evolutionary game theoryScientific careerFieldsBehavioral ecologistInstitutionsThe University of Tennessee KnoxvilleUntil her retirement in 2020 Riechert worked at the University of Tennessee as UTK Distingushed Service Professor and as UTK Chancellors Professor of Ecology amp Evolutionary Biology 4 5 She was president of the American Arachnological Society for 1983 1985 6 and president of the Animal Behavior Society in 1997 7 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career and Research 3 Recognition 4 Notable associates 5 Selected publications 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditRiechert lost much of her hearing through scarlet fever as a child 5 Her interest in spider behavior began through an field zoology class at the University of Wisconsin Madison 8 After nearly drowning trying to catch fish for the class she switched to a subject that was safer to catch spiders 5 Her interest was further piqued after she observed a large population of spiders exhibiting territorial behaviors that only vertebrates were thought to be capable of at the time 9 Research that she conducted based on this interest would lead to her to publish her seminal work Games Spiders Play in 1978 9 1 Riechert earned a B A in 1967 an M A in 1970 and a Ph D in 1973 all at the University of Wisconsin Madison 1 Career and Research EditKnox News described Riechert as something of a pioneer one of the first women to enter her field as an independent researcher 9 Of particular note is the fact that several of her studies were focused on the effect that variations in a species had on the behavior of its members In 1988 she and Peter Hammerstein conducted a study that led her to hypothesize that riparian populations of Agelenopsis aperta could not fully adapt to their new environs because of gene flow from non riparian populations of the species that lived nearby 10 In 1989 Riechert co authored a paper titled Genetically based variation between two spider populations in foraging behavior in which she and fellow arachnologist Ann Hendrick discussed how genetic differences in the population of one species can have an impact on the way they search for food 11 Members of the genus Agelenopsis American grass spiders featured prominently in Riechert s work particularly the species Agelenopsis Aperta 12 190 191 11 13 Riechert s focus as a behavioral arachnologist led her to examine both the genetic and non genetic reasons behind these spiders behaviors in various areas such as feeding maturation and mating 12 20 24 The genus was in fact the topic of Games Spiders Play a landmark contribution by Riechert to behavioral arachnology 9 13 Riechert demonstrated that the aforementioned spiders engaged in territorial disputes similar to those seen in much larger creatures 14 13 Most spiders are not social animals so this behavior was unexpected at the time 9 13 Riechert s analysis would cement her place in the behavioral arachnology community 9 Recognition EditThe Animal Behavior Society elected Riechert as a fellow in 1993 15 In 2008 Riechert was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distinguished contributions to the field of behavior and ecology 16 She won the Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award for 2016 17 The Animal Behavior Society gave Riechert their 2018 Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award 18 A festschrift symposium sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society was held in her honor in 2020 19 Notable associates EditJonathan Pruitt achieved a PhD with Riechert as his advisor and was able to attain prestigious positions in academia despite his youth thanks to his acclaimed publications However the validity and truthfulness of his research data was called into question in 2020 Since then many of the papers Pruitt co authored based on his data have been retracted others called into question and papers from other authors which cited Pruitt s compromised papers have had to have been corrected and updated In November 2021 University of Tennessee Knoxville removed Pruitt s dissertation from its library 20 21 Riechert said she was devastated by the news but added that if Pruitt had truly falsified data he had to pay the price 22 Selected publications EditRiechert Susan January 6 1978 Games spiders play Behavioral variability in territorial disputes Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3 2 135 162 doi 10 1007 BF00294986 S2CID 45368088 Riechert Susan E 1979 Games Spiders Play II Resource Assessment Strategies Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 6 2 121 128 doi 10 1007 BF00292558 ISSN 0340 5443 JSTOR 4599267 S2CID 24952392 Riechert S E Hammerstein P November 1983 Game Theory in the Ecological Context Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 14 1 377 409 doi 10 1146 annurev es 14 110183 002113 ISSN 0066 4162 Riechert S E Lockley T January 1984 Spiders as Biological Control Agents Annual Review of Entomology 29 1 299 320 doi 10 1146 annurev en 29 010184 001503 ISSN 0066 4170 Hammerstein Peter Riechert Susan E April 1988 Payoffs and strategies in territorial contests ESS analyses of two ecotypes of the spider Agelenopsis aperta Evolutionary Ecology 2 2 115 138 doi 10 1007 BF02067272 S2CID 24036435 Hendrick Ann Riechert Susan September 1 1989 Genetically based variation between two spider populations in foraging behavior Oecologia 80 4 533 539 Bibcode 1989Oecol 80 533H doi 10 1007 BF00380078 PMID 28312840 S2CID 2781570 Riechert SE Bishop L 1990 Prey control by an assemblage of generalist predators spiders in garden test systems Ecology 71 4 1441 1450 doi 10 2307 1938281 JSTOR 1938281 Riechert Susan E 1 January 1993 The Evolution of Behavioral Phenotypes Lessons Learned from Divergent Spider Populations Advances in the Study of Behavior Academic Press 22 103 134 doi 10 1016 s0065 3454 08 60406 4 ISBN 9780120045228 Maupin Jennifer Riechert Susan September 9 2001 Superfluous killing in spiders A consequence of adaptation to food limited environments Behavioral Ecology 12 5 569 576 doi 10 1093 beheco 12 5 569 Riechert Susan Johns Phillip July 1 2003 Do female spiders select heavier males for the genes or behavioral aggressiveness they offer their offspring Evolution 57 6 67 73 doi 10 1554 02 677 S2CID 198155929 Ayoub Nadia Riechert Susan December 1 2004 Molecular evidence for Pleistocene glacial cycles driving diversification of a North American desert spider Agelenopsis aperta Molecular Ecology 13 11 34 65 doi 10 1111 j 1365 294X 2004 02335 x PMID 15488003 S2CID 22979035 Becker Elizabeth Riechert Susan Singer Fred January 1 2005 Male induction of female quiescence catalepsis during courtship in the spider Agelenopsis aperta Behaviour 142 1 57 70 doi 10 1163 1568539053627767 Riechert Susan Bosco Jennifer O Meara Brian July 3 2017 The ontogeny of personality traits in the desert funnel web spider Agelenopsis lisa Araneae Agelenidae Ethology 123 9 648 658 doi 10 1111 eth 12639 Riechert Susan Pruitt Jonathan Bosco Jennifer November 1 2017 In the spider nursery Indifference cooperation or antagonism Journal of Arachnology 45 3 283 286 doi 10 1636 JoA S 16 068 1 S2CID 89871930 References Edit a b c Resumes of candidates PDF Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society Vol 30 no 3 August 1985 p 10 Unraveling the top arachnid The meaning of spider behavior is yielding to inquiries by new kinds of arachnologists behaviorists and ecologists Mosaic Vol 9 no 6 National Science Foundation November December 1978 pp 10 18 See in particular pp 17 18 Biology in a Box Brings Bones Fun to K 12 Students Campus News University of Tennessee Knoxville March 18 2019 Freeberg Todd M Fall 2020 The queen of spiders has retired Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society Vol 65 no 2 a b c Gabrielle Vincent November 30 2020 Renowned spider expert leaves her influence in places and with people around the world Knoxville News Sentinel The American Arachnological Society PDF Retrieved December 21 2020 Riechert Susan February 1997 A message from the president PDF Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society Vol 42 no 1 p 1 Langenheim Jean H 1996 EARLY HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF WOMEN ECOLOGISTS Emphasis Upon Research Contributions Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 27 1 1 53 doi 10 1146 annurev ecolsys 27 1 1 Retrieved 30 October 2022 a b c d e f Gabrielle Vincent November 29 2020 Renowned spider expert leaves her influence in places and with people around the world Knoxville News Sentinel Knox News Knox News Retrieved April 8 2021 Dugatkin Lee Alan Reeve Hudson Kern 23 March 2000 Game Theory and Animal Behavior Oxford University Press p 86 ISBN 978 0 19 535020 3 Retrieved 30 October 2022 a b Barbosa Pedro Castellanos Ignacio 11 August 2005 Ecology of Predator Prey Interactions Oxford University Press USA pp 62 68 ISBN 978 0 19 517120 4 Retrieved 30 October 2022 a b Wise David H 26 January 1995 Spiders in Ecological Webs Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 521 31061 1 a b c d Riechert Susan January 6 1978 Games spiders play Behavioral variability in territorial disputes Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3 2 135 162 doi 10 1007 BF00294986 S2CID 45368088 Retrieved April 17 2021 Witt Peter N Rovner Jerome S 1982 Spider communication mechanisms and ecological significance Princeton New Jersey Princeton University Press ISBN 9780691614533 Fellows Animal Behavior Society Retrieved December 21 2020 Ten UT Knoxville Professors Named AAAS Fellows More Than Any Southern School Campus News University of Tennessee Knoxville December 18 2008 Riechert Receives 2016 SEC Faculty Achievement Award Campus News University of Tennessee Knoxville March 30 2016 2018 Penny Bernstein Distinguished Teaching Award Newsletter of the Animal Behavior Society Vol 63 no 2 Summer 2018 Program symposia ABS 2020 Animal Behavior Society Retrieved December 21 2020 Pennisi Elizabeth 15 Nov 2021 As data probe concludes spider biologist placed on leave has Ph D thesis withdrawn Science Retrieved 30 October 2022 Pruitt Jonathan N 2010 Sociality in the Spider Anelosimus studiosus Behavioral Correlates and Adaptive Consequences Withdrawn University of Tennessee Knoxville Pennisi Elizabeth 31 Jan 2020 Spider biologist denies suspicions of widespread data fraud in his animal personality research Science Retrieved 30 October 2022 External links EditHome page Susan Riechert publications indexed by Google Scholar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susan Riechert amp oldid 1119689699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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