Stacey Tecot 🌵
@stecot.bsky.social
Primatologist, conservationist, evolutionary anthropologist at UArizona. I study the hormones, behavior, and ecology of wild primates. Currently researching cooperative infant care and maternal-child health in lemurs in Madagascar & people in Tucson, AZ.
🏆 The P.E.O organization supports women around the world in their academic endeavors. Katie was supported by the AU-Tucson chapter. The P.E.O. Scholar Award is a competitive, merit-based award supporting women in doctoral programs. Welcome to the sisterhood, Katie!
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April 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🏆 The P.E.O organization supports women around the world in their academic endeavors. Katie was supported by the AU-Tucson chapter. The P.E.O. Scholar Award is a competitive, merit-based award supporting women in doctoral programs. Welcome to the sisterhood, Katie!
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#womeninstem
Katie will examine behavioral and endocrine patterns associated with parental care of infants in Ranomafana National Park, #Madagascar.
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April 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Katie will examine behavioral and endocrine patterns associated with parental care of infants in Ranomafana National Park, #Madagascar.
#WomenInSTEM
#Lemurs
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#WomenInSTEM
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📣 🏆 👩🔬 @katieking1110.bsky.social is a 2025-2026 P.E.O. Scholar! Katie is a member of the Laboratory for the Evolutionary Endocrinology of Primates in the UArizona School of Anthropology. The award will support her research on mechanisms of infant care in red-bellied lemurs.
@uarizona.bsky.social
@uarizona.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
📣 🏆 👩🔬 @katieking1110.bsky.social is a 2025-2026 P.E.O. Scholar! Katie is a member of the Laboratory for the Evolutionary Endocrinology of Primates in the UArizona School of Anthropology. The award will support her research on mechanisms of infant care in red-bellied lemurs.
@uarizona.bsky.social
@uarizona.bsky.social
Congrats @katieking1110.bsky.social, @madha77er.bsky.social, Amit Hanadari-Levy, on excellent posters, & superstar undergrad @paigewagstaff.bsky.social who won the award for outstanding poster!
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Congrats @katieking1110.bsky.social, @madha77er.bsky.social, Amit Hanadari-Levy, on excellent posters, & superstar undergrad @paigewagstaff.bsky.social who won the award for outstanding poster!
Couldn’t be more proud of our students at @bioanth.org! Members of LEEP @uarizona.bsky.social past & present presented on the hormones of parenting in humans and lemurs, new gut microbiome methods, & seasonal androgens in male & female sifaka.
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Couldn’t be more proud of our students at @bioanth.org! Members of LEEP @uarizona.bsky.social past & present presented on the hormones of parenting in humans and lemurs, new gut microbiome methods, & seasonal androgens in male & female sifaka.
PRIMATOLOGISTS: Elizabeth McGee is looking for IPS abstracts for Cancun 2012, Vietnam 2014, & Kuching 2023 to collect data for a new grants-in-aid program for researchers from low GDP habitat countries to travel to IPS congresses to present their research. (1/2)
January 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
PRIMATOLOGISTS: Elizabeth McGee is looking for IPS abstracts for Cancun 2012, Vietnam 2014, & Kuching 2023 to collect data for a new grants-in-aid program for researchers from low GDP habitat countries to travel to IPS congresses to present their research. (1/2)
Congrats to the students in @leep_uarizona! All presented great posters at the SW Assoc of #Biological #Anthropologosts conference, on lemur infant care, gut #microbiome methods, & #oxytocin and early life adversity. @paige.wagstaff won best undergrad poster!
@katieking1110 @amit_hl
#WomenInSTEM
@katieking1110 @amit_hl
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November 12, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Congrats to the students in @leep_uarizona! All presented great posters at the SW Assoc of #Biological #Anthropologosts conference, on lemur infant care, gut #microbiome methods, & #oxytocin and early life adversity. @paige.wagstaff won best undergrad poster!
@katieking1110 @amit_hl
#WomenInSTEM
@katieking1110 @amit_hl
#WomenInSTEM
Interested in environmental influences on hormone-behavior relationships? Infant caregiving strategies? Lemurs? Come work with us in LEEP! leep.arizona.edu
The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline is December 1! Details here: anthropology.arizona.edu/phd-anthropo...
The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline is December 1! Details here: anthropology.arizona.edu/phd-anthropo...
November 3, 2023 at 10:46 PM
Interested in environmental influences on hormone-behavior relationships? Infant caregiving strategies? Lemurs? Come work with us in LEEP! leep.arizona.edu
The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline is December 1! Details here: anthropology.arizona.edu/phd-anthropo...
The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline is December 1! Details here: anthropology.arizona.edu/phd-anthropo...
Interested in environmental influences on hormone-behavior relationships? Infant caregiving strategies? Lemurs? Come work with us @LeepUarizona! The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline to apply is December 1! Details here:...
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Interested in environmental influences on hormone-behavior relationships? Infant caregiving strategies? Lemurs? Come work with us @LeepUarizona! The Bio Anth program is accepting PhD students for 2024-2025. Deadline to apply is December 1! Details here:...
Slightly updated flyer!
November 12, 2024 at 6:25 AM
Slightly updated flyer!
#bioanths! @uarizona is hosting the next Southwestern Association of Biological Anthropologists (SWABA) meeting Oct 27-28. We're super excited about this year's keynote speaker @bezanswer! She designed this amazing flyer, too. Register by October 6th here https://shorturl.at/vyCQ6
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
#bioanths! @uarizona is hosting the next Southwestern Association of Biological Anthropologists (SWABA) meeting Oct 27-28. We're super excited about this year's keynote speaker @bezanswer! She designed this amazing flyer, too. Register by October 6th here https://shorturl.at/vyCQ6
Seeking pics or vids of some Malagasy #birds for videos documenting the ecological stories of guides in Ranomafana, #Madagascar. We need:
Scaly ground roller
Cryptic Warbler
Rand's Warbler
Yellow bellied Sunbird Asity (in pic below, not one we can use)
We’ll credit you!
TIA!
Scaly ground roller
Cryptic Warbler
Rand's Warbler
Yellow bellied Sunbird Asity (in pic below, not one we can use)
We’ll credit you!
TIA!
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Seeking pics or vids of some Malagasy #birds for videos documenting the ecological stories of guides in Ranomafana, #Madagascar. We need:
Scaly ground roller
Cryptic Warbler
Rand's Warbler
Yellow bellied Sunbird Asity (in pic below, not one we can use)
We’ll credit you!
TIA!
Scaly ground roller
Cryptic Warbler
Rand's Warbler
Yellow bellied Sunbird Asity (in pic below, not one we can use)
We’ll credit you!
TIA!
MORE CONGRATS for a job well done, this time to Arielle Liu, M.A.! Arielle's thesis '#Oxytocin and aggression in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar' is one of very few studies on OT & aggression!
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
MORE CONGRATS for a job well done, this time to Arielle Liu, M.A.! Arielle's thesis '#Oxytocin and aggression in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar' is one of very few studies on OT & aggression!
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
HUGE congratulations to @kking_arizona, M.A.! Katie presented and 'defended' her thesis "#Oxytocin and affiliative behavior in male P. verreauxi at Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar". We were all impressed and can't wait to see what's next!
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
HUGE congratulations to @kking_arizona, M.A.! Katie presented and 'defended' her thesis "#Oxytocin and affiliative behavior in male P. verreauxi at Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar". We were all impressed and can't wait to see what's next!
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
#lemurs #bioanth #WomenInSTEM
WE'RE HIRING! Tenure-track Assistant Professor in #BiologicalAnthropology at @UArizona. Seeking evolutionary perspective on impacts of variable and changing environments on human & non-human primate health and well-being. Due 12/9/2022! Please share!...
November 12, 2024 at 6:15 AM
WE'RE HIRING! Tenure-track Assistant Professor in #BiologicalAnthropology at @UArizona. Seeking evolutionary perspective on impacts of variable and changing environments on human & non-human primate health and well-being. Due 12/9/2022! Please share!...
Fully funded #PhD position (4 yrs): Investigate how wild #chimps in #Budongo Forest (Uganda) use communication as a 'teaching' tool. Project co-supervised by Prof Klaus Zuberbühler and Prof Josep Call (Uni of St Andrews), based at the University of Neuchatel. Deadline: 30.04.2021
November 12, 2024 at 6:16 AM
6/6 This spp w facultative paternal care makes prenatal & postnatal hormone adjustments. Prenatally ⬆ estradiol could prep them for paternal care once infants arrive (or reflect wt gain), but isn't associated w acute behavioral changes like androgens are. TY🙏!
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
November 12, 2024 at 7:11 AM
6/6 This spp w facultative paternal care makes prenatal & postnatal hormone adjustments. Prenatally ⬆ estradiol could prep them for paternal care once infants arrive (or reflect wt gain), but isn't associated w acute behavioral changes like androgens are. TY🙏!
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
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☑️ Expectant male estradiol ⬆️4x ~10 days before their infants' birth! Here are 4 males' profiles. This could prep them for fatherhood.
❌ Estradiol unrelated to huddle, carry, play, groom, hold, & composite score (Total Care). No support for short-term role.
#AnimBehav2021
☑️ Expectant male estradiol ⬆️4x ~10 days before their infants' birth! Here are 4 males' profiles. This could prep them for fatherhood.
❌ Estradiol unrelated to huddle, carry, play, groom, hold, & composite score (Total Care). No support for short-term role.
#AnimBehav2021
November 12, 2024 at 6:45 AM
4/6
☑️ Expectant male estradiol ⬆️4x ~10 days before their infants' birth! Here are 4 males' profiles. This could prep them for fatherhood.
❌ Estradiol unrelated to huddle, carry, play, groom, hold, & composite score (Total Care). No support for short-term role.
#AnimBehav2021
☑️ Expectant male estradiol ⬆️4x ~10 days before their infants' birth! Here are 4 males' profiles. This could prep them for fatherhood.
❌ Estradiol unrelated to huddle, carry, play, groom, hold, & composite score (Total Care). No support for short-term role.
#AnimBehav2021
3/6 We studied lemurs in Ranomafana Natl Park, Madagascar rainforest for 2 yrs @CentreValBio. We collected ~2700h behavioral data & fecal samples for hormone analysis. We have data during fetal & infant development. Samples analyzed @LEEPUArizona. The team was BIG
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
November 12, 2024 at 6:36 AM
3/6 We studied lemurs in Ranomafana Natl Park, Madagascar rainforest for 2 yrs @CentreValBio. We collected ~2700h behavioral data & fecal samples for hormone analysis. We have data during fetal & infant development. Samples analyzed @LEEPUArizona. The team was BIG
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
2/6 Estradiol ⬆️ maternal sensitivity. In a few spp with obligate paternal care (incl. us) it ⬆️ in expectant males. Does it also ⬆️ in facultative spp with loads of variation BEFORE infants are born? Is it associated w infant care behavior AFTER infants are born?
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
November 12, 2024 at 6:25 AM
2/6 Estradiol ⬆️ maternal sensitivity. In a few spp with obligate paternal care (incl. us) it ⬆️ in expectant males. Does it also ⬆️ in facultative spp with loads of variation BEFORE infants are born? Is it associated w infant care behavior AFTER infants are born?
#AnimBehav2021
#AnimBehav2021
1/6 Are hormones involved in facultative paternal care?
Monogamous red-bellied #lemurs live in prs. Dads are in contact w infants as much as men in US & some months more than moms. But there's LOTS of variation! Dads provide 0-37% of all care across development.
#AnimBehav2021
Monogamous red-bellied #lemurs live in prs. Dads are in contact w infants as much as men in US & some months more than moms. But there's LOTS of variation! Dads provide 0-37% of all care across development.
#AnimBehav2021
November 12, 2024 at 6:16 AM
1/6 Are hormones involved in facultative paternal care?
Monogamous red-bellied #lemurs live in prs. Dads are in contact w infants as much as men in US & some months more than moms. But there's LOTS of variation! Dads provide 0-37% of all care across development.
#AnimBehav2021
Monogamous red-bellied #lemurs live in prs. Dads are in contact w infants as much as men in US & some months more than moms. But there's LOTS of variation! Dads provide 0-37% of all care across development.
#AnimBehav2021
The @ASPvoice #Conservation Grant application portal is open Jan 1 - Jan 31. Applicants must be ASP members but if you're from a #primate range country contact the Treasurer for no-cost membership. See info and submit apps at https://asp.org/grants/conservation/index.cfm#smallgrant
November 12, 2024 at 6:16 AM
The @ASPvoice #Conservation Grant application portal is open Jan 1 - Jan 31. Applicants must be ASP members but if you're from a #primate range country contact the Treasurer for no-cost membership. See info and submit apps at https://asp.org/grants/conservation/index.cfm#smallgrant