1. Marlene Zuk was born on May 20,1956 and is an American evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist.
13 Facts About Marlene Zuk
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Marlene Zuk worked as professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside until she transferred to the University of Minnesota in 2012.
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Marlene Zuk became interested in insects at a young age.
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At the University of California, Santa Barbara, Marlene Zuk started majoring in English, but decided to switch to Biology.
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Marlene Zuk started attending the University of Michigan in 1986 and earned her Doctor of Philosophy.
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Marlene Zuk completed her postdoctoral research at the University of New Mexico.
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Marlene Zuk has received honorary doctorates from Sweden's Uppsala University and the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland.
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In 2018, Marlene Zuk published an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times.
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Marlene Zuk recognized "a unique opportunity" to study in real time a trait for which reproductive success and survival success were in conflict.
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Opportunities for scholars attentive to Marlene Zuk's work expanded when, in 2003, Marlene Zuk and her team found that on one Hawaiian island, Kauai, non-calling Teleogryllus oceanicus male crickets had appeared and were now abundant.
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Marlene Zuk is a professor in the department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior in the College of Biological Sciences.
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In 2015, Marlene Zuk was the recipient of the Edward O Wilson Naturalist Award by the American Society of Naturalists.
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Marlene Zuk was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.