Ellen Ketterson | |
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| Known for | Evolutionary Biology, Ecology, Ornithology |
| Awards | American Ornithological Society Elliott Couse Award, 1996
Wilson Ornithological Society Margaret Morse Nice Medal, 1998 Guggenheim Fellowship, 2004 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014 Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award, Animal Behavior Society, 2018 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Indiana University |
Ellen D. Ketterson is an American evolutionary biologist, behavioral ecologist, neuroendocrinologist and ornithologist best known for her experimental approach to the study of life-history trade-offs in a songbird, the Dark-eyed Junco. She is currently a Distinguished Professor of Biology, Director of the Environmental Resilience Institute, and affiliate professor in Cognitive Science, Gender Studies, Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, and Neuroscience at Indiana University.