Kent Dunlap

Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Tel: 860-297-2232; Fax: 860-297-2538

kent.dunlap@trincoll.edu

Education

B.A. 1985 Macalester College,

Ph.D. 1993 University of Washington - Seattle

Courses

Biol 135 Movement and Sensation

Biol 319L Animal Physiology

Biol 373L Sensory Biology

Biol 381 Evolution

Biol 456L Biology of Communication

FYS 211 Sense and Nonsense

Research

Summaries of Current Research Projects

• Behavioral, and physiological studies of social interactions in weakly electric fish

• Structural plasticity in the brain of adult electric fish

Electric Fish Publications

• Dunlap, K. D., J. F. Castellano*, and E. Prendaj*. (2006) Social interaction and cortisol treatment increase cell addition and radial glial fiber density in the diencephalic periventricular zone in adult electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus. Hormones and Behavior (in press)
• Dunlap, K. D. and J. Larkins-Ford*. (2003) Diversity in the structure of electrocommunication signals within a genus of electric fish, Apteronotus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 189: 153-161 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K. D. and J. Larkins-Ford*. (2003) Production of aggressive electrocommunication signals to progressively realistic social stimuli in male Apteronotus leptorhynchus. Ethology . 109: 243-258 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D. and L. Oliveri*. (2002) Retreat site selection and social organization in captive electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus, Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 188: 469-477. [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D., P. L. Pelczar*, R. Knapp. (2002) Social interactions and cortisol treatment increase the production of aggressive electrocommunication signals in male electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus. Hormones and Behavior . 42: 97-108. [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D. (2002) Hormonal and body size correlates of electrocommunication behavior during dyadic interactions in a weakly electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus. Hormones and Behavior . 41: 187 - 194 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D., G. T. Smith, A. Yekta*. (2000) Temperature dependence of electrocommunication signals and their underlying neural rhythms in the weakly electric fish, Apteronotus leptorhynchus . Brain Behavior Evolution . 55, 152-162 [Abstract]
• Zakon, H., L.M. McAnelly, G.T. Smith, K.D. Dunlap, G. Lopreato, J. Oestreich, P. Few. (1999) Plasticity of the electric organ discharge: Implications for the regulation of ionic currents. Journal of Experimental Biology . 202:1409 – 1416 [Abstract]
• Zakon HH, Dunlap KD (1999) Sex steroids and communication signals in electric fish: a tale of two species. Brain Behavior Evolution. 54(1):61-9 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D. and Zakon, H. (1998) Behavioral actions of androgens and androgen receptor expression in the electrocommunication system of an Electric Fish, Eigenmannia virescens. Hormones and Behavior. 34, 30-38 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D., Thomas, P., and Zakon, H. (1998) Diversity of sexual dimorphism in electrocommunication signals and its androgen regulation in a genus of electric fish, Apternotus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A . (1998) 183: 77-86 [Abstract]
• Dunlap, K.D. and H. Zakon. (1998) Hormones and communication signals in fish. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction, Academic Press, New York.
• Dunlap, K.D., McAnelly, M., and Zakon, H. (1997) Estrogen modifies an electrocommunication signal by altering the electrocyte sodium current in an electric fish, Sternopygus. Journal of Neuroscience . 17(8):2869-2875 [Abstract]

* denotes Trinity College student

Other Publications

General E-Fish info

Electric Fish Links

Apternotus leptorhynchus electric field movie

Present Research Students: E. McCarthy '07

Past Research Students

Created by Dan McDevit '01and Doris Luk '05