I work collaboratively with my students and encourage them to work collaboratively with their peers. In addition, I encourage them to present work at local and national conferences and eventually publish in a peer reviewed journal. I also encourage students to seek outside sources of funding for thier projects. In my time at CSUF, some students from my lab have been recognized for the outstanding research at conferences and published work in Dimensions (a publication that is run by students from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics that publishes undergraduate research from our campus), and several have resulted in work that is or will be published in a peer reviewed journal.

If you are interested in working in my lab and are an undergraduate or perspective graduate student please contact me (click here to email). When writing me, please let me know what your research interests are and why you'd like to work in my lab. Further information about graduate work in the Department of Biological Science at CSUF is available here.

Student Publications (Peer Reviewed, Student Authors are in Bold)

Buena, L. J. and S. E. Walker.  2008. Information asymmetry and aggressive behaviour in male house crickets, Acheta domesticus.  Animal Behaviour 75:199-204.

Walker, S. E., J. A. Roberts, I. Adame, C. J. Collins, and D. Lim.  2008. Heads up: Sexual dimorphism in house crickets. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86:253-259.

Moradian, N. R. and S. E. Walker.  Relationships between body size and sound producing structures in crickets:  Do big males have big harps. In Press, Invertebrate Biology.

Papers in the CSUF Undergraduate Research Journal Dimensions (not peer reviewed):

Buena, L.J. 2006. The effect of female cricket chemical cues on the aggressive behavior of male crickets, Acheta domesticus. Dimensions: The journal of undergraduate research in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University, Fullerton. VIII: 19-24.

Student Published Abstracts

Sisson, R. A., N.M. Moradian, E. Cole, & S. E. Walker. 2004. Male morphology and calling song characteristics in the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 103: Supplement p. 43.

Buena, L.J. & S.E. Walker. 2005. The effect of female chemical cues on the aggressive behavior of male crickets, Acheta domesticus. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 104: Supplement p. 31.

Buena, L.J. & S.E. Walker. 2006. The effect of female chemical cues on the aggressive behavior of male crickets, Acheta domesticus. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 105: Supplement p. 47.

Del Rio Cortes, G. & S.E. Walker. 2006. Sex differences and geographic variation in body size in the wolf spiders Rabidosa rabida and Rabidosa punctulata (Araneae: Lycosidae). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 105: Supplement p. 48.

Moradian, N.R. & S.E. Walker. 2006. Relationships between body size and sound producing structures in crickets: Do big males have big harps? Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 105: Supplement pp. 44 -55.

Buena, L.J. & S.E. Walker. 2007. Male cricket agression and predation risk: Male crickets fighting over spider silk. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 106: Supplement p. 113.

Francois & S.E. Walker. 2007. Moth diversity along an elevational gradient in southeast Arizona. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 106: Supplement p. 113-114.

Collins, C.J., I. Adame, D. Lim, & S.E. Walker. 2007. Agression and big heads: Sexual dimorphism in house crickets. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 106: Supplement p. 123.

Peralta, E.S. & S.E. Walker. 2007. The effects of an invasive plant species, Vinca major, on arthropod communites in riparian habitat at Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 106: Supplement p. 130.

Student Presentations

2007

Buena, L. J. Male cricket aggression and predation risk: Male crickets fighting over spider silk. Graduate Women in Science, 18th Science Conference. *Awarded second prize for best Master's student presentation.

Francois, C. Moth diversity along an elevational gradient in southeast Arizona. Graduate Women in Science, 18th Science Conference. *Awarded first prize for best Master's student presentation.

Buena, L. J. & S. E. Walker. Male cricket aggression and predation risk: Male crickets fighting over spider silk. Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Collins, C. J., I. Adame, D. Lim, & S. E. Walker. Aggression and big heads: Sexual dimorphism in house crickets (Acheta domesticus). Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Francois, C. & S. E. Walker. Moth diversity along an elevational gradient in southeast Arizona. Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Peralta, E. S. & S. E. Walker. The effects of an invasive plant species, Vinca major on Arthropod communities in riparian habitat at Starr Ranch Audubon Sanctuary, California. Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

2006

Buena, L.J. & S.E. Walker. The effect of female chemical cues on the aggressive behavior of male crickets, Acheta domesticus. Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Del Rio Cortes, G. & S.E. Walker. Sex differences and geographic variation in body size in the wolf spiders Rabidosa rabida and Rabidosa punctulata (Araneae: Lycosidae). Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Moradian, N.R. & S.E. Walker. Relationships between body size and sound producing structures in crickets: Do big males have big harps? Annual meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

2004 & 2005

Buena, L.J. & S.E. Walker. The effect of female chemical cues on the aggressive behavior of male crickets, Acheta domesticus. Annual Meeting of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.

Sisson, R. A., N. R. Moradian, E. Cole, and S. E. Walker. Male morphology and calling song in the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus. Annual Meeting of the Southern California Academy of Science.* Awarded best student Ecology poster