Dr. Tara Lynne Maginnis
Post-Doctoral Associate
Office: AND 320
Phone: (512) 637-5635
taram@stedwards.edu

Courses Taught at SEU
Freshman Biology (1307 and 1308)
Freshman Biology Lab (1107 and 1108)
Biology Principles (1306)
Contemporary Biology (Animal Behavior, 1305)
Senior Seminar (4149)

Research Interests
My research interests span many aspects of evolutionary biology, and my recent work has focused on the behavior and tradeoffs in the development of phasmids (stick insects). I am also interested in animal physiology, particularly appendage loss (autotomy) and regeneration. In the future I hope to work with undergraduates here at St. Edward's and continue my work with phasmids, as well as explore autotomy and regeneration in other taxa such as reptiles, amphibians, crabs, and spiders.

Publications
Maginnis, TL.  2006.  Leg regeneration in stick insects stunts wing size and hinders flight
performance in a stick insect (Sipyloidea sipylus).  Proceedings of the Royal Society: B 273(1595): 1811-1814. 

Maginnis, TL.  2006.  Costs of regeneration and autotomy in animals: a review and
framework for future research.  Behavioral Ecology 17(5): 857-872.

Maginnis, TL and LP Maginnis.  2007.  Autotomy and regeneration in Didymuria
violescens (Leach) (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae) in New South Wales, Australia.  The Australian Entomologist. 

Maginnis, TL and DJ Emlen.  In preparation.  The tradeoffs associated with leg regeneration differ based on morphology in stick insects (Insecta: Phasmida).  To be submitted to Evolution.

Education