Name:  Maja Makagon
Major Professor:  Joy Mench
Department:  Animal Science
Lab Phone:  2-3643
Email:  mmmakagon@ucdavis.edu
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BA - University of Virginia - Biology - 2001
 MA - Cornell University - Psychology - 2005
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in behavioral research as a tool for captive animal welfare assessment and the improvement of current animal management techniques. My current research focuses on gaining a better understanding of nesting behaviors and preferences of commercial ducks.
 
Publications Mitchell, B.R., Makagon, M.M., Jaeger, M.M., Barett, R.H. (2006). Information content of coyote barks and howls. Bioacoustics 15; 289-314.

Makagon, M.M., Owren, M.J., Funayama, E.S. (August 2005). Laughter in congenitally deaf versus normally hearing college students; An acoustic analysis. Paper presented at annual meeting of American Society of Primatologists (ASP), Protland, OR.

Makagon, M.M., Owren, M.J., Funayama, E.S. (June 2005). Laughter in congenitally deaf versus normally hearing college students; An acoustic analysis. Paper presented at annual meeting of Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES), Austin, TX.

Seaver, E., Kaneshige, L., Makagon, M., Schwab, R. (January 2004). The expression of segmentation genes in polychaete annelids. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), New Orleans, LA.

Seaver, E., Kaneshige, L., Schwab, R., Makagon, M. (October 2003). Gene Co-option: tales from a segmented animal. Paper presented at biennial meeting of the Symposium on Evolution and Development, University of Chicago, IL.

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