JOSHUA J. SCHWARTZ
Department of Biology and Health Sciences Office Telephone
(914) 773-3507
Pace University Home Telephone (845) 225-7246
EDUCATION:
1984 The
Dissertation:
"Interspecific Acoustic Interactions Among Three
Species of Neotropical Hylid Frogs"
1978
M.F.S.
in Wildlife and Population Ecology
1976
HONORS:
1985 Dobzhansky
Prize, Society for the Study of Evolution
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Animal
Communication, especially Behavioral and Neurobiological Aspects
of Communication in
Anurans
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Courses Taught):
2001- Graduate & Undergraduate Environmental
Science, Animal Behavior,
Integrative Env.
Sci. Seminar, Practicum in Research Methods, Graduate
& Undergraduate Ecology,
General Biology (Lab & Lecture: 101, 102),
Human Biology & Contemporary Society Lab (
2000 Environmental Studies (
1997-1999 Herpetology,
Neuroethology, Community Biology (
1991-1998 Behavioral
Biology, (
1991 Environment
and Man, Ecology (
1990 Vertebrate
Biology, Ecology (
1987-1990 Animal Communication (
1979-1984 Graduate TA: General Biology, Ecology (
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2010 - Professor,
2005 - Associate
Professor,
2001 - 2005
Assistant Professor,
1996 -2000 Visiting Assistant Professor, The
Teaching & Research
1991-1995
Postdoctoral Fellow,
The
Anuran behavior and auditory neurophysiology
research;
Teaching
1990-1991 Adjunct
Assistant Professor of Biology, The University
of
1987-1990 Postdoctoral
Research Associate,
Anuran auditory neurophysiology and behavior
research;
Teaching
1984-1986 Postdoctoral
Fellow, The
Empirical and computer simulation study of
biophysical ecology of
gypsy moth
caterpillars
1982-1996
Smithsonian Short Term Fellow
(six summers), Smithsonian Tropical
Research
Institute; Independent field research
1978-1979 Museum
Assistant (part-time), Division of Reptiles and Amphibians,
National
1978-1979 Research
Assistant, Zoology Dept.,
Starch-gel electrophoresis and field
collection for a study of the systematics
of plethodontid
salamanders
1978 Research Assistant, Yale School of
Forestry and Environmental Studies;
Collected field data in a
study of the
reproductive potential of genetic strains of pitch pine
1977 Summer
Intern, The Nature Conservancy,
Faunal inventory and habitat analysis of
Conservancy preserves in
1973 Assistant to Curator of Botany,
preparation of specimens for the
herbarium
ADDITIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE:
1985-2010
Vocal behavior of Hyla crucifer
and H. versicolor, Northeastern &
1984-1996
Male vocal behavior in Hyla
microcephala,
1989 Consequences of call interference in
1988 Communication in Hyla cinerea,
1980-1982 Acoustic interactions among three species of
1980 Vocal communication in Centrolenella fleischmanni,
1976-1978 Population ecology and genetics of deer in
1973 Bog community dynamics,
1973 Ecology of freshwater vascular plants,
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Programming experience with FORTRAN and C
Experience programming the analysis and synthesis of sound and on-line
data acquisition
Extensive experience
using SAS (Statistical Analysis
System) and statistical packages for PCs
Web
page creation for biology classes
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Animal Behavior Society, Ecological Society
of
of
Evolution, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for
the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Herpetologists League, American Society of
Naturalists,
AAAS, Sigma Xi
RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2009 Pace Scholarly Research Awards ($500, $2500)
2004-2009 National
Science Foundation ($180,000)
2003-2004 Eugene
M. Lang Presidential Research Fellowship (
1998-2003 National
Science Foundation ($116,871)
1993,1996 Smithsonian
Institution Visitor Award ($2000)
1989,1991 Smithsonian
Institution Visitor Award ($2000)
1988-1990 NIH
National Research Service Award ($58,750)
1983
1982 Smithsonian
Institution Short Term Fellowship ($2000)
1981-1984 University
of
1976
SERVICE (External):
2008 Guest Editorship for special issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology
2006 Organizer of Symposium (Acoustic Interactions
in Animal Groups): Acoustical
Society of
1998 National Science Foundation Panel for
Physiology & Ethology
1986- Reviewer for:
Animal Behaviour,
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Biology Letters, Canadian Journal of
Zoology,
Ethology, Copeia,
Herpetologica, Journal of Herpetology, Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society,
Journal of Comparative
Physiology A, Behavioral Ecology, Bioacoustics, Amer. Zoologist,
Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology,
Journal of the Acoustical Society of
Experimental Biology, National
Geographic Society,
SERVICE (Community):
2003-2010 Judge -
2002 - Research Mentoring of High School
Students
SERVICE (Internal - Pace U.):
2008 - Pace Sustainability – Campus
Culture & Academics Subcommittee
2005 - Treasurer, Pace Chapter of Sigma Xi
2004 - Chairman, Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee – Dyson Campus
2004-2006 Chairman,
Subcommittee on Student Research Program in Biology
2004 - Pre-professional advisement subcommittee
2003- Kenan and Scholarly
Research Committee
2003 - Co-Coordinator of Sigma-Xi
Scholarly Lectures
2003 - Masters Thesis Committees (ENS
Program)
2002 - Biology Dept. Search Committees
2002 - Biology Dept. Review &
Curriculum Committees
2002 - Environmental
Track Coordinator for Biology Department
2002 - Program in Environmental Science Review & Steering Committee
2002 - Environmental University Day Speaker
2001 - Student Advisement
2001 - Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee – Dyson Campus
2001 - Participant in Dyson Biology &
ENS Open Houses
INVITED SEMINARS/TALKS:
4/08
11/07
3/07
9/06 Pace University (NYC), Dept. of Biological & Health Sciences
6/06 Symposium: Acoustic Interactions in Animal Groups
Acoustical Society of
3/06
4/05
1/05
5/04
Symposium: Animal Bioacoustics in Honor of Donald Griffin
Acoustical Society of
4/04
7/03
12/02
Symposium: Amphibian Bioacoustics in Honor of Robert Capranica -
Acoustical Society of
11/02
3/02
1/02
Pace University Sigma Xi Chapter
4/01
7/00
Dept. of Biology,
4/00
Natural Sciences,
4/99
Dept. of Biology, S.U.N.Y. at
2/99
Dept. of Biology,
2/99
Dept. of Biology, Eastern
7/98
ASIH: Symposium on Recent Advances in Anuran Communication
2/98
Dept. of Biology,
2/98 Dept. of Biology, Stephen's College
9/97 Midwestern
Regional Animal Behavior Society: Symposium on Neuroethology
of Sensory Systems
3/96 Dept. of Psychology,
2/96 Dept. of Biology,
9/95 Fourth International Congress of
Neuroethology: Symposium on Communication
in Insects &
Frogs
1/95
4/94 Midwestern Regional Animal Behavior Society:
Symposium on
Neuroethology of Communication
2/94 Dept. of Biology,
1/94 World Congress of Herpetology: Symposium on
Communication
12/93 ASZ: Symposium on Acoustic Communication in
Insects & Frogs
10/93 Dept. of Entomology,
8/93 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
6/93 Fakultat Biologie,
6/93 Inst. fur Zoologie, Technische
6/93
Localization in Acoustic Communication
5/93
ASIH: Symposium on Sexual Selection in Ectotherms
7/91 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
6/91 Dept. of Biology,
4/90 Dept. of Biology, S.U.N.Y. at
2/90 Dept. of Psychology,
12/89 Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology,
8/89 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
4/88 Dept. of Zoology, The
6/87 ASIH: Symposium on Anuran Behavior
3/87 Dept. of Psychology,
6/86
9/85 Dept. of Zoology,
3/84
6/82 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS:
7/10
Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists
& Herpetologists
1/09
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (Annual Meeting; Poster)
8/08
International Society For Behavioral Ecology –
12th Congress (Poster)
7/07
Animal Behavior Society (Annual Meeting)
4/06
Northeastern Natural History Conference (Poster)
8/05
Animal Behavior Society (Annual Meeting)
7/03
First Internatl. Conf. on Acoustic Communication by Animals (Poster
& Talk)
7/02
Animal Behavior Society (Annual Meeting; Poster)
7/01
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
6/99
Symposium in honor of Dr. Murray Littlejohn
2/95 Association for Research in Otolaryngology
(Poster)
9/92
6/90 Animal Behavior Society (National Meeting)
11/89 Northeastern Regional Animal Behavior Society
9/89
5/89 Acoustical Society of
2/89 Association for Research in Otolaryngology
11/88 Population Biologists of
11/88 Northeastern Regional Animal Behavior Society
8/87 International Ethological Conference (Poster)
8/86 Society for the Study of Amphibians and
Reptiles
6/86 Society for the Study of Evolution
5/86 Population Biologists of
8/85 International Ethological Conference
6/85 Society for the Study of Evolution (Annual
Meeting)
10/84 Population Biologists of
12/83 American Society of Zoologists (Annual
Meeting)
6/83 Animal Behavior Society (National Meeting)
4/83 Conference of Northeastern Herpetologists
10/82 Northeastern Regional Animal Behavior Society
PUBLICATIONS:
Schwartz, J. J.,
Huth, K., Jones, S. H., Brown, R., Marks, J. and Yang, X. 2010. Tests for call restoration
during signal overlap in the Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor. Bioacoustics 20: 59-86.
Kuczynski, M. V., Vélez,
A., Schwartz, J. J. and M. A. Bee. 2010.
Sound transmission and the
recognition of
temporally degraded sexual advertisement signals in
Cope's gray treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis).
J. Exp Biol.,
213, 2840-2850.
Schwartz,
J. J., Huth K., Hunce, R. and Lentine, B. 2010. Effect of anomalous
pulse timing on call
discrimination by females of the gray
treefrog: behavioral correlates of neurobiology.
J. Exp. Biol. 213:2066-2072.
Seeba, F, Schwartz, J.
J. and M. A. Bee. 2010. Testing
an auditory illusion in frogs: Perceptual restoration
or sensory bias? Anim. Behav. 79: 1317-1328.
Bee,
M. A. and J. J. Schwartz. 2009. Perception
by frogs in the presence of chorus-shaped noise: I.
Behavioral measures of signal recognition thresholds.
J. Acoust. Soc. Amer.126:2788-2801.
Schwartz, J. J., Brown, R., Turner, S., Dushaj, K. and M. Castano. 2008. Interference risk
and the function of dynamic shifts in calling in
the gray treefrog. J. Comp. Psych.
122: 283-288.
Schwartz,
J. J. and T. M. Freeberg.
2008. Acoustic Interaction in Animal Groups: Signaling
in Noisy and Social Contexts. J. Comp. Psych. 122: 231-234.
Gerhardt, H. C., Martínez, C. C, Schwartz,
J. J.,
Preferences based on spectral differences in acoustic signals in four species of treefrog
(Anura: Hylidae). J. Exp. Biol. 210: 2990-2998.
Wells,
K. D. and J. J. Schwartz. 2007. The behavioral ecology of anuran
communication. Pp. 44-86, In:
Narins,
P.M., Feng, A.S., Fay, R.R., and Popper, A.N. (eds)
Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians.
Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (Vol. 28).
Schwartz, J. J. and V. T. Marshall. 2006. Forms of Call Overlap and Their Impact on Advertisement
Call
Attractiveness to Females of the Gray Treefrog, Hyla versicolor. Bioacoustics 16:39-56.
Schwartz, J. J and K.
M. Rahmeyer. 2006. Calling behavior and the capacity for sustained
locomotory exercise in the gray treefrog (Hyla
versicolor). J. Herp. 40:164-171.
Marshall,
V. T., J. J. Schwartz and H. C. Gerhardt. 2006. Effects
of heterospecific call overlap on the
phonotactic behaviour of grey treefrogs. Anim. Behav. 72:
449-459.
Schwartz, J. J., Huth,
K. and T. Hutchin. 2004. How long do females really listen?
Assessment time
for
female mate choice in the gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor. Anim. Behav.
68:533-540.
Schwartz, J. J., Buchanan,
B. and H. C. Gerhardt. 2002. Acoustic interactions among male
gray
treefrogs (Hyla versicolor) in a
chorus setting. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 53:9-19.
Schwartz, J. J.,
Buchanan, B. and H. C. Gerhardt. 2001. Female mate
choice in the gray treefrog
(Hyla versicolor)
in three experimental environments. Behav.
Ecol. Sociobiol. 49:443-455.
Schwartz, J. J. 2001. Call monitoring and
interactive playback systems in the study of acoustic
interactions
among male anurans. Pp. 183- 204. In: Anuran
Communication (M. J. Ryan, ed.).
Smithsonian
Institution Press.
Gerhardt, H. C. and J.
J. Schwartz. 2001. Auditory tuning, frequency
preferences and mate choice
in
anurans. Pp. 73-85. In: Anuran Communication (M. J. Ryan, ed.).
Smithsonian Institution Press.
Gerhardt, H. C.,
Roberts, J. D., Bee, M. A. and J. J. Schwartz.
2000. Call matching in the quacking
frog
(Crinia georgiana). Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 48: 243-251.
Schwartz, J. J., Bee,
M. and S. D. Tanner.
2000. A behavioral and neurobiological study of the
response
of gray treefrogs, Hyla versicolor,
to the calls of a potential predator, Rana
catesbeiana,
Herpetologica 56: 27-37.
Schwartz, J. J. and H.
C. Gerhardt. 1998. The neuroethology of frequency
preferences in the spring
peeper.
Anim. Behav. 56: 55- 69.
Schwartz, J. J. 1998. Review of: Frog and Toad
Calls of the
Bioacoustics 9:
169-170.
Michael, A. and J.
Schwartz. 1998. Studying gray treefrog calls. Animalwatch
2 (7):45-47.
Schwartz, J. J.,
Ressel, S. and C. R. Bevier. 1995. Carbohydate and
calling: Depletion of muscle
glycogen
and the chorusing dynamics of the neotropical treefrog Hyla microcephala. Behav. Ecol.
Sociobiol.
37:125-135.
Gerhardt, H. C. and J. J. Schwartz. 1995. Interspecific interactions and species
recognition. Pp. 603-632
In: Amphibian Biology.
Vol. 2. Social Behavior (H. Heatwole and B. K.
Sullivan, eds.).
Schwartz, J. J. and H.
C. Gerhardt. 1995.
Directionality of the auditory system and call pattern
recognition
during acoustic interference in the gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor. Auditory
Neuroscience
1:195-206.
Schwartz, J. J.
1994. Male advertisement and
female choice in frogs: new findings and recent
approaches
to the study of communication in a dynamic acoustic environment. Amer. Zool. 34:616-624.
Schwartz, J. J.
1993. Male calling behavior,
female discrimination and acoustic interference in the
Neotropical
treefrog Hyla microcephala under
realistic acoustic conditions. Behav.
Ecol.
Sociobiol. 32: 401-414.
Simmons, A. M.,
Schwartz, J. J. and M. Ferragamo. 1992. Auditory-nerve representation of a
complex
communication sound in background noise. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 91:
2831-2844.
Schwartz, J. J. and A.
S. Rand.
1991. The consequences for
communication of call overlap in the
tungara
frog, a neotropical anuran with a frequency-modulated call. Ethology 89: 73-83.
Schwartz, J. J.
1991. Why stop calling? A study of unison bout singing in a neotropical treefrog.
Anim. Behav. 42:
565-577.
Gerhardt,
H. C., Allan, S. and Schwartz, J. J.
1990. Female green treefrogs (Hyla cinerea) do not selectively
respond
to signals with a harmonic structure in noise.
J. Comp. Physiol. A 166:
791-794.
Schwartz, J. J. and A.
M. Simmons.
1990. Encoding of a spectrally
complex natural call in the
bullfrog's
auditory nerve. J. Comp. Physiol. A 166: 489-499.
Schwartz, J. J. and H.
C. Gerhardt.
1989. Spatially-mediated release
from masking in an anuran
amphibian. J. Comp. Physiol. A 166: 37-41.
Schwartz, J. J.
1989. Graded aggressive calls of
the spring peeper, Pseudacris crucifer.
Herpetologica 45:
172-181.
Schwartz, J. J.
1987. The function of call
alternation in anuran amphibians: a test of three
hypotheses.
Evolution 41: 461-471.
Schwartz, J. J.
1987. The importance of spectral
and temporal properties in species and call
recognition
in a neotropical treefrog with a complex vocal repertoire. Anim. Behav. 35:
340-347.
Schwartz, J. J.
1986. Male calling behavior and
female choice in the neotropical treefrog Hyla
microcephala. Ethology 73: 116-127.
Schwartz, J. J. and K.
D. Wells. 1985.
Intra- and interspecific vocal behavior of the neotropical
treefrog
Hyla microcephala. Copeia 1985:
27-38.
Schwartz, J. J. and K.
D. Wells.
1984. Interspecific acoustic
interactions of the neotropical
treefrog
Hyla ebraccata. Behav.
Ecol. Sociobiol. 14: 211-224.
Schwartz, J. J. and K.
D. Wells.
1984. Vocal behavior of the neotropical treefrog Hyla
phlebodes.
Herpetologica 40:
452-463.
Wells, K. D. and J. J.
Schwartz. 1984.
Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla
ebraccata: Advertisement calls. Anim. Behav. 32:
405-420.
Wells, K. D. and J. J.
Schwartz.
1984. Vocal communication in a neotropical treefrog, Hyla
ebraccata: Aggressive calls. Behaviour 91: 128-145.
Schwartz, J. J. and K.
D. Wells.
1983. The influence of background
noise on the behavior of a
neotropical
treefrog, Hyla ebraccata. Herpetologica 39: 121-129.
Schwartz, J. J. and K.
D. Wells.
1983. An experimental study of
acoustic interference between
two
species of neotropical treefrogs. Anim.
Behav. 31: 181-190.
Schwartz, J. J. 1983. Temporal patterns in calling of the neotropical treefrog, Hyla
microcephala.
Am. Zool. 23: 896.
Wells, K. D. and J. J.
Schwartz. 1982. The effect of vegetation on the propagation of calls in the
neotropical
frog Centrolenella fleischmanni. Herpetologica 38: 449-455.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION OR SUBMITTED:
Schwartz, J. J., Crimarco, N. Bregman, Y.,
Umeoji, K. and Noviski, J. In prep. Dealing
with a noisy home:
Responses of gray treefrogs to chorus din. In prep.