Ugur KAYA, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

 

My academic research includes morphology, osteology, contemporary taxonomy and acoustic communication of vertebrates, particularly amphibians, reptilians and birds. Currently, I am focusing in advertisement calls and behavior of anurans and applications of multivariate analysis on their temporal and spectral call characteristics.
I am also interested in mating behaviour of amphibians and fascinated with the territorial behavior of male frogs and toads. We are working on several projects including systematics and mating behaviour of amphibians. I am also preparing a sound library of Turkish frogs, toads and birds and a net cataloque of Turkish Herpetofauna.
CV (Curriculum Vitae) and Personal Information 

 
Address:

Zoology Section, Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Sci. Ege University Bornova-IZMIR, 35100, TURKEY
Phone:90-232-388 4000 / 2448, Fax:90-232-388 1036
E-mail: ugur.kaya@ege.edu.tr
Current projects:

 
Selected Publications:
  • Kaya, U., (1996). Osteological Comparison Between Rana ridibunda (Anura: Ranidae) and Some Related Species. .Tr. J. of Zoology, 20,197-208.
  • Kaya, U., and Simmons, A. M., (1999). Advertisement calls of the tree frogs, Hyla arborea and Hyla savignyi (Anura:Hylidae), in Turkey. Bioacoustics, Vol. 10, 175-190.
  • Horowitz, S. S., Chapman, J. A., Kaya, U. and Simmons, A. M., (2001). Metamorphic development of the bronchial columella of the larval bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana). Hearing Research, Vol. 154, pp. 12-25.
  • Kaya, U. (2001). Morphological investigation of Turkish tree frogs, Hyla arborea and Hyla savignyi (Anura: Hylidae). Israel Journal of Zoology, Vol. 47, pp.123-134.
  • Kaya, U. (2002). Advertisement call of the Caucasian parsley frog, Pelodytes caucasicus Boulenger 1896 (Pelodytidae, Anura) in Turkey. Israel Journal of Zoology. Vol. 48, pp.263-272.
Publications 

Selected Presentations:

  • October, 3-5th, 1997 Northeast Regional Animal Behavior Meeting, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

  • July 16-22nd, 1998, Ichthyology and Herpetology Meeting, Guelph, Canada

  • August 23-28th, 1998, The Fifth International Cogress of Neuroethology, San Diego, California, USA
Future Presentations:

 
Courses:

 
Ege University

Faculty of Science

 Biyoloji Bölümü Zooloji Anabilim Dali

Last updated on 27 Feb. 2006.