Jeb P. Owen Assistant Professor Department of Entomology Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-6382 Office: FSHN 268 - Lab FSHN 244 Phone: 335-7873 - 335-7893 E-Mail: jowen@wsu.edu

Areas of Interest:

Interactions between parasitic arthropods and vertebrate hosts. In particular, the mechanisms of host location and selection by parasites and the role of host immune responses in shaping the population dynamics of parasites. These interests are focused on identifying critical factors in the transmission of pathogens by parasitic arthropods.

Education:

Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Entomology, 2007
M.S., University of California, Riverside, Dept. of Entomology, 2002
B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, Dept. of Biology, 1997

Publications:

Clayton, D. H., J. P. Owen, J. Hutchens, A. J. Pacejka and B. R. Moyer. (2007) How birds combat ectoparasites: physiology, immunology and behavior. Current Ornithology 17. (In press)

Owen, J.P. (2007) Interaction of the Host Immune Response and Population Dynamics of the Northern Fowl Mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum, on White Leghorn Hens. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Riverside.

Owen, J.P. and Clayton, D.H. (2007) Where are the parasites in the PHA response? Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 22 (5): 228-229.

Mullens, B.A., Cardona, C.J., McClellan, L., Szijj, C.E., Owen, J.P. (2006) Culicoides bottimeri as a vector of Haemoproteus lophortyx to quail in California, USA. Veterinary Parasitology 140 (1-2): 35-43.

Owen, J.P., Mullens, B.A., Justus, K.A. and Cardé, R.T. (2005) Northern fowl mite orientation in a thermal gradient and evidence for idiothetic course control. Physiological Entomology 30 (3): 293-302.

Mullens, B.A., Owen, J.P., Heft, D.E. and Sobek, R.V. (2005) Culicoides and other biting flies on the Palos Verdes peninsula of Southern California, and their possible relationship to equine dermatitis. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 21(1): 90-95.

Owen, J.P. and Mullens, B. A. (2004) Influence of heat and vibration on the movement of the northern fowl mite (Acari: Macronyssidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 41(5): 865-872.

McGlynn, T.P. and Owen, J.P. (2002) Food supplementation alters caste allocation in a natural population of Pheidole flavens, a dimorphic leaf-litter dwelling ant. Insectes Sociaux 49: 8-14.

Grants:

USDA-NRI, Co-Author, "Are Ectoparasite Population Dynamics Governed by Host Immunity? " 2005-2007 (PIs - Bradley Mullens and Carol Cardona)

Presentations:

2006 XII International Congress of Acarology (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

1. Symposium: Diversity and Ecology of Acari Associated with Vertebrates

2. Symposium: Recognition Systems in Mites and Ticks

2005 Southern California Entomological Society (Spring meeting,Arboretum, Pasadena, CA)

2005 Animal Care Technician's Meeting (University of California, Riverside) 2004 Southern California Animal Behavior Group (University of California, Riverside)

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