Dr William Mitchell Masters

1110 Kinnear Road,1315
1315 Kinnear Rd
Columbus, OH 43212

Phone: (614) 292-4602

Email: masters.2@osu.edu

Current OSU Appointments

Associate Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

Books and Monographs

1986. Transmission Of Vibration In A Spider's Web.

Degrees

1970	B.A., Pomona College, Psychology - cum laude

1979	Ph.D., Cornell University, Behavioral Biology, Neurobiology and Evolution

1982	Postdoctoral, Universität Konstanz

1985	Postdoctoral, University of Oregon

Outreach

Presented talk on Darwin to the OSU Students for Freethought
Project Dates: - present
Description: Presented a talk on Darwin to a student organization

Presentation on bats to Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife Diversity Conference
Project Dates: - present
Description: Gave a presentation on bats at the Wildlife Diversity Conference organized by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on March 13, 2007

Presentation on bats and possible "earthquake warnings"
Project Dates: 2008 - present
Description: I discussed animal?s possible auditory responses to earthquakes (?earthquake warnings?) with two junior high school students and their science teacher.

Columbus Audubon Society Eco-Weekend Bat-Walk
Project Dates: 2008 - present
Description: Led group of adults and youths attending the Eco-Weekend on a night walk to learn about local bats and to listen for them through a "bat detector".

Website: https://www.ecoweekend.org/Programs.html

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

MASTERS W M. 1980. Insect Disturbance Stridulation Characterization Of Airborne And Vibrational Components Of The Sound. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 135, no. 3: 259-268.

MASTERS W, M; MARKL H. 1981. Vibration Signal Transmission In Spider Nuctenea-sclopetaria Orb Webs. Science (Washington D C). Vol. 209, no. 4505: 363-365.

TAUTZ, J; MASTERS W, M; AICHER, B; MARKL H. 1981. A New Type Of Water Vibration Receptor On The Crayfish Astacus-leptodactylus Antenna 1. Sensory Physiology. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 144, no. 4: 533-542.

MASTERS W M. 1982. Predator Prey Interactions The Subtlety Of The Messages Transmitted. American Association for the Advancement of Science Abstracts of Papers of the National Meeting. Vol. 148: 36.

MASTERS W, M; AICHER, B; TAUTZ, J; MARKL H. 1982. A New Type Of Water Vibration Receptor On The Crayfish Astacus-leptodactylus Antenna 2. Model Of Receptor Function. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 149, no. 3: 409-422.

AICHER, B; MARKL, H; MASTERS W, M; KIRSCHENLOHR H L. 1983. Vibration Transmission Through The Walking Legs Of The Fiddler Crab Uca-pugilator Brachyura Ocypodidae As Measured By Laser Doppler Vibrometry. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 150, no. 4: 483-492.

MASTERS W, M; MOFFAT A J M. 1983. A Functional Explanation Of Top Bottom Asymmetry In Vertical Orb Webs. Animal Behaviour. Vol. 31, no. 4: 1043-1046.

MASTERS W, M; TAUTZ, J; FLETCHER N, H; MARKL H. 1983. Body Vibration And Sound Production In An Insect Atta-sexdens Without Specialized Radiating Structures. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 150, no. 2: 239-250.

MASTERS W M. 1984. Vibrations In The Orbwebs Of Nuctenea-sclopetaria Araneidae 1. Transmission Through The Web. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 15, no. 3: 207-216.

MASTERS W M. 1984. Vibrations In The Orbwebs Of Nuctenea-sclopetaria Araneidae 2. Prey And Wind Signals And The Spiders Response Threshold. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 15, no. 3: 217-224.

MASTERS W, M; MOFFAT A J M. 1985. Azimuthal Tracking Accuracy Of Moving Targets By The Big Brown Bat Eptesicus-fuscus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 11, no. 1: 547.

MASTERS W, M; MOFFAT A J, M; SIMMONS J A. 1985. Sonar Tracking Of Horizontally Moving Targets By The Big Brown Bat Eptesicus-fuscus. Science (Washington D C). Vol. 228, no. 4705: 1331-1333.

MASTERS W M. 1986. Interception Of Airborne Prey By Bats Predictive Or Nonpredictive Approach?. American Zoologist. Vol. 26, no. 4: 97A.

SIMMONS J, A; KICK S, A; MOFFAT A J, M; MASTERS W, M; KON D. 1988. Clutter Interference Along The Target Range Axis In The Echolocating Bat Eptesicus-fuscus. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Vol. 84, no. 2: 551-559.

MASTERS W M. 1989. Tradeoff Between Echo Cross-correlation-peak Delay And Time Delay In Target Ranging By Big Brown Bats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. Vol. 15, no. 2: 1292.

MASTERS W, M; JACOBS S C. 1989. Target Detection And Range Resolution By The Big Brown Bat Eptesicus-fuscus Using Normal And Time-reversed Model Echoes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 166, no. 1: 65-74.

MASTERS W, M; EISNER T. 1990. The Escape Strategy Of Green Lacewings From Orb Webs. Journal of Insect Behavior. Vol. 3, no. 2: 143-158.

MASTERS W, M; WAITE T A. 1990. Tit-for-tat During Predator Inspection Or Shoaling. Animal Behaviour. Vol. 39, no. 3: 603-604.

MASTERS W, M; JACOBS S, C; SIMMONS J A. 1991. The Structure Of Echolocation Sounds Used By The Big Brown Bat Eptesicus-fuscus Some Consequences For Echo Processing. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Vol. 89, no. 3: 1402-1413.

SIMMONS J, A; MOFFAT A J, M; MASTERS W M. 1992. Sonar Gain Control And Echo Detection Thresholds In The Echolocating Bat Eptesicus-fuscus. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Vol. 91, no. 2: 1150-1163.

Masters, W. M.; Raver, K. A. S. 1995. Effect of interfering sounds on the ranging ability of the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus. American Zoologist. Vol. 35, no. 5: 40A.

Masters, W. M.; Raver, K. A. S. 1996. The degradation of distance discrimination in big brown bats (eptesicus fuscus) caused by different interference signals. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology. Vol. 179, no. 5: 703-713.