Welcome: We study the behavioral and evolutionary ecology of social mammals!
Our inclusive lab integrates perspectives from evolutionary ecology, animal behavior, and physiology to understand how natural selection and current conditions shape decision-making in mammals. We combine long-term naturalistic observations of mammals with field experiments, genetic and endocrine analyses, and quantitative tools (e.g., social networks, phylogenetics) to test evolutionary theory.
Our inclusive lab integrates perspectives from evolutionary ecology, animal behavior, and physiology to understand how natural selection and current conditions shape decision-making in mammals. We combine long-term naturalistic observations of mammals with field experiments, genetic and endocrine analyses, and quantitative tools (e.g., social networks, phylogenetics) to test evolutionary theory.
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- BIG NEWS! - Our lab moved to the Biology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire!
- Congratulations to Dr. Sonja Wild for winning a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation to join our Long-term Project on Behavioral Ecology of California Ground Squirrels.
- Excited to present our new Phil. Trans. B. paper, "Sex bias in intergroup conflict and collective movement among social mammals: male warriors and female guides" at Animal Behavior Society's meeting in July. Tweet about it!
- So enjoyed presenting on Comparative Mammalian Social Evolution at the International Remote Seminar on Frontiers in Social Evolution (FINE) - Check out my full talk and our lively discussion on YouTube!
- New articles: Observing the unwatchable, Network dynamics, Host heterogeneity, Anthropogenic change, Context matters, Split between 2 worlds, Skew, Venom resistance, Benefits of dominance, Female leadership, and more!