Research

From dodging collisions to deciding how much effort to expend on offspring, behaviour provides a means for animals to respond to diverse challenges in nature. The goal of our research is to understand the mechanisms that have evolved to solve sensory, motor, and decision-making problems. Some of our recent interests:

> How animals use multiple cues to guide movement and decision-making
> The function and origin of movement behaviours
> How individual behaviours determine population-level processes

Understanding the mechanistic causes of behavior is necessary to anticipate and solve many applied problems in ecology. Natural behavioural systems can also provide inspiration for solving technological problems (after all, evolution is cleverer than you are). Our approach to animal behaviour often involves gleaning insights from high-throughput data.

Finally, we also aim to inspire broader interest and participation in science through our outreach and teaching activities.