Scientific interests

I am fascinated by animal behavior but am particularly interested in how organisms’ biased perceptions of the world impact their ecology and evolution. This has led me to explore questions rooted in sensory ecology, animal communication and predator-prey interactions. My research links behavioral observations and natural history with theoretical and empirical tools to address a variety of questions, including:

1) How does perceptual uncertainty shape the foraging and defensive strategies of predators and their prey?

2) What are the effects of eavesdropping enemies on the communication systems of their prey?

3) To what extent does variation across sensory systems shape interspecific competition and higher-order ecological processes such as community assembly?