Come to Aaron Sullivan’s biology candidate research talk tomorrow
All are invited to listen to our biology faculty candidate, Aaron Sullivan, present his research tomorrow at 3 p.m.(Thursday) in Hoover 105. He will speak on “Unsettled Salamanders: How stress and predation risk shape anti-predator behavior.”
Much of Sullivan’s research in behavioral ecology is related to predator-prey interactions and chemical communication. In general, he examines how prey species utilize chemical cues in their environment to evaluate predation risk. However, responses to predator stimuli may be complicated by the recent experience and internal state of an individual.
In this talk, he will highlight how chemically-mediated responses to predators are impacted by factors such as caudal autotomy and exogenous sources of stress.
Questions? Contact Vetta Berokoff at vberokof@georgefox.edu.