Evolution of Learning and Memory
The MIB lab is deeply involved in research on learning and memory at neural, behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary levels. We have approached these questions using the model species, Aplysia californica, and a related sea hare that has lost the learning phenotype of its ancestors. For more detail, go to “Evolution of Learning in Sea Hares.”
Marine Invertebrate Behavior Under Global Climate Change
The MIB lab seeks to understand when predators attack, when prey avoid, and how these interactions are impacted by global climate change.
Furthermore, we seek to improve our predictions about how projected physical and chemical changes to the world’s oceans will impact the behavioral ecology of marine invertebrates. For more detail, go to “Marine Invertebrate Behavior Under Global Climate Change.”
Ecology of Dislodgment
