Science Forum with Dr. Lauren O'Connell
Chemical and Cognitive Ecology in Poison Frogs
How do animals come up with new ways to deal with challenges and opportunities in their environment? Dr. O'Connell's research investigates evolutionary innovations in physiology and behavior using amphibians as a model clade, as they show tremendous diversity in behavioral and physiological adaptations. This seminar highlights her work on the chemical ecology of poison frogs and how they sequester toxins from their diet. She will also address the evolution of parental behavior within the clade and tying toxicity and parental care together to discuss the transfer of toxicity to tadpoles through extended parental effort.
Dr. Lauren O'Connell is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Stanford University.
You can contact the event organizer, Rebecca Green at regreen@chapman.edu.
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