Speaker
Dr. Mike Ryan
Speaker's Institution
University of Texas at Austin
Date
20130326
Time
4:00 PM
Location
Anatomy/Zoology Building W118
Mixer Time
3:30 PM
Mixer Time
Anatomy/Zoology Building E112
Calendar (ICS) Event
Additional Information
Sexual selection favors the evolution of traits that enhance the attractiveness of males to females. Attractiveness depends on perception. We have been studying various aspects of the neural and cognitive systems of frogs that bias what traits they find attractive, and thus drive the evolution of diversity under sexual selection.
