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From natural history to spatial cognition or why track frogs in the rainforest?| old_uid | 20289 |
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| title | From natural history to spatial cognition or why track frogs in the rainforest? |
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| start_date | 2022/03/22 |
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| schedule | 11h |
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| online | no |
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| details | En ligne seulement : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89746809690?pwd=cGVrT0xGWUtBc2hqMGtjNkdqejQ3Zz09 |
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| summary | My research has primarily focused on understanding the spatial behavior and cognition in rainforest frogs, a group of animals entirely neglected in cognitive biology. Poison frogs are a particularly fascinating group of small tropical frogs with complex parental care, which involves shuttling tadpoles on parents’ backs to dispersed water bodies. Over the last ten years, I developed tracking methods and used experimental manipulations in the field to show that poison frogs rely on flexible use of spatial memory and well-developed navigational abilities to find water bodies. I have investigated the mechanisms and ecological drivers of poison frog spatial behavior linking the reproductive strategies with species and sex differences in navigational ability. My work underscores the importance of organism-centered field research and lays the foundation for the nascent field of amphibian cognitive biology. |
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| responsibles | <not specified> |
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