Our second Women in STEM presentation will be delivered by Dr. Shana Caro (Columbia University)!
‘Dishonest offspring and neglectful parents’
In species where parents care for their offspring, success as a parent—and survival as an offspring—depend on parents’ correctly choosing how to distribute food. Many species have evolved elaborate begging displays and vocalizations to help guide this distribution of food. But families may be in conflict over how parents should split their investment: parents may prefer an even division of resources, or may prefer feeding either the strongest or weakest offspring, while individual offspring may prefer to get more than their fair share. My research looks at how this conflict shapes parent-offspring communication, which can tell us about the evolution of both communication systems and parental care.
When: Tuesday
Date: 02/13/18
Time: 5-6PM
Where: Hudson St. (Room 302)