Research by USP alum Eleanor Caves, PhD featured in Nature and Scientific American
A female zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) with colored discs that she had been trained to flip over. (Credit: Ryan Huang / Terra Communications, LLC)
Research by University Scholar alumna Eleanor Caves, PhD on color perception in birds was published in the August 1st 2018 issue of Nature. For a lay take on her research, check out this overview in Forbes.
Dr. Caves’ work on how mutualistic signaling between cleaner shrimp and fish has also been featured in National Geographic and Scientific American.
A pair of Caribbean cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami) (Credit Eleanor Caves)
