Alyson F Brokaw, PhD
Behavioral Ecologist & Bat Scientist
I am a behavioral and sensory ecologist. I just recently completed my PhD in the Smotherman lab at Texas A&M University. My dissertation research focused on understanding how bats use smell while foraging, with an emphasis on the behavioral strategies they use to locate odor sources. I am also broadly interested in foraging behaviors, animal decision-making, social interactions and evolutionary morphology of bats and other mammals.
I am interested in learning more about how animals navigate their environment using olfaction and other senses, how sensory inputs are integrated during foraging and decision-making, how sensory behaviors are influenced by environmental and evolutionary processes, and how these behaviors might be affected by environmental changes such as climate change.
I am actively looking for post-doctoral research positions and/or collaborators to address some of these topics. I am also passionate about science communication and outreach.
Alyson F Brokaw
Ph.D, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Texas A&M University
M.Sc, Biology, Humboldt State University
B.Sc, Biological Sciences, Cornell University
afbrokaw[at]gmail[dot]com
@alyb_batgirl
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