I'm a post-doctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, the University of Konstanz, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. 

My research uncovers the social & physiological solutions that animals use in response to ecological unpredictability. My goal is to understand how individual physiology and ecology shape social information use, group behavioral responses, and ultimately the evolution of stable social groups in wild long-lived vertebrates.

Photo: Bat wings tell us a lot about their age, ecological niche, and also show many of their parasites. Having a look at a bat's wings is one of the first things I do when I have them in hand.
Photo courtesy Alex Tran