Studying social structure and the evolution of sociality
Allie Wilkinson did a nice write up of our recent work on the Monk Parakeet invasion in Mexico for Nature News.
From Nature News
Attempts to stop the spread of bird flu and protect wildlife had unintended consequences.
My recent paper on the monk parakeet invasion in Mexico was covered in Atlas Obscura. See here for full story.… [Read full details]
With my collaborators Grace Smith-Vidaurre (New Mexico State University) and Alejandro Salinas-Melgoza (Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo), we compiled the first comprehensive report of the very recent and still on-going monk parakeet invasion in Mexico.
We used a combination of international trade regulations, global import/export data, and observational reports of feral monk parakeets to describe when and where the invasion started.… [Read full details]
NPR’s “The Salt” covered my recent paper on why parrots eat clay in Peru.
From NPR’s “The Salt”