Studying social structure and the evolution of sociality
My recent paper, led by Courtney Fitzpatrick, was recommended in F1000Prime as being of special significance in its field by F1000 Faculty Member Susan Alberts.
“This interesting analysis addresses the question ‘are scientists correct in their perception that theoretical biologists and empirical biologists do not engage in sufficient cross-talk to mutually inform each other’s work?’… [Read full details]
Among ecologists and evolutionary biologists, there’s been a long-standing frustration: scientists want theoretical and empirical research to work together, each approach informing the other, but it seems like there isn’t much overlap.
Courtney Fitzpatrick, a postdoctoral fellow at Indiana University, Bloomington, wanted to know if that feeling was based on reality.