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About the lab
Our lab explores the ecology and neurobiology of acoustic communication in bats. The lab maintains a captive colony of locally-caught free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) that we study to learn more about the biosonar behaviors, social behaviors and communication behaviors. Students conduct a wide variety of carefully controlled studies in the lab as well as observational studies in the field. These studies provide important new insights into many key aspects of their ecology and ensure their conservation. Studies of bat biosonar and neurobiology also provide new inspirations for solving challenging problems in artificial communication systems, man-made sonar systems, and even robotics.
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Recent News
Undergraduates (Amber Patricio, Katherine Miller, Khirstyn Lien) won second place for their poster at the 2018 Houston Regional Ecology and Evolution Symposium at the University of Houston!
Dr. Grace Smarsh successfully defended her PhD thesis on May 22nd! Congrats on her upcoming Fulbright postdoc in Israel!
Grace Smarsh received a student speaker award at the 17th International Bat Research Symposium in South Africa.
Check out the feature article on Grace's research in BATS magazine (issue 3, 2016) and her interview with Bat Conservation International!
Alyson Brokaw received a Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant from the American Museum of Natural History to study Stunira lilium in Mexico.
Dr. Grace Smarsh successfully defended her PhD thesis on May 22nd! Congrats on her upcoming Fulbright postdoc in Israel!
Grace Smarsh received a student speaker award at the 17th International Bat Research Symposium in South Africa.
Check out the feature article on Grace's research in BATS magazine (issue 3, 2016) and her interview with Bat Conservation International!
Alyson Brokaw received a Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant from the American Museum of Natural History to study Stunira lilium in Mexico.