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Males court females by hammering their wings together above their back and by performing a rapid dance on the forest floor. Hormones like testosterone mediate the speed of the muscles that actuate these display moves, even transforming some muscles into tissues with “superfast” twitch speeds! Image from Fuxjager and Schuppe (2018) J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1665570771198-5L8FB427RILNR248K9Y2/Micrixalus_foot_flagging.jpg Overview - Make it stand out This is an Indian dancing frog! Males fight with each other by performing foot flags, which are slow waving displays produced with the hindlimb. Working with others (Doris Preininger at the Vienna Zoo and Lisa Mangiamele at Smith College), we’ve found out a wide range of cool things about how this behavior evolves. Namely, the muscles that mediate this display appear to be very sensitive to hormones like testosterone, which acts in the brain and body to influence the signal’s geometry. In effect, higher levels of circulating testosterone likely make males produce a more circular display, and this effect appears to be better at scaring off rivals. Photo from Doris Preininger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/b65171eb-9a6a-4059-9c37-abc5f03ab711/22992185983_3082e48270_o.jpg Overview - Make it stand out A male downy woodpecker. We’ve been studying these little angry birds for a long while, focusing on their territorial strategies. We work mostly in free-living populations here in Rhode Island. Photo by Flyn Kynd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/efb9ab4f-9b56-4390-be6e-61fc31ad9724/journal.pcbi.1012740.g003.PNG Overview - Make it stand out Figure from Moody et al. (2025) PLoS Comp Biol that shows a simple behavioral network representing the aggressive behavior male and female residents express during a simulated territorial intrusion. Using spectral clustering and transition analysis, we can elucidate behavioral motifs that likely represent tactical choices birds are making during a fight. See our publications for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/943a33ed-1691-447b-9e47-b76f24d6691c/34023819792_1ac3903eaf_k.jpg Overview - Make it stand out In the past, the lab has investigated the evolution of elaborate gestural displays in New World blackbirds. This red winged blackbird has an iconic wing display, which was incorporated into our study showing that temperate blackbirds perform more complex physical display routines. Photo by Robert Pruner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/8bfdb4fb-2250-4641-8360-92b917fd2faa/Screen+Shot+2022-12-28+at+5.20.08+PM.png Overview - Make it stand out Results from one of our papers exploring how tail cocking displays evolve in toucans and barbets. 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Movement Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1730247835130-8METDDHP1OVASNZV0GB0/gatesy%2BS%2Bfig.jpg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Animal Biomechanics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1730247855594-A97Z3M0BNC5S4083SPQ0/Emilia%2BH-S%2BFig.jpg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Human Biology and Genetics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1665558516516-CRSFHEVOYAHP6UYU4NO8/grebe+Becky+Matsubara.jpg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Animal Communication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1729608407369-52OTPZGA3K0RD6R16Z8Z/Screenshot+2024-10-22+at+10.45.25%E2%80%AFAM.png REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Animal Locomotion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1729608472226-JY3Y3B79T1L3C46ITGNH/P9150213.jpeg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Sensory Ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1730247798150-PDGLTOF0X6JIUI6WOBT6/Rand%2BD%2BFig.jpg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Evolutionary Genetics https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1665551029917-69F0SIKHEVZ7ABXTB6GM/bat+flying.jpg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Animal Performance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/384e1f3d-a249-4888-8453-0e6e1a6d44cd/sGzui8Mb_400x400.jpeg REU Program in EEOB at Brown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fuxjagerlab.com/sofia-piggot daily 0.75 2024-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/e7e41323-0d49-432e-b5da-90bcdae7f98e/Sofia+piggot.jpeg Sofia Piggott https://www.fuxjagerlab.com/ires daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/74c001a6-8987-4d05-b626-e0d6aca4f785/pa_frogsandfriends_winkerfrosch_animal_detail_935.jpg IRES - Austria and India - International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Join us in Austria and India to study amphibian behavior and physiology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/14ff160e-199f-4534-99f8-66cf797a3bc7/Micrixalus_foot_flagging.jpg IRES - 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Austria and India A Fellow conducts a study on respiration in aquatic frogs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1665572329468-6I23IR6D6WPGR5DD2JR3/IMG_3943.JPG IRES - Austria and India Two Fellows working with one of the PIs to study hormonal regulation of foot flagging behavior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1665572353257-TRG62UDRCQATW6PEK3MN/IMG_3950.JPG IRES - Austria and India A Fellow watching foot flagging frogs for their independent project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1728927694503-Q5BF9C1PF3YG9994O282/20240722092843__G1A3844.JPG IRES - Austria and India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1728927697169-HGO3L5HYTC3YE3189LMM/20240722122749__G1A4015.JPG IRES - Austria and India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1728927700822-6J4J0CD87MP5JTRAFVV1/20240722122920__G1A4041.JPG IRES - Austria and India https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/597cd676414fb54a4c4d8f3d/1728927705930-EEA5C0R6H8WMDW4WK3S8/20240722092927__G1A3848.JPG IRES - 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