Date

October 26, 2018

Time

3:00 pm

Location

ESC B142

Guest Speaker: Jonathan Pruitt
Host: Megan Frederickson

Biography
Jonathan Pruitt performed his graduate studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the direction of Susan Riechert. He then conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Davis with Andy Sih and Jay Stachowicz. He joined EEMB in 2016.

Research Area
The Pruitt Lab’s research explores the ecological consequences of individual variation in behavior for individuals, populations, and communities. We use a variety of invertebrate models, especially social spiders, to address these topics. More deeply, our research considers the role of individual variation in structuring patterns of task allocation within societies and how these patterns impact the long-term performance of groups in contrasting environments. In non-social systems, we consider how variation in behavior impacts species interactions within and across trophic levels. These studies have been conducted in a variety of both terrestrial and marine systems.