I am interested in studying the fundamental link between sensory systems and social groups, particularly the role vision plays in group formation. A central focus of my research is how and why organisms overcome visual constraints and adaptively exploit perceptual limitations.
Publications
Steele, E. P. and Laidre, M. E. (2019) ‘Leaf me alone: visual constraints on the ecology of social group formation’, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73(4), p. 53. doi: 10.1007/s00265-019-2662-3.