The Sheehan lab is interested in the evolution of animal social behavior.
We are interested in (1) understanding the evolution of mechanisms animals use to mediate social interactions, especially individual recognition; and (2) the evolutionary, ecological and physiological consequences of social behavior.
We use tools from behavioral ecology; evolutionary biology; population, comparative and functional genomics; and neuroscience in paper wasps and house mice
We are interested in (1) understanding the evolution of mechanisms animals use to mediate social interactions, especially individual recognition; and (2) the evolutionary, ecological and physiological consequences of social behavior.
We use tools from behavioral ecology; evolutionary biology; population, comparative and functional genomics; and neuroscience in paper wasps and house mice