Ben Hogan

The Stoddard Lab is recruiting a postdoc to work on hummingbird color vision! For details, see the advertisement on EvolDir evol.mcmaster.ca/~brian/evoldir… and visit the Princeton application portal puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/apply… #colsci

Since purple is my favorite color, & birds are my favorite animals, I wondered, "Can birds see purple?" Today, our paper led by Dr. Cassie Stoddard with @dylanhmorris @B_G_Hogan @DavidInouye1 Ed Soucy is in @PNASNews that shows that yes, birds can! pnas.org/content/early/… 3/n

Check out our new paper (Stoddard Lab and colleagues) in PNAS showing that wild hummingbirds discriminate nonspectral colors. @Princeton @RMBLGothic @RockyMtnBioLab @PrincetonPEI @PackardFdn @SloanFoundation #colsci

Speed, sound, and iridescent colour in hummingbird dives! nature.com/articles/s4146… #colsci

Ever wondered why starlings flock in massive, swirling groups? Bristol scientists have come up with a new theory - ow.ly/A7fz3086RQ7