E&E Seminar: “Crazy Love” Nonlinearity and Irrationality in Mate Choice” by Michael Ryan (University of Texas at Austin)
April 11, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
4289 SELE
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Download iCal FilePlease join us on April 11, 2023 at 12:30 in SELE 4289 for an E&E Seminar featuring "Crazy Love” Nonlinearity and Irrationality in Mate Choice" by Dr. Michael Ryan (University of Texas at Austin)
Host: Angie Salles
Abstract: Choosing a mate is one of the most important decisions an animal can make. The fitness costs and benefits of mate choice have been analyzed extensively in the context of sexual selection, and the neural and hormonal bases of mate choice have provided insights into how animals make such decisions. Less attention, however, has been given to higher-level cognitive processes involved in this decision-making. Here we review studies in which sometimes ‘irrational’ cognitive analyses seem to play an important role in the following contexts: auditory grouping; Weber’s law; competitive decoys; multimodal communication; and, perceptual rescue.
Date posted
Sep 7, 2022
Date updated
Feb 3, 2023