Behrman Lab: Behavior Evolution Holistic Research
Dartmouth College

Research questions: 

We use Drosophila to study complementary questions of how behavior evolves at the level of genes and neurons with how behavior affects evolution in natural populations. Our research spans different evolutionary timescales—from rapid evolution across seasons to differences among species—to understand the constraints and flexibility of the genetic and neural mechanisms underlying behavioral evolution.

Research organisms: Drosopihla melanogaster and simulans

Experimental & Bioinformatic expertise: Experimental