Laura May-Collado
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
BIO
I am an integrative marine biologist with a research focus on sound as a tool to study marine communities and marine mammal evolution, behavioral ecology, and acoustic communication. My research involves the use of phylogenies, field observations, autonomous underwater recording systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles to understand the evolutionary and ecological factors shaping marine communities and marine animal communicative signals. My students work on projects including the application of soundscape tools to predict marine biodiversity, humpback whale, dolphin and fish sound emission, impact of underwater noise on marine mammal communication, dolphin population dynamics and social structure.
Area(s) of expertise
Evolution, Animal communication, Soundscapes, Marine conservation, Behavior of marine vertebrates
Bio
I am an integrative marine biologist with a research focus on sound as a tool to study marine communities and marine mammal evolution, behavioral ecology, and acoustic communication. My research involves the use of phylogenies, field observations, autonomous underwater recording systems, and unmanned aerial vehicles to understand the evolutionary and ecological factors shaping marine communities and marine animal communicative signals. My students work on projects including the application of soundscape tools to predict marine biodiversity, humpback whale, dolphin and fish sound emission, impact of underwater noise on marine mammal communication, dolphin population dynamics and social structure.
Areas of Expertise
Evolution, Animal communication, Soundscapes, Marine conservation, Behavior of marine vertebrates