In humans body language, gestures and facial expressions can tell someone a lot about another person beyond simply what they are saying. The same is true for other animals. Visual and olfactory information often combines with vocal signals to provide a greater amount, or more robust information to a receiver.
I’m interested in the prevalence and evolution of multimodal communication and recognition in animals.
Research Projects
Multimodal communication in marine mammals
Cross-modal recognition in goats
Benjamin PITCHER 