New Gall Lab Publication on Noise and Anti-Predator Behavior

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Check out our new publication on the mechanisms underlying altered anti-predator communication in noise in chickadees, titmice, and nuthatches! https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290330

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Dr. Kelly Ronald visits for a department seminar

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Thanks to Dr. Kelly Ronald for visiting us here at the Gall Lab and for presenting an interesting seminar on the new work happening in her lab!

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Gall Lab Presents at the 2023 Hudson Valley Life Sciences Group Meeting

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Gall Lab seniors Trina Chou (left) and Anjali Krishna (right) kicked off presentation season by presenting their senior thesis work at the Hudson Valley Life Science Group meeting. Next senior talks and poster sessions at Vassar!

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Gall Lab at SICB 2023!

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The Gall Lab is living it up at the SICB 2023 Meeting in Austin, TX!  In attendance are Dr. Gall, Trina Chou and Anjali Krishna. We are seeing lots of great talks and getting to connect with lots of friends … Continue reading

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Dr. Gall talks bird hearing on Pulse of the Planet

Dr. Gall recently talked with Jim Metzner of Pulse of the Planet (formerly a brief NPR segment and now a full length podcast).  Check it out here!

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The search engines in our heads: mud dauber wasps and their use of search images

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            The world is crowded with different types of complex information – images that can be perceived differently depending on the types of light an animal is capable of perceiving, sounds that can be heard within a certain range of … Continue reading

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A Noisy World: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Zebrafish Model

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There has been an expeditious increase in anthropogenic noise ever since the industrial revolution. As a result, noise-induced hearing loss has rapidly increased worldwide. The World Health Organization has even suggested that prolonged noise exposure is likely responsible for upwards … Continue reading

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Information of the age of rivals does not impact the scent marking behaviors in male meadow voles

Many terrestrial animals use scent marking behaviors as a major form of communication. The scent marking process involves the systemic depositing of odors from metabolic byproducts, urine, or feces, from specialized glands, or from the orbital gland into the environment. … Continue reading

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A Quick Getaway. How Crickets Avoid Obstacles During Escape Behaviors.

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How do crickets, and many other animals, avoid collisions with objects in their path and guide themselves to walk in a particular direction? This becomes a more complex question when considering that the visual system may be compromised due to … Continue reading

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Feeding in the dark: how light levels affect foraging in the hawkmoth

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Moths provide necessary pollination services during the night, which can be negatively impacted by variations in the environment caused by humans such as climate change, air pollution and habitat loss. Artificial light at night is a key factor that leads … Continue reading

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