Exploring the Emergence of Leadership in Animal Societies
November 15, 2018
Dr. Johnathan Pruitt
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour at McMaster University
In this talk, Pruitt will explore the emergence of leadership in animal societies. He will compare animal societies that have leaders and those that don’t, discussing the functional differences between them, and shedding light on how animal leadership impacts the performance of a society.
Bio
Jonathan Pruitt completed his graduate studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville under the direction of Susan Riechert. He then conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of California, Davis with Andy Sih and Jay Stachowicz. He joined McMaster in 2018 as Canada 150 Chair in Biological Dystopias and is an associate professor in McMaster’s Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour.
