Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities
Award Year
2025
University Award
Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Mechanisms and Evolution of Animal Vocal Communication
Humans and other animals use vocalizations to convey socially important information to other individuals. Mark Bee’s research on animal communication seeks to discover new knowledge about how vocalizations evolve and the physical and physiological mechanisms underlying how they are produced and perceived. Grounded in basic biological research, Bee’s investigations provide insight into the diversity of evolved solutions to common problems in medicine and engineering related to hearing and communicating in noisy environments.