Glowing Vomit, Cricket Serenades, and the Evolution of Communication

Ask A Biologist Podcast

Ask A Biologist Podcast
Glowing Vomit, Cricket Serenades, and the Evolution of Communication
Jan 13, 2022 Episode 109
Dr. Biology talks with Niko Hensley

The life of a biologist may not be what you expect. It is not all white lab coats and microscopes. There are remote islands, makeshift shacks that serve both for sleeping and a field laboratory. For this guest, it also includes cricket serenades and nighttime scuba dives in the ocean filled with glowing displays of shrimp vomit. Really, vomit! Dr. Biology sits down with biologist Niko Hensley to learn about his research into the world of animal communication. This is the first episode in a series of podcasts recorded at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology conference – also called SICB.

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