Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Dr Laura Kelley |
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| My current research with John Endler focuses on the sensory ecology of great bowerbirds. Males build avenue-type bowers with large piles of grey stones and white bones at either end called courts. Recent research has shown that these objects increase in size as distance from the bower increases, creating forced perspective for the female within the avenue. We aim to establish how this perspective alters visual aspects of the male display and to address what advantages this may confer upon males. CareerJune 2010 - present: Research fellow at Deakin UniversitySeptember 2006 - May 2010: PhD at the University of Edinburgh, UK Key publicationsKelley, L. A. & Endler, J. A. (in press) Illusions promote mating success in great bowerbirds ScienceKelley, L. A. & Healy, S. D. (2011) The mimetic repertoire of the spotted bowerbird Ptilonorhynhcus maculatus Naturwissenschaften 98, 501-507 Kelley, L. A. & Healy, S. D. (2010) Vocal mimicry in male bowerbirds: who learns from whom? Biology Letters 6, 626-629 Kelley, L. A., Coe, R. L., Madden, J. R. & Healy, S. D. (2008) Vocal mimicry in songbirds Animal Behaviour 76, 521-528 View entire list of audited publications Related linksFurther information about my researchwww.laurakelleyresearch.wordpr ess.com/ |
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