Research Projects
J. Antonio Baeza
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
BaezaA@si.edu
Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Shrimps
I am an evolutionary and behavioral ecologist that believes in the marriage between hypothesis-driven studies and natural history to improve our understanding of natural phenomena in the marine environment. My research goals focus on testing sex allocation and mating systems theories using marine invertebrates (mostly crustaceans) as model systems. I am also interested in understanding the role of the environment in determining the evolution of social behaviors and other behavioral traits (i.e., alternative mating tactics, territoriality, and symbiosis). Currently, I am a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, and at the Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA. I have published more than 25 original papers (plus two book chapters) on the behavioral ecology and life history of crustaceans.