Richard Connor

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Richard Connor, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Biology

Contact

508-999-8208

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Science & Engineering 321

Education

1990University of MichiganPhD in Evolutionary Biology
1982University of California at Santa CruzBA in Biology

Teaching

Programs

Research

Research interests

  • Social evolution
  • Evolution of cooperation and mutualism
  • Dolphin behavioral ecology
  • Evolution of alliances and coalitions

Select publications

  • Connor, RC; M Krützen; SJ Allen; WB Sherwin; SL King. (2022).
    Strategic intergroup alliances increase access to a contested resource in male bottlenose dolphins
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (36), e2121723119
  • O'Brien, O; SJ Allen, M Krützen, RC Connor (2020).
    Alliance-specific habitat selection by male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay, Western Australia
    Animal Behaviour 164, 39-49

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