Arthropod acoustic communication is a primary focus at the Patek Lab. Here you can find our acoustically oriented research projects along with sounds and video of spiny lobsters (Palinuridae) and mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda).
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Returning to the boat after a day of work on Lizard Island
Team Diver at Moorea Gump Research Station
Field work in French Polynesia
Dr. Claverie Gives Outreach Lecture
Spiny lobster molt skin
Deploying a passive acoustics device for mantis shrimp sound study
Scientific diving on the sand flats in French Polynesia
Scientific diving on the forereef in French Polynesia
Coconut Beach, Lizard Island, Australia
Off to work, Lizard Island, Australia
The primary goal of the research in Patek laboratory is to examine the dynamic interplay between evolutionary processes and basic physics. We address this issue in two broad systems, evolutionary physiology of communication in the sea, and the evolutionary dynamics of fast animal movements, with most projects focusing on arthropods. Our tools range from high speed videography and acoustics to phylogenetics and physiology. Click Here To Read More
