Welcome to the Bernal Lab website!
We are a group of behavioral and sensory ecologists studying the ecology and evolution of animal communication focusing on the mating calls of frogs and toads. We are also particularly interested in frog-biting midges and mosquitoes that eavesdrop on the calls of frogs. We integrate multiple levels of analysis, mechanisms (neuroethology), function (behavior and parasitology) and phylogenetic perspectives to investigate the behavior and evolutionary ecology of eavesdropping enemies.
