Jessica Purcell
Jessica Purcell is an Assistant Professor of entomology at the University of California, Riverside.She uses an integrative approach spanning evolutionary ecology, biogeography, behavior, and genomics to investigate the stunning evolutionary transitions in social organization that have occurred in many arthropod groups.She began this pursuit by studying the underpinnings of solitary and social lifestyles in Amazonian Anelosimus spiders, and has since broadened her research scope to investigate variation in ants and wasps.
Integrating behavioral and genomics research to understand spider personalities
Similarly to other species, spiders exhibit individual behaviors that can be described as personality traits. In this article published in BMC Genomics, the authors elucidate the influence of genes on this phenomenon.
Pet owners will recognize that their animals exhibit substantial individual differences in behavior. For example, some dogs are curious and independent when they visit a new place, while others are timid and watch their owners’ reactions. Researchers studying animal behavior now understand that such differences among individuals of the same species, sometimes called ‘animal personalities’, are common and shape how individuals interact with their environment.
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