Mary Caswell Stoddard
Title
Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Position
Research Areas
University Affiliation
Research Interests
Sensory ecology, evolution and behavior of birds; animal coloration, color vision and communication; eggshell structure and function; hummingbirds; pollination; mimicry and camouflage; brood parasite-host dynamics; computer vision; hyperspectral imaging and spectrophotometry.
HMEI Affiliation
Related Media and Press Coverage
- “Why Do Penguins Lay Asymmetrical Eggs?” — National Geographic (Jan. 10, 2018)
- Why Do Bird Eggs Have Different Shapes? Look to the Wings (NY Times)
- How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They’ve Cracked It (NPR)
- Why are some eggs round and others pointy? It may have to do with how well a bird flies (LA Times)
- Why Are Bird Eggs Egg-Shaped? An Eggsplainer (The Atlantic)
- Ever wonder why eggs are shaped like eggs? Scientists say they’ve figured it out. (Washington Post)
- A surprisingly simple explanation for the shape of bird eggs (Science)
- The Surprising Link Between Egg Shape and Bird Flight (National Geographic)