Erik Lindquist's Research
Professor of Biology & Environmental Science
Herpetology, Behavioral Ecology, & Conservation
The research program I have developed in Panama has taken on many lines of investigation over the past 28 years. Behavioral ecology and natural history of the Panamanian golden frog have engaged me in issues related to aposematic coloration in this species like: mate coloration preference, inter- and intrasexual visual signaling (semaphoring), ritualized agonistic behavior, and phenotypic correlates with predation pressure. As a conservationist, I have become active in endangered species conservation and population recovery by organizing and co-directing a multi-institutional species survival initiative for the endangered Panamanian golden frog.