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EILEEN LACEY
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Bariloche to Berkeley and Back: Integrating Field and Lab Studies to Understand Ctenomyid Behavior
Eileen Lacey is a behavioral ecologist whose research explores the ecological and
evolutionary bases for variation in mammalian social behavior, with an emphasis on
subterranean species of rodents. For the past three decades, she has used field and
laboratory studies of tuco-tucos to try to understand why some members of this genus
live in groups while others are solitary. This work has taken her to field sites from
southern Peru to Tierra del Fuego to characterize the behavior of previously unstudied
(and sometimes undescribed) species of tuco-tucos. It has also led her to explore the
genetic, endocrine, and neuroendocrine correlates of differences in social relationships.
Collectively, these efforts are revealing new insights into the adaptive bases for group
living while underscoring the diversity and complexity of the factors shaping the social
behavior of mammals.