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Why do winners keep winning?

Why do winners keep winning?

by Fonti Kar

Animals often find themselves in direct competition with other individuals for resources and mates. Because fighting is costly, many species honestly signal their fighting ability to avoid injury (non-escalated fights). For example, in flat lizards (Platysaurus broadleyi), males can resolve dominance status by displaying their UV-reflective throats […]

Fonti Kar's Thesis Completion

It’s been a massive couple months for Fonti Kar, who has pulled off an amazing thesis. Congratulations! She remained cool, calm and collective right to the end and wrapped up her thesis with plenty of time to spare!

Fonti did two huge experiments that jived well together. Her first chapter explored the predictors of […]