Last week, Indiana University hosted the joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the National Ethological Conference. One of the events at this scientific conference was the 27th annual Animal Behavior Film Festival. One of our films, Battle of the Sexes, took first place in the non-commercial film category!
Battle of the Sexes highlights some my dissertation research, in which I investigate how the sexes deal with conflict that occur as a result of the sexes sharing most of the same genes while often dealing with vastly different selective pressures. I investigated this in the Ibiza Wall Lizard, Podarcis pityusensis. Check out the award-winning film below!
Battle of the Sexes from Day's Edge Productions on Vimeo.
WINNER of the 2011 Animal Behavior Society Film Festival (Non-commercial division).
A short film about Nate Dappen’s research on how males and females coevolve together. Nate is working on his PhD in evolutionary biology at the University of Miami, Florida. He studies sexual coevolution and color evolution in the Ibiza wall lizard (Podarcis pityusensis).
Film by: Nate Dappen & Neil Losin. Additional photography by Joris van Alphen. Narrated by John Astbury. See credits for music.
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