WELCOME!  I am a retired associate professor in the Biology Department at Florida Southern College.  As a behavioral ecologist, I am interested in the evolutionary design of animal signals.  My research addresses questions about:

• the influence of environmental factors (e.g., habitat light, predation pressure) on signal structure
• mechanisms of signal production
• signal perception and the information conveyed by signals
• the adaptive significance of diversification in signal structure

I have used a variety of organisms to explore these issues, including lizards, butterflies, primates, and other animals. Please visit the associated pages to learn more about my research.  Thanks!

Joe Macedonia, PhD
Associate Professor (retired)
Department of Biology
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL 33801
[email protected]
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banner photo: Crotaphytus collaris near Moab, Utah by Barney Oldfield