Birds of a feather flock together, and more. Dr. Joan Strassmann studies cooperation and conflict within and between species, mostly social amoebas. In her latest book, The Social Lives of Birds, Strassmann trains her lens on the sociality of birds. The book is a riveting set of profiles of the how and why birds band together to breed, nest, and raise their young. The opportunity to hear from Strassmann directly was even more compelling.

More Information

Learn more about The Social Lives of Birds at Penguin Random House. Curious about social amoebas? Explore Dr. Strassmann’s research lab at Washington University in St. Louis.

Bird Vocalizations

Northern Flicker https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/30597061

Sociable Weaver https://xeno-canto.org/793359

Taiwan Yuhina https://xeno-canto.org/976799

Northern Gannet https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/133317

Superb Fairywren https://xeno-canto.org/935812

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Joan Strassmann Synthesizes Bird Sociality