January 26, 1998
Bruce Lyon
Assistant Professor of Biology
Bruce Lyon, who published a photo of a Costa Rican sunbittern in the June National Geographic, studies the ecological and evolutionary basis of reproductive strategies and social behavior in animals. His recent work has explored social signals and patterns of cooperation and reproductive parasitism in birds and insects. Lyon received his B.S. from McGill University, his M.S. from Queen's University, and his Ph.D. from Princeton. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto and the University of Calgary.