Zachary Shaffer

As a behavioral ecologist, Zack Shaffer's research interests range into fields including animal behavior, evolution, and ecology. Of special interest is the individual and collective behavior of animal societies, including ants, cockroaches, and chickens.    

Publications:

Shaffer, Z., Sasaki, T., Pratt, S.  2013 Animal Behaviour.  ‘Linear recruitment leads to allocation and flexibility in collective foraging by ants’.

Sasaki, T., Janssen, MA., Shaffer, Z., Pratt, SC  2016 Current Zoology ‘Exploration of unpredictable environments by networked groups’.

Sasaki, T., Penick, C., Shaffer, Z., Haight, K., Pratt, S., Leibig, J., 2016 American Naturalist.  ‘A simple and general model of dominance hierarchy formation’.

Shaffer, Z, Sasaki, T., Haney, B., Janssen, M., Pratt, S., Fewell, J. 2016 Scientific Reports ‘The Foundress’s dilemma: group selection for cooperation among queens of the ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus’.