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Fritz Francisco, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Biology

Fritz Francisco

Department:
Biology
Title:
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
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Biography

I acquired a undergraduate degree (BS & MS) in Biology at the University of Konstanz, Germany and continued to persue a PhD in behavioral ecology at the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany.

Area of Expertise
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Social Biology
  • Quantitative Biology
  • Evolution

Degrees
  • PhD Behavioral Ecology (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany)
  • MSc.Biology (University of Konstanz, Germany)
  • BSc. Biology (University of Konstanz, Germany)

Professional Publications & Contributions
  1. Francisco, F. A., Nührenberg, P., & Jordan, A. (2020). High-resolution, non-invasive animal tracking and reconstruction of local environment in aquatic ecosystems. Movement ecology, 8, 1-12.
  2. Sampaio, E., Sridhar, V. H., Francisco, F. A., Nagy, M., Sacchi, A., Strandburg-Peshkin, A., ... & Gingins, S. (2024). Multidimensional social influence drives leadership and composition-dependent success in octopus–fish hunting groups. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1-13.
  3. Ehlman, S. M., Scherer, U., Bierbach, D., Francisco, F. A., Laskowski, K. L., Krause, J., & Wolf, M. (2023). Leveraging big data to uncover the eco-evolutionary factors shaping behavioural development. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290(1992), 20222115.
  4. Rodriguez-Santiago, M., Nührenberg, P., Derry, J., Deussen, O., Francisco, F. A., Garrison, L. K., ... & Jordan, A. (2020). Behavioral traits that define social dominance are the same that reduce social influence in a consensus task. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(31), 18566-18573.
  5. Majoris, J. E., Francisco, F. A., Burns, C. M., Brandl, S. J., Warkentin, K. M., & Buston, P. M. (2022). Paternal care regulates the timing, synchrony and success of hatching in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 289(1982), 20221466.
  6. Kao, A. B., Banerjee, S. C., Francisco, F. A., & Berdahl, A. M. (2024). Timing decisions as the next frontier for collective intelligence. Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

Additional Information

My interests revolve around aquatic systems and anything that may inhabit these intricate ecosystems. However, bridging across all natural systems are the complex interactions and social mechanisms connecting single organism and societies. I want to shed light on these underlying rules in order to add to a more holistic view on the world and what surrounds us.

I am a avid diver and enjoy working underwater in remote locations!