Ph.D., 2020, University of Texas at Austin

My lab broadly explores in the mechanisms, outcomes, and evolutionary consequences of animal decision making. To address these questions, we study foraging behaviors in both bats and bees. Specifically, we ask how animals evaluate and make decisions between foraging options based on the signal and reward properties of each option. We also ask whether species differ in decision-making mechanisms based on their foraging strategy or other aspects of their ecology. Finally, we are interested in how certain decision mechanisms may shape the targets of those decisions, such as floral signals and rewards.

• Hemingway CT, Muth F (2022) Label-based expectations affect incentive contrast effects in bumblebees. Biology Letters, 18: 20210549
• Hemingway CT, Aversa J^†, Ryan MJ, Page RA (2021) Context-dependent preferences affect foraging behavior in the Jamaican fruit-bat, Animal Behaviour 179, 65-72
• Hemingway CT, Ryan MJ, Page RA (2020) State-dependent learning influences foraging behaviour in an acoustic predator. Animal Behavior 163, 33-38
• Legett HD, Hemingway CT, Bernal XE (2020) Signal synchronization exploits an auditory illusion in eavesdropping predators. American Naturalist 195
• Hemingway CT*, Dixon MM*, & Page RA (2020) An omnivore’s dilemma: the paradox of the generalist predators. In: T Fleming, LM Davalos, M Mello (eds) Phyllostomid Bats, a Unique Mammalian Radiation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
• Hemingway CT*, Lea AM*, Page RA, and Ryan MJ (2019) Effects of information load on response times in frogs and bats: mate choice vs. prey choice. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73:111
• Hemingway CT, Ryan MJ, & Page RA (2019) Transitive foraging behaviour in frog-eating bats. Animal Behaviour 154, 47-55
• Hemingway CT, Ryan MJ, & Page RA (2018) Cognitive constraints on optimal foraging in frog-eating bats. Animal Behaviour 143, 43-50
• Hemingway CT, Ryan MJ, & Page RA (2017) Rationality in decision-making in the fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71:94