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Christina Riehl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. Her research focuses on the evolution of social behavior, particularly in the context of cooperative breeding in birds. She employs a combination of behavioral observations, molecular genotyping, and field experiments to determine the reproductive fitness of individuals within cooperatively breeding groups. Her interests also extend to brood parasitic life-history tactics and the co-evolution of behaviors between avian brood parasites and their hosts. Riehl's research is primarily centered in the Neotropics, with field sites in Colombia and Panama in collaboration with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Recent questions explored in her lab include how cooperation evolves among unrelated individuals, the role of kin selection in stabilizing cooperative interactions, group dynamics in decision-making, and the evolutionary pressures shaping kin recognition in birds.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.