Lars Chittka
Lars Chittka, FLS, FRES, FSB is a cognitive psychologist and ecologist distinguished for his work on the evolution of sensory systems and cognition, using insect-flower interactions as a model. Chittka has carried out extensive work on the behaviour, cognition and ecology of bumblebees and honeybees, and their interactions with flowers. He developed perceptual models of animal colour vision, allowing the derivation of optimal receiver systems as well as a quantification of the evolutionary pressures shaping flower signals. Chittka also made fundamental contributions to the understanding of animal cognition and its fitness benefits in the economy of nature. He explored phenomena such as numerosity, speed-accuracy trade-offs, false memories and social learning in bees. His discoveries have made a substantial impact on the understanding of animal intelligence and its neural-computational underpinnings. He has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles, many of them highly cited.
Supervisors: Randolf Menzel, James Thomson, and Bert Hoelldobler
Supervisors: Randolf Menzel, James Thomson, and Bert Hoelldobler
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