Daniel Rubenstein

Daniel Rubenstein's research focuses on decision-making in animals. He studies how an individual's foraging, mating and social behavior are influenced by its phenotype, by ecological circumstances, and by the actions of other individuals in the population. Rubenstein develops simple mathematical models to generate predictions that can be tested using data gathered from structured field observations or experimental manipulations. In this way, he searches for general principles, or 'rules', that underlie complex patterns of behavior.