University of Wisconsin–Madison
Robert Bleiweiss

Robert Bleiweiss

Room 27 iBio Research Building

Robert Bleiweiss

Research

I study basic organic processes at the interface between ecology and evolution, especially in birds. Recent studies emphasize application of generalized symmetry principles to discover invariant processes that act across divergent patterns in communication and physiology. I divide my time between my lab in Madison, field work with colleagues at the National Biodiversity Institute (INABIO) in Ecuador, and writing papers in Boulder Colorado.

A photo of a forested hillside.
High-elevation study site below Papallacta on the eastern slope of the Ecuadorian Andes (photo by RB).
A nphoto of a bright blue bird on a red flower surrounded by trees.
Masked Flower-Piercer feeding at a spectacular new species of Ecuadorian aroid (Croat et al. 2020) discovered by RB (photo by RB).