Mark Bee

Mark Bee is a Professor at the University of Minnesota, affiliated with the College of Biological Sciences, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, and graduate programs in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and Neuroscience. He leads the Animal Communication Laboratory and contributes to the Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science.

• Research Interests: Acoustic communication, auditory neuroscience, behavioral ecology, bioacoustics, comparative psychology, neuroethology, and sensory ecology.

His work focuses on auditory scene analysis in frogs, examining how they process acoustic signals in noisy environments. Recent publications highlight neural mechanisms, hormonal influences on mating behavior, and evolutionary adaptations to chorus noise. Awards include the Distinguished McKnight University Professor title.

Notable former students include Robin Suyesh (Assistant Professor, Sri Venkateswara College), Jessie Tanner (NSF Postdoctoral Fellow), and Alejandro Vélez (Assistant Professor, San Francisco State University). Current lab members work on topics like hormone-driven calling behavior and auditory grouping in treefrogs.

• Selected Scientific Awards: Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota.