Vince Formica

Vince Formica is Associate Professor and Department Chair of Biology at Swarthmore College, with affiliations in Environmental Studies and Cognitive Science. His research investigates evolutionary biology using the forked fungus beetle (Bolitotherus cornutus) as a model system, focusing on social behavior evolution through multilevel selection theory, social network analysis, and field experiments. Research integrates animal behavior, phenotypic assortment, and environmental influences on selection pressures.

Publications emphasize social network dynamics, sexual selection, and habitat-mediated evolutionary processes. Recent work (2020-2024) examines age-structure effects, resource distribution impacts, and sex-specific selection patterns. Fieldwork is conducted at Mountain Lake Biological Station where his team develops novel analytical methods.