Eric Fortune
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
About Me
Dr. Fortune has been interested in evolutionary biology since childhood. He is passionate about understanding the mechanisms and evolution of animal behavior.
Education
Ph.D. ; University of Chicago ; Biology ; 1995

B.S. ; University of Chicago ; ; 1989

2025 Fall Courses
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II

BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH

BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH

BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT

BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I

BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH

BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH

BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT

BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY

BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

BIOL 630 - CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI

BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH

Teaching Interests
Animal behavior and neuroscience
Past Courses
BIOL 150: LIVING IN A VARIABLE UNIVERSE

BIOL 200: CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY

BIOL 337: COLLECTIVE INTEL IN BIOL SYST

BIOL 340: MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY

BIOL 383: NEURAL BASIS OF BEHAVIOR

BIOL 447: CELLULAR&SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE

BIOL 495: HONORS SEMINAR IN BIOLOGY

BIOL 612: COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY

BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI

BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES

Research Interests
Mechanisms of Animal Behavior
Journal Article
Horacio G. Rotstein, David Sant, Alfred Amendolara, Eric S. Fortune. 2023. "LSTM-Based Recurrent Neural Network Provides Effective Short Term Flu Forecasting." BMC Publich Health , vol. 23 , pp. 1788.

I Uyanik, S Sefati, S A Stamper, K A Cho, M M Ankarali, Eric S. Fortune, N J Cowan. 2020. "Variability in locomotor dynamics reveals the critical role of feedback in task control.." eLife , vol. 9 .

I Uyanik, S A Stamper, N J Cowan, Eric S. Fortune. 2019. "Sensory Cues Modulate Smooth Pursuit and Active Sensing Movements.." Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience , vol. 13 , pp. 59.

J E Elie, S Hoffmann, J L Dunning, M J Coleman, Eric S. Fortune, J F Prather. 2019. "From Perception to Action: The Role of Auditory Input in Shaping Vocal Communication and Social Behaviors in Birds.." Brain, behavior and evolution , vol. 94 , no. 1-4 , pp. 51-60.

Melissa Coleman, Eric S. Fortune. 2018. "Quick Guide: Duet singing in plain-tailed wrens." Current Biology , vol. 28 , no. 11 , pp. 643-645.

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Other
"Electric fishes: neural systems, behaviour and evolution."
The Journal of experimental biology, July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2013.