Eric Fortune

Eric Fortune
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
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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

Website
http://web.njit.edu/~efortune
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
Uyanik, I, & Sefati, S, & Stamper, S, & Cho, K, & Ankarali, M, & Fortune, Eric, & Cowan, N (2020). Variability in locomotor dynamics reveals the critical role of feedback in task control.. eLife, 9,

Uyanik, I, & Stamper, S, & Cowan, N, & Fortune, Eric (2019). Sensory Cues Modulate Smooth Pursuit and Active Sensing Movements.. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 13, 59.

Elie, J, & Hoffmann, S, & Dunning, J, & Coleman, M, & Fortune, Eric, & Prather, J (2019). From Perception to Action: The Role of Auditory Input in Shaping Vocal Communication and Social Behaviors in Birds.. Brain, behavior and evolution, 94(1-4), 51-60.

Coleman, Melissa, & Fortune, Eric (2018). Quick Guide: Duet singing in plain-tailed wrens. Current Biology, 28(11), 643-645.

Biswas, D, & Arend, L, & Stamper, S, & Vágvölgyi, B, & Fortune, Eric, & Cowan, N (2018). Closed-Loop Control of Active Sensing Movements Regulates Sensory Slip.. Current biology : CB, 28(24), 4029-4036.e4.

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