Evolutionary Ecology |
Ralph Ackerman |
Physiological, ecological and biophysical aspects of heat and mass exchange between organisms and their environments, with current research on the ecological physiology and biophysical ecology of reptile and avian eggs and embryos. |
Dean Adams |
Evolution of phenotypic diversity; ecological and evolutionary morphology; species interactions and community organization; quantitative morphology (morphometrics).
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Anne Bronikowski |
Evolutionary genetics and population biology of life history variation in snakes. The evolution and persistence of senescence and the menopause in mammals. |
Brent Danielson |
Effects of complex landscapes on the dynamics and structure of animal communities. |
Diane Debinski |
Current research includes studies of: 1)biogeographic analysis of species/habitat relationships using use of GIS and remotely sensed data, 2) restoration of prairie communities, 3) habitat fragmentation in agroecosystems, and 4) global climate change. |
John Downing |
Limnology, aquatic ecology, biogeochemistry, restoration ecology, landscape ecology and conservation of aquatic biodiversity. Watershed studies analyze the influence of the chemical and physical characteristics of aquatic ecosystems on phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos and fish. Conservation studies emphasize freshwater mussels. |
Fred Janzen |
Molecular and experimental evolutionary ecology, primarily of reptiles; the relative impact of environmental and genetic factors on variation in, and evolution of, adaptive physiological traits like sex-determining mechanisms; the genetic structure of, and relationships among, individuals, populations, and higher taxa. |
| Clint Kelly |
Sexual selection and the evolution of mating systems and strategies; meta-analysis of literature to quantitatively review topics in behavioural ecology |
Kirk Moloney |
Research interests include the spatial dynamics of ecological systems; relationships between ecological pattern and process; disturbance ecology; ecology of invasions; and the application of ecological knowledge in the process of restoration. |
John Pleasants |
Pollination ecology, effects of GMO plants on native insect species and potential for gene flow between GMO plants and native plants. |
Carol Vleck |
Physiology, ecology and behavior of vertebrates, especially the interaction of reproduction, energetics, aging and environmental stressors, with particular emphasis on field studies in birds. |
Nicole Valenzuela |
Ecological and Evolutionary genomics of phenotypic plasticity, developmental
pathways, and sex determination. Life history evolution, conservation and
ecological genetics of turtles. |
Brian Wilsey |
Interests are on the ecology and restoration of grasslands, especially the effects of disturbance and species diversity on community and ecosystem processes such as primary productivity, CO2 uptake and storage (an important component of global change), and herbivore consumption. |
