Darwin suggested that evolution was very slow, and this view prevailed until very recently. Now, however, we recognize that ecological changes are causing evolution all around us all the time. Following this change in perception, researchers have become interested in the consequences of contemporary evolution for ecological dynamics; i.e., changes in populations, communities, and ecosystems.
Eco-evolutionary dynamics broadly considers ongoing interactions between ecology and evolution. Most work in our lab has thus far focused on one direction of causality in these dynamics – how ecological changes influence evolutionary dynamics (eco-to-evo). More recently, we have started to explore the reciprocal arrow of causality: how evolutionary changes influence ecological dynamics (evo-to-eco).
Learn more about Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics HERE.
Most of our work is currently done on threespine stickleback - as they are the best study system!
Major past study systems include Trinidadian guppies, Galapagos finches and plants, and salmon.
We also do a lot of work on host-parasite dynamics.
Other study systems have included lemon sharks, Chilean fishes, Ugandan fishes, various Canadian fishes, howler monkeys, dolphins, snails, and many others.
Eco-evolutionary dynamics broadly considers ongoing interactions between ecology and evolution. Most work in our lab has thus far focused on one direction of causality in these dynamics – how ecological changes influence evolutionary dynamics (eco-to-evo). More recently, we have started to explore the reciprocal arrow of causality: how evolutionary changes influence ecological dynamics (evo-to-eco).
Learn more about Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics HERE.
Most of our work is currently done on threespine stickleback - as they are the best study system!
Major past study systems include Trinidadian guppies, Galapagos finches and plants, and salmon.
We also do a lot of work on host-parasite dynamics.
Other study systems have included lemon sharks, Chilean fishes, Ugandan fishes, various Canadian fishes, howler monkeys, dolphins, snails, and many others.
