Theoretical Ecology Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Ongoing studies in Theoretical Ecology Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology include understanding

• the dynamics of mating strategies in small mammals,
  
  
• the role of hybridization in the survival of amphibians, and the response of bottomland tree species to changes in flooding regimes,
  
  
• the impact of chromosomal integrity and ploidy on organisms and natural populations, and
  
  
• the role of enzymes and blood proteins in the population dynamics of cotton boll weevils, kangaroo rats, crayfish, fish and amphibian populations.