Collaborative toad research featured
in Australasian Science
Ecology
and evolution of
communities
in space
Listen to the radio spot about my research on prey evolution
I
use theory, field observations and experimental manipulations to
develop and test hypotheses about
the joint influence of ecological and evolutionary dynamics on the
coexistence of species in interconnected
communities.
Species movement over regional spatial scales provides an intriguing
level at which to understand the creative and destructive elements of
gene flow concurrent with the ecological dynamics of colonization,
extirpation and community assembly. Where the two processes
interact, I am finding novel outcomes for the coexistence of
species
across heterogeneous environments. Such work has important
insights for predicting when communities become species-poor or species
rich following natural, or human, disturbances.
