Category Archives: Featured Researchers

Susanna Bryceson has recently completed her PhD at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She is an ecologist primarily researching the migration of C4 grasses to Australia and their effect on the resident flora and fauna with which they had not co-evolved. Here, Susanna shares her experience and exciting findings. Susanna Bryceson at savanna fire research siteContinue reading “ECR feature: Susanna R. Bryceson on the distribution of grasses in Australia”

Nahla Lucchini is a PhD candidate at the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO) in Portugal. She is an evolutionary ecologist with a special focus on the biogeographical dynamics of reptiles. Here, Nahla shares her recent work on climatic adaptation and diversification in European vipers. Nahla sampling vipers in Morocco Personal links.Continue reading “ECR feature: Nahla Lucchini”

Ricardo Gaytán-Legaria is a PhD candidate at the UNAM – National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is broadly interested in the biogeography and evolution of different Mexican taxa, with emphasis in oaks species and other plants. Here, Ricardo shares his recent work on the phylogeography and niche breadh of Mexican oaks. Ricardo Gaytán-Legaria during fieldContinue reading “ECR feature: Ricardo Gaytán Legaria on phylogeography of Mexican oaks”

Aritra Biswas is a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Science. He is a evolutionary biologist with special focus on the processes that generate and maintain biological diversity. Here, Aritra shares his recent work on the biogeographical history of tarantulas. Aritra Biswas in the field looking for tarantulas in the forests of the WesternContinue reading “ECR feature: Aritra Biswas”

Jacqueline Mattos is a PhD candidate at the University of Campinas – UNICAMP. She is a genome scientist and bioinformatician with special focus on the evolutionary and adaptive processes of natural plant populations. Here, Jacqueline shares her recent work on the climate and biotic drivers of range limits in a neotropical orchid. Personal links. GoogleScholarContinue reading “ECR feature: Jacqueline Mattos”

Chase Brownstein is an incoming graduate student at Yale University. He is a evolutionary biologist and paleontologist primarily interested on how the biogeography of extinct species can inform ideas about contingency and determinism in evolutionary theory. Here, Chase shares his recent work on the biogeography of extant lungfishes. Personal links. Twitter | GoogleScholar Institute. YaleContinue reading “ECR feature: Chase Doran Brownstein”

João Capurucho is a postdoc at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA. He is a biogeographer and ecologist with a strong focus on Amazonian birds. Here, João shares his recent work on the evolutionary history of white-sand ecosystem birds. João Capurucho during field work in Amazonia in 2022. Personal links. Twitter |Continue reading “ECR feature: João Marcos Guimarães Capurucho”

Arlo Hinckley is a postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Universidad de Sevilla. He is an evolutionary biologist with a focus on the origin, maintenance, and distribution of mammalian diversity. Here, Arlo shares his recent work on the evolutionary history and divergence patterns of Asian squirrels. Picture of Arlo HinckleyContinue reading “ECR feature: Arlo Hinckley”

André Luís Luza is a postdoc at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. He is an ecologist with special focus on community ecology, macroecology, and macroevolution. Here, André shares his recent work on functional diversity patterns of reef fish, corals and algae. André Luís Luza is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Universidade Federal deContinue reading “ECR feature: André Luís Luza”

Anne is a postdoc at the Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, CNRS, France. She is an ecologist studying at the intersection of phylogenetics, biogeography, and climate change. Both in prose and verse, Anne shares the history of New Zealand’s largest plant radiation. Anne hugging a hebe in the subalpine tussock grassland of the Rock and Pillar rangeContinue reading “ECR feature: Anne Thomas”