Category Archives: Featured Researchers

Marco Camaiti is a PhD student at the Monash University in Australia. He is a herpetologist interested in the evolution of vertebrate diversity. Here, Marco shares his recent work on limb reduction and loss in skink lizards. Marco Camaiti during fieldwork in Australia. Personal links. Twitter Institute. School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Australia AcademicContinue reading “ECR feature: Marco Camaiti on the morphology and ecology of skink lizards”

Rodolfo Anderson has just finished his PhD at the Monash University in Australia. He is an ecophysiologist interested in understanding the factors underlying the distribution of ectotherms. Here, Rodolfo shares his recent work on geographical correlates of the vulnerability of lizards to climate change. Rodolfo at the Itatiaia National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Personal links.Continue reading “ECR feature: Rodolfo Anderson on lizard reponses to global warming”

Emily Schumacher is a research assistant at the Morton Arboretum in the USA. She is a conservation biologist interested in using genetic tools to infer tree restoration measures. Here, Emily shares her recent work on temporal climatic effects on the butternuts. Emily Schumacher with butternut tree at the Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL. Personal links. TwitterContinue reading “ECR feature: Emily Schumacher on temporal climatic responses of the butternut tree.”

Purabi Deshpande is undertaking her PhD at the University of Helinksi. She is an urban ecologist, with an interest in understanding how climate change and anthropogenic disturbance affect bird communities. Purabi shares her recent work on the interaction between climate and habitat on over-wintering bird abundance in Finland. Purabi, watching early spring migrants in winterContinue reading “ECR Feature: Purabi Deshpande on habitat use by over-wintering birds”

Amelia Bridges is a postdoc at the University of Plymouth in the UK. She is a marine biologist interested in deep-sea ecology. Here, Amelia shares her recent work on seamount benthic community gradients. Dr Amelia Bridges presenting her research at the National Marine Aquarium. Personal links. Twitter | Website | Research Gate | Linkedln Institute.Continue reading “ECR feature: Amelia Bridges on deep-sea ecological gradients”

Pieter Sanczuk is a PhD student at the Ghent University in Belgium. He is a botanist interested in forest microclimates. Here, Pieter shares his recent findings on the understorey plant species range dynamics under climate change. Pieter searching for bluebells transplanted 60 years ago (and 35 years before he was born). Although GPS coordinates wereContinue reading “ECR feature: Pieter Sanczuk on plant range shifts under climate change.”

Paulina Meller is finishing her PhD at the University of Hamburg, Germany. She studies the evolutionary forces that generate diversity in plants. Paulina shares her recent work on the environmental factors that have given rise to diversity in geoxyles, plants with disproportionately high below-ground woody biomass. Paulina Meller taking a break from digging in theContinue reading “ECR Feature: Paulina Meller on factors shaping diversity in geoxyles”

Rodolfo is a PhD student at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He is a herpetologist with an interest in physiology and biogeography. Rodolfo shares his recent work on the ecophysiological strategies used by an Australian skink, Lampropholis guichenoti, to survive in diverse, variable climatic conditions. Rodolfo on top of Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. Personal. Twitter Institute. SchoolContinue reading “ECR Feature: Rodolfo de Oliveira Anderson on ecophysiology in skinks”

Rowan J. Schley is a postdoc at the University of Exeter and the University of Edinburgh. He is particularly interested in using genomic approaches to study diversity in tropical ecosystems. Rowan shares his recent work on the diversification of the pantropical tree genus, Pterocarpus, and the relative roles of biome-switching and long-distance dispersal. Rowan withContinue reading “ECR Feature: Rowan Schley on the diversification of pantropical trees”

Maria Guerrina is a postdoc at the Università degli Studi di Genova in Italy. She is a plant biologist interested in the evolution of endemic biota. Here, Maria shares her recent work on the post-glacial contraction of an Alpine endemic species. Maria Guerrina during fieldwork in the South-western European Alps. Personal links. Research Gate Institute.Continue reading “ECR feature: Maria Guerrina on post-glacial contraction in an Alpine endemic plant.”