Why are trees taking over in this grassy ecosystem?
Key words: savanna ecology, trees, grass, fire, soil, herbivores, ecosystems, landscape conservation, global change
Category Archives: Frontiers
Discovering species in the 21st century
Every year, hundreds of new species are discovered by scientists. But how does this process work and why does it matter? In this video, I will walk through an example of species discovery from my graduate research.
keywords: species discovery, phylogeny, morphology, fish, genetics, conservation
Mosquitoes: disease and invasion
The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) has been spreading disease and mayhem around the world since the 1500s. How can we use historical records and population genetics to track its invasions through history and into the present?
key words: Aedes aegypti, dengue, yellow fever, Zika, invasive species, population genetics