Welcome to the E-Co-Evo Theory Lab at Case Western Reserve University! We are primarily a theory lab, analyzing how simultaneous ecological and evolutionary dynamics operate in and structure ecological communities and supplementing our analysis with observational and experimental data. Our research topics are quite diverse and include:
- The Role of Evolution in Structuring Ecologically Competitive Communities
- The Evolutionary of Social Cooperation and its Ecological Consequences
- Ecological and Environmental Conditions of Mutualism Evolution and Diversification
- Adaptive Vigilance Behavior in Predator-Prey Communities
- The Macroevolutionary Process and the Effects of Adaptations on Biogeography
In this lab, we value diversity, equity, inclusion, access, and justice. Prospective members are minded to look at the lab documents and code of conduct under the Diversity and Equity page.
New and Updates
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Ryan Joins the Lab!
Read more: Ryan Joins the Lab!We welcome Ryan Carlson to the lab! Ryan was a former student at Case Western Reserve University and joins the lab as a post-baccalaureate and research assistant. He is interested in the intersection of animal behavior, foraging ecology, and trophic cascades and will be modelling how vigilance behavior alters the trophic cascades that come with […]
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Mirian Joins the Lab!
Read more: Mirian Joins the Lab!We welcome Mirian Ementu-Maxwell to the lab! Previously a Masters student at Oxford Brookes University, she studied human-wildlife interactions in the context of the recently identified Niger delta red colobus monkey. She will be joining the lab as a PhD student analysis the effects of cooperative behavior on population viability, disease ecology, and other human-wildlife […]
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Gideon Joins the Lab!
Read more: Gideon Joins the Lab!We welcome Gideon Gywa to the lab! Previously a postdoc at CWRU, he is an evolutionary ecologist and macrophysiologist, interested in how the functional and physiological traits of organisms govern their interactions with each other and ultimately mold their distributions and larger biodiversity patterns. He is interested in both the basic science and applying the […]
The E-Co-Evo Theory Lab 