This dissertation investigates an old and fundamental question in evolutionary biology: how is adaptation maintained in highly heterogeneous environments? Adaptation in variable environments poses a …
Reciprocal recombinant F2 populations of the fruitfly were created and analyzed using a pooled whole-genome sequencing approach to investigate the effects of divergent mitochondrial DNA …
My overarching research goal is to understand the ecological and evolutionary processes that lead to spatial patterns across scales of biological organization. In my thesis, …