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João Pedro (JP) Fontanelle is a postdoc at the Institute of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Toronto in Canada. He is an evolutionary biologist interested in how spatial and temporal eco-evolutionary dynamics affect micro- and macroevolution. Here, JP shares his recent work on how stingrays invaded the freshwaters and diversified in South AmericanContinue reading “ECR feature: João Pedro (JP) Fontanelle on stingrays biogeography”

Chaim Lasmar is a postdoc at Universidade Federal de Lavras. He is an ecologist with a particular interest in ants and their contribution to ecosystem function. Chaim shares his recent work on the variable foraging behaviour of ants across large spatial scales and across different ecoregions in the neotropics. Chaim Lasmar in his typical habitat.Continue reading “ECR Feature: Chaim Lasmar on resource use by ants”

Arthur Boom is a PhD student at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He is interested in the biogeography of African plants and the application of genomic approaches to study their evolutionary. Arthur shares his recent work on trees from the Brachystegia genus to understand the history of miombo woodlands in Africa through sequencing of theirContinue reading “ECR Feature: Arthur Boom unravels the history of miombo woodlands through study of Brachystegia plastid genomes”

Felip Camurugi is a postdoc at Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul. He is a biogeographer with an interest in anurans and their diversity. Felipe shares his recent work on gladiator treefrogs from South American and his tests for the presence (or absence) of cryptic lineages in this species. Felipe Camurugi in the field,Continue reading “ECR Feature: Felipe Camurugi on gladiator treefrog biogeograhy”

William “Buzz” Nanavati is a postdoc at Portland State University. He is a palaeoecologist and biogeographer, interested in how environmental changes through time affect ecosystems. William shares his recent work on previous climates and land-use change on the dynamics of monkey-puzzle forests in Patagonian. William “Buzz” Nanavati, a monkey-puzzle tree, and a canine companion (EddyContinue reading “ECR Feature: William Nanavati on monkey-puzzle trees and global change”

Taís F. R. Guimarães is a postdoc at the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil. She is an ecologist interested in elucidating spatio-temporal processes affecting the community of freshwater fishes. Here, Taís shares her recent work on the effect of sea level on the beta diversity of coastal lagoon fish communities in South America.Continue reading “ECR feature: Taís F. R. Guimarães on the sea-level impact on coastal lagoon fish communities”

Magdalena is a postdoc at the Institute of Microbiology, University Innsbruck, Austria. She is a microbial ecologist interested in the ecosystem services and industrial applications of micro-organisms. Magdalena shares her recent work on characterising different methanogenic archaeal assemblages from stream habitats across Europe. Personal links. Twitter | Webpage Institute. Institute of Microbiology, University Innsbruck, AustriaContinue reading “ECR Feature: Magdalena Nagler on methanogenic archaeal assemblages”

Elizabeth Joyce is a PhD candidate at the Australian Tropical Herbarium & James Cook University. She is an evolutionary biologist interested in the origins of the northern Australian flora. Here, Lizzy shares her recent work on the routes used by plants to disperse between Australia and Southeast Asia. Elizabeth Joyce during fieldwork to collect AglaiaContinue reading “ECR feature: Elizabeth Joyce on floristic exchange tracks”