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RESEARCH:
I'm interested in many aspects of ecology, including
conservation biology, population dynamics, invasive
species, and life-history strategies. I primarily
work with invertebrates, particularly moths (Lepidoptera)
in temperate forests, their predators, parasitoids,
and pathogens, and the interaction between caterpillars,
their host plants, and environmental factors. Many
questions that are of interest to me are not specific
to this fascinating and diverse group of organisms,
but apply broadly to the fields of community, population,
and evolutionary ecology.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- The extirpation of the invasive browntail moth from
North America
- Host tree interactions with parasitoids of tent
caterpillars
- Competition between exotic and native parasitoids
of forest Lepidoptera
- Conservation of the federally-listed Karner blue
butterfly in New York
- Habitat structure and conservation of the barrens
buck moth on Cape Cod
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