​My Research:

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I am interested in understanding how and why animals evolve their particular behaviors or phenotypes and how they interact in nature. I am interested in predicting how animals ought to use information about predation and other stressors to adjust their phenotype, and then empirically test those predictions. I am also interested in understanding how phenotypic plasticity affects species interactions and community structure, especially around predator-prey interactions.

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Left - Pond snails, Physa acuta. 

Right - A crayfish (Procambarus simulans) attempts to pull a snail out of its shell

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