Doctoral Research
How do cities and/or human-associated variables shape individual phenotypes and community assemblages?
How do cities and/or human-associated variables shape individual phenotypes and community assemblages?
Cities are heterogeneous, living habitats that can have cascading effects on wildlife that inhabit the ecosystem. For my doctoral work at UC Berkeley, I'm interested in working at the cross-section of urban ecology and sociology to understand the effects of complex urban landscapes and anthropogenic/environmental disturbances impacts on wildlife. Specifically, I'm interested in exploring how factors in these landscapes shape the phenotypes of mesocarnivores and the mechanisms that maintain these traits over time. If you're interested in understanding what a project may look like under this framework, you can read my 2020 NSF GRFP Proposal (successful) here.
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