Research Projects

We use physiology and models to predict how animals respond to environmental change.

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Woodland Salamander Ecophysiology

We connect microclimate, performance, and physiology across landscapes to understand range limits and extinction risk.

Microclimate Performance Range limits
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Amphibian Skin Breathing

We study how skin structure and function jointly govern oxygen uptake and water loss.

Cutaneous respiration Water balance Respirometry
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Desert Tortoise Conservation Physiology

We link heat and hydration physiology with landscapes to predict persistence in warming deserts.

Heat stress Hydration Mechanistic Niche Modeling
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Bumble Bee Collective Acclimation

We study how colony-level behavior regulates thermal and energetic conditions that shape resilience to climate change.

Collective behavior Nest thermoregulation Energetics
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Modeling endotherm Performance

We quantify how heat flux shapes performance and exposure to climate change risk in endotherms.

Heat flux Performance curves Species Distribution Modeling
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