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1. Interaction of sexual selection and species recognition:

Sexual selection and species recognition are often considered as interrelated processes (as in speciation by sexual selection), yet the conventional predictions about these processes are different in many scenarios.

Through a combination of empirical research and mathematical modeling, I am investigating the importance of several environmental factors (species composition, geographic distribution) in mediating the interaction of sexual selection and species recognition.Parabola

2. Impact of anthropogenic noise on acoustic communication

Anthropogenic noise from sources including cars, planes, and heavy machinery is now a common part of natural communities. How does this interference alter signaling and communication in insect communities?

Project in collaboration with Jen Fownes, Dartmouth College Class of 2011