Samantha Renshaw's research looks at determining the effectiveness of marine protected areas for elasmobranch species like sharks, skates and rays. These areas typically exclude fishing and boat travel, but we do not necessarily know how efficient these are at conserving the species within them. Did you know we had shark species off the east coast …

Peter Soroye is a PhD student looking at climate change, habitat loss and how both factors affect ecosystems around the globe. He primarily focuses on pollinators (i.e bees and butterflies) as model species. As a conservation biologist, he primarily asks a lot of ecological questions based on broad patterns and what we can do to mitigate the impact…

The main goal of Ève's research is to better understand how tree swallows choose their nest site, and to determine if the installation of nest boxes can lead to non-ideal habitat choice. Tree swallows are aerial insectivores who usually breed in secondary cavities (i.e. tree cavities excavated by another species). Because those cavities are quite r…

Anne-Sophie studies trophic interactions related to forest pest species with cyclical outbreaks. She more precisely looks at the Forest Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma disstria), a pest species known to affect aspen and maple trees, among others. She is interested in the impacts that different sources of mortality have on Forest Tent Caterpillar colon…

Episode 12 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about Mendel’s Laws and killer genes. Nunez, M.A.B., Nuckolls, N.L., Zanders, S.E. (2018) Genetic Villains: Killer Meiotic Drivers. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2018.02.003 Join the conversation at wildarun.com! Background soundscapes provided by the National Park Service. …

Episode 11 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about life history strategies, domestication of dogs, and animal development. Geiger, M., Evin, A., Sanchez-Villagra, M.R., Gascho, D., Mainini, C., Zollikofer, C.P.E. (2017) Neomorphosis and heterochrony of skull shape in dog domestication. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-01…

Episode 10 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about adaptive radiation and humans as a driver of speciation. Herrera, J.P. (2016) Testing the adaptive radiation hypothesis for the lemurs of Madagascar. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1098%2Frsos.161014 Join the conversation at wildarun.com! Background soundscapes provided by the …

Episode 9 of the Ecology Podcast. This week we’re talking about how we define a species and how it impacts conservation. Zachos, F. E. (2014) Taxonomic inflation, the Phylogenetic Species Concept and lineages in the Tree of Life – a cautionary comment on species splitting. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12088 Join the conversation at wildarun.com…

Episode 8 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about how life originated, artificial life forms, what’s worth conserving, and the possibility of life on other planets. Glade, N., Bastien, O., Ballet, P. (2017) Diversity and survival of artificial lifeforms under sedimentation and random motion. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12…

Episode 7 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about the history of evolutionary theory and the debate between natural selection and group selection. Traulsen, A., Nowak, M.A., (2006) Evolution of cooperation by multilevel selection. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0602530103 Join the conversation at wildarun.com! Background…

Episode 6 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about natural selection, managing forest fires, and selection on humans. Pausas, J.G. (2015) Evolutionary fire ecology: lessons learned from pines. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.03.001 Join the conversation at wildarun.com! Background soundscapes provided by the Nati…

Episode 5 of the Ecology Podcast. This week we’re talking about decomposition and nutrient cycling, how we define “natural,” and impacts on biodiversity. Mlambo, M.C., Paavola, R., Fritze, H., Louhi, P., Muotka, T. (2019) Leaf litter decomposition and decomposer communities in streams affected by intensive forest biomass removal. https://www.scienc…

Episode 4 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about biological productivity, plagiarism in science, and the target audience of research. Ma, Z., Chen, Y.H., Kumar, P., Gao, B., (2019) Species mixture increases production partitioning to belowground in a natural boreal forest. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/…

Episode 3 of the Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about organism adaptations to the environment, statistical significance, and making decisions in research. Delić, T., Trontelj, P., Zakšek, V., Fišer, C. (2015) Biotic and abiotic determinants of appendage length evolution in a cave amphipod. https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.…

Episode 2 of The Ecology Ecology Everywhere Podcast. This week we’re talking about what ecology is, the debate between pure and applied research in ecology, and the biases which exist in funding science. Join the conversation at wildarun.com Background soundscapes provided by the National Park Service. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaster…

Episode 1 of The Ecology Everywhere Podcast, hosted by Arun Dayanandan, Charles Plaisir, and Kyle Grant. In this episode we talk about who we are, what got us interested in ecology, and where we hope to take the show. Join the conversation at wildarun.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ecology-everywhere/messa…