http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Colin+Carlson&feedformat=atomEEBedia - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T04:55:33ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.25.2http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24432Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-30T21:31:08Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
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My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
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[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
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[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
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==Lab Publication List==<br />
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===2000-Present===<br />
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Verboom, G.A., '''Moore, T.E.''', Hoffmann, V., and Cramer, M.D. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/7/70/Moore2.pdf}}<br />
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[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], '''Carlson, C. J.''', Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. 2010 Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/4/45/Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
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'''Moore, T.E.''', Verboom, G.A., and Forest, F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus ''Thesium'' L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/60/Moore1.pdf}}<br />
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===1990-1999===<br />
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===1980-1989===<br />
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[[Image:plasticity.jpg|600px|center]]</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Plasticity.jpg&diff=24431File:Plasticity.jpg2013-01-30T21:28:22Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24228Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:38:10Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
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<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
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<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
Verboom, G.A., '''Moore, T.E.''', Hoffmann, V., and Cramer, M.D. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/7/70/Moore2.pdf}}<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], '''Carlson, C. J.''', Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. 2010 Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/4/45/Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
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'''Moore, T.E.''', Verboom, G.A., and Forest, F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus ''Thesium'' L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/60/Moore1.pdf}}<br />
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===1990-1999===<br />
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===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Moore2.pdf&diff=24227File:Moore2.pdf2013-01-22T17:36:15Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24226Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:35:41Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/4/45/Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/60/Moore1.pdf}}<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24225Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:34:56Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452. {{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/images/6/60/Moore1.pdf}}<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24224Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:33:03Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452. {{pdf|Moore1.pdf}}<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Moore1.pdf&diff=24223File:Moore1.pdf2013-01-22T17:32:43Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
<hr />
<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24221Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:29:57Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* In Prep */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452.<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24220Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:29:49Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===In Prep===<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia Kuntze (Scrophulariaceae).<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The role of edaphic variation in shaping divergence in carbon acquisition traits in the hemiparasitic genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region.<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: ''Chelydra serpentina serpentina'' L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). Survival after injury. ''Herpetological Review'' 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452.<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24219Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:29:17Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===In Prep===<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia Kuntze (Scrophulariaceae).<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The role of edaphic variation in shaping divergence in carbon acquisition traits in the hemiparasitic genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region.<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). SURVIVAL AFTER INJURY. Herpetological Review 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452.<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24218Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:29:09Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* 2000-Present */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===In Prep===<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia Kuntze (Scrophulariaceae).<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The role of edaphic variation in shaping divergence in carbon acquisition traits in the hemiparasitic genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region.<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Tobias_Landberg Landberg, T.], Carlson, C. J., Abernathy, K., Luginbuhl, C., Gemme, P. and Mergins, C. (2010) Natural History Notes: CHELYDRA SERPENTINA SERPENTINA L. (Eastern Snapping Turtle). SURVIVAL AFTER INJURY. Herpetological Review 41(1):70-71. {{pdf|Landbergetal2010Jawless.pdf}}<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340. <br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24217Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:28:06Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Lab Publication List==<br />
<br />
===In Prep===<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia Kuntze (Scrophulariaceae).<br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Cramer MD, and Verboom, GA. (IN PREP). The role of edaphic variation in shaping divergence in carbon acquisition traits in the hemiparasitic genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region.<br />
<br />
===2000-Present===<br />
<br />
Verboom GA, '''Moore TE''', Hoffmann V, and Cramer MD. 2012. The roles of climate and soil nutrients in shaping the life histories of grasses native to the Cape Floristic Region. ''Plant Soil.'' 335: 323-340. <br />
<br />
'''Moore TE''', Verboom GA, and Forest F. 2010. Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Parasitic Genus Thesium L. (Santalaceae), with an emphasis on the Cape of South Africa. ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society''. 162: 435-452.<br />
<br />
===1990-1999===<br />
<br />
===1980-1989===</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24216Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:21:16Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
[[Image:tim.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science degrees at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically, molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Tim.jpg&diff=24215File:Tim.jpg2013-01-22T17:18:13Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24212Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T17:04:22Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Nora Mitchell */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24211Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-22T16:57:41Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Graduate Students */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
Timothy is a second year PhD student, who moved to the University of Connecticut after completing his Undergraduate and Master of Science at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He has an interest in plant evolutionary biology, specifically molecular systematics, comparative biology, and evolutionary ecology. His previous work has investigated the evolution and ecology of the semiparasitic genus, Thesium in South Africa. He has also investigated the evolution of annuality in the grass Ehrharta caylicina, and the adaptive significance of leaf size and shape variation in the genus Jamesbrittenia. His current focus lies in understanding the role that hybridization plays in species’ geographic range expansion, and, ultimately in facilitating adaptive radiations. He hopes to use spatially explicit species distribution data, and next generation sequencing techniques to elucidate patterns of gene flow between populations and between species.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24197Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-21T23:22:45Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Colin J. Carlson */</p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24196Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-21T23:22:30Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013) */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24195Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-21T23:22:13Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* John Boak (Spring 2013) */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24194Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-21T23:21:33Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=24193Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-21T23:21:08Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Graduate Students */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Nora Mitchell'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23980Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-04T14:59:18Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Michael Berkley (Spring 2013) */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attend law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23979Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-04T00:37:30Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
<hr />
<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attending law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23978Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-04T00:31:13Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:mikehead.png|110px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attending law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world. Michael will be working on a project focused on the intersection of law, ethics and ecology in the context of bioprospecting and the use of traditional knowledge in the pharmaceutical industry.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Mikehead.png&diff=23977File:Mikehead.png2013-01-04T00:28:14Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23976Schlichting Lab Research Crew2013-01-04T00:27:44Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: traditional knowledge and the ethics of modern pharmaceuticals.<br />
<br />
Michael is a recent graduate of the University of Connecticut majoring Biology and minoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Some of Michael’s previous research focused on the phenotypic plasticity of Euglenoids and their response to varying environmental conditions, specifically photic levels. His future plans for his educational career are to attending law school, specifically interested in intellectual property and patent law related to pharmaceuticals and medical products. Michael is also passionate about conservation and the intersection of ecology with law, pertaining to the preservation of and intelligent use of our natural world.</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Eldar.png&diff=23975File:Eldar.png2013-01-03T15:50:06Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23947Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T19:24:51Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
<br />
[[Image:Kali.jpg|130px|left]]<br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Kali.jpg&diff=23946File:Kali.jpg2012-12-30T19:23:43Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div></div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23945Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T19:22:00Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23944Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T19:21:50Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
<br />
Kali is an undergraduate sophomore majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and minoring in Wildlife Conservation. Starting in the Fall of 2012, and continuing into Spring 2013, she has been working with Kevin Burgio and Colin Carlson on georeferencing historical observations of an extinct Psittacid in order to recreate the species' niche. Kali is an active member of the Wildlife Conservation Society Chapter at the University of Connecticut and is a certified wildlife rehabilitator through the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
<br />
<br />
==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23943Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T18:31:14Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues better.<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
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Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23942Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T18:30:09Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
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My research revolves around understanding the forces that shape the evolution of the phenotype, from the perspective of the reaction norm (i.e., the range of phenotypes that will be produced by a genotype when it is exposed to different environments). Experimentally I have studied the morphological responses of species and populations to environmental variability (their phenotypic plasticity), but I have become equally interested in the other side of the coin, namely what evolutionary forces operate to restrict the expression of phenotypic variation (the lack of plasticity, i.e., canalization). Some selective factors will favor plasticity, other forces favor canalization. The reaction norm that we observe has been forged by the balance of forces in this tension zone. There are a number of factors that impinge on the outcome: the predictability of environmental change, the ability to sense the change (or its correlates), the spatial or temporal nature of variability, and the scale at which it is perceived (e.g., within an individual's lifetime). We are currently working with the genus ''Pelargonium'' in South Africa to understand these issues with an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant.<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23941Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T18:21:57Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* John Boak (Spring 2013) */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23940Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T18:21:48Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* John Boak (Spring 2013) */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
''Project title'': Modeling adaptation to climate change in New England's salt marshes.<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23939Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-30T18:14:11Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Undergraduates */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Developmental instability and bet-hedging strategies across the Polemoniaceae.<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
<br />
''Project title'': Georeferencing extinct species' ranges to reconstruct extinction processes.<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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==='''Michael Berkley (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson<br />
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''Project title'': Ethnobotany and bioprospecting: how many modern pharmaceuticals were developed unethically?</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23938Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-26T20:14:21Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2013)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
Eldar is an undergraduate senior at the Storrs campus. In my past, he has worked as a lab assistant at Eastern Connecticut State University on DNA fragments of local and hybrid ''Phragmites''. In Spring 2013, Eldar will work with Colin Carlson and James Mickley on a research project still in development. His research interests are predominantly based on neurobiology and the functions of the cerebrum and diseases associated within it. During the summer, he spends most of his time volunteering in Hartford Hospital and Hospital for Special Care working with patients mobility exercises and showing them new equipments and replacing malfunctioning items.<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2013)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23937Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-19T17:29:06Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Kali Block(Fall 2012-) */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block (Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson<br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23936Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-19T02:08:10Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* James "Kimchee" Mickley */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23935Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-19T02:06:47Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James "Kimchee" Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23934Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-19T02:06:36Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James "Kimchee" Mickley'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
''' ''Bio needed.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23933Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:26:09Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Timothy Moore */</p>
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
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Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
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''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
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Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James "Kimchee" Mickley'''===<br />
James Mickley's favorite food is kimchee. He is known, on various occasions, to have thrust this kimchee as well as unusual side dishes (ranging from bear meat to a wide array of exceptional teas) onto any passerby who stop in the lab. ''' ''He also needs to upload his bio.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
Kat Shaw's superpower is invisibility. Her work gets done, papers move mysteriously around her workspace, her laptop comes and goes, yet she is rarely actually sighted in a fully-condensed physical state. ''' ''She also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
Timothy Moore is a hit with all the ladies (and some of the guys...), due to his exotic South African (not British!) accent, his propensity to call things "legendary", and an unusual history as an ultimate frisbee player. ''' ''He also needs to upload his bio.'' '''<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23932Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:24:34Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Katherine Shaw */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
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''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
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==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James "Kimchee" Mickley'''===<br />
James Mickley's favorite food is kimchee. He is known, on various occasions, to have thrust this kimchee as well as unusual side dishes (ranging from bear meat to a wide array of exceptional teas) onto any passerby who stop in the lab. ''' ''He also needs to upload his bio.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
Kat Shaw's superpower is invisibility. Her work gets done, papers move mysteriously around her workspace, her laptop comes and goes, yet she is rarely actually sighted in a fully-condensed physical state. ''' ''She also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23931Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:22:51Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* James Mickley */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
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''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James "Kimchee" Mickley'''===<br />
James Mickley's favorite food is kimchee. He is known, on various occasions, to have thrust this kimchee as well as unusual side dishes (ranging from bear meat to a wide array of exceptional teas) onto any passerby who stop in the lab. ''' ''He also needs to upload his bio.'' '''<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23930Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:21:18Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
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=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
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''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23929Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:20:48Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
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''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
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==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
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==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
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==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
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==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23928Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:20:39Z<p>Colin Carlson: /* Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader */</p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
<br />
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<br />
''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
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==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
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<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
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==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=Schlichting_Lab_Research_Crew&diff=23927Schlichting Lab Research Crew2012-12-18T22:20:27Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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<div>'' '''More on this page will be coming soon!''' ''<br />
<br />
<br />
=='''Dr. Carl Schlichting, our Fearless Leader'''==<br />
[[Image:Carlthumb.jpg|150px|left]]<br />
<br />
Dr. Carl D. Schlichting is the fearless leader of the lab. Between saving helpless tourists from baboons, a refined palette for the pairing of wines with academic journals, and an exceptional level of dedication to the music of the 1980s, Schlichting is not only one of the greatest, but the most unusual, advisors of all time. <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
''' ''He also needs to upload a bio.'' '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Graduate Students==<br />
<br />
==='''Colin J. Carlson'''===<br />
[[Image:Carlsonthumb.jpg|150px|right]]<br />
<br />
Colin is a second-semester Master's student. After completing his undergraduate work with a B.S. in EEB and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from UConn in 2012, Colin returned to the lab to work on a number of different projects pertaining to adaptation of ecosystems and societies to climate change. His previous work has focused on understanding the ecological implications of phenotypic plasticity for adaptation to climate change in the South African genus ''Pelargonium''. His research has also focused on a number of broader social issues, including the relationship between religion and conservation (in the intersection formed by sacred forests); the protection and legal ownership of traditional ecological knowledge; and resilience of social and ecological systems to climate change as a function of cultural stability. His current work focuses on identifying the factors that drive species to extinction, using historical data to reconstruct actual extinction events, and thereby identify the factors that caused them.<br />
<br />
==='''James Mickley'''===<br />
<br />
==='''Katherine Shaw'''===<br />
<br />
==='''Timothy Moore'''===<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==Undergraduates==<br />
==='''Eldar Kurtovic (Spring 2012)'''===<br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson, J. Mickley<br />
<br />
==='''Kali Block(Fall 2012-)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': K. Burgio (Rubega Lab), C. Carlson <br />
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==='''John Boak (Spring 2012)'''=== <br />
''Mentors'': C. Carlson</div>Colin Carlsonhttp://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php?title=File:Carlthumb.jpg&diff=23926File:Carlthumb.jpg2012-12-18T22:16:37Z<p>Colin Carlson: </p>
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