"EEBies" study a wide variety of taxa, from the archaea to fungi, from algae to insects, from grasses to mammals.  We ask questions at a variety of levels from physiological ecology to phylogenetic reconstruction. We use tools as varied as quadrats and computer models, molecules and satellites, to get at the answers.  We work in ecosystems throughout Oklahoma, from high prairie to the ozark forests, from rivers to reservoirs, and from the polar seas to tropical rainforests.

 Our program offers guidance, tools, facilities, and financial support to students of ecology and evolutionary biology. 

Ecomunch--Feb 10
Wednesdays, 1:30 Richards 304
Winifred Frik Boston U
"Rapid extinction of common species? The impact of white noise syndrome on hibernating bats"

Zoo Seminar--Feb 10
Wednesdays, 4:30 GLCH Auditorium
Tom Kunz Boston U
"Reproductive energetics of free-ranging Brazilian free-tailed bats"

Botany Seminar--Feb 11
Thursdays, 4:30 GLCH 310
C. Siriwardana BOMI
"Carbon storage capacity under varying disturbance regimes"

EEB Publications of note
Larry Weider is lead author on"Long-term changes in metapopulation genetic structure: a quarter century perspective..." in Proc Roy Soc B: 277:139-146

New NSF grant: “Multiple migration strategies in sympatric Painted Buntings”

Migration is a way for animals to take advantage of predictable changes in food availability. It is unclear how migrants will respond to the changes in the seasonality of food abundance that are caused by global change. This project will track the locations of individual Painted Buntings (Passerina ciris) through their annual cycle by using a small geolocation device (0.7g). The project will reveal factors that enable different migration strategies to co-exist within populations and it will evaluate the carry-over impacts of these strategies on the reproductive success of migrants.  The tiny geolocators developed for this project will improve scientific research by greatly expanding the range of animal body sizes for which it is possible to track movements.