Dr Andrew McAdam

I am a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado.  I am interested in the processes that affect the evolution of phenotypes in natural populations.  Research in my lab investigates the causes of natural selection, quantitative genetics and how the social interactions (maternal effects and neighbourhood effects) affect natural selection and evolution.  Much of this work is done as part of the Kluane Red Squirrel Project, but we also work in a variety of other systems.

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Jacob Fenner, PhD Student

I am interested in the methodology of ecological science. My goal is to form meaningful relationships with the people, land, and animals that will be doing research with me. By the end of my project, I hope to have a better understanding of the environment and how researchers can do reciprocal work with Indigenous communities

Katie Kariatsumari, PhD Candidate

I am interested in the evolutionary consequences of interactions between plants and small mammals. My research explores how foraging behaviour of kangaroo rats affects two diverging wild sunflower ecotypes at Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Gladiana Spitz, PhD Candidate

I am interested in the evolutionary consequences of social interactions on behavior. My research focuses on understanding variation in territoriality and the ecological conditions under which territoriality is favored by natural selection in North American red squirrels.

Charlotte Sue, PhD Student

I am interested in studying the evolution of phenotypic plasticity. I hope to explore the various factors that impact changing plasticity in parturition date in North American red squirrels.