Researchers at PLE
PLE is privileged to have a fantastic group of faculty, post-docs, graduate students, and undergraduate students conducting research at the field site. We attract researchers both from our region and from throughout the country.
| Professors and Personnel* | Institutions | Research topics at PLE | |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | - Gerardo Arceo Gomez (G) - Matt Koski (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Ecological context for floral and sexual system evolution |
![]() | - Mike Chips (G) - Eric Griffin (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Empirical tests of competition theory and predation theory in plant communities |
![]() | College of Charleston | Sexual selection and multimodal communication in song sparrows | |
![]() | - Nate Brouwer (G) - Alison Hale (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Plant population genetics |
| University of Cincinnati | Spatial population dynamics, metapopulation ecology, dispersal, plant insect-interactions, ecological modeling | ||
| - Lisa Taylor (P) - Lisa Limeri (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Evolution of coloration | |
![]() | - Rindy Anderson (P) - Rob Lachlan (P) - Neeltje Boogert (G) - Irene Liu (G) | Duke University | Complexity and information in avian signals |
| University of Pittsburgh | Behavioral ecology | ||
| - Rickey Cothran (P) - Aaron Stoler (G) - Jessica Hua (G) - Heather Shaffery (G) - William Brogan (G) - R.J. Bendis (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Aquatic ecology, toxicology, evolution, and behavior | |
![]() | - Adrienne DuBois (G) | University of Miami | Complexity and information in avian signals |
![]() | Dr. Miguel Tejedo - Helder Duarte (G)- Marco Katzenberger (G) | Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Sevilla Spain | Thermal tolerance in aquatic organisms |
![]() | - Ji Hao (G) - Andy Lariviere (G) | University of Pittsburgh | Plant evolutionary ecology |
![]() | Clarion University of Pennsylvnia | Aquatic ecology: The role of trait-mediated indirect effects in shaping communities | |
* P = Post-doc, G = Graduate student








