University of Missouri- Saint Louis
Theresa Coble
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor for Experiential and Family Education, University of Missouri- Saint Louis
- Email: coblet@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Education and Interpretation; Interpreting Complex and Controversial Topics; Professional Development for Heritage Practitioners
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Urban Areas, Parks and public lands - i.e., habitat independent
Aimee Dunlap
Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Missouri-Saint Louis
- Email: aimee.dunlap@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Cognitive, behavioral, and urban ecology, mechanisms of decision making, pollination and foraging in bees and flies
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Zoos
Jalene LaMontagne
E. Desmond Lee Professor in Botanical Studies, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-Saint Louis
- Email: jalene.lamontagne@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Population ecology, macrosystems biology, mast seeding, consumer-resource dynamics, synchrony, synthesis
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: North America, Global
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Urban Areas
Bob Marquis
Professor Emeritus, Biology Department, University of Missouri-Saint Louis
- Email: robert_marquis@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology and evolution of tritrophic interactions, arthropod community structure, plant-herbivore interactions, tropical ecology, prairie restoration, oak herbivore community ecology
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Upper Midwest of United States
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland
Sara Miller
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UMSL
- Email: semiller@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Diversification in social insects, evolutionary ecology, and population genetics, urban ecology
Primary geographic area(s) of interest: USA (Missouri)
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Agricultural land, Urban areas
Nathan Muchhala
Principal Investigator and Faculty, Biology, University of Missouri- Saint Louis
- Email: n_muchhala@yahoo.com
Primary subject of interest: Pollination, bats, hummingbirds, plant speciation
Primary geographic area of interest: Neotropical cloud forests (Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica)
LEC Seed Grant Projects
- Floral Scent Differentiation as a Mechanism for Pollinator Partitioning in the Genus Anthurium (Araceae)
- Origin and Diversification of the Flowering Plants of the Gulf of Guinea Archipelago
- Testing the Role that Biotic Interactions Play in Shaping Elevational-Diversity Gradients: An Ecological Metabolomics Approach
Patty Parker
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Biology, University of Missouri- Saint Louis; Researcher, Saint Louis Zoo
Primary subject of interest: Population genetics, disease, birds
Primary geographic interest: Galapagos Islands
Peter F Stevens
Professor of Biology, University of Missouri-Saint Louis; Curator, Missouri Botanical Garden
Primary subject of interest: Seed plant diversification and evolution
Primary geographic interest: Global
Michi Tobler
E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor in Zoological Studies, University of Missouri-St. Louis
- Email: tobler@umsl.edu
Primary subject(s) of interest: Evolutionary ecology, fish biology, and extreme environments
Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Caves and subterranean habitats, Freshwater