Welcome to the Bassar Lab Homepage!

Our research focuses on the interplay between evolutionary and ecological processes in natural populations. We address fundamental questions in evolutionary ecology including eco-evolutionary feedbacks in life history evolution, the evolution of species coexistence, and most recently, host-parasite interactions. Because evolutionary fitness and population dynamics are fundamentally quantitative, much of our work involves mathematical eco-evolutionary models in structured populations. We develop these models to derive general predictions and test these predictions with data to draw conclusions. Our empirical research involves comparative and experimental research in the laboratory, natural populations, and experimental populations set in nature. Please visit our Research page to see detailed descriptions of current and past research.

Also check out the our Guppy Project Page to learn more about the research in Trinidad.