Benning Lab

Our research group seeks to understand the interplay between evolutionary processes and ecological patterns. We’ve worked on things like

• the importance of biotic interactions in constraining species’ geographic distributions
• the role of temporal gene flow in constraining rapid adaptation
• how environmental gradients control the spread of biological invasions
• how temporal environmental variation mediates the formation of species’ range limits

We make use of manipulative field experiments, long-term observational data, controlled laboratory experiments, and theoretical models to gain a more complete understanding of the mechanisms underlying ecological and evolutionary patterns.

See our research page for more.