Invertebrates are extremely diverse, and despite their small size and often overlooked status, they play crucial roles in the functioning of ecosystems and can help us understand the complexity of the natural world. My research aims to use these tiny creatures to answer ecological and evolutionary questions.

Key interests include:

The evolution of animal courtship displays

The ecology of ephemeral resources (carrion, leaf litter, dung, temporal pools)

The role of sexual dimorphism in ecological processes (disease, invasion, population growth)

The genetic, demographic, and stochastic processes that determine population success or extinction