JOANNA CORIMANYA
Ph.D. Candidate
ABOUT ME
I'm an evolutionary ecologist committed to conducting integrative research, linking ideas across diverse disciplines such as ecology, evolutionary biology, geography, and biophysics. My current and past work have a shared focus on trait lability relative to human-induced environmental changes. I seek to understand the direct consequences anthropogenic activity has on organisms, as well as their ability to cope. Currently, I am conducting my doctoral research in the Peterson Lab at The University of Kansas. In addition to research, I am interested in communicating science to broad audiences, predominately through digital media.
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MY WORK
URBANIZATION & IRIDESCENT PLUMAGE
We still have a very limited understanding of how visual signals change during the process of urbanization. Answering questions about this is essential for understanding underlying patterns of urban species diversity, and for developing more biodiverse cities by further exploring fitness consequences incurred by urban-adaptors.
NEST ORIENTATION
Tallgrass prairies are one of the most threatened ecosystems. In tandem, grassland birds are declining at an alarming rate. Studying coping mechanisms of grassland dependent species is vital to understand how they may survive increasing environmental stochasticity from anthropogenic climate change.
TREELINE MOVEMENT
Mountain treelines are moving upward at a rapidly increasing rate due to anthropogenic climate change. Quantifying their movement across broad geographic regions on diverse temporal scales provides concrete evidence of our changing climate for the public and for policy makers.
