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Research Interests
I work on population ecology and evolution. I am especially excitied about dispersal – who disperses, how far they go, and how this influences demography and local adaptation. A lot of our work focuses on stream salamanders, so we also think about complex life cycles and species interactions in headwater ecosystems.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctorate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Dartmouth College
Bachelor, Biology & Environmental Studies, Middlebury College
Master, Organismal Biology & Ecology, University of Montana
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Lower but not upper thermal tolerance differs with opportunity for thermoregulation in a semi-fossorial lizard
Tevs, D. R. & Lowe, W. H., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 137, 104436.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A lifetime of experiences: Modelling habitat quality through cumulative effects on individual survival
Moeller, A. K., McDevitt, M. C., Lindbloom, A. J., Lowe, W. & Lukacs, P. M., May 12 2025, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16, 6, p. 1173-1185 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ecosystem-engineered infections: Beaver-modified wetlands are associated with conflicting drivers of amphibian pathogen prevalence
Fischer, L. M., Luis, A., Hossack, B. R., McMahon, T. A. & Lowe, W. H., Jul 9 2025, In: Royal Society Open Science. 12, 7, 241169.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Headwater-stream salamander movements and home-range size increased under drought
Cochrane, M. M. & Lowe, W. H., Jun 2025, In: Freshwater Science. 44, 2, p. 159-169 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reproductive strategy predicts thermal biology and microhabitat use in two lizards along a riparian-upland gradient
Tevs, D. R. & Lowe, W. H., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 131, 104185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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