Cover Stories: Suzana Alcantara

In this week’s blog post, Dr. Suzana Alcantara – a researcher at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil – discusses the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 12. Suzana is an evolutionary biologist interested in morphological evolution, plant diversification, and biogeography.  She is particularly interested in understanding the processes that contribute to the immense diversity of plant species in the Neotropical mountains, at macro- … Continue reading Cover Stories: Suzana Alcantara

Cover Stories: Dr. Russell Bonduriansky

In this week’s blog post, Dr. Russell Bonduriansky, professor at University of New South Wales, discusses the story behind the cover for 2016’s Volume 30, Issue 10 of Functional Ecology. Russell has broad interests in evolutionary ecology, but is especially interested in the evolution of sexual reproduction and coevolution of the sexes, life history (especially ageing), and the role of nongenetic hereditary processes in evolution. … Continue reading Cover Stories: Dr. Russell Bonduriansky

Cover Stories: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee

Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee, professor at Arkansas State University, discusses the story behind the cover for Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published all the way back in 2015. Lori is a comparative physiologist. She mostly thinks about reptile ecophysiology at the intersection of endocrinology and immunology. This blog kicks off our brand new blog series – Cover Stories! Read on to learn about one … Continue reading Cover Stories: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee