Remember classic island biogeography theory? Well, humans mucked that up.
Why do some islands have more species than others? Classic island biogeographic theory says that it is how island habitat diversity and isolation from source…
Spotted Lanternfly Don’t do Math, but iEcoLab Does
The iEco Lab’s mathematical modeling paper on the population dynamics of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is out in the Journal of Mathematical Biology! The manuscript…
Stefani is awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year”
Stefani, a PhD student of Dr. Helmus, was recently was awarded “PhD Student Entomologist of the Year” for her presentation to the Entomological Society of…
iEco Field Day!
Field work is second nature to most of us here at the iEco lab. Last week, everyone in the lab came together to help Dr.…
iEco’s Undergraduate Students Present their Research
Three undergraduate students from the iEco lab presented at the Temple College of Science and Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, September 23rd. Jackson Fahey…
iEco Mentors for SPROUTs: A High School Research Mentorship Program
This summer, members of the iEco lab mentored local high-school students in research as part of Temple’s Science Preparatory Research Opportunities for Underrepresented Teens (SPROUT)…
Coding for Inclusive Communication
Stakeholder communication is easily overlooked when most of a scientist’s time is spent in the field or lab. The attitude of “publish or perish” is…
Potential for SLF Pan-Invasion: A framework
The potential for the Spotted Lanternfly grapevine pest to become established globally and impact wine production in Europe and the U.S. is very real, according…
PhD Positions in Invasion Ecology
The Integrative Ecology Lab at Temple University has two PhD student positions available for Fall 2023 to work on our invasive spotted lanternfly projects. These…
Dr. Helmus forms strong collaborations this year
The iEco lab provides a highly collaborative environment for its members and our PIs are no exception to this! Dr. Helmus is a co-author on…