Research
Photo by Louise Hart Bodt
Introduced species
Introduced species
I'm interested in what we can learn about how species change when they are introduced to new environments.
Photo by Santiago Caballero Carrera from eBird
European Goldfinches
European Goldfinches
There's a small population of European Goldfinches in Illinois that was introduced some time in the early 2000's
Photo by Louise Hart Bodt
Starlings
Starlings
Starlings were introduced to North America in 1890! My master's thesis compared this introduction to introductions in Australia and South Africa.
Publications
Bodt, LH, Rollins, LA, Zichello, JM. Contrasting mitochondrial diversity of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) across three invasive continental distributions. Ecol Evol. 2020; 10: 10186– 10195. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6679