Understanding ecological and evolutionary dynamics in space.
metapopulations | metacommunities | dispersal and movement behaviour | eco-evolutionary dynamics
theoretical ecology | evolutionary theory | life-history theory | experimental evolution
theoretical ecology | evolutionary theory | life-history theory | experimental evolution
Welcome to my web site! I am an evolutionary ecologist working within the CNRS at the ISEM and the University of Montpellier, France. I am especially interested in the evolution of life-history strategies of animals and plants living in spatially structured populations and communities.
In order to understand these spatio-temporal dynamics, the major focus of my work lies on the causes and consequences of dispersal. I study the effects of ecological and evolutionary processes at multiple hierarchical levels, from shifts in allele frequencies to metapopulation, metacommunity and range dynamics. Since evolution can be very rapid my work takes into account interactions between ecological and evolutionary dynamics as well as eco-evolutionary feedbacks.
As my interest is conceptual and aims at understanding mechanisms, I use both theoretical and experimental approaches. While I advance theory through mathematical models and individual-based simulations, I am particularly interested in combining these findings with empirical evidence from micro- and mesocosms as well as with experimental field work.
In order to understand these spatio-temporal dynamics, the major focus of my work lies on the causes and consequences of dispersal. I study the effects of ecological and evolutionary processes at multiple hierarchical levels, from shifts in allele frequencies to metapopulation, metacommunity and range dynamics. Since evolution can be very rapid my work takes into account interactions between ecological and evolutionary dynamics as well as eco-evolutionary feedbacks.
As my interest is conceptual and aims at understanding mechanisms, I use both theoretical and experimental approaches. While I advance theory through mathematical models and individual-based simulations, I am particularly interested in combining these findings with empirical evidence from micro- and mesocosms as well as with experimental field work.
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featured publications:
Govaert, Fronhofer et al. (2019): Eco-evolutionary feedbacks - Theoretical models and perspectives. Functional Ecology.
Fronhofer et al. (2018): Bottom-up and top-down control of dispersal across major organismal groups. Nature Ecology and Evolution.
Fronhofer et al. (2017) Information use shapes the dynamics of range expansions into environmental gradients. Global Ecology and Biogeography.
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latest news:
Welcome Louise Noergaard, visiting doctoral researcher and ESEB Godfrey Hewitt Mobility Award winner. Louise is based in Matt Hall's Lab at Monash University and will be working on evolution during host-parasite range expansions.
Welcome to two new group members: Nathalie Zeballos and Camille Saade who have joined the team for their M2 Master's theses!
Finally out: our first dispNet paper is published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. Read about the story behind the paper on NEE's blog and see the accompanying News & Views article by Siqueira & Wunderlich. Many thanks to all my coauthors for this great journey!
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