Samuel M. Flaxman Assistant Professor (starting 2009) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Colorado at Boulder
	Research in my lab combines theoretical and empirical approaches in a variety of projects that investigate the evolutionary ecology of competition and conflict.  The majority of my research explores predator-prey interactions in the context of habitat selection (i.e., small scale spatial distributions and real-time interactions of organisms).  This research uses a combination of analytic modeling (in collaboration with Yuan Lou, Department of Mathematics, Ohio State University), simulation modeling, and empirical investigations of a tritrophic system.  The latter are conducted with fava bean plants (Vicia faba), pea aphids (Acyrthosiphon pisum), and sevenspotted lady beetles (Coccinella septempunctata) in experimental microcosms.  The other projects I am currently working on are (1) an evolutionary simulation model of food web assembly and (2) exploring the adaptive significance of morning sickness in human pregnancy. I am currently seeking graduate students to join my lab. Please contact me (info below) if you are interested.
Contact Information tel: 303.249.3119 email: samuel.flaxman[at]colorado.edu		Join the Lab! undergraduates :: graduate students :: postdocs
Detailed Research Descriptions (1) predator-prey habitat selection (2) evolution of food webs (3) morning sickness		Research-Related Links CV :: publication list (with links to pdfs)