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​​John M. Grady​

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​Understanding how individual traits scale up to drive broader patterns of diversity is a challenge. My research show how three universal and interrelated traits--body size, metabolism, and life history--play a unifying role in ecology over space, time, and evolutionary history. I develop theory and synthesize data to show how these ‘master traits’ helps us understand major issues across disciplines, including the global diversity of marine predators, the thermoregulation of dinosaurs, and niche partitioning in forests. 

​I received my Ph.D. in Biology at the University of New
Mexico in 2016 under Felisa Smith. I am currently in a postdoctoral position at the National Great Rivers Research and Educational Center in St. Louis, IL, with Anthony Dell. 

Recent Activities

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March 3 - 8, 2019, Tuscany, Italy

Gordon Research Conference in Movement Ecology

One of the best things about science is traveling! Discussed whale movement, pondered the Leaning Tower of Pisa and joined an after hours dance party with movement folks. 

Special thanks to Ran Nathan and Tony Dell for getting me there. The cliches about Italy's beauty are all true. 
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​January 25, 2019

Predator paper is out!

After watching innumerable BBC videos on marine life, I decided to contribute something myself. A synthesis and theory paper on the merits of being warm or cold-blooded at sea.