Sharks, Trees, and Dinosaurs
Integrating biology across scales
Integrating biology across scales
John M. Grady The diversity of nature is inspiring but also makes the search for general principles challenging. Biologists often specialize in a particular taxon or level of organization, but we can gain insights by integrating ideas across disciplines. I use an energetic lens to develop theory and synthesize data to better understand patterns across the tree of life. This includes the diversity of warm and cold-blooded predators, the thermoregulation of dinosaurs, and niche partitioning of trees with divergent metabolic strategies. 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 East Alton, IL, with Anthony Dell. |