Justin WanLoss of plasticity in life-history strategy associated with secondary invasion into stressful…This research project was the first one in my PhD. Spurred on by the interesting results of my honours project (Link…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
Justin WanDoes the cost of adaptation to extremely stressful environments diminish over time?Understanding how organisms adapt to stress is crucial to making predictions in conservation, agriculture, and pathogens. What happens when…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Justin WanEnemy release at range edges: do invasive species escape their herbivores as they expand into new…Cane toads had been found to escape their parasites at the range-front in northern Australia, which could have contributed to the evolution…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Justin WanPopulations evolving towards failure: costs of adaptation under competition at the range edge of an…Weeds introduced into Australia often expand in range. For those that establish in nice, coastal urban environments, they meet new and…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Justin WaninHow can I use modelling as an empirical scientist?4. Comparing, Judging, and TimingAt some point you’ll find some things need to be done on a case-by-case basis, much like in real life.May 2, 2016May 2, 2016
Justin WaninHow can I use modelling as an empirical scientist?3. Loops and cyclesIn the last section we learnt how to plug functions into Matlab and how to plot them.Apr 6, 2016Apr 6, 2016
Justin WaninHow can I use modelling as an empirical scientist?2. Writing and Plotting FunctionsNow we learn to write functions in Function form: what we wrote in the last section was a raw script.Apr 3, 2016Apr 3, 2016
Justin WaninHow can I use modelling as an empirical scientist?1. Very BasicsThis section shows you how to use Matlab and R. The examples in text will be based on Matlab, though the equivalent code for R are found at…Apr 3, 2016Apr 3, 2016
Justin WaninHow can I use modelling as an empirical scientist?Our ‘functional’ world“You couldn’t really do ecology if you didn’t know how to construct even the most basic mathematical model — even a simple regression is a…Mar 31, 2016Mar 31, 2016