Jessica Thompson
(2007 Alumni)
My research interests are in conservation, evolutionary biology, watershed management, population modeling, community ecology, ecosystem processes, population genetics, landscape-level ecology.
Senior Thesis Project:
Mate Choice Preference Between Populations
Currently I am working on an experiment to test the strength of mate choice as a gene flow barrier among allopatric populations of the species Astatotilapia burtoni from Lake Tanganyika using microsatelites coupled with behavioral experiments..Presentations and Publications:
Thompson, J. and Hauer F.R. (2007) Stream Periphyton and Coal Mining: Comparative Effects in the Elk Flathead Rivers of Southeastern British Columbia. Conference on Pacific Ecology and Evolution. Univ. of Washington abstract
Grants and Awards:
2007 -- Pacific Ecology and Evolution Travel Fellowship.
2007 -- Miller Student Travel Fellowhip
Outside of Science:
When I'm not in the lab, I fill my days with cooking, rock climbing, mountaineering, playing guitar and running the student bike shop.
