Professor Lambert is an evolutionary ecologist and conservation biologist. Her current research program centers on the evolution of behavior, mammal nutritional biology, and the natural selection of feeding-related adaptations in mammals, especially Primates and Carnivora. Since 1991, Professor Lambert has conducted research at her primary field site (Kibale National Park, Uganda) on questions related to: the evolution of feeding-related clade-level traits (e.g., digestive physiology, gut microbes, and diet), community interactions among mammals and plants, species coexistence, rewilding and biodiversity conservation. Starting in 2016, Professor Lambert initated a large-scale project centering on gray wolves and coyotes in teh American West; in this works she focuses on carnivore resilience and rapid evolution in both anthropogenic landscapes and protected areas (e.g., Yellowstone National Park). Professor Lambert interprets her behavioral and ecological data collected in the field with physiological, genetic, and nutritional chemistry data collected in the laboratory.
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plant-animal interactions, community ecology, feeding-related anatomy and physiology, nutritional ecology, conservation biology, mammals in anthropogenic landscapes, human-wildlife conflict & coexistence, Primates, Carnivora, Africa, North America
