Emery is an evolutionary ecologist who studies the causes and consequences of habitat specialization in plant populations that occupy variable environments. Using a variety of empirical tools that include field experiments, genetic analyses, functional trait measurements, and comparative methods, Emery has examined the roles of context-dependent expression of genetic variation, phenotypic plasticity, dispersal trait evolution, and ecological interactions as drivers of adaptation in plants. She has worked in variety of plant communities and ecosystems, including vernal pools, alpine, subalpine, serpentine, salt marsh, lakeshore, and deciduous woodland plant populations. She is currently the PI of the Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research program, through which she is studying the ecological and evolutionary drivers of plant responses to climatic variation in the Rocky Mountain flora.
EBIO 3080 - Evolutionary Biology
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Lect. and lab. Emphasizes the fundamental evolutionary concepts that provide explanations for the diversification of life on Earth. Specific topics include the evidence for evolution, adaptation by natural selection, speciation, systematics, molecular and genome evolution, and macroevolutionary patterns and processes. Recitations allow students to explore specific topics in more depth and smaller groups. Recommended prerequisites: EBIO 1210 and EBIO 1220 (minimum grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and EBIO 3680.
EBIO 3990 - EBIO Honors Thesis Research
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Summer 2021
Provides an introduction to the departmental Honors program. Consists of individual library research on a potential Honors thesis topic under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Recommended prerequisites: minimum 3.2 GPA and approval by departmental honors committee.
EBIO 4600 - Evolutionary Ecology
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2022
Evaluates how interactions within species, among species and between species and the environment evolve over time. Emphasizes the development of scientific skills, including ecological, genetic and statistical tools for testing hypotheses in evolutionary ecology. Lab activities include research projects that quantify natural selection, gene flow and phenotypic plasticity in natural systems, and a semester-long class experiment examining plant dispersal. Same as EBIO 5600.
EBIO 4870 - Independent Research: Upper Division
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Spring 2018 / Fall 2018 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2023
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
EBIO 4990 - EBIO Honors Thesis Research
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Spring 2023
To be taken during the final academic year prior to graduation. Consists of the final phase of honors research and thesis preparation under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Recommended prerequisites: minimum 3.3 GPA and a declared EBIO major and approval by departmental Honors program.
EBIO 5600 - Evolutionary Ecology
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Evaluates how interactions within species, among species and between species and the environment evolve over time. Emphasizes the development of scientific skills, including ecological, genetic and statistical tools for testing hypotheses in evolutionary ecology. Lab activities include research projects that quantify natural selection, gene flow and phenotypic plasticity in natural systems, and a semester-long class experiment examining plant dispersal. Same as EBIO 4600.
