​Michael P. Moore
 
​Biodiversity Post-Doctoral Fellow
Living Earth Collaborative 
St. Louis, MO

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I'm an evolutionary ecologist that studies the adaptation and diversification of life histories and mating systems. 

Check out more details about my work on the Research and Publications pages!

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NEWS & UPDATES

2020
January

• Article on developmental temperatures and sexually selected wing coloration accepted to Ecological Entomology. Importantly, this paper was led by Cassandra Lis, who was in HIGH SCHOOL when she worked with me to run this project and write the first draft of the manuscript. A genuine superstar.

​2019
August

• My paper on temperature and sexual selection in dragonflies got 2nd place in the 2019 CWRU Department of Biology Graduate Outstanding Paper Award
• Started my new position as a Biodiversity Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Living Earth Collaborative - a new biodiversity center at Washington University, the St. Louis Zoo, and the Missouri Botanical Garden

July

• Paper with Ryan on the evolution of carry-over effects accepted to Journal of Animal Ecology

June

• Paper with Howard and Ryan on the strength of maternal effects in animal populations accepted to Ecology Letters
• Presented a talk on adaptive decoupling and a poster on the thermal effects of sexual coloration at Evolution 2019
• Had an awesome time seeing the odonates of SE Ohio and giving the keynote address at the 2019 Ohio Dragonfly Conference​

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