Matt Sasaki

How do temperature and resources interact to shape both population and community growth rates?

We have a model that makes predictions at both levels! And we test them with experimental data from the lab & field.

This one has been gestating for years and we're rather proud of it. Give it a read.

New preprint! Strong but variable seasonal acclimation of thermal limits in Lake Champlain calanoid copepods. Really excited to get this out - our first steps into the freshwater realm!

ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

A group photo with five people standing together on a lawn in front of some trees.

One semester down (and what a semester it was…). A definite bright spot, however, has been watching our lab group grow! Looking forward to a summer full of science!

Excited to share our recent paper, which is one of the first phylogenomic analyses of copepods 🧪
TLDR: the order Harpacticoida should be split, with 2 families forming their own new order—Canuelloida
doi.org/10.1016/j.ym...

Took some time to come together, but so happy to have this paper out!

The Potential for Experimental Evolution to Uncover Trade‐Offs Associated With Anthropogenic and Climate Change Adaptation Adapting to climate change stressors may be hampered by negative trade-offs that prevent the evolution of optimum values for all traits simultaneously. Therefore, an understanding of trade-offs is ne...

New from @jogriffiths61.bsky.social @mattsasaki.bsky.social Isabelle Neylan and me: Experimental evolution is especially useful for revealing trade-offs associated with adaptation to climate change stressors: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Thanks for doing this! scholar.google.com/citations?us...