MY INTERESTS

My research integrates the study of ecology, behavior and evolution into the fields of biogeography, community ecology and invasion biology by using modeling and experimental techniques to link patterns of species occurrence with processes that determine species persistence, coexistence, and movement across spatial scales. My most recent research has focused on 1) The transition in life history traits of species between natural and urban environments 2) How urbanization and biological invasions effect geographic patterns of diversity and 3) The importance of biotic and abiotic determinants of invasion succes. See my research section for more in-depth descriptions.

MY CONTACT INFORMATION

Department of Entomology & Zoology
3324 Gardner Hall, Box 7613
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7613

E-mail: sean_menke at ncsu.edu
Phone:  (919) 515-3784
Fax:  (919) 515-7746