Research in the Shogren lab at Wake Forest University will focus on how ecological and evolutionary factors influence divergence and hybridization at secondary contact. Stay tuned!
As an NSF postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Al Uy at the University of Rochester I started studying the role of sex chromosomes (and neo-sex chromosomes!) in shaping hybridization and introgression in a pair of recently sympatric Myzomela honeyeaters in the Solomon Islands. By linking genomic patterns with behavioral and ecological data, I seek to understand the factors influencing speciation and drivers of biodiversity.
My PhD research with Dr. Alice Boyle focused on the influence of natural selection, especially abiotic factors such as rainfall, on the scope of sexual selection in a delightful group of birds – the Neotropical manakins (family Pipridae). I asked questions and tested predictions at the clade, species, and population level, integrating comparative, genetic, and behavioral analyses in my dissertation. I continue to collaborate with colleagues from the Manakin Genomics Research Coordination Network.
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Elsie H. Shogren, PhD 