Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ponciano Lab
Led by Jose Miguel Ponciano · Biology
What we study
The Ponciano Lab studies how statistical and stochastic methods can describe ecological and evolutionary processes. They combine field observations of wildlife with computer models and theory to test biological hypotheses.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Reading, writing & theory
- Wild animals
- Coding required
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
The Theory and Practice of Statistical Ecology
Explores how statistical methods can be applied to ecological research.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Small canopy species drive information highways about predators in an Amazonian rainforest
2026 · Deakin Research Online (Deakin University)
Finds small canopy species share predator threat info across Amazonian rainforest species.
- Modeling and Predicting Counts and Environmental Correlates of Mosquito Distributions in Haiti Using Surveillance Data from the Ouest Department
2026 · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Uses mosquito surveillance data to model their distribution and abundance in Haiti.
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- Monitoring population extinction risk with community science data
2025 · Journal of Applied Ecology
Tests whether citizen science data can help track species extinction risks.
- Modeling the impact of anthrax vaccination on buffalo outbreak dynamics in northern Vietnam
2025 · One Health
Models how vaccination reduces anthrax outbreaks in buffalo in northern Vietnam.
- Aging dynamics in captive sea turtles reflect conserved life-history patterns across the testudine phylogeny
2025 · Communications Biology
Shows green sea turtles produce eggs for decades without aging, but mortality increases with age.
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