Department of Biological Sciences
Assistant Professor
Office: 144 Funchess Hall
Phone: (334) 844-1638
Email: rdb0057@auburn.edu
Most Recent Ten Papers (see all on my google scholar page)
van der Zee, M. J., J. R. Whiting, J. R. Paris, R. D. Bassar, J. Travis, D. Weigel, D. N. Reznick, and B. A. Fraser. 2022. Rapid genomic convergent evolution in experimental populations of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Evolution Letters 6:149-161.
Anaya-Rojas, J. M., R. D. Bassar, *T. Potter, **A. Blanchette, **S. Callahan, **N. Framstead, D. N. Reznick, and J. Travis. 2021. The evolution of size-dependent competitive interactions promote species coexistence. The Journal of Animal Ecology. 90: 2704-2717.
Bassar, R. D., T. Coulson, J. Travis, and D. N. Reznick. 2021. Towards a more precise—and accurate—view of eco-evolution. Ecology Letters. 24: 623-625.
Leduc, A. O. H. C., S. A. Thomas, R. D. Bassar, A. López-Sepulcre, **K. MacNeil, R. El-Sabaawi, D. N. Reznick, A. S. Flecker, and J. Travis. 2021. The experimental range extension of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) influences the metabolic activity of tropical streams. Oecologia. 195: 1053-1069.
Germain, R.M., S.P. Hart, M.M. Turcotte, S.P. Otto, J. Sakarchi, J. Rolland, T. Usui, A.L. Angert, D. Schluter, R.D. Bassar, T. Waters, F. Henao-Diaz, and A.M. Siepielski. 2021. On the origin of coexisting species. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 36(4): 284-293
*Potter, T., R. D. Bassar, P. Bentzen, **E. W. Ruell, J. Torres-Dowdall, C. A. Handelsman, C. K. Ghalambor, J. Travis, D. N. Reznick, and T. Coulson. 2021. Environmental change, if unaccounted, prevents detection of cryptic evolution in a wild population. The American Naturalist. 197: 29-46.
WRogowski, E., **A. D. Van Alst, J. Travis, D. N. Reznick, T. Coulson, and R. D. Bassar. 2020. Novel parasite invasion leads to demographic compensation and recovery in an experimental population of guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(36): p. 22580-22589.
Griffiths, J. I., D. Z. Childs, R. D. Bassar, T. Coulson, D. N. Reznick, and M. Rees. 2020. Individual differences determine the strength of ecological interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117: 17068-17073.
WGrinder, R. M., R. D. Bassar, and S. K. Auer. 2020. Upper thermal limits are repeatable in Trinidadian guppies. Journal of Thermal Biology. 90: 102597.
Auer, S. K., R. D. Bassar, D. Turek, **G. J. Anderson, S. McKelvey, J. D. Armstrong, K. H. Nislow, **H. K. Downie, **T. A. J. Morgan, D. McLennan, N. B. Metcalfe. 2020. Metabolic rate interacts with resource availability to determine individual variation in microhabitat use in the wild. The American Naturalist. 196: 132-144.
Last updated: 09/08/2022