Peer reviewed publications
Tittes, S.B., C. Weiss-Lehman, N.C. Kane, R.A. Hufbauer, N.C. Emery, and B.A. Melbourne. In review. Evolution is more repeatable in the introduction versus range expansion phase of colonization. Evolution Letters
Hallet, L.M., L. Aoyama, G. Barabás, B. Gilbert, L. Larios, N. Shackelford, C.M. Werner, O. Godoy, E.R. Ladouceur, J.E. Lucero, C. Weiss-Lehman, J.M. Chase, C. Chu, W.S. Harpole, M.M. Mayfield, A.M. Faist, and L. Shoemaker. 2023. Restoration ecology through the lens of coexistence theory. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 38: 1085-1096.
Moerman, F., N. Lustenhouwer, F. Altermatt, R. Bassar, G. Bocedi, D. Bonte, S. Dey, E. Fronhofer, E. Garcez de Rocha, A. Giometto, L. Lancaster, R. Prather Jr., M. Saastamoinen, J.M. Travis, C. Urquhart, C. Weiss-Lehman, J. Williams, L. Börger, and D. Berger. 2023. Experimental evolution of dispersal: unifying theory, experiments and natural systems. Journal of Animal Ecology 92: 1113-1123.
Weiss-Lehman, C., C.M. Werner, C.H. Bowler, L.M. Hallet, M.M. Mayfield, O. Godoy, L. Aoyama, G. Barabás, C. Chu, E. Ladouceur, L. Larios, and L.G. Shoemaker. 2022. Disentangling key species interactions in diverse and heterogeneous communities: a Bayesian sparse modeling approach. Ecology Letters 25:1263-1276.
Bowler, C.H., L.G. Shoemaker, C. Weiss-Lehman, I. Towers, and M.M. Mayfield. 2022. Positive effects of exotic species dampened by neighborhood heterogeneity. Ecology e3779.
Bowler, C.H., C. Weiss-Lehman, I. Towers, M.M. Mayfield, and L.G. Shoemaker. 2022. Accounting for demographic uncertainty increases predictions for species coexistence: a case study with annual plants. Ecology Letters.
Weiss-Lehman, C. and A.K. Shaw. 2022. Understanding the drivers of dispersal evolution in range expansions and their ecological consequences. Evolutionary Ecology 36:181-197.
Benning, J., R.A. Hufbauer, and C. Weiss-Lehman. 2022. Increasing temporal variance leads to stable species range limits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 202202202.
Miller, T.E.X., A.L. Angert, C.D. Brown, J.A. Lee-Yaw, M. Lewis, F. Lutscher, N.G. Marculis, B.A. Melbourne, A.K. Shaw, M. Szucs, O. Tabares, T. Usui, C. Weiss-Lehman, J.L. Williams. 2020. Eco-evolutionary dynamics of range expansion. Ecology 101: e03139.
Leach, D., A.K. Shaw, and C. Weiss-Lehman. 2020. Stochasticity in social structure and mating system drive extinction risk. Ecosphere 11:e03038. 10.1002/ecs2.3038
Weiss-Lehman, C. and A. Shaw. 2020. Spatial population structure determines extinction risk in climate-induced range shifts. The American Naturalist 195: 31-42.
Shoemaker, L.G., E. Hayhurst, C. Weiss-Lehman, A.T. Strauss, A. Porath-Krause, E.T. Borer, E.W. Seabloom, and A.K. Shaw. 2019. Pathogens manipulate the preference of vectors, slowing disease spread in a multi-host system. Ecology Letters 22: 1115-1125.
Weiss-Lehman, C., S. Tittes, N. C. Kane, R. A. Hufbauer, and B. A. Melbourne. 2019. Stochastic processes drive rapid genomic evolution during experimental range expansions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20190231.
Szucs, M., M. Vahsen, B. A. Melbourne, C. Hoover, C. Weiss-Lehman, and R.A. Hufbauer. 2017. Rapid adaptive evolution in novel environments acts as an architect of population range expansion. PNAS 114: 13501-13506.
Weiss-Lehman, C., K. Davies, C. Clements, and B. Melbourne. 2017. Estimating extinction risk with minimal data. Biological Conservation 213: 194-202.
Szucs, M., B.A. Melbourne, T. Tuff, C. Weiss-Lehman, and R.A. Hufbauer. 2017. Genetic and demographic founder effects have long term fitness consequences for colonizing populations. Ecology Letters 20: 436-444.
Weiss-Lehman, C., R.A. Hufbauer, and B.A. Melbourne. 2017. Rapid trait evolution drives increased speed and variability in experimental range expansions. Nature Communications 8: 14303.
Manzaneda, A., P. Rey, J. Anderson, E. Raskin, C. Weiss-Lehman, and T. Mitchell-Olds. 2015. Natural variation, plasticity and tradeoffs of drought tolerance-related traits in the Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae) ploidy complex. Evolution 69: 2689-2704.
Manzaneda, A., J. Bastida, C. Weiss-Lehman, E. Raskin and T. Mitchell-Olds. 2012. Environmental aridity determines cytotype segregation and polyploidy occurrence in Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae). The New Phytologist 193: 797-805.
Hallet, L.M., L. Aoyama, G. Barabás, B. Gilbert, L. Larios, N. Shackelford, C.M. Werner, O. Godoy, E.R. Ladouceur, J.E. Lucero, C. Weiss-Lehman, J.M. Chase, C. Chu, W.S. Harpole, M.M. Mayfield, A.M. Faist, and L. Shoemaker. 2023. Restoration ecology through the lens of coexistence theory. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 38: 1085-1096.
Moerman, F., N. Lustenhouwer, F. Altermatt, R. Bassar, G. Bocedi, D. Bonte, S. Dey, E. Fronhofer, E. Garcez de Rocha, A. Giometto, L. Lancaster, R. Prather Jr., M. Saastamoinen, J.M. Travis, C. Urquhart, C. Weiss-Lehman, J. Williams, L. Börger, and D. Berger. 2023. Experimental evolution of dispersal: unifying theory, experiments and natural systems. Journal of Animal Ecology 92: 1113-1123.
Weiss-Lehman, C., C.M. Werner, C.H. Bowler, L.M. Hallet, M.M. Mayfield, O. Godoy, L. Aoyama, G. Barabás, C. Chu, E. Ladouceur, L. Larios, and L.G. Shoemaker. 2022. Disentangling key species interactions in diverse and heterogeneous communities: a Bayesian sparse modeling approach. Ecology Letters 25:1263-1276.
Bowler, C.H., L.G. Shoemaker, C. Weiss-Lehman, I. Towers, and M.M. Mayfield. 2022. Positive effects of exotic species dampened by neighborhood heterogeneity. Ecology e3779.
Bowler, C.H., C. Weiss-Lehman, I. Towers, M.M. Mayfield, and L.G. Shoemaker. 2022. Accounting for demographic uncertainty increases predictions for species coexistence: a case study with annual plants. Ecology Letters.
Weiss-Lehman, C. and A.K. Shaw. 2022. Understanding the drivers of dispersal evolution in range expansions and their ecological consequences. Evolutionary Ecology 36:181-197.
Benning, J., R.A. Hufbauer, and C. Weiss-Lehman. 2022. Increasing temporal variance leads to stable species range limits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 202202202.
Miller, T.E.X., A.L. Angert, C.D. Brown, J.A. Lee-Yaw, M. Lewis, F. Lutscher, N.G. Marculis, B.A. Melbourne, A.K. Shaw, M. Szucs, O. Tabares, T. Usui, C. Weiss-Lehman, J.L. Williams. 2020. Eco-evolutionary dynamics of range expansion. Ecology 101: e03139.
Leach, D., A.K. Shaw, and C. Weiss-Lehman. 2020. Stochasticity in social structure and mating system drive extinction risk. Ecosphere 11:e03038. 10.1002/ecs2.3038
Weiss-Lehman, C. and A. Shaw. 2020. Spatial population structure determines extinction risk in climate-induced range shifts. The American Naturalist 195: 31-42.
Shoemaker, L.G., E. Hayhurst, C. Weiss-Lehman, A.T. Strauss, A. Porath-Krause, E.T. Borer, E.W. Seabloom, and A.K. Shaw. 2019. Pathogens manipulate the preference of vectors, slowing disease spread in a multi-host system. Ecology Letters 22: 1115-1125.
Weiss-Lehman, C., S. Tittes, N. C. Kane, R. A. Hufbauer, and B. A. Melbourne. 2019. Stochastic processes drive rapid genomic evolution during experimental range expansions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20190231.
Szucs, M., M. Vahsen, B. A. Melbourne, C. Hoover, C. Weiss-Lehman, and R.A. Hufbauer. 2017. Rapid adaptive evolution in novel environments acts as an architect of population range expansion. PNAS 114: 13501-13506.
Weiss-Lehman, C., K. Davies, C. Clements, and B. Melbourne. 2017. Estimating extinction risk with minimal data. Biological Conservation 213: 194-202.
Szucs, M., B.A. Melbourne, T. Tuff, C. Weiss-Lehman, and R.A. Hufbauer. 2017. Genetic and demographic founder effects have long term fitness consequences for colonizing populations. Ecology Letters 20: 436-444.
Weiss-Lehman, C., R.A. Hufbauer, and B.A. Melbourne. 2017. Rapid trait evolution drives increased speed and variability in experimental range expansions. Nature Communications 8: 14303.
Manzaneda, A., P. Rey, J. Anderson, E. Raskin, C. Weiss-Lehman, and T. Mitchell-Olds. 2015. Natural variation, plasticity and tradeoffs of drought tolerance-related traits in the Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae) ploidy complex. Evolution 69: 2689-2704.
Manzaneda, A., J. Bastida, C. Weiss-Lehman, E. Raskin and T. Mitchell-Olds. 2012. Environmental aridity determines cytotype segregation and polyploidy occurrence in Brachypodium distachyon (Poaceae). The New Phytologist 193: 797-805.
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