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Our research group explores outstanding questions across several fields of biology including evolution, ecology, animal behavior, eco-immunology, and disease ecology. \u00a0Several current projects involve understanding how climate change may impact the migration of monarch butterflies, how honey bee viruses spread throughout pollinator communities, how agrochemicals may impact mosquito immune function and the spread of arboviruses, and how uniparentally inherited genetic elements (e.g. Y-chromosomes) influence the evolution of complex phenotypes in counterintuitive ways.<\/p>\n

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Ken Fedorka, Fedorka lab, Fedorka research, UCF, central florida<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our research group explores outstanding questions across several fields of biology including evolution, ecology, animal behavior, eco-immunology, and disease ecology. \u00a0Several current projects involve understanding how climate change may impact the migration of monarch butterflies, how honey bee viruses spread throughout pollinator communities, how agrochemicals may impact mosquito immune function and the spread of arboviruses, … <\/p>\n

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