Leslie Potts
Graduate Research Assistant
lesliej.potts@gmail.com
Phone (859) 257-2759
Fax (859) 323-1120
S-332 Ag Science Center N
Lexington KY 40546-0091
Curriculum Vitae
leslie_potts_cv_2015.pdf
Education
B.S., Wildlife Biology, Murray State University, Murray, KY. 2008-2012
M.S., Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2012-2015
Ph.D., Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2015-
Research Interests
My research interests focus on food web ecology in temperate forest floors. By studying the ecology of individuals in the context of food webs, I can address how individuals respond and adapt to their various competitors, defenses of their prey, and adaptations of their own natural enemies. In my research I intend to incorporate many techniques, from field sampling and laboratory behavioral studies, to DNA-based gut content analyses. Ultimately, by addressing these questions, I hope to reveal the evolution of morphology, behavior and life history of the individuals in this system and the regulation of density and spatial patterns of its populations.