Education
Ph.D., Harvard University
Research Interests
- Biodiversity
- Conservation
Research Projects
Shoal Creek Sanctuary (https://www.discoverlife.org/sanctuary)
Drivers of moth diversity and abundance (https://www.discoverlife.org/moth)
Bee conservation (https://www.discoverlife.org/sanctuary/#bees)
SHIELD (https://www.discoverlife.org/vision)
Selected Publications
Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). 2020. JS Ascher, J Pickering.
A game-theoretical model of parasitic virulence. 1983. HJ Bremermann, J Pickering. Journal of Theoretical Biology 100 (3), 411-426.
Infectious disease and species coexistence: a model of Lotka-Volterra form. 1985. RD Holt, J Pickering. The American Naturalist 126 (2), 196-211.
Pseudoreplication: a sine qua non for regional ecology. 1992. WW Hargrove, J Pickering. Landscape Ecology 6, 251-258.
Epidemic models: thresholds and population regulation. 1983. WM Getz, J Pickering. The American Naturalist 121 (6) 892-898.
Global patterns and drivers of bee distribution. 2021. MC Orr, AC Hughes, D Chesters, J Pickering, CD Zhu, JS Ascher. Current Biology 31 (3), 451-458.
