Kasturi Lele

Fitness landscapes for species interactions: when do population genetics and adaptive dynamics diverge?

This study compares population genetics and adaptive dynamics frameworks to predict species interaction evolution, showing discrepancies in two-species competition models due to mutation supply, effect sizes, and population size.

Pairwise interactions and serial bottlenecks help explain species composition in a multi-species microbial community

This study shows pairwise microbial interactions predict community structure in sourdough starters, with improved accuracy when including nonequilibrium demography.