Current research in the lab focuses on:
1) Evolution and diversity of parasitic wasps and their host insects
2) The role of ecology in the evolution of reproductive isolation
3) Reproductive strategies in Hymenoptera
4) Describing patterns of insect diversity
Our research has been featured in Popular Science, The Atlantic, The New York Times (and again), Science, NPR's Weekend Edition (audio), The Independent (UK), New Scientist, IFLScience, Fox News, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Short Wave podcast.
We strongly value undergraduate and graduate research - email Dr. Forbes or other current lab members to inquire about research openings; interest in insect biodiversity / natural history / evolutionary ecology is a plus, but not a requirement!
The Forbes Lab
Department of Biology
434 Biology Building
Iowa CIty, IA 52242
(319) 335-1086 (lab)
(319) 335-3006 (Forbes office)