Erik Sotka
Grice Marine Laboratory
College of Charleston
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843)953-9191
sotkae@cofc.edu
http://sotkae.people.cofc.edu/Home.html
Ph.D., 2001, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research emphasis: Ecology and evolution of marine biotic interactions; larval dispersal; molecular ecology; chemical ecology
Selected Publications:
- Sotka, E.E. (2005) Invited Review: Local adaptation in host use among marine invertebrates. Ecology Letters
- Sotka, E.E., J.P. Wares, J.A. Barth, R.K. Grosberg and S.R. Palumbi. (2004) Strong genetic clines and geographical variation in gene flow in the rocky intertidal barnacle Balanus glandula. Molecular Ecology 13: 2143-2156
- Sotka, E.E., J.P. Wares, M.E. Hay (2003) Geographic and genetic variation in feeding preferences for chemically-rich seaweeds Evolution 57: 2262-2276
- Sotka, E.E.*, R.B. Taylor*, M.E. Hay (2002) Tissue-specific induction of resistance to herbivores in a brown seaweed: the importance of direct grazing versus waterborne signals from grazed neighbors. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 277: 1-12