My research focuses on the intersection of evolution, ecology, and behaviour. Broadly, I seek to understand how variation in selective pressures affects the origins and evolution of biological diversity. More specifically, I focus on adaptation and how it is affected by spatial and temporal variation in selection. My work encompasses a variety of areas including antipredator behaviour, swimming kinetics, parasites, and sensory ecology

Gotanda, K. M., Correa, C., Turcotte, M. M., Rolshausen, G., Hendry, A. P. (2015) Linking macro-trends and micro-rates: re-evaluating micro-evolutionary support for Cope’s Rule. Evolution 69(5): 1345-1354. doi: 10.1111/evo.12653 Gotanda, K. M. and Hendry, A. P. (2014). Using adaptive traits to consider potential consequences of temporal variation in selection: male guppy colour through time and space. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 112(1): 108-122. doi: 10.1111/bij.12261 Siepielski, A. M.*, Gotanda, K. M.*, Morrissey, M. B., Diamond, S. E., DiBattista, J. D., Carlson, S. M. (2013). The spatial patterns of directional phenotypic selection. Ecology Letters. 16(11): 1382-1392. doi : 10.1111/ele.12174 *Authors contributed equally to this work. **F1000 Prime recommended. Gotanda, K. M., Turgeon, K., and Kramer, D. L. (2009). Body size and reserve protection affect flight initiation distance in parrotfishes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63(11):1563-1572. doi: 10.1007/s00265-009-0750-5