Morranlab

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Contact Info

Levi T. Morran

• Levi T. Morran

• lmorran@indiana.edu

Indiana University
Jordan Hall room 117
1001 E. 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN, USA 

I am currently a postdoc in the Lively lab at Indiana University.

Education

• 2009, PhD, University of Oregon

• 2004, BS, Indiana University

Research interests

Experimental Evolution

• Mating System Evolution
• Coevolutionary Dynamics

Collaborators

• Jennifer Anderson, University of Oregon
• Farrah Bashey-Visser, Indiana University
• Heidi Goodrich-Blair, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Curt Lively, Indiana University
• Patrick Phillips, University of Oregon

Interests

• Team Zachary
• Smoky Mountain Great Dane Rescue
• Mama Tina Resource Center
• Heifer International

Fun Stuff

Sports

• Indianapolis Colts I love football!
• Oakland Athletics I like baseball.
• Columbia City High School Football My good friend is the varsity coach, this team is steadily improving and fun to follow.
• Eugene Marathon I'm not a runner, but I enjoy running (I've run the half, not the full).

Music

• WTTS Fm 92.3 From Dylan to Marley to Dave, they play great music.
• Carbon Leaf Great band everyone should check out!
• Mat Kearney Excellent musician and great performer!
• George Strait I've been known to listen to some George Strait every now and then too.

Movies

• Star Wars Uncut I'm a Star Wars geek.

Food

I like cheeseburgers, burritos, and pizza more than anyone should. Here are a few of my favorites:

• Cornucopia Best burgers in Eugene, OR!
• Opie Taylors Best burgers in Bloomington, IN!
• Laughing Planet Cafe - Great burritos in Eugene and Bloomington!
• The best pizza I've ever eaten was from Humble Pie Pizzaria in Lincoln City OR, they don't have a website, nor does Cafe Pizzaria, a great place for pizza in Bloomington.

Publications

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1. Paper1 Bashey, F., L.T. Morran, and C.M. Lively. 2007. Coinfection, kin selection, and the rate of host exploitation by a parasitic nematode. Evolutionary Ecology Research 9: 947-958.
2. Paper2 pmid=19210536
3. Paper3 pmid=19847164
4. Paper4 pmid=20212008