Morranlab

Contact Info

this is me

• 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

Publications

1. 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. Morran LT, Cappy BJ, Anderson JL, and Phillips PC. Sexual partners for the stressed: facultative outcrossing in the self-fertilizing nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Evolution. 2009 Jun;63(6):1473-82. DOI:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00652.x |
3. Morran LT, Parmenter MD, and Phillips PC. Mutation load and rapid adaptation favour outcrossing over self-fertilization. Nature. 2009 Nov 19;462(7271):350-2. DOI:10.1038/nature08496 |
4. Anderson JL, Morran LT, and Phillips PC. Outcrossing and the maintenance of males within C. elegans populations. J Hered. 2010 Mar-Apr;101 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S62-74. DOI:10.1093/jhered/esq003 |

Research in News and Media Coverage

• Mutation load and rapid adaptation favour outcrossing over self-fertilization.

Faculty of 1000 review

News and Views, Agrawal, AF. 2009 Evolutionary biology: Why reproduction often takes two.

University of Oregon news release

The Oregonian

Not Exactly Rocket Science

Discover

healthfinder.gov

Asian News International

CNET News

The following two links include sexual content that may not be suitable for all individuals

Fark

Esarcasm

Interests

These are some organizations that I support:

• Team Zachary raises funds for cancer research in memory of my best friend Zach May.
• Smoky Mountain Great Dane Rescue, run by my brother and his wife, fosters, adopts, and advocates for Great Danes in the Southeastern US.
• Mama Tina Resource Center is a Kenyan Christian organization that provides care and education for AIDS orphans in Kenya.
• Heifer International combats poverty and social inequity worldwide by providing communities and families with environmentally sound and sustainable resources, and training them to use those resources responsibly.

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!
• 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 really 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.