Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Vero Beach, Florida, United States
Dr. Reeves is interested in mosquito diversity, ecology, and biology, and the ecology of mosquito control. Though his work is primarily focused on Florida, Dr. Reeves has also worked on various projects in southern Arizona, the Philippines, Borneo, the Peruvian Amazon, and elsewhere. Dr. Reeves has broad interests in biodiversity, and initially became interested in mosquitoes because they interact with a hugely diverse range of organisms, from Nepenthes pitcher plants, to marine mammals, to Burmese pythons, to the pathogens they transmit. He first realized the importance and central ecological position of mosquitoes when he was infected with dengue virus while studying Lepidoptera in the Philippines. Today, Dr. Reeves' research integrates lab and field work through DNA barcoding, using this, and other molecular techniques to understand species diversity and boundaries, to reveal interactions between mosquitoes and other species, and to better understand the evolution of mosquito host associations.
In his research, Dr. Reeves uses photography to both provide insight into research questions and ecological interactions between mosquitoes and other organisms, and to aid in communicating research results, teaching mosquito identification, and in mosquito-related messages targeting broad audiences. His images have appeared widely in the popular media, including in Newsweek, NPR, National Geographic, and National Wildlife.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
1:45pm – 3:15pm