Naomi E. Pierce
Curator in Lepidoptera
Sidney A. and John H. Hessel Professor of Biology
Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows
Museum of Comparative Zoology Laboratory, Room 426
Prof. Pierce’s research focuses on the behavioral ecology of species interactions, particularly the coevolution between plants, pathogens and herbivores, and symbioses between ants and other organisms.
Her laboratory integrates approaches from phylogenetics, ecology, behavior, genomics and comparative methods to investigate patterns of reciprocal adaptation and diversification exhibited by organisms that live in close association with each other.
Faculty Support: Margaret Starvish