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William F. Morris

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90325, Durham, NC 27708-0325
104 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works


A critical comparison of integral projection and matrix projection models for demographic analysis

Journal article Ecological Monographs · May 1, 2021 Featured Publication Structured demographic models are among the most common and useful tools in population biology. However, the introduction of integral projection models (IPMs) has caused a profound shift in the way many demographic models are conceptualized. Some researche ... Full text Cite

Latitudinal gradients in population growth do not reflect demographic responses to climate.

Journal article Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · March 2021 Featured Publication Spatial gradients in population growth, such as across latitudinal or elevational gradients, are often assumed to primarily be driven by variation in climate, and are frequently used to infer species' responses to climate change. Here, we use a novel demog ... Full text Cite

Climate manipulations differentially affect plant population dynamics within versus beyond northern range limits

Journal article Journal of Ecology · February 1, 2021 Featured Publication Predicting species' range shifts under future climate is a central goal of conservation ecology. Studying populations within and beyond multiple species' current ranges can help identify whether demographic responses to climate change exhibit directionalit ... Full text Cite