Megan S. Reich

Megan S. Reich

Postdoctoral Fellow

Purdue University

SAiVE lab

Biography

Megan Reich is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Purdue University. Her research interests include developing, integrating, and applying techniques to track the long-range movements of insects, and exploring how environmental conditions and biotic interactions influence migratory behaviour. Her doctoral research focused on developing isotope-based geographic assignment using hydrogen and strontium isotopes to understand the migratory patterns and migratory connectivity of insects, including the monarch and painted lady butterfly.

Interests
  • insect migration
  • isotope geolocation
  • interdisciplinary science
Education
  • PhD in Biology, 2024

    University of Ottawa

  • BSc in Environmental Sciences, 2015

    University of British Columbia

Publications

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(2026). Comprehensive analysis of the elemental composition and isotope ratios of honeys from US East Coast. Food Chemistry.

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(2026). An integrated framework to identify and characterize regional‐scale insect dispersal. Ecological Applications.

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(2025). An ensemble machine learning bioavailable strontium isoscape for Eastern Canada. FACETS.

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(2025). Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated. PNAS Nexus.

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(2024). Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration.. iScience.

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