Evolution of Biodiversity

We have a deep appreciation for nature that drives us to ask fundamental questions about the evolution of life. We study biodiversity (mostly amphibians and reptiles) in three major contexts:

High-throughput systematics

Using ultraconserved elements (UCEs), we are examining difficult to resolve phylogenetic relationships

Genomic drivers of phenome evolution

Using squamate reptiles we are identifying genomic correlates of phenomic evolution.  
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100% Natural History

Using fieldwork and museum collections we understand biodiversity through field observations, species description, and taxonomic revision.