My lab studies two broad questions in evolutionary biology: why are some groups so diverse and how do morphological novelties evolve? To explore these questions, we work primarily on fishes, both living and fossil. Recent and ongoing projects on diversification have focused on the ecological, mor...
My lab studies two broad questions in evolutionary biology: why are some groups so diverse and how do morphological novelties evolve? To explore these questions, we work primarily on fishes, both living and fossil. Recent and ongoing projects on diversification have focused on the ecological, morphological, and genotypic aspects of divergence between closely related species (e.g., Tanganyikan cichlids; Australian skinks) within a phylogenetic framework.