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Speciation
Character
Evolution
Origin of
Variation
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I am interested
in the evolution of biological diversity, particularly in fishes.
Research in my lab focuses on one or more of the following areas
of interest: (1) speciation, through study of the evolution of
species flocks of fishes, (2) the evolution of phenotypic characters
in a phylogenetic context, and (3) study of the origin of variation
on which natural selection can act. Fishes studied include cichlids,
needlefishes and their relatives, danios, swordtails, and basal
actinopterygian (rayfinned) fishes, both living and fossil. |
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