Bio
- Functional morphology
- Macroevolution
- Feeding ecology
- Phylogenetics and systematics of fishes
Research interests: functional morphology, macroevolution, feeding ecology, key innovations, functional trade-offs
Within the broad wheelhouse of macroevolution, I also study ecology, biogeography, life history, and of course, phylogenetics. I mostly study Neotropical fishes, but other groups of emphasis include freshwater fishes in the southeastern United States and Appalachian salamanders. I also have active projects involving marine fishes and lizards.
Research Interests
- Functional innovations and novelties
- Functional and mechanical trade-offs
- Macroevolutionary features of adaptive radiation
- Parallel evolution and ecological speciation in South American pike cichlids (Crenicichla)
