Expertise

Evolutionary Biology, Population Genomics & Herpetology.

 


Our work focuses on vertebrate ecology and evolution. Our main research interests are the study of human impacts on vertebrates, morphological and molecular evolution, and comparative genomics.

Human impacts on amphibians/ reptiles, phenotypic evolution, comparative genomics, molecular evolution.

  • Human impact on vertebrates
    • Urban ecology and evolution
    • Genetic and phenotypic response to contaminant exposure
  • Vertebrate morphological evolution
    • Evolution of shell shape in Galápagos tortoises
    • Evolution of color and pattern in lizards
Communities
Biological Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Konstanz, 2005
MSc, University of Pisa, 2000