MAmmalian morphology: function, Ecology, and evolution
My research program is driven by one overarching but multifaceted question: how do selective pressure, functional demands, development, and phylogenetic history interact to produce mammalian musculoskeletal morphologies? On this page you’ll find a selection of past and current projects that fall under this topical umbrella… and new projects and collaborations are manifesting all the time! Click on the images to learn more about each project. Images with a green asterisk in the corner denote a collaboration with one or more students. For more stuff, take a look at my CV!
The Challenges of living small: skeletal function in the tiniest mammals
Deciphering the Weird: Scutisorex
Dissertation research: Mammalian paleoecology and ecomorphology
Living small in the clouds: Philippine rodent bone functional morphology
Madrean Sky Island Biodiversity
Burrowing Bones: functional morphology of Peromyscus bone
Eyeball Ecomorphology
Can you dig it? Claw shape and mammalian digging
Zoo Versus Wild: How does captivity affect the skleleton?
Energy Dispersive Diffraction of pathological Xenarthra
Field Work and mammalogy collections
I love to experience the excellence of mammals in the field and through museum collections! Below please find a gallery of various field projects and specimen prep I have done, and evidence of my intense enthusiasm for the animals I study.
