Area of research
Nature and Landscape Conservation · Paleontology
Research interest
Research interests include Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.
Ecological interactions and genomic innovation fueled the evolution of ray-finned fish endothermy
Beaks promote rapid morphological diversification along distinct evolutionary trajectories in labrid fishes (Eupercaria: Labridae)
Air sacs are a key adaptive trait of the insect respiratory system
Mosaic Evolution of the Skull in Labrid Fishes Involves Differences in Both Tempo and Mode of Morphological Change
The impact of paleoclimatic changes on body size evolution in marine fishes
Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae)
Suction feeding biomechanics of<i>Polypterus bichir</i>: investigating linkage mechanisms and the contributions of cranial kinesis to oral cavity volume change
Phylogenomics and body shape morphometrics reveal recent diversification in the goatfishes (Syngnatharia: Mullidae)
Phylogeny of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae) and patterns of asymmetrical diversification in body size and feeding ecology
Wing Shape in Waterbirds: Morphometric Patterns Associated with Behavior, Habitat, Migration, and Phylogenetic Convergence
The Evolutionary Continuum of Functional Homodonty to Heterodonty in the Dentition of <i>Halichoeres</i> Wrasses
Quantitative color profiling of digital images with earth mover’s distance using the R package colordistance
Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of Feeding in Fishes
Feeding kinematics and morphology of the alligator gar ( <i>Atractosteus spatula</i> , Lacépède, 1803)
Burrowing fishes: Kinematics, morphology and phylogeny of sand‐diving wrasses (Labridae)
Mechanosensation is evolutionarily tuned to locomotor mechanics
Phylogenomic analysis of a rapid radiation of misfit fishes (Syngnathiformes) using ultraconserved elements
Linkage mechanisms in the vertebrate skull: Structure and function of three‐dimensional, parallel transmission systems
The evolution of jaw protrusion mechanics has been tightly coupled to bentho-pelagic divergence in damselfishes (Pomacentridae)
A review of contemporary patterns of endemism for shallow water reef fauna in the Red Sea
On the origin of endemic species in the Red Sea
How fish power suction feeding
StereoMorph: an R package for the collection of 3D landmarks and curves using a stereo camera set‐up
Phylotastic! Making tree-of-life knowledge accessible, reusable and convenient
Biodiversity inventories and conservation of the marine fishes of Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea
Collaborative Research: FishLife: genealogy and traits of living and fossil vertebrates that never left the water
The future of comparative biology in a phylogenetic age: Enabling the power and potential of the genealogy of life
Collaborative Research: Proprioception by fish pectoral fins: Is fin sensation tuned to fin mechanics and pattern movement?
Collaborative Research: CSBR: Natural History Collections: Georeferencing U.S. Fish Collections: a community-based model to georeferencing natural history collections
Collaborative Research: Proprioception by fish pectoral fins: Is fin sensation tuned to fin mechanics and pattern movement?
Collaborative Research: CSBR: Natural History Collections: Georeferencing U.S. Fish Collections: a community-based model to georeferencing natural history collections
Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of Skull Mechanisms in Perciform Coral Reef Fishes
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Morphological Diversification of Anostomimorph and Curimatimorph Fishes
Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Biomechanics of Coral Reef Fishes
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolution, Development and Functional Morphology of Damselfish Oral Jaws
Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of Function in Labrid Fishes
Dissertation Research: Evolution of Hydrodynamics and Functional Morphology of Balistiform Locomotion
Functional Morphology of Aquatic Locomotion in Labrid Fishes
Verification of Computer Database for the Ichthyological Collection of the Field Museum of Natural History