Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Fossil Insects in Amber.
Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants
The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity
Compositional heterogeneity and outgroup choice influence the internal phylogeny of the ants
Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees
Enriching the ant tree of life: enhanced UCE bait set for genome‐scale phylogenetics of ants and other Hymenoptera
The acacia ants revisited: convergent evolution and biogeographic context in an iconic ant/plant mutualism
A hymenopterists’ guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions
Collaborative Research: Ants of the World
Collaborative Research: Camponotine Ants and their Little Helpers: Phylogenomics of a Hyperdiverse Insect Clade and its Bacterial Endosymbionts (CAnBE)
Collaborative Research: Ant Diversity of the MesoAmerican Corridor (ADMAC)
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Understanding a landmark social insect radiation: comparative analysis, phylogenomics, and morphology of dorylomorph ants
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Aligning ant diversity with conservation priorities in a biodiversity hotspot: Systematics and biogeography of the arboreal ant Crematogaster in Madagascar
Collaborative Research: Ants of the Southwest Indian Ocean and East Africa (ASWEA): assessing phylogenetic diversity and biogeographic linkages across the Mozambique Channel
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Morphological and Behavioral Evolution in Myrmecocystus
AToL: Collaborative Research on Ant Phylogeny: A Comprehensive Evolutionary Tree for the World's Premier Social Organisms
Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of the Neotropical Ant Genus Linepithema
Species-Level Systematics and Phylogeny of Pseudomyrmecine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
U.S.-Brazil Dissertation Enhancement: The Origin and Evolution of Army Ants
Studies on Ant Systematics
Ant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Planning in Madagascar
Studies on Ant Taxonomy and Phylogeny
Dissertation Research: Generic Revision and Phylogeny of the Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Systematics and Biogeography of Indo-Australian Ants
Systematic Studies of Pseudomyrmecine Ants
Improvement of the University of California, Davis Entomology Research Collection
Systematic Relationships and Population Structure in Pseudomyrmecine Ants