Shawn R. Kuchta Lab

Welcome!

We are interested in the evolution of organismal biodiversity, including species formation, biogeography, adaptation, and natural selection. A common theme is to integrate phylogeographic and population genetic approaches with ecological field studies. There is also a focus in the lab on using geometric morphometric techniques to quantify phenotypes. Most research has so far focused on salamanders, but projects involving damselflies and turtles are ongoing.