Research Interests
Systematics, evolution, and ecology of freshwater fishes; protection of aquatic natural areas. Current research emphasis is on taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships, speciation processes in freshwater organisms, and use of natural history collections data in research and outreach.
Collection Activities
Fieldwork conducted in North America, Asia, Africa and South America. See websites for All Catfish Species Inventory, All Cypriniformes Species Inventory and iDigBio.