Visit to Famed Fossil Horse Collection at the AMNH
In March 2024, through support from the Florida Museum of Natural History and UF’s Department of Geological Sciences, new Ph.D. … Continue
Systematic revision of the Greater Antilles fossil rodents
Mammal diversity, evolution, and conservation in the Caribbean Archipelago have long been an area of evolutionary biology research interest, particularly … Continue
Effect of artificial light on insect activity times and flight patterns
In November 2023, with the support of the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) Travel Award, the Director’s Office, and … Continue
Rodent community dynamics in the southwestern United States across the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary
The Pleistocene/Holocene transition is marked by a dramatic warming that initiated aridification, the retreat of glaciers, and widespread floral and … Continue
Trip to Friday Harbor Laboratories
In October 2023, I traveled to Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, to visit the University of Washington’s Friday Harbor … Continue
A phylogenetic analysis of Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)
In November 2023, I traveled to National Harbor, Maryland to present my research at the Entomological Society of America’s Annual … Continue
Transitional Ceramic Traditions of Late Woodland Communities from the Upper Tombigbee River Drainage
With funding the from the from the Department of Natural History Fall 2023 Travel Award, I traveled to the 79th … Continue
New genome assembly for the Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus
In November 2023, with the support of the FLMNH Travel Award and the Directors Office and the Department of Natural … Continue
Exploring the diversity and evolution of climbers in the Neotropics: Ongoing studies in the genus Smilax (Smilacaceae)
Below is a summary of three different legs of my trip, which included work in collection, the field, and attendance … Continue
Advancing Frog Fossil Research at the SICB 2024 Meeting
Earlier this year, on January 2 of 2024, I embarked on a plane to go for the first time to … Continue