Evolutionary biology and zoology
Image: Greg Rouse
I am a biologist interested in the evolution of animal biodiversity. I use genetic tools to explore patterns of diversity and to infer the processes that have created these patterns. My research involves population genetic and phylogenetic methods to uncover evolutionary divergences and understand their causes. I use this data to understand the evolution of morphological and life history traits and the geographic distribution of animals.
I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in Guojie Zhang's lab at the University of Copenhagen, where our team is aiming to reconstruct the phylogeny of birds using >300 whole genomes.
About

Image: Jon Middleton

Postdoctoral researcher
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Biology
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15, 2100 København Ø
PhD in Marine Biology
Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
University of California San Diego, USA. 2017
MSc in Organismic Biology & Evolution
Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. 2012
BSc in Biology
Free University Berlin, Germany. 2009
Research
See some examples of research I am involved in below by hovering over the images.
Scroll down for videos featuring our work.
In the media & seadragon art
This gallery shows a selection of media coverage of seadragons (mostly of the Ruby seadragon) and, more recently, of work I have contributed to on bird genomics.
You can also find links to some of my favorite art pieces involving seadragons by skilled artists.
Click the panels to visit the websites.
University of Copenhagen
Department of Biology
Ecology and Evolution
Universitetsparken 15
2100 København Ø