Carl Simpson
Postdoc

Museum für Naturkunde
Leibniz Institute at the Humboldt University Berlin
Invalidenstr. 43
10115 Berlin 
Germany
+49 (0)30 2093 8651
carl.simpson@mfn-berlin.de





My research interests 
  • Macroevolution
  • Levels of selection
  • Reef evolution
  • Coloniality





  • Below are some extra words about my papers
  • Evolutionary diversification of reef corals: A comparison of the molecular and fossil records Understanding historical patterns of diversity dynamics is of paramount importance for many evolutionary questions. The fossil record has long been the only source of information on patterns of diversification, but ...
    Posted Jun 27, 2011 7:15 AM by carl simpson
  • The evolutionary history of division of labour Functional specialization, or division of labour (DOL), of parts within organisms and colonies is common in most multi-cellular, colonial and social organisms, but it is far from ubiquitous. Several ...
    Posted Jun 27, 2011 7:14 AM by carl simpson
  • Pioneering paradigms and magnificent manifestos–Leigh Van Valen's priceless contributions to evolutionary biology Evolutionary biology lost a unique, broad, creative, and influential thinker when Leigh Van Valen passed away on October 16, 2010 in Chicago at the age of 75. He was Professor ...
    Posted Jun 27, 2011 7:14 AM by carl simpson
  • Some research interests Evolutionary success comes to the selfish---or so most biologists are taught.  Those organisms that reproduce most will of course be better represented in future generations. Current theory has had ...
    Posted Dec 3, 2010 1:49 AM by carl simpson
  • Diversity-stability relationships in reefs Often, high diversity communities will persist unchanged for longer periods of time than depauperate communities will. The diversity-stability relationship is the pattern that emerges when the stability of many ...
    Posted Sep 14, 2010 1:15 PM by carl simpson
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