Research

We integrate field and lab based approaches to study the evolution, ecology, and conservation of freshwater fishes and crayfishes. 

Our work has been funded by state and federal agencies and NSF. Ongoing or past research has included:

• Landscape genetics:

  • How do instream and landscape feature impact population connectivity?

• Systematics and phylogeography of :

  • Madtom catfishes, darters, and crayfishes

• Conservation status and population genetics of:

  • Madtom catfishes, darters, minnows, and crayfishes

• Descriptions of new species including:

  • Crayfishes, Basses, and Darters

• Alloparental care behavior

• Ecological drivers of phenotypic variation 

• Night vs. day sampling strategies for nocturnally active species

• Habitat use studies

• How biotic and abiotic variables relate to frequency and distance of movement in benthic fishes