Postdoctoral Research Associate with Harvey B. Lillywhite
Education
2012 Ph.D. – University of Texas at Arlington (Quantitative Biology).
2006 M.S. – University of Florida (Zoology).
2002 B.S. – University of Florida (Zoology major, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation minor). High honors.
2000 A.S. – J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Virginia (Associate of Science). Magna cum laude.
Areas of Interest/Research
My research focuses on answering questions related to adaptation, adaptive radiation, biodiversity, phylogeography, systematics, taxonomy and species delineation of various reptiles and amphibians. I approach answering these questions using integrative, statistical and comparative methods that often incorporate aspects of morphology, animal behavior, physiological ecology and molecular phylogenetic systematics. I have worked with many reptile and amphibian species; however, my work focuses primarily on snakes, which in general possess a broad array of unique and often extreme adaptations that make them important model organisms for studying various topics in evolutionary biology, development, physiology, ecology, and genomics.
Contact Information
Office: 122A Bartram Hall
Phone: (352) 294-0989
Fax: (352) 392-3704
Email:coleman3@ufl.edu
Mailing address:
Department of Biology
University of Florida
P.O. Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611.