The Stuart Lab studies the speed and repeatability of evolution. How do organisms respond to environmental variation? How long does it take them? Do populations respond in similar or unique ways?
We study native and invasive species of Anolis lizards on small islands in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. We study threespine stickleback in replicate lake, stream, and estuarine populations on Vancouver Island, BC. We study fossil stickleback from a diatomite deposit in Nevada. We’re finishing an NSF funded project using ancient DNA from sediment cores to reconstruct stickleback evolutionary history.
I’m excited to announce that the lab was selected as a 2024 Biota Award recipient from the Walder Foundation! Over the next three years, we will be building eDNA genomic resources for Illinois fish and using eDNA to survey fish communities in Illinois’s Fox River. Learn more about the Biota Awards and find out more about the project here.
The lab is considering Masters students. If you are interested in joining the lab, please write me.
Department of Biology
1032 W. Sheridan Rd
Chicago, IL 60660
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(Last updated 19 July 2024)
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