Pterygoplichthys up close

Collaborators with the German Lab

Michael H. Horn
California State University, Fullerton
Dr. Horn studies the feeding ecology
of fishes and birds.  With his collaboration
we plan to investigate the evolution of
dietary specialization in prickleback fishes
(Stichaeidae) and fruit-eating characins from the Amazonian basin.
Dr. Horn's website 
MHH
Kendall D. Clements
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Clements studies the feeding ecology and nutritional physiology of fishes.  He is the world's expert on fish endosymbiotic microogranisms.
Dr. Clement's website 
KDC
Steven D. Allison
University of California, Irvine
Dr. Allison studies the microbial mechanisms that regulate carbon and nutrient cycling in ecosystems.  He works in both terrestrial and aquatic systems and emphasizes the role of microbial digestive enzymes in decomposition.
Dr. Allison's website
SDA
Nathan K. Lujan
Texas A&M University
Dr. Lujan studies the phylogenetics, feeding ecology, and functional morphology of fishes.  His work as been primarily focused on loricariid catfishes from the Amazonian basin.
Dr. Lujan's website
NKL
J.J. Emerson
University of California, Irvine
Dr. Emerson studies evolutionary genetics in a range of taxa, but mostly Drosophila species.  Together with Mahul Chakraborty (Emerson Lab Postdoc), we have sequenced the genome of Cebidichthys violaceus and are matching the genome with physiological outcomes.
Dr. Emerson's website
IRT
Yannis Papastamatiou
Florida International University
Dr. Papastamatiou studies the feeding ecology and movement patterns of elasmobranchs.  We have an ongoing collaboration examining the digestive physiology of sea-grass eating juvenile bonnethead sharks.
Dr. Papastamatiou's website
Yannis
Anthony Herrel
Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Dr. Herrel studies the evolution of complex integrated systems, which includes locomotion and feeding in vertebrate animals.  We are collaborating with Dr. Herrel in our examinations of the nutritional physiology of the Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis sicula).
Dr. Herrel's website
Anthony Herrel
Zoran Tadic
University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Tadic studies many aspects of feeding and behavior in reptiles, and particularly in snakes.  We are collaborating with Dr. Tadic in our examinations of the nutritional physiology of the Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis sicula).
Dr. Tadic's website
Zoran