Extremophile Fishes: Ecology, Evolution, Conservation
Tobler Lab at the University of Missouri—St. Louis
In a recent Science on Tap, Bryan Frenette, doctoral student in our lab, talked about the biology and conservation of North America’s most misunderstood fishes, the gars. Gars are common throughout much of eastern and central North America and have…
In collaboration with Jared Bixby and Nicole Wade from Sunset Zoo, our lab received a Engagement Incentive Grant from the Center for Engagement and Community Development at Kansas State University. The grant supports our efforts in developing capacities in science...
Courtney Passow successfully defended her dissertation investigating physiological and transcriptomic aspects of adaptation in Poecilia mexicana. Congratulations! Courtney is continuing her career at the University of Minnesota, where she is a postdoctoral researcher in Suzanne McGaugh’s lab. We wish you...
The US Army Research Office has funded an infrastructure project through the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). The $127,000 grant will provide the resources for the establishment of an integrated laboratory system for the study of the physiological effects...
The American Livebearer Association supported two projects in our lab. Ryan Greenway received a Vern Parish Award to investigate repeated ecological speciation in poeciliid fishes occurring along the same environmental gradient. Zach Culumber received support from the James K. Langhammer...
Ryan Greenway was selected as the 2016 Conservation Scholar by the Friends of Sunset Zoo (FOSZ). This annual scholarship supports the next generation of conservation-minded professionals. The scholarship covers an active college student’s expenses related to a field conservation project. Ryan’s project is...
Ryan Greenway won the James E. Ackert Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation. Congratulations! J.E. Ackert was a long-time Dean of the Graduate School. He was a Parasitologist in the Department of Zoology. The award is given annually for an...
BBC Earth recently published an article on cave mollies from the Cueva del Azufre and the annual La Pesca ritual conducted by the Zoque people. The article provides a nice little overview of research that has been conducted by our...