Evolution in Extreme Environments
Tobler Lab at the University of Missouri—St. Louis
Graduate student Courtney Passow has been awarded an honorable mention for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Considering the over 12,500 applications received by the program, this is...
Several lab members have received awards and fellowships this spring semester. Our freshman research scholar, Ryan Greenway, was awarded a Wentz Research Scholarship from Oklahoma State University. The scholarship will...
Plants and other photoautotrophs are generally considered to be the base of food webs. Organisms in habitats that lack light, such as caves, usually rely nutrients washed in form surface...
In 2010, we were fortunate to accompany a movie team from Mona Lisa Productions to shoot in the Cueva del Azufre system. That footage can soon be seen on TV...
Our lab has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study the evolution of fishes in extreme environments. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic gas that is...
A science blog picked up on our recent Evolution paper on adaptation in sulfide spring fish. The author makes an interesting point highlighting the toxicity of hydrogen sulfide: this toxic...
We received a State Wildlife Grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The three year grant will allow us to reevaluate the status and distribution of over a dozen...
Courtney Passow will be joining our lab to pursue a Ph. D. degree at OSU. Courtney received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Texas A&M University in College Station. She...
Isabelle Gemmer from the University of Landau (Germany) will be joining the lab for three months during summer 2011. Isabelle is studying Environmental Sciences and has a particular interest in...
Our recent Biology Letter on the effects of a religious ceremony on toxin resistance in cave mollies was picked up by Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science with this...