Extremophile Fishes: Ecology, Evolution, Conservation
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 a fantastic accomplishment. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate…
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 allow Ryan to pursue research projects in our lab for...
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 ecosystems for survival. In a sulfur cave in southern Mexico...
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 in the episode “Creatures of the dark”. The “Life in...
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 lethal for most animals, even at low concentrations. In southern...
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 gas presents one of the biggest safety problems in natural...
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 tier-listed fish and crayfish species in the Ozark region of...
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 is interested in molecular genetics and evolutionary ecology, with an...