Jennings Lab of Biodiversity Research
@ University of California, Riverside
Department of Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology
About the Lab
We use phylogenomic, population genomic, and comparative approaches to study the evolutionary diversification and conservation biology of vertebrates with special emphasis on reptiles and amphibians. We also develop bioinformatics tools to assist researchers with the acquisition and analysis of phylogenomics and population genomics datasets.
Current projects are focused on the phylogeography of the Black Salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) species complex in northwestern California and adjacent Oregon, conservation genomics of Mojave Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Colorado Desert, conservation genomics of Mojave Fringe-toed Lizards (Uma scoparia), evolutionary diversification of Australian pygopodid lizards, and phylogeography of Phalloceros fishes in the Atlantic Rainforests of Brazil.