Most of our research focuses on the teleost fish Fundulus heteroclitus because it has many nice experimental attributes
The fish is large enough to measure organ specific functions, yet small enough to house 100’s of individuals.
Fundulus has a well-established phylogeny with taxa distributed in different thermal environments and salinities and exposed to a variety of stressors (pollution, hypoxia, environmental degradation).
Large populations (> 105) that should allow evolution by natural selection to dominate neutral drift.
Significant divergence among populations and between sister taxa.
A rich history of scientific research.
