Cryptic Pseudogekko Diversity
Recent studies of forest lizards in Southeast Asia have revealed both physical and genetic differences within this family....
Morphological Evolution
Body Form Evolution The transition from quadrapedal to limbless body plans has occurred repeatedly in numerous independent lineages...
Conservation Genetics
As part of an international, collaborative effort to develop new conservation methods for the Philippine government, I am...
Studies of Feeding and Territorial Behavior in Spiny Lizards
Jessa Watters’ master’s research covered diet, feeding behavior, and activity budgets for two species of spiny lizard, Scleoporis...
Limb Loss in the Genus Scelotes
Elyse Freitas – Research Statement: With more than 1600 species, the lizard Family Scincidae is the most biodiverse...
Nicholas Huron Biography
As an M.S. student at the University of Oklahoma, Nicholas Huron is targeting unique and largely understudied amphibians...
Tucker Walton Biography
Tucker Walton is a senior from Tulsa, Oklahoma studying biology at the University of Oklahoma. After taking field...
Phylogenetics and Patterns of Diversification
Over the last few years we have explored the patterns and processes of morphological character evolution and species-level diversification,...
Elyse Freitas Biography
Elyse Freitas is a first year PhD student in the Siler Lab at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum...
Phylogeography
Southeast Asia’s complex geological history and highly variable geography and ecology provide an ideal template for testing the...
Conner Davey Biography
Conner Davey joined our lab two years ago as a collection volunteer and then became an undergraduate honors research...
