I am Michelle C Gilbert. My research is broadly centered around understanding the origin of shape, evolution of form, and the connection between form and function. To answer my questions, I focus on fishes, which have more species diversity that all other vertebrates combined. What makes fishes such a good system for understanding shape, you ask? Well, fishes come in all shapes and sizes! From round fish to flattened fish, square fish to diamond fish, to fish built for speed to fish that leave one wondering why their shape exists in the first place (we’re all thinking, Mola mola), fish provide a perplexing and beautiful system to study the intricates of shape evolution.
My approach relies on geometric morphometric methods to investigate patterns of morphological change and I frequently integrate shape data with genetic, environmental, or phylogenetic data to better understand broad evolutionary mechanisms. For more information, please see michellemorphometrics.com/research.
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