Photo by Carl Brune
Welcome to the Kuchta Lab web site! We are located in the Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Ecology & Evolutionary Studies, Ohio University.
We are interested in the evolution and ecology of biodiversity, including species formation, biogeography, adaptation, natural selection, and conservation biology. Our approach is grounded in organismal biology, with a focus on amphibians and reptiles (especially salamanders, but also occasionally damselflies). Our methods include, and often integrate, phylogeography and phylogenetics, genomics, morphometrics, and field ecology.
We are interested in the evolution and ecology of biodiversity, including species formation, biogeography, adaptation, natural selection, and conservation biology. Our approach is grounded in organismal biology, with a focus on amphibians and reptiles (especially salamanders, but also occasionally damselflies). Our methods include, and often integrate, phylogeography and phylogenetics, genomics, morphometrics, and field ecology.
