ALLELE: “Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn” (Julia Clarke)

“Dinosaurs on Your Front Lawn: The Evolution of Birds”

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:30 PM

Julia Clarke is an Associate Professor and John A. Wilson Fellow in Vertebrate Paleontology in the Jackson chool of Geosciences. Her research focuses on using phylogenetic methods and diverse data types to gain insight into the evolution of birds, avian flight and the co-option of the flight stroke for underwater diving. She is particularly interested in understanding shared patterns and potential causal factors in the evolution of living bird lineages.