Welcome
Our research focuses on the evolution of the multivariate
phenotype. We are interested in understanding micro- and
macroevolutionary patterns of phenotypic diversification, and the
historical and ecological processes that are responsible for them.
We use a comparative evolutionary framework to attain these goals,
directing our empirical work towards vertebrates, with an emphasis
on plethodontid salamanders. We also develop new theoretical and analytical
approaches for quantifying the multivariate phenotype, and for elucidating
patterns of phenotypic evolution and change.
Dr. Dean Adams
Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and
(515) 294-3834
dcadams@iastate.edu
Dean's abbreviated CV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and DISCLAIMER: Much of the research described in these web pages is supported in part by NSF grants DEB-1257827 and DEB-1118884, and was previously supported by NSF CAREER grant DEB-0446758, NSF grant DEB-0122281, and supplements. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
