Mark W. Westneat

Affiliations: 
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 
 Ichthyology The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, United States 
Area:
Phylogenetics, Systematics, Biomechanics, Evolution
Website:
https://westneatlab.uchicago.edu/
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Cross-listing: Evolution Tree - Biomechanics Tree

Parents

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John G. Lundberg grad student 1985-1990 Duke (Marine Ecology Tree)
Stephen A. Wainwright post-doc Duke
Stephen Nowicki post-doc 1991-1992 Duke (Neurotree)

Children

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Hannah Weller research assistant Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Samantha Gartner grad student Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Chloe Nash grad student Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Andrew B. George grad student 2015- Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Katrina Whitlow grad student 2016- Chicago (Biomechanics Tree)
Michael E. Alfaro grad student 2000 Chicago
Lisa Jane Rosenberger grad student 2000 Chicago (Biomechanics Tree)
Brad Wright grad student 2000 Chicago (Biomechanics Tree)
Jeff Janovetz grad student 2002 Chicago (Evolution Tree)
C Tristan Stayton grad student 2005 Chicago (Evolution Tree)
W.  James Cooper grad student 2006 Chicago
Brian Sidlauskas grad student 2006 Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Aaron N. Rice grad student 2002-2006 Chicago (Neurotree)
Philip S. Anderson grad student 2007 Chicago
Joanna L. Mandecki grad student 2014 Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Charlene L. McCord grad student 2014 Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Aaron Olsen grad student 2009-2016 Chicago (Biomechanics Tree)
Brett R. Aiello grad student 2012-2017 Chicago (Neurotree)
Charlene L. McCord post-doc 2014- Chicago (Evolution Tree)
Jeffrey A. Walker post-doc 1995-2000 Field Museum of Natural History (Evolution Tree)
Richard W. Blob post-doc 1999-2001 Chicago
Joshua A. Drew post-doc 2008-2010 Field Museum of Natural History (Evolution Tree)
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Evans KM, Larouche O, Gartner SM, et al. (2023) Beaks Promote Rapid Morphological Diversification Along Distinct Evolutionary Trajectories in Labrid Fishes (Eupercaria: Labridae). Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution
Hughes LC, Nash CM, White WT, et al. (2022) Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae). Systematic Biology
Larouche O, Gartner SM, Westneat MW, et al. (2022) Mosaic Evolution of the Skull in Labrid Fishes Involves Differences in both Tempo and Mode of Morphological Change. Systematic Biology
Gartner SM, Whitlow KR, Laurence-Chasen JD, et al. (2022) Suction feeding of West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens): An XROMM analysis of jaw mechanics, cranial kinesis, and hyoid mobility. Biology Open. 11
Nash CM, Lungstrom LL, Hughes LC, et al. (2022) Phylogenomics and body shape morphometrics reveal recent diversification in the goatfishes (Syngnatharia: Mullidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 177: 107616
Evans KM, Larouche O, West JL, et al. (2022) Burrowing constrains patterns of skull shape evolution in wrasses. Evolution & Development
Kaczmarek EB, Gartner SM, Westneat MW, et al. (2022) Air Breathing and Suction Feeding Kinematics in the West African Lungfish, Protopterus Annectens. Integrative and Comparative Biology
Whitlow KR, Ross CF, Gidmark NJ, et al. (2022) Suction feeding biomechanics of Polypterus bichir: investigating linkage mechanisms and the contributions of cranial kinesis to oral cavity volume change. The Journal of Experimental Biology
McCord CL, Nash CM, Cooper WJ, et al. (2021) Phylogeny of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae) and patterns of asymmetrical diversification in body size and feeding ecology. Plos One. 16: e0258889
Baumgart SL, Sereno PC, Westneat MW. (2021) Wing Shape in Waterbirds: Morphometric Patterns Associated with Behavior, Habitat, Migration, and Phylogenetic Convergence. Integrative Organismal Biology (Oxford, England). 3: obab011
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