Rachel Moran
· Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Chicago · Pharmacology
About
Our lab combines behavioral research with various -omic technologies to understand the adaptive and mechanistic underpinnings of complex trait evolution and species diversification. Our overarching goal is to test fundamental hypotheses in neuroethology and evolutionary biology using natural populations (often stream fishes). We are also particularly interested in leveraging systems that exhibit repeated evolution of similar phenotypes to infer the neural and genetic basis of complex adaptive traits and the predictability of the evolutionary process.
Research topics
- Biology
- Evolutionary biology
- Genetics
- Zoology
- Ecology
Frequent coauthors
- 74 shared
Nicolas Rohner
- 64 shared
Alex C. Keene
- 55 shared
Erik R. Duboué
Florida Atlantic University
- 54 shared
Wesley C. Warren
University of Missouri
- 52 shared
Aakriti Rastogi
Mitchell Institute
- 51 shared
Fanning Xia
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
- 51 shared
Kinsley Moore
Mitchell Institute
- 51 shared
Chongbei Zhao
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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