Monthly Archives: October 2014

Trying to crack the crested newt phylogeny – and failing

The four main groups of crested newt species differ in body shape. This morphological variation is correlated with ecological differences: sturdier newts are more terrestrial and slenderer newts more aquatic. This suggests that the differentiation in body shape drove their … Continue reading

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NWO ALW Open grant

A grant proposal I wrote together with Pim Arntzen was successful and will allow us to hire a PhD student to work on amphibian hybrid zones.

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