Frank Burbrink
I am a curator in the Department of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History where I investigate the evolution and ecology of reptiles and amphibians. I work on global snake evolution and genomics.
I am a curator in the Department of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History where I investigate the evolution and ecology of reptiles and amphibians. I work on global snake evolution and genomics.
Interested students
Interested students
I am always interested in taking good graduate students via our own doctoral program at the AMNH RGGS, or through our partner programs at Columbia and CUNY. Please contact me below and be ready to discuss a research project.
I am always interested in taking good graduate students via our own doctoral program at the AMNH RGGS, or through our partner programs at Columbia and CUNY. Please contact me below and be ready to discuss a research project.
Contact
Contact
Frank T. Burbrink, Ph.D.
Department of Herpetology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
212-769-5862
Research specifics
Research specifics
My research helps understand how speciation works, what processes produce patterns of species richness, and how regional and local communities are formed. Within this research framework, I investigate population genomics, phylogeography, and systematics of snakes using genomic and ecological data. I also examine how traits have influenced both species diversification and the regional assemblage of taxa across space and time. To generate realistic models and properly address questions within major areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, I develop methods to integrate genomic, environmental and morphological data.
My research helps understand how speciation works, what processes produce patterns of species richness, and how regional and local communities are formed. Within this research framework, I investigate population genomics, phylogeography, and systematics of snakes using genomic and ecological data. I also examine how traits have influenced both species diversification and the regional assemblage of taxa across space and time. To generate realistic models and properly address questions within major areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, I develop methods to integrate genomic, environmental and morphological data.