People
Dahiana Arcila, Curator of Marine Vertebrates
Professor of Marine Biology
Email: dkarcila@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
Ben Frable, Collection Manager
Email: bfrable@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Species delineation
- Macroevolution
- Molecular phylogenetics
- Historical biogeography
My research interests are broad and encompass many aspects of fish evolution. I am most interested in species-level relationships, phylogenetics, systematics and biogeography. What are the boundaries between species? How long have lineages been separated and why? How have groups diversified taxonomically and morphologically over geological timescales?
I am not taxon specific and work/have worked on: dragonfishes, damselfishes, eelpouts, lizardfishes, rockfishes, groupers, wrasses, sharks, and headstanding characins (superfamily Anostomoidea).
Students
Researchers
Daniel Cartamil, Associate Researcher
Lecturer, University of San Diego
Andrew Nosal, Associate Researcher
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of San Diego
Emeritus
Philip A. Hastings, Curator Emeritus of Marine Vertebrates
Professor Emeritus of Marine Biology
Email: phastings@ucsd.edu
Research Interests
- Systematics & evolution of fishes
- Biogeography
- Evolution of behavior
- Marine conservation
- Behavioral ecology of fishes
H.J. Walker Jr., Retired Collection Manager
Email: hjwalker@ucsd.edu