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Photos from the field
Rhinoceros Iguana <br> Dominican RepublicDavid about to troll some fish <br> under a bridge in Lincoln Park, TXLa Zurza stream <br> Dominican RepublicSan Marcos River at dusk <br> TexasCaribbean <br> Dominican RepublicCane Toad <br> Dominican RepublicLuis seining in cold water <br> La Zurza, Dominican RepublicChecking out the catch <br> Dominican RepublicSan Marcos River <br> TX in winterOviedo lake <br> Dominican RepublicCollecting fish <br> Dominican RepublicFlamingos <br> Dominican RepublicTrekking to a field site <br> Dominican RepublicSulfidic stream (La Zurza) <br> Dominican RepublicSearching for fish in Las Salinas <br> Dominican RepublicLuis holds a friendly fishing spider <br> South TXWild celery in <br> Comal springs, TXCarolyn and Ingo seining <br> Comal springs, TXMinecart tracks in Las Salinas <br> Dominican RepublicRiver view <br> Dominican RepublicWild celery in <br> Comal springs, TXLa Cueva del Azufre <br> Tabasco, MexicoBat in La Cueva <br> Tabasco, MexicoRiver bank <br> Tabasco, MexicoMichi in El Azufre <br> Tabasco, MexicoWaterfalls <br> Tabasco, MexicoHeterandria bimaculata <br> Arroyo cristalSafety first <br> Tabasco, MexicoBats from in La Cueva<br> Tabasco, MexicoCountryside <br> MexicoCave mollies in La Cueva del Azufre <br> Tabasco, Mexico

News
April 2013
  • Luis successfully defended his Master's thesis
  • Congratulations to Carolyn for getting the 2013 Adams Graduate Summer Scholarship!
March 2013
  • The paper by Ingo et al on translocations of cave mollies is now out in its final form
  • The Ethology paper by Sabrina and Ingo on non-visual mate choice in Cave mollies is now available online!
  • Congratulations to Amber for her recent  paper in Animal Behaviour!

Our lab is addressing questions in evolutionary biology, with a special focus on animal behavior. Among other things, we are interested in how sexual reproduction is maintained. We tackle this problem at several levels, including molecular biology, animal behavior and ecology. Consequently we use a broad array of research methods. Our study species are mainly livebearing fishes, but we are not limited to them. 

FishCam
Showtank webcam
Live feed of a mixed-sex cave molly tank

W
e are looking for undergraduate students to join our lab! E-mail Ingo for more information.

Martin and Ingo were ranked the 19th and 20th most cited behavioral biologists from German-speaking countries!

Ingo was awarded a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.  The award is for "Scientists and scholars, internationally renowned in their field, who completed their doctorates less than 18 years ago and who in future are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements which will have a seminal influence on their discipline beyond their immediate field of work" (cited directly from the Von Humboldt Foundation website)
Ingo's co-edited book is now available from University of Chicago Press:

Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes book cover and link

 

 Funding opportunities for grad students and post-docs

Last update: May 22, 2013