Research
Research in the -WBSL- is focused on biosystematics, taxonomy, faunistics, ecology, and biology of water bugs world-wide. Morphological-based studies in the lab form the foundation for taxonomic study, phylogenetic reconstruction, and hypothesis testing among the aquatic true bugs. In addition to comparative anatomy and functional morphology, a variety of other character systems are explored, studied, and employed for contribution to analyses. These include molecular genetics (targeted fragment and whole-gene DNA sequencing), biogeography, bioacoustics, behavior, and life history studies.
