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Alison Davis Rabosky is an Associate Professor and Director at the Museum of Zoology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. With a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, her research interests encompass behavioral ecology, molecular studies, and conservation management regarding island endemics. Her current projects focus on the evolutionary mechanisms underpinning color polymorphism in reptiles and amphibians, employing comparative genomic methods to understand the evolutionary dynamics in mimicry systems. In her lab, she integrates ecological and behavioral patterns to investigate macroevolutionary trait distributions. A notable component of her research explores the evolution of sociality, particularly in long-lived lizards inhabiting deserts in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Concurrently, she collaborates with various institutions to assess genetic diversity and population stability in isolated systems. She is passionate about the intersection of evolutionary biology, conservation, and genetic diversity across varying taxa.
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching and conducting research in Evolutionary Biology and Behavioral Ecology.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science