David Charles Collar
Department of Organismal and Environmental Biology
Associate Professor
Forbes Hall 1001
(757) 594-7064
david.collar@cnu.edu
davidcollar.info
Education
- Ph D in Population Biology, University of California, Davis
- BA in Biological Sciences, University of Chicago
Teaching
My courses showcase the amazing diversity of life's forms, focusing particularly on how this diversity evolved over time and on the links between form, function, and environmental demands.
Research
I am a functional morphologist and evolutionary biologist broadly interested in how animals work and how organismal diversity evolves. My research focuses on identifying general patterns in the diversification of vertebrate form and understanding the evolutionary processes that give rise to them.
Selected Accomplishments
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Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2022). Mosaic adaptive peak shifts underlie body shape diversification in pelagiarian fishes (Acanthomorpha: Percomorpha). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2021). Body shape transformations by alternate anatomical adaptive peak shifts in blenniiform fishes. Evolution. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Fast-start escape performance across gradients in temperature and salinity in mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus). Journal of Fish Biology. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2020). Gliding dragons and flying squirrels: diversifying versus stabilizing selection on morphology following the evolution of a major innovation. American Naturalist. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2018). Predicting nutrient content of ray-finned fishes using phylogenetic information. Nature Communications. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2016). Body shape transformation along a shared axis of anatomical evolution in labyrinth fishes (Anabantoidei). Evolution. Volume, 70. Issue, 3. Pages, 555-567. -
Journal Article, Academic Journal
(2016). Ecological specialization and morphological diversification in Greater Antillean boas. Evolution.
- Jenna Miladin, Janet Steven, David Collar, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meetings, "Abiotic ecological niche parameters are associated with leaf and flower size in Silene," Austin, Texas. (2020)