Adam D. Leaché
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology & Department of Integrative Biology
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3160 USA
Office: (510) 642-7928
email: leache@berkeley.edu
I am an evolutionary biologist with a research focus on phylogenetics, population genetics, species limits, and statistical phylogeography. I am particularly interested in Bayesian techniques for estimating species divergence times and calculating species trees using multilocus nuclear data.
At the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, I have developed an active museum-based research program in herpetological systematics that integrates ecological and evolutionary research in North American lizards (Sceloporus and Phrynosoma) and West African amphibians and reptiles.
Last update:
April 18, 2008
Programs
Recent Publications:
Leaché, A. D., Crews, S. C., and M. J. Hickerson. 2007. Two waves of diversification in mammals and reptiles of Baja California revealed by hierarchical Bayesian analysis. Biology Letters.
Leaché, A. D. and C. J. Cole. 2007. Hybridization between multiple fence lizard lineages in an ecotone: Locally discordant variation in mitochondrial DNA, chromosomes, and morphology. Molecular Ecology.
Leaché, A. D. and D. G. Mulcahy. 2007. Phylogeny, divergence times, and species limits of spiny lizards (Sceloporus magister species group) in western North America deserts and Baja California. Molecular Ecology.
In the Works:
Leaché, A. D., Koo, M. S., Papenfuss, T. J., Fisher, R. N., and J. A. McGuire. Speciation in the coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum): quantifying phylogenetic and ecological divergence.
Brandley, M. C., Warren, D. L., Leaché, A. D., and J. A. McGuire. Homoplasy and clade support.