My interests have spanned many aspects of organismal biology, including the phylogeny, cytogenetics, reproduction, and feeding in mammals, especially bats. My current interests are in using computer graphic and statistical methods to describe and analyze biological form to answer evolutionary questions. I have had a deep commitment to supporting and using Natural History museums as teaching and research tools for the study of evolution, biodiversity, and natural resource management since 1977. I have served as Adjunct Curator of Mammals in the Tulane Museum of Natural History since 1990, and currently work in the collections on a regular basis. The seed for the development of an interest group of ecologists and evolutionary biologists in Southeastern Louisiana came from the belief that a broad interaction among educators and researchers in this region would benefit us all.
Members are Ph.D. faculty and educators from most of our region's academic institutions.
Each year, we gather for a special annual lecture, hosted by one of the local institutions, featuring an eminent scientist.