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Details for Dr Stefanie Klug
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Stefanie Klug |
| Job title | Research Associate |
| Department | School of Earth Sciences University of Bristol |
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| Professional details | |
| Keywords | cartilaginous fishes neoselachii phylogenies |
| Areas of expertise | My research focuses on the evolutionary radiation and diversity of cartilaginous fishes with special focus on the origin and success of modern sharks, skates and rays (Neoselachii). I use different analytical methods to explain the shapes of phylogenies, quality of the fossil record, diversification, extinction and biogeographic patterns and trophic chain conditions and changes. In my current project I will identify and reconstruct evolutionary novelties in neoselachians employing numerical comparative phylogenetic methods for providing sound information on the initial radiation of this group and evaluate the evolutionary steps cumulating in a perfectly adapted predator. |