News
Prof. Farrell co-authors new paper which answers longstanding scientific question about cause of tropics' stunning biodiversity. MoreCurrent research
Current research extends the evolution of insect-plant interactions to other trophic levels through a broad collaboration in the beetle Tree of Life project.
A new research dimension in the lab concerns the acoustic signals produced for mating and territory defense. More
Database links
NCBI: The National Center for Biotechnology Information, hosts sites such as GenBank (sequences of many organisms), BLAST (you can search to see what sequences in the database are most similar to a sequence you have) and PopSet (sequences gathered for one phylogenetic or population-genetic project).
TreeBase: Aligned datasets and trees.
EvolDir: An email directory and mailing list for evolutionary biologists, maintained by Brian Golding. Includes job postings, lab protocols, upcoming conferences, and more.
Entomology index of internet resources: Maintained by Iowa State, a vast searchable database of websites with insect information. If you want information on the web about insects, start here. Includes mailing lists.
Farrell Lab undergraduate Adam Clark wins the Hoopes Prize!