Paleobiogeography of the Caribbean
Funding from NSF (DEB-1314749, DEB-1050187, DEB-1050253)
Ingi Agnarsson - Principal investigator
Assistant professor, University of Vermont
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Theridiidae.
Email: iagnarsson@gmail.com
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/ingi-agnarsson.html
Assistant professor, University of Vermont
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Theridiidae.
Email: iagnarsson@gmail.com
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/ingi-agnarsson.html
Greta Binford - Principal investigator
Associate professor, Lewis & Clark College
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Loxosceles, coordinating Dominican Republic outreach efforts.
Email: binford@lclark.edu
Web: http://legacy.lclark.edu/~binford/
Associate professor, Lewis & Clark College
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Loxosceles, coordinating Dominican Republic outreach efforts.
Email: binford@lclark.edu
Web: http://legacy.lclark.edu/~binford/
Paul Selden - co PI
Gulf-Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Kansas
Responsible for fossil collections and analyzes.
Email: selden@ku.edu
Web: http://homepage.mac.com/paulselden/Home/
Gulf-Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Invertebrate Paleontology, University of Kansas
Responsible for fossil collections and analyzes.
Email: selden@ku.edu
Web: http://homepage.mac.com/paulselden/Home/
Lauren Esposito - Postdoc
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
Responsible for organization, permits, analyzes, taxonomic expert on scorpions.
Email: esposito@amnh.org
Web: http://research.amnh.org/iz/staff/lauren-esposito
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Berkeley
Responsible for organization, permits, analyzes, taxonomic expert on scorpions.
Email: esposito@amnh.org
Web: http://research.amnh.org/iz/staff/lauren-esposito
Anne McHugh
PhD student, University of Vermont
Biogeography and dispersal of Micrathena and Gasteracantha, Biogeography of Deinopis, Field Coordinator
Email: akmchugh@uvm.edu
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/lab-members.html
PhD student, University of Vermont
Biogeography and dispersal of Micrathena and Gasteracantha, Biogeography of Deinopis, Field Coordinator
Email: akmchugh@uvm.edu
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/lab-members.html
Sohath Zamira Yusseff Vanegas - Researcher
PhD student, University of Vermont
Biogeography and systematic of the Calliphoridae in the West Indies, field coordinator
Email: sohath.yusseff@gmail.com
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/lab-members.html
PhD student, University of Vermont
Biogeography and systematic of the Calliphoridae in the West Indies, field coordinator
Email: sohath.yusseff@gmail.com
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/lab-members.html
Erin Saupe - Collaborator
Master's student, University of Kansas
Taxonomic expert on fossil spiders.
Web: http://www.people.ku.edu/~eesaupe/
Master's student, University of Kansas
Taxonomic expert on fossil spiders.
Web: http://www.people.ku.edu/~eesaupe/
Matjaz Kuntner - Collaborator
Research Associate, Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Taxonomic expert on Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Nephilidae
Email: Kuntner@gmail.com
Web: http://www.nephilidae.com/mk/index.htm
Research Associate, Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Taxonomic expert on Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Nephilidae
Email: Kuntner@gmail.com
Web: http://www.nephilidae.com/mk/index.htm
Jonathan Coddington - Collaborator
Associate Director of Research and Collections, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Scientific adviser, frozen tissue collection
Web: http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/coddington.html
Associate Director of Research and Collections, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Scientific adviser, frozen tissue collection
Web: http://entomology.si.edu/StaffPages/coddington.html
Rosemary Gillespie - Collaborator
Schlinger Chair of Systematics and Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Scientific adviser, taxonomic expert on Tetragnathidae
Web: http://nature.berkeley.edu/~gillespi/Home.html
Schlinger Chair of Systematics and Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Scientific adviser, taxonomic expert on Tetragnathidae
Web: http://nature.berkeley.edu/~gillespi/Home.html
Carol Yablonsky - Research Technician
University of Vermont
Technician support
Email: cyablons1@gmail.com
University of Vermont
Technician support
Email: cyablons1@gmail.com
Wayne Maddison - Collaborator
Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae
Web: http://salticidae.org/wpm/home.html
Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae
Web: http://salticidae.org/wpm/home.html
Junxia Zhang - Collaborator
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of British Columbia
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae
Web: http://mesquiteproject.org/wpm/zhangjx/index.html
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of British Columbia
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae
Web: http://mesquiteproject.org/wpm/zhangjx/index.html
Todd Blackledge - Collaborator
Leuchtag Endowed Chair and Associate Professor, University of Akron
Scientific adviser, molecular phylogenetics of Araneidae
Web: http://ww: hw3.uakron.edu/biology/blackledge/index.htm
Leuchtag Endowed Chair and Associate Professor, University of Akron
Scientific adviser, molecular phylogenetics of Araneidae
Web: http://ww: hw3.uakron.edu/biology/blackledge/index.htm
Bernhard Huber - Collaborator
Curator and Section Leader, Koenig Museum
Taxonomic expert on Pholcidae
Web: http://www.zfmk.de/web/ZFMK_Mitarbeiter/HuberBernhard_A/index.de.html
Curator and Section Leader, Koenig Museum
Taxonomic expert on Pholcidae
Web: http://www.zfmk.de/web/ZFMK_Mitarbeiter/HuberBernhard_A/index.de.html
Jeremy Miller - Collaborator
Researcher, Naturalis
Taxonomic expert on Linyphiidae
Web: http://science.naturalis.nl/research/people/cv/miller
Researcher, Naturalis
Taxonomic expert on Linyphiidae
Web: http://science.naturalis.nl/research/people/cv/miller
Norman Platnick - Collaborator
Peter J. Solomon Family Curator, American Museum of Natural History
Taxonomic expert on Oonopidae
Web - the World Spider Catalog: http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/
Peter J. Solomon Family Curator, American Museum of Natural History
Taxonomic expert on Oonopidae
Web - the World Spider Catalog: http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/
Nadine Dupérré- Collaborator
Scientific Illustrator and Researcher, American Museum of Natural History
Taxonomic expert on Oonopidae and Linyphiidae
Web - http://research.amnh.org/iz/staff/nadine-dup%C3%A9rr%C3%A9
Scientific Illustrator and Researcher, American Museum of Natural History
Taxonomic expert on Oonopidae and Linyphiidae
Web - http://research.amnh.org/iz/staff/nadine-dup%C3%A9rr%C3%A9
Abel Pérez
González - Collaborator
Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Taxonomic expert on Opilionids, local collaborator Cuba
Web: http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/mndi/Aracnologia/abelpapers.htm
Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Taxonomic expert on Opilionids, local collaborator Cuba
Web: http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/mndi/Aracnologia/abelpapers.htm
Mark Harvey - Collaborator
Head of Department and Curator - Arachnids & Myriapods
Western Australian Museum
Taxonomic expert on Pseudoscorpions
Web: http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/terrestrial-zoology/arachnid-and-myriapod-collection
Head of Department and Curator - Arachnids & Myriapods
Western Australian Museum
Taxonomic expert on Pseudoscorpions
Web: http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/terrestrial-zoology/arachnid-and-myriapod-collection
Alexander Sánchez Ruiz - Collaborator
Curator and Chair, BIOECO, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on Caponidae, Drymusidae, local collaborator Cuba, coordinator of fieldwork in Cuba
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Curator and Chair, BIOECO, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on Caponidae, Drymusidae, local collaborator Cuba, coordinator of fieldwork in Cuba
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Franklyn Cala Riquelme - Collaborator
Researcher, BIOECO, Cuba, prospective PhD student
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae, local collaborator Cuba
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Researcher, BIOECO, Cuba, prospective PhD student
Taxonomic expert on Salticidae, local collaborator Cuba
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Rolando Teruel - Collaborator
Director, BIOECO, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on various arachnids
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Director, BIOECO, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on various arachnids
Web: http://www.bioeco.co.cr
Giraldo Alayon - Collaborator
Curator, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on various arachnids, local collaborator Cuba
Curator, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on various arachnids, local collaborator Cuba
Aylin Alegre - Collaborator
Researcher, Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba
Taxonomic expert in Opiliones, local collaborator Cuba
Email: aylinalegre@gmail.com
Web: http://www.ecosis.cu
Researcher, Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba
Taxonomic expert in Opiliones, local collaborator Cuba
Email: aylinalegre@gmail.com
Web: http://www.ecosis.cu
René Barba - Collaborator
Researcher, Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on Pseudoscorpiones, local collaborator Cuba
Email: renelilo@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.ecosis.cu
Researcher, Institute of Ecology and Systematics, Cuba
Taxonomic expert on Pseudoscorpiones, local collaborator Cuba
Email: renelilo@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.ecosis.cu
Jo-Anne Sewlal - Collaborator
PhD candidate, University of the West Indies
Taxonomic expert on various spiders, local collaborator Trinidad and Tobago
Web: http://www.caribbeanspiders.com/
PhD candidate, University of the West Indies
Taxonomic expert on various spiders, local collaborator Trinidad and Tobago
Web: http://www.caribbeanspiders.com/
Carlos Viquez - Collaborator
Arachnid curator and Collection manager, INBio
Local collaborator Costa Rica, organizor of collecting in Central America
Web: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/remib_ingles/doctos/inbio-arachnids.html
Arachnid curator and Collection manager, INBio
Local collaborator Costa Rica, organizor of collecting in Central America
Web: http://www.conabio.gob.mx/remib_ingles/doctos/inbio-arachnids.html
Gilbert Barrantes - Collaborator
Professor, University of Costa Rica
Local collaborator Costa Rica
Web: http://museo.biologia.ucr.ac.cr/Personal.htm
Professor, University of Costa Rica
Local collaborator Costa Rica
Web: http://museo.biologia.ucr.ac.cr/Personal.htm
Hannah Madden - Collaborator
National Park Ranger, STENAPA, St. Eustatius
Local collaborator St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
Web: http://web.me.com/hannah.madden/Site/About_Me.html
National Park Ranger, STENAPA, St. Eustatius
Local collaborator St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
Web: http://web.me.com/hannah.madden/Site/About_Me.html
Julia Horrocks - Collaborator
Professor, University of the West Indies, Barbados
Local collaborator Barbados
Web: http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/FPAS/bcs/staff/jah/
Professor, University of the West Indies, Barbados
Local collaborator Barbados
Web: http://www.cavehill.uwi.edu/FPAS/bcs/staff/jah/
Dominican Outreach, father Dale Johnson - Collaboration and outreach
Program serving the neglected, abandoned, and homeless. Teaching children the value of biodiversity
Local collaborators and outreach in Dominican Republic
Web: http://dominicanoutreach.webs.com/
Program serving the neglected, abandoned, and homeless. Teaching children the value of biodiversity
Local collaborators and outreach in Dominican Republic
Web: http://dominicanoutreach.webs.com/
Trevor Bloom - Research Assistant
Lewis and Clark College Alumni
Biology
Email: kauaibloom@gmail.com
Lewis and Clark College Alumni
Biology
Email: kauaibloom@gmail.com
Alex Nishida - Undergraduate
Lewis and Clark College
Biology and Hispanic Studies
Email: ahn@lclark.edu
Lewis and Clark College
Biology and Hispanic Studies
Email: ahn@lclark.edu
Katy Loubet-Senear - Undergraduate
Lewis and Clark College
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kjloubetsenear@lclark.edu
Lewis and Clark College
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
kjloubetsenear@lclark.edu
Laura Caicedo-Quiroga- Collaborator
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Alumni
Prospective PhD student and local collaborator in Puerto Rico.lra.caicedo@gmail.com
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus Alumni
Prospective PhD student and local collaborator in Puerto Rico.lra.caicedo@gmail.com
Dylan Herman - Undergraduate
University of Vermont
Neuroscience and Mathematics
Email: dylanleahh@gmail.com
University of Vermont
Neuroscience and Mathematics
Email: dylanleahh@gmail.com
Lisa Chamberland - Undergraduate
University of Vermont
Email: Lisa.Chamberland@uvm.edu
University of Vermont
Email: Lisa.Chamberland@uvm.edu
Caroline Blake - Undergraduate
University of Vermont
Email: Caroline.Blake@uvm.edu
University of Vermont
Email: Caroline.Blake@uvm.edu
Julia Mui - Undergraduate
University of Vermont
Email: Julia.Mui@uvm.edu
University of Vermont
Email: Julia.Mui@uvm.edu
James Hinckley - Undergraduate
University of Vermont
Email: James.Hinckley@uvm.edu
University of Vermont
Email: James.Hinckley@uvm.edu
Our AMAZING Undergraduate Research Team!!
UPR students: Diego Agostini, Laura Caicedo, Angela Alicea and Jose Rivera
Lewis and Clark College students: Trevor Bloom and Ian Peterson.
UVM students: Carol Yablonsky, Caroline Blake, Lisa Chamberland, James Hinckley, Julia Mui
UPR students: Diego Agostini, Laura Caicedo, Angela Alicea and Jose Rivera
Lewis and Clark College students: Trevor Bloom and Ian Peterson.
UVM students: Carol Yablonsky, Caroline Blake, Lisa Chamberland, James Hinckley, Julia Mui
Biogeography of spiders in the Indian Ocean
Funding from National Geographic Society (8655-09 and GEFNE29-11)
Ingi Agnarsson - Principal investigator
Assistant professor, University of Vermont
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Theridiidae.
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/ingi-agnarsson.html
Assistant professor, University of Vermont
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Theridiidae.
Web: http://www.theridiidae.com/ingi-agnarsson.html
Matjaz Kuntner - Principal Investigator
Research Associate, Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Nephilidae
Web: http://www.nephilidae.com/mk/index.htm
Research Associate, Institute of Biology, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Responsible for organization, data, and analyzes, taxonomic expert on Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Nephilidae
Web: http://www.nephilidae.com/mk/index.htm
