Peter C. Wainwright
Professor
pcwainwright@ucdavis.edu

Evolution and Ecology

Office
6330 Storer
(530) 752-6782


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Degrees:
1988 PhD University of Chicago Anatomy
Research Interests:

Evolution and ecology of functional morphology, especially feeding mechanisms of fishes and other vertebrates; locomotion; phenotypic plasticity; complexity; diversity.
Evolution and ecology of vertebrate biomechanics.
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology  
Population Biology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Ecology  
Publications:
  • Hulsey, C. D. and P. C. Wainwright. 2002. Mapping mechanics into morphospace: disparity in the jaws of labrid fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, B. 269:317-326.
  • Wainwright, P. C. 2002. The evolution of feeding motor patterns in vertebrates. Current Opinion in Neurobiology 12:691-695.
  • Sanford, C. P. J. and P. C.Wainwright. 2002. Use of sonomicrometry demonstrates link between prey capture kinematics and suction pressure in largemouth bass. J. Exp. Biol. 205:3445-3457.
Field Sites:
Great Barrier Reef, Belize, Bahamas, Bonaire, Florida
Teaching Interests:
Vertebrate evolution. Functional morphology/biomechanics. Ecological physiology.