Dave Burbank
Kelly R. Zamudio
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Faculty Curator of Herpetology, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
Goldwin Smith Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Information
E209 Corson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
p:
(607) 254-4212
Kelly R. Zamudio
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Faculty Curator of Herpetology, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
Goldwin Smith Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Expertise
Population genomics; phytogeography; systematics; behavior; comparative organismal biology
Current Research Interest
Population impacts of pathogenic chytrid fungi in natural amphibian populations; genomics of host-pathogen interactions; population genomics of differentiation in reptiles and amphibians; mating systems and determinants of reproductive success in reptiles and amphibians
Distinction
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
Cornell University Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow Award
Cornell Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellowship
Cornell University Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Award for Excellence in Advising
Selected Publications
Scheele, Ben C., Frank Pasmans, Lee F. Skerratt, Lee Berger, An Martel, Wouter Beukema, Aldemar A. Acevedo, et al. “Amphibian Fungal Panzootic Causes Catastrophic and Ongoing Loss of Biodiversity.” Science 363 (2019): 1459-1463.
Polato, Nicholas R., Brian A. Gill, Alisha A. Shah, Miranda M. Gray, Kayce L. Casner, Antione Barthelet, Philipp W. Messer, et al. “Narrow Thermal Tolerance and Low Dispersal Drive Higher Speciation in Tropical Mountains.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 115 (2018): 12471-12476.