Andre Pires da Silva University of Texas at Arlington 501 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, TX 76019
USA
apires@uta.edu 817-272-1383
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| PI: |
YES |
| Taxa Studied: |
Invertebrate Animals, Vertebrate Animals |
| Techniques Employed: |
Degenerate PCR, Solexa (Illumina) Sequencing, In Situ Hybridization, Mutagenesis |
| Research Description: |
Evolution of body plan in reptiles Evolution of sex determination Evolution of mating system Hox genes Homeotic transformations Transposons Males, females, hermaphrodites Trioecy |
| Lab Web Page: |
http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/apires/ |
| Willing to Host Undergraduates: |
YES |
| Actively Seeking Undergraduates: |
YES |