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E-mail: mmburns@umd.edu
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Phone: 301-405-7518
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Fax: 301-314-9290
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| Mail: Department of Entomology * 4112 Plant Sciences Building * University of Maryland * College Park, MD 20742-4454 |
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Research Interests
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My broad interests lie in the interconnections of sexual selection, mate choice, and sexual conflict. I am currently focused on the order Opiliones ("harvestmen") where a group of closely related taxa, the genus Leiobunum, belies a variable selection of genital morphologies and nuptial gift delivery systems. I am interested in exploring the content and behavior surrounding these structures as well as the possibility of a sexual arms race in this group.
I am also involved with the development of opilionid AFLP markers for use as a complement to sequential and morphological data in phylogenetic analyses.
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Education
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| B.A. Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN |
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Awards and Recognition
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2008-2010 Diversity Fellowship
| 2010-2013 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
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Teaching
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Fall 2008 BSCI201: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
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Spring 2009 BSCI202: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
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