Christopher Schalk

Christopher Schalk

Oct 05, 2016

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We made it!

We reached our fundraising goal for our project! Thanks to everyone who contributed and help spread the word! We truly appreciate it.

Now we're onto the planning stages of organizing our trip to the Smithsonian! We will keep you all posted on our progress. Again, thanks so much for your support!

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  • Donald Schalk
    Donald SchalkBacker
    Congratulations to the science team. We all know you will do great work. Best of luck into your Leaf-litter Gecko adventure.
    Oct 06, 2016
  • Christopher Schalk
    Christopher SchalkResearcher
    Thank you! We're very excited!
    Oct 06, 2016
  • Steven J R Allain
    Steven J R AllainBacker
    That's fantastic news! I can't wait to see what the outcome of this project is.
    Oct 05, 2016
  • Christopher Schalk
    Christopher SchalkResearcher
    Thanks! We will keep you posted with project updates!
    Oct 06, 2016

About This Project

Adaptive radiations occur when an evolutionary lineage diversifies and adapts to use a previously unoccupied niche or underutilized resource, such as Darwin’s Finches. We seek to test hypotheses about the patterns and processes that generate an adaptive radiation by quantifying the morphological diversity of a secretive species-rich group, the New World leaf-litter geckos. We will compare the morphology of island and mainland gecko species using x-rays and photos of preserved specimens.


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