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My name is Lynette Renae Strickland. I obtained my PhD of Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, working under the advisory of Dr. Carla Caceres.
I'm interested in the evolution of phenotypic variation and their accompanying changes in the genome. My interests have lead me to one of the most fascinating forms of phenotypic variation: color variation. From insects to birds to bio-luminescent algae, color in natural populations has intrigued and inspired evolutionary biologists and naturalists for centuries. My love of color was fully developed when I experienced the tropics for the first time and Dobzhansky's (1950) description suddenly made sense, "it is exuberant, luxurious, flashy, often even gaudy, full of daring and abandon, but first and foremost enormously tense and powerful."
I was born and raised in Austin, Texas and received my B.S. in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University. Between my undergraduate and graduate work I spent time working in labs, volunteering with my local community, and working part-time as a math tutor at an elementary school. Feel free to explore more site for more information about me!
I'm interested in the evolution of phenotypic variation and their accompanying changes in the genome. My interests have lead me to one of the most fascinating forms of phenotypic variation: color variation. From insects to birds to bio-luminescent algae, color in natural populations has intrigued and inspired evolutionary biologists and naturalists for centuries. My love of color was fully developed when I experienced the tropics for the first time and Dobzhansky's (1950) description suddenly made sense, "it is exuberant, luxurious, flashy, often even gaudy, full of daring and abandon, but first and foremost enormously tense and powerful."
I was born and raised in Austin, Texas and received my B.S. in Marine Biology from Texas A&M University. Between my undergraduate and graduate work I spent time working in labs, volunteering with my local community, and working part-time as a math tutor at an elementary school. Feel free to explore more site for more information about me!
