I am a postdoctoral researcher in Dave Zarkower's lab at the University of Minnesota. I use evolutionary trees (phylogenies) to study evolution in amphibians and reptiles, particularly geckos. My current research examines the evolution of sex determining mechanisms in reptiles.

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Recent Papers:

The conservation status of the world's reptiles

Toepad evolution in geckos

Faculty of 1000 selection - Recommended.

Primer on sex determination in Current Biology

In the news:

Academic Minute podcast: The Evolution of gecko feet

In pursuit of geckos

Geckos evolved sticky feet many times

What do geckos and glue have in common?

Evolution of geckos' sticky toes

How Sticky Toepads Evolved in Geckos and What That Means for Adhesive Technologies

Scientific potential of gecko's sticky toes fascinates U of C researcher

Geckos Evolved Sticky Toe Pads Repeatedly

Geckos' sticky toes inspire engineers

The Evolution Of Sticky Feet

Gecko feet don't stick around

Gekko canaensis - a new gecko species from Vietnam

A new Vietnamese gecko

New Gecko species discovered in Vietnam

Genome 10K: A New Ark

New Family Of Gecko Discovered

U student helps discover a new family of geckos

Bell researcher studies geckoes' sticky feet

U.S. researchers discover new family of gecko

Ga-ga about geckos

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Contact: Tony Gamble
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Minnesota
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA
email: gambl007@umn.edu

Copyright © 2003-2013. Tony Gamble
Updated: 7 January, 2013

Some of this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1146820. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).