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Mr William Deakin
MSci
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Earth Sciences
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Research interests
My research interests include the evolution of skeletal morphology and function. Specifically, I am interested in developing software for generating theoretical morphologies, and then testing their functional optimality. Ultimately, I aim to use concepts such as the adaptive landscape to help answer questions about the nature of evolution on large taxonomic scales.
Publications
Recent publications
19/03/2022Increasing morphological disparity and decreasing optimality for jaw speed and strength during the radiation of jawed vertebrates
Science Advances
Thesis
The Role of Mechanical Function in the Evolution of Skeletal Morphology
Supervisors
Award date
03/10/2023