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Rebecca Young

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Rebecca Young
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How does phenotypic variation develop and evolve among individuals and species?

My research is at the interface of systems biology, evolutionary developmental biology, and computational biology, with goal of reaching an integrative understanding of the molecular and developmental mechanisms and evolutionary origins of phenotypic variation. I explore how interspecific variation across biological levels can be decoupled in the evolution of behavior and morphology and can influence patterns of phenotypic diversification, and aim to provide integrative and mechanistic understanding of developmental plasticity.

  • Developmental Plasticity

    bite force and morphology vary with shrew diet

  • Developmental Plasticity

    CT scan of Sorex monticolus (Chiricahua Mnts, AZ)

  • Homology

    chick embryo in ovo gene expression manipulation

  • Developmental Plasticity

    Variation in oocyte growth allows for environment-dependent maternal effects

  • Homology

    Digit loss in the three-toed skink involves a character identity shift

  • Behavioral Evolution

    Integrative understanding of behavioral origins and diversification requires comparative investigation across biological levels

  • Developmental Hourglass

    Phenotypic Diversification

    The hourglass hypothesis posits that embryos are most anatomically similar mid-embryogenesis during the "phylotypic" stage

  • Phenotypic Diversification

    Iterations reveal stochastic and invariant rules underlying body plan evolution

Becca Young's CV

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University of Texas, College of Natural Sciences

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