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Daniel Paluh

Assistant Professor

College of Arts and Sciences: Biology

Contact

Email: Daniel Paluh
Phone: 937-229-3011
SC 223A
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Curriculum Vitae: Read CV

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Biology, University of Florida, 2021
  • M.Sc., Biology, Villanova University, 2016
  • B.Sc., Biology, John Carroll University, 2014

Profile

Dr. Paluh's research aims to link phylogenetic patterns of trait diversity with underlying developmental mechanisms to better understand the evolutionary processes that generate morphological variation in vertebrates. He integrates three-dimensional comparative anatomy via micro-computed tomography (microCT), phylogenetic comparative methods and evolutionary developmental biology to test macroevolutionary questions. Currently, Dr. Paluh is studying the evolution and development of teeth in amphibians, with a particular emphasis on the molecular and developmental mechanisms underlying convergent tooth loss in frogs. As a broadly trained integrative organismal biologist, he also collaborates with a network of international researchers to investigate the morphological diversity of amphibians and reptiles and facilitate the description of new species in biodiversity hotspots.

Research interests

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Developmental biology
  • Vertebrate anatomy
  • Herpetology

Selected publications

Hantak, M.M., R.P. Guralnick, A.C. Cameron, A.H. Griffing, S.M. Harrington, J.L. Weinell, and D.J. Paluh. 2022. Color scales with climate in North American ratsnakes. Biology Letters 18: 20220403. link 

Paluh, D.J., W.A. Dillard, E.L. Stanley, G.J. Fraser, and D.C. Blackburn. 2021. Re-evaluating the morphological evidence for the re-evolution of lost mandibular teeth in frogs. Evolution 75: 3203–3213. link 

Paluh, D.J., K. Riddell, C.M. Early, M.M. Hantak, G.F.M. Jongsma, R.M. Keeffe, F. Magalhães Silva, S.V. Nielsen, M.C. Vallejo-Pareja, E.L. Stanley, and D.C. Blackburn. 2021. Rampant tooth loss across 200 million years of frog evolution. eLife 10: e66926. link 

Weinell, J.L., D.J. Paluh, C.D. Siler, and R.M. Brown. 2020. A new miniaturized genus and species of snake (Lamprophiidae: Cyclocoridae) from the Philippines. Copeia 108: 907–923. link 

Paluh, D.J., E.L. Stanley, and D.C. Blackburn. 2020. Evolution of hyperossification expands skull diversity in frogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 8554–8562.​ link