Kevin J. Burns
Professor
Department of Biology
San Diego State University
Evolutionary Biology program area
Curator of Birds
SDSU Vertebrate Collections
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley (1996)
M.S., Louisiana State University (1991)
B.S., Texas A&M University (1988)
In the Burns lab, we use DNA sequence data to investigate the systematics and population genetics of birds. Phylogenies and analyses of population history are used to study the evolution of morphology, behavior, ecology, and biogeography.
Paradise Tanager (Tangara chilensis)
