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    Shane Webb, Ph.D.

    Shane Webb

    Professor, Biology

    Phone706-867-2947

    Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 408, Dahlonega

    Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular Evolution, Systematics, Ichthyology (Advising Area of Expertise: Pre-PA)

    Courses Taught

    • BIOL 3220K - Genetics
    • BIOL 4540K - Biotechnology
    • BIOL 4760 - Bioinformatics
    • BIOL 4450K - Evolution 
     

    Education

    • Ph.D., Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998
    • M.S., Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993
    • B.S., Biology, University of California at Riverside, 1991

    Research/Special Interests

    Dr. Webb infers the phylogenetic (evolutionary) relationships of freshwater fishes using DNA sequences and to a lesser extent morphology. Presently Dr. Webb is studying the evolutionary relationships and phylogeography of the goodeids of the Mesa Central of Mexico. At a broader level, his interests include biogeography, the factors affecting the species richness of groups, and the documentation and conservation of fish diversity.

    Publications

    Webb, S.A. 2020. Goodeidae (Splitfins, Poolfishes, and Springfishes). In: B. Burr & M. Warren (eds.) North American Freshwater Fishes: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press.

    Diaz Pardo, E., A. Gutierrez Hernandez, C.P. Ornelas Garcia, S.A. Webb, & O. Dominguez Dominguez. 2016. Skiffia bilineata (Bean, 1887) Tiro de dos rayas, Twoline Skiffia. pp. 320-324, In: Los peces dulceacuicolas de Mexico en Peligro de Extincion. Ceballos, G., E. Diaz Pardo, M. Estevez, H. Espinosa Perez, Eds. FCE, UNAM, IE, Conabio.

    Diaz Pardo, E., S.A. Webb, O. Dominguez Dominguez, & A. Gutierrez Hernandez. 2016. Skiffia lermae Meek, 1902 Tiro olivo, Olive Skiffia. pp. 324-327, In: Los peces dulceacuicolas de Mexico en Peligro de Extincion. Ceballos, G., E. Diaz Pardo, M. Estevez, H. Espinosa Perez, Eds. FCE, UNAM, IE, Conabio.

    Webb, S.A., R.A. Rueda Jasso, & E. Diaz Pardo. 2016. Skiffia multipunctata (Pellegrin, 1901) Tiro pintado, Splotched Skiffia. pp. 327-331, In: Los peces dulceacuicolas de Mexico en Peligro de Extincion. Ceballos, G., E. Diaz Pardo, M. Estevez, H. Espinosa Perez, Eds. FCE, UNAM, IE, Conabio.

    Regus, J.U., J.B. Johnson, S.A. Webb & D.N. Reznick. 2013. Comparative life histories of fishes in the genus Phallichthys (Pisces: Poeciliidae). J. Fish Biology. 83(1): 144-155.

    Ritchie, M., R.M. Hamill, J.A. Graves, A.E. Magurran, S.A. Webb, & C. Macias-Garcia. 2007. Sex and differentiation: Population genetic divergence and sexual dimorphism in Mexican goodeid fish. J. Evol. Bio. 20(5): 2048-2055.

    Hamill, R., S.A. Webb, C. Macias Garcia, J. Graves, A. Magurran, & M. Ritchie. 2007. Comparison of genetic diversity at new microsatellite loci in near-extinct and non-endangered species of Mexican goodeine fishes and prediction of cross-amplification within the family. J. Fish Bio. 70(Suppl. A): 16-32.

    Ritchie, M.G., S.A. Webb, J.A. Graves, A.E. Magurran, & C. Macías Garcia. 2005. Patterns of speciation in Mexican Goodeid fish: Sexual conflict or adaptive radiation? J. Evol. Bio. 18(4): 922-929.

    Webb, S.A., & M.L. Smith. 2005. Artificial key to the adult goodeids of Mexico. In: R.R. Miller, W.L. Minckley, and S.M. Norris. Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

    Webb, S.A., J.A. Graves, C. Macias Garcia, A.E. Magurran, D. Ó Foighil, & M.G. Ritchie. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of the live-bearing Goodeidae (Cyprinodontiformes). Mol. Phyl. Evol. 30(3): 527-544.

    Webb, S.A. 2002. The molecular systematics of the genus Allodontichthys. (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae). In: J. Nielsen (ed.) The Freshwater Fishes of Mexico. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 12(2/3): 193-205.

    Webb, S.A., & R.R. Miller. 1998. Zoogoneticus tequila, a new goodeid fish (Cyprinodontiformes) from the Ameca drainage of Mexico, and a rediagnosis of the genus. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan 725: 1-23.

    Webb, S.A., & T.N. Todd. 1995. Biology and status of the shortnose cisco Coregonus reighardi Koelz in the Laurentian Great Lakes. In: M. Luczynski, et al. (eds.) Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes. Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Iss. Advanc. Limnol. 46: 71-77.

    Work Experience

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, 1998-2001
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