About & Links

The Baums Lab

www.bio.psu.edu/people/faculty/baums/index.htm

Molecular evolution and ecology encompasses studies of process on three different time scales – affecting populations, affecting species, and affecting long-term molecular evolution. Researchers in the Baums laboratory test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses concerning all three time scales. We focus on research projects that can contribute to both our basic understanding of ecosystems and have applications in conservation biology. Currently, we develop and apply molecular tools to understand the influence of biogeography, population structure, and mating patterns on the survival and evolution of corals and other marine organisms.

Funding is provided by:

NSF – The National Science Foundation

NOAA  – The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration

SECORE – Sexual Coral Reproduction

SECORE (SExual COral REproduction) is a non-profit initiative of public aquariums and coral scientists to create an international network of expertise in coral reef conservation.  The Baums lab works in partnership with SECORE every year.  You can follow their progress in Curacao via:

Blog: http://www.secore.org/gsp.dll?sid=283&pid=1&p_menuid=197&p_parentmenuid=196
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/secore
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/SECORE_coral