Ross Lab at the University of Chicago

Welcome to the Ross lab at the University of Chicago. The Ross lab studies the evolution of vertebrate feeding systems, especially the relationships between morphology and behavior both during ontogeny and during evolution. Vertebrate morphology and behavior are designed by natural selection not only to be adapted to specific tasks, but also to be adaptive, i.e., to be able to vary in response to changing conditions. Feeding systems are ideal places to study these adaptations because feeding performance is an important determinant of animal survival, and because there is a wide range of variability in sensorimotor systems, musculoskeletal morphology, feeding behavior and modulatory abilities. We apply a wide range of techniques to a wide range of questions.

People

• Callum Ross

Senior Lecturer

• Jim O'Reilly

Postdocs

• Jose Iriarte-Diaz
• Laura Porro
• Fritzie Arce

Graduate students

• David Reed
• Justin Lemberg
• If you are a prospective graduate student interested in motor control and neuromechanics, please look at the Moto-Igert web page.

Undergraduate students

• Kevin Brown

Links

Midwest Primate Interest Group

http://www.mpig.org/

Cult of Personality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMq7G6bt1XA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y8G4s1yxi0

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