Tristan Stayton

Contact Information
Biology Building 015E
tstayton@bucknell.edu
570-577-3272

Educational Background: 
B.S.  Purdue University, 1999
Ph.D.  The University of Chicago, 2005

 Research Interests: 
Evolutionary and functional morphology of vertebrates, especially reptiles, convergence in morphology and function, paleobiology, biomechanics and modeling of vertebrate functional systems.

Teaching Interests:
I will teach Vertebrate Anatomy this fall.  I will also teach Organismal Biology this spring and I look forward to developing courses in herpetology, functional morphology, (macro)evolution, or biomechanics.

Selected Publications: 
Behrensmeyer, A.K.  C.T. Stayton, and R.E. Chapman.  2003.  Taphonomy and ecology of modern avifaunal remains from Amboseli Park, Kenya. Paleobiology 29:52-70.

Stayton, C.T.  2003.  Functional and morphological evolution of the lizard skull.  Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 23 (3S):  100A.

Stayton, C.T.  2004.  Functional and morphological evolution of the lizard skull:  a geometric morphometrics survey.  Journal of Morphology 263:47-59.

Stayton, C.T., and M. Ruta.  2004.  Patterns of morphological evolution among early tetrapods: geometric morphometrics of the skull roof of stereospondyls (Amphibia: Temnospondyli).  In press:  Palaeontology.

Stayton, C.T.  Submitted.  Functional and morphological convergence among herbivorous lizards.  Evolution.