I am an evolutionary biologist interested in macroevolution. My research is mostly question driven rather than focused on any specific model system. I am interested in how phenotypic traits evolve, how species richness accumulates, the factors that drive diversification and the mechanistic explanations for the geographical species gradient. To tackle these questions I mostly use phylogenetic comparative methods, and have also contributed to the development of these methods.
I am active in teaching theoretical-practical workshops on the theory and use of phylogenetic comparative methods. To date I have taught workshops in Estonia, Sweden, Spain, Cuba, Chile, Mexico and China.
