Research interests
In an integrative approach, I combine form and function with ontogeny and phylogeny to study questions related to the evolution of vertebrate feeding behaviour. Currently, I am particularly interested in the evolution of feeding behaviours in early terrestrial tetrapods. My experimental work is, therefore, presently focused on salamanders, which for various reasons, are particularly well suited for modelling issues related to early tetrapods. I use morphological studies combined with computational modelling approaches to test hypotheses that arose as an analogy to the results from my salamander research.