Paul G. Harnik

Paul Harnik

Postdoctoral Fellow

National Evolutionary
Synthesis Center

I am interested in the temporal and spatial structure of biodiversity, specifically the factors that drive variation in rates of extinction, speciation, and ecological expansion and contraction. In my research I use modern and ancient biological systems with a concentration on marine mollusks.


Contact Information

National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
2024 W. Main St., Suite A200
Durham, NC 27705
U.S.A

E-mail: paulharnik [at] nescent.org
Phone: 773-241-1284

 

"At all levels of organization life depends on the maintenance of a certain balance among its factors."

- Sewall Wright, 1932, The roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection. Sixth International Congress on Genetics. pp 356-366.

Current Reading

  • Aberhan, M., S. Nürnberg, and W. Kiessling. 2012. Vision and the diversification of Phanerozoic marine invertebrates. Paleobiology 38:187-204.
  • Holland, S. M. 2012. Sea level change and the area of shallow-marine habitat: implications for marine biodiversity. Paleobiology 38:205-217.
  • Paradis, E. 2011. Analysis of Phylogenetics and Evolution with R. 2nd edition. Springer, New York.