Jonathan D.s. Witt
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. Jonathan D.S. Witt is an associate professor in the Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Research Interest
Professor Witt's research is focused on the application of molecular markers to address questions related to the ecology and evolution of aquatic organisms. A central theme that is currently being addressed in Professor Witt's lab concerns the reasons for, and consequences of disparities between rates of evolution at the molecular and morphological levels. To address these issues, we employ both population and species level comparative approaches. The lab is also engaged in research related to conservation, toxicology and the use of molecular methods for the diagnosis of species boundaries.
Publications
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Wellborn, GA, JDS. Witt, & RD Cothran (2015) Chapter 31: Class Malacostraca, Superorder Peracarida and Syncarida. Pages 781-796 in J.H. Thorp, D.C. Rogers, and K. Tockner (eds.), Thorp and Covich’s Freshwater Invertebrates, Fourth Edition. Volume I: Ecology and General Biology. Elsevier.
