Matthew P. Heinicke

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Matthew Paul "Matt" Heinicke (born November 4, 1980 ) is an American herpetologist . His main research interests are frogs and geckos .

Life

Matt Heinicke grew up in Saint Paul , Minnesota . Numerous trips to museums, zoos and libraries as well as to state and national parks that Heinicke undertook as a young man encouraged his interest in nature. In 2001 he began studying biology at the University of Minnesota , where he researched parasitoid wasp ecology in an entomology laboratory and assisted in studies of amphibian morphology. In 2003 he received his Bachelor of Science degree with the distinction “summa cum laude”. In 2009 he was with the thesis A Molecular Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolutionary History of Terraranan Frogs, a Vertebrate mega-radiation at the Pennsylvania State University for Ph.D. PhD. Heinicke has received multiple scholarships, including the University Graduate Fellowship from Pennsylvania State University from 2004 to 2005, several Braddock Fellowships from Eberly College of Science in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and the Penn State Alumni Association Dissertation Award that year 2009.

Heinicke's main interests are geckos and the species-rich Terrarana group of frogs . These are New World frogs and toads that go through direct development on land without a tadpole stage in the water. It was set up in 2008 by S. Blair Hedges , William E. Duellman and Heinicke. Heinicke's studies include the derivation and analysis of phylogeneses . His research projects focus on a variety of evolutionary topics, including biogeography , the splitting of a species into several new species, the development of morphology, and taxonomy. His research methods include field sampling, the examination of prepared museum pieces, the acquisition of genetic and morphological data in the laboratory and computer-aided analyzes.

During his scientific work as a postdoctoral fellow at Villanova University in Villanova , Pennsylvania , Heinicke focused on the gecko-like (Gekkota). His fields of study included molecular phylogenetic research as well as the use of phylogenetic analysis to determine the divergence , biogeographical patterns, and patterns of morphological change in several species-rich African, Asian, and Australian gecko groups.

In 2011, Heinicke, together with Aaron M. Bauer and other researchers, described the two gecko species Pachydactylus etultra and Pachydactylus maraisi from Namibia .

Heinicke is an Assistant Professor in the Science Department at the University of Michigan -Dearborn.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ S. Blair Hedges, William E. Duellman & Matthew P. Heinicke: New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation. 2008. Zootaxa 1737: 1-182 PDF
  2. ^ William R. Branch, Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, and Matthew Heinicke 2011. A New Species of the Pachydactylus weberi Complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Namibrand Reserve, Southern Namibia. Breviora (524): 1-15
  3. ↑ Matthew P. Heinicke, Lauren M. Adderly, Aaron M. Bauer & Todd R. Jackman: A long-known new species of gecko allied to Pachydactylus bicolor (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the central Namibian coast. African Journal of Herpetology 60 (2): 11-129
personal data
SURNAME Heinicke, Matthew P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heinicke, Matthew Paul (full name); Heinicke, Matt (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American herpetologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 4th 1980