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Home » Benjamin M. Auerbach

Benjamin M. Auerbach

November 23, 2023 by

ADDRESS
520 Hesler Biology Building
Address Lab
519 Hesler Biology Building
Email
auerbach@utk.edu
Website
https://volweb.utk.edu/~auerbach/

Benjamin M. Auerbach

Professor and Coordinator of Human Anatomy

Research Interest

CURRENTLY RECRUITING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Evolutionary quantitative genetics, functional anatomy, evolutionary modeling, history of eugenics

Education

2001 – B.A., Miami University (Anthropology)

2001 – B.A., Miami University (Comparative Religion)

2007 – Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Functional Anatomy and Evolution)

Research

My research focuses on the application of quantitative genetics and functional anatomy to model & understand the evolution of traits in mammals, especially primates and Australian marsupials. My work focuses on morphological variation, including: modeling the evolution of trait complexes; assessing variation in body size, form, & proportions; applying functional anatomy to skeletal variation; measuring asymmetry in the skeleton; & using morphological integration to understand evolutionary potential. I examine these properties in relation to environmental factors, namely climate, biomechanics, and subsistence, within the context of quantitative evolutionary models of population structure & natural selection.

Publications

See my Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PGOuHgUAAAAJ&hl=en

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