Jason Munshi-South
Associate Professor at Fordham University
Schools
- Fordham University
Links
Biography
Fordham University
EDUCATION
- AB, University of Chicago (2000)
- PhD, University of Maryland, College Park (2006)
- Posdoc, Smithsonian Institution (2006-2007)
- Assistant Professor, CUNY Baruch College (2007-2013)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Members of the Munshi-South lab at Fordham University’s Louis Calder Center are dedicated to understanding the behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary impacts of large-scale human disturbance on wild vertebrate populations. Current lab projects are primarily focused on understanding the evolutionary implications of urbanization for wildlife in the New York City metropolitan area. For these studies, we employ complementary approaches from field ecology, population genomics, landscape genomics, and computational biology. We study urban populations as model systems of rapid microevolution, but also aim to provide data for urban conservation and restoration efforts. To this end we collaborate with local government agencies and non-profits.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Harris SE, Munshi-South J, Obergfell C, O’Neill R. (2013) Signatures of rapid evolution in urban and rural transcriptomes of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in the New York metropolitan area. PLoS ONE 8(8):e74938.
Munshi-South J, Zak Y, Pehek E. (2013) Conservation genetics of extremely isolated urban populations of the Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) in New York City. PeerJ 1:e64.
Munshi-South J. (2012) Urban landscape genetics: canopy cover predicts gene flow between white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City. Mol Ecol 21(6):1360-1378.
Munshi-South J. (2011) Relatedness and demography of African forest elephants: inferences from noninvasive fecal DNA analyses. J Hered 102(4):391-398.
Munshi-South J, Bernard H. (2011) Genetic diversity and distinctiveness of the proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) of the Klias Peninsula, Sabah, Malaysia. J Hered 102(3):342-346.
Munshi-South J, Kharchenko K. (2010) Rapid, pervasive genetic differentiation of urban white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations in New York City. Mol Ecol 19:4242-4254.
Munshi-South J, Wilkinson GS. (2010) Bats and birds: Exceptional longevity despite high metabolic rates. Ageing Res Rev 9:12-19.
Videos
Evolution Right Under Our Nose
Evolution in a Big City
Our Pesky Neighbors – Part 3 Rats
Fordham's Louis Calder Biological Field Station has received a liquid-handling robot.
Munshi-South Research on Rats
Munshi-South: Urban Evolutionary Biology
TED Ed Vietsub Tiến hóa trong thành phố lớn Jason Munshi South YouTube
Evolution in the Anthropocene: Population Genomics of NYC Wildlife
Read about executive education
Other experts
Looking for an expert?
Contact us and we'll find the best option for you.