Glenn Litsios

My research is a part of the SPEED (Spatially Explicit Evolution of Diversity) project. I seek to understand the processes driving species radiation. I base my research on phylogenetic comparative methods using molecular, phenotypic and ecological data. I mainly study two evolutionary radiations. The grass-like family of the Restionaceae radiated both in Australia and the Cape region of South-Africa, two regions where fire occurs regularly. My research focus on understanding how different fire survival strategies affect the evolution of the Restionaceae. My second group of interest are the damselfishes (Pomacentridae) and especially their most famous clade, the clownfishes. Clownfishes are known to interact with sea anemones and I study how the mutualistic interaction could be driving the radiation of the group.

Born August 5th 1984 in Geneva

2010-Present
PhD thesis in the lab of Nicolas Salamin, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

2008-2010
Master of Sciences in Biology, Evolution and Conservation at the University of Lausanne, under the supervision of Nicolas Salamin.

2004-2008
Bachelor of Science in biology at the University of Lausanne.