Karen Carleton
Karen Carleton
Teaching
- BSCI 207: Principles of Biology III - Organismal Biology
- BSCI 338C: Genomics of Sensory Systems
- BSCI 338V: Biology of Vision
- BSCI 338W: Animal Communication
- PHYS 131: Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists
Graduate Program Affiliations
- Biological Sciences (BISI): Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics (BEES)
Research Interests
Evolution of visual systems and visual communication: genetics of visual system tuning; physical modeling of color signals and visual discrimination. African cichlid fishes serve as a model to explore how natural and sexual selection drive communication. Evolution of rod and cone phototransduction: tuning photoreceptor responsivity through evolution of protein structure and gene expression. A comparative genomic approach utilizing a diversity of vertebrates including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and agnathans.
All Publications
Latest Papers
Rapid Divergence of Visual Systems and Signaling Traits to Contrasting Light Regimes During Early Speciation of African Crater Lake Cichlid Fish
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Molecular Biology and Evolution
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton
Testing Wickler’s hypothesis: cichlids are unable to distinguish eggs from egg spots in the wild
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Hydrobiologia
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton, Scott Juntti
Long‐wavelength‐sensitive (lws) opsin gene expression, foraging and visual communication in coral reef fishes
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Molecular Ecology
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton
A novel exome probe set captures phototransduction genes across birds (Aves) enabling efficient analysis of vision evolution
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Molecular Ecology Resources
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton, Michael Braun
Chromosome‐level assembly of southern catfish (silurus meridionalis) provides insights into visual adaptation to nocturnal and benthic lifestyles
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Molecular Ecology Resources
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton
Axes of visual adaptation in the ecologically diverse family Cichlidae
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Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton
Tbx2a Modulates Switching of RH2 and LWS Opsin Gene Expression
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Molecular Biology and Evolution
UMD Author(s): Karen Carleton
