Jonathan L. Dunnum
Senior Collection Manager - Division of Mammals

Ph.D. 2009 - Zoology, Minor: Museum Science, Texas Tech University
Dissertation: Phylogeny, evolution, and systematics within the family Caviidae (Mammalia: Rodentia)
M.S. 2003 - University of New Mexico
Thesis: Systematics of Bolivian Cavia, with biogeographic notes on the genus
B.S. 1993 - Biology, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
Integrating natural history collections/biorepositories into emerging disease research and discovery
- Systematics, phylogeography and taxonomy of the Caviidae
- Evolution of South American Caviomorphs
- Integrated natural history collection archiving
- Databasing of natural history collection data
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