Ichthyology

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Ichthyology is affiliated with the degree-granting Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, which offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in three areas: Plant Biology, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Entomology. Interested students are encouraged to contact faculty members with complementary research interests. Curators are also faculty members in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology who teach, advise students, and serve on M.A. and Ph.D. committees.

Contact information:

Dr. E. O. Wiley

785.864.4038

ewiley@ku.edu

Search our databases via our DiGIR Portal or search our preserved collection and our tissue collection online.

The entire collection may also be searched online via FishNet2.

Ichthyology at a Glance

(Fishes)
Established: 1864
Collection Strengths: Geographically and taxonomically diverse tissue collection of 9,500 fishes: 660,000 preserved fishes with an emphasis on the midwest: significant osteological preparations.
Research Strengths:
Evolution and systematics of teleost fishes.
Curator in Charge:
Edward Wiley 785.864.4038
Collection Manager(s):
Andrew Bentley 785.864.3863