My main research focus is the development of geometric morphometric and multivariate statistical tools to explore patterns of phenotypic variation, using various kinds of data, including three-dimensional CT and microCT images. I have worked on the quantification of concepts in evolutionary and developmental biology, such as heterochrony, morphological integration, modularity, and canalization. My empirical work has largely been in evolutionary anthropology and human anatomy, including applications in orthodontics, and I have also worked on other animals, including several fish species. I am further interested in the philosophy of biology and statistics.

I have taught courses on morphometrics, statistics, theoretical biology, and evolutionary developmental biology at the University of Vienna since 2003. Since 2009 I am teaching statistics and morphometrics at the University of Graz. 

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