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Liliana M. DávalosProfessorEcology and EvolutionCollege of Arts and Sciences
Biography
I am a Professor at Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution. For our vision, we aspire to foster an interdisciplinary natural history lab that prepares the next generation of scientists. As mission, we exist to understand what makes biodiversity unique and implications thereof. Our scientific objectives encompass three questions. First, how does biodiversity change in space and time? Second, what biological processes fuel biodiversity? Third, how do social factors and environment interact?
Education
- PhD, MPhil and MA, Columbia University
- BSc, Universidad del Valle, Cali (Colombia)
News Highlights
September 24, 2026Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million yearsReutersRead ArticleSeptember 23, 2026We Finally Know Where Bats Came From—and Dracula Would ApproveGizmodoRead ArticleSeptember 23, 2026Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study revealsThe GuardianRead ArticleNovember 22, 2025Stony Brook scientists study the tiny, mysterious shrew for clues to brain healthNewsdayRead ArticleNovember 24, 2025Weather disasters are surging in the Amazon. Reporting isn’t.MongabayRead Article