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Allison Fritts-Penniman

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

I am an evolutionary biologist studying how coral reefs became the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. I work on nudibranchs, aka the most beautiful slugs you’ll ever see. I hope that by learning as much as we can about coral reef biodiversity and sharing it with the world, we may inspire change that could reverse their current trajectory towards extinction.

Allison has authored 4 articles

Did 'The Bachelorette' just eat my research?

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Giant mollusks are just about the only thing more interesting to me than who gets the rose

Allison Fritts-Penniman

Evolution doesn't work the way you think it does

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An evolutionary biologist explains all the things you might get into an argument over

Allison Fritts-Penniman

What can ancient dog poop reveal about an ecosystem?

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The poo fossils of a long-extinct species are teaching scientists about nature's past – and possible future

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