Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Branham Lab
Led by Marc A. Branham · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Branham Lab studies insect evolution and behavior, focusing on fireflies (Lampyridae). They use phylogenetic analysis, fieldwork, and morphological studies to understand how insects communicate and adapt.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Other insects
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Higher-level phylogenetic relationships within Lampyridae
Investigating evolutionary relationships and bioluminescent signals in fireflies.
Incorporating fossil lampyrids into matrices with extant taxa
Adds fossil fireflies to evolutionary family trees alongside living species, to study how firefly traits evolved.
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Systematics and biogeography of Caribbean firefly fauna
Examining the diversity and distribution of fireflies in the Caribbean.
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Recent papers, explained
- Systematics of Amydetinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
2025 · Systematics and Biodiversity
Analyzes beetle family relationships using DNA and body traits.
- Antennal sensilla diversity in diurnal and nocturnal fireflies (Coleoptera, Lampyridae)
2025 · PLoS ONE
Studies antennae differences in day and night fireflies.
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- The Coleopterists Society Graduate Student Research Enhancement Awards and Undergraduate Travel Award 2025 Recipients
2025 · The Coleopterists Bulletin
Announces awards for graduate and undergraduate beetle research.
- A new phylogeny of Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on nuclear loci obtained by phylogenomic methods
2025 · Systematic Entomology
Builds a new genetic tree for Anastrepha fruit flies using nuclear DNA data.
- Redescription of Photuris pensylvanica (DeGeer) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) with the Designation of a Neotype
2025 · The Coleopterists Bulletin
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