David Carlon

David Carlon is Professor of Biology at Bowdoin College, where he leads research in evolutionary biology and marine ecology at the Schiller Coastal Studies Center. His work focuses on micro-evolutionary processes in marine organisms, hybrid zone dynamics, and genomic adaptations to environmental change.

Education:

• PhD, University of New Hampshire
• MS, University of Massachusetts-Boston
• BA, Boston University

Research interests span molecular ecology, marine speciation, climate change impacts, and invertebrate physiology. His investigations into hybrid zones have revealed genomic signatures of adaptation in parrotfish and European green crabs, while his transcriptomic analyses illuminate climate resilience mechanisms in bivalves.

Recent articles demonstrate a strong focus on anthropogenic impacts, including microplastic effects on mussel microbiomes and thermal adaptation in invasive species. Genomics and bioinformatics approaches unify his investigations into coastal ecosystem responses to global change.

Labs and teams: Carlon Lab specializes in field-based genomics and physiological ecology, with current projects examining neurobiological responses to temperature stress in green crabs and Pacific-Indian Ocean gene flow patterns in reef fishes.