Skip Navigation
Text:
Increase font size
Decrease font size

Alan Feduccia


S. K. Heninger Distinguished Professor (Emeritus)

Contact Information

Office: 216 Wilson Hall
Email: feduccia[at]bio.unc.edu
Office Phone: (919) 962-3050

Research Description

At a Glance

  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Vertebrate Evolution and Systematics
  • Avian Evolution and Paleontology
  • Conservation Biology

Curriculum Vitae  |   Biography   |   Book Covers

Synopsis

Alan Feduccia’s research centers on the origin and early evolution of flight, feathers, and endothermy. He is also interested in the evolution of birds through the Tertiary, the origins of flightlessness and the evolution of other morphological specializations in the world avifauna, and avian systematics in general.