Biology Department Faculty

Christopher Kenaley

Associate Professor of the Practice

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Christopher Kenaley

Ph.D.

Contact

Higgins Hall 415

Telephone: 617-552-3105

Email: christopher.kenaley@bc.edu

ORCID

Education

  • B.S., Cornell University
  • Ph.D., University of Washington

Research Interests

My research focuses on fishes and, in particular the physical and physiological factors that contribute to diversity in feeding and swimming, the molecular basis of phenotypic novelty, and what contributes to diversification in the largest group of vertebrates. I approach this work from a number of angles, including biorotoic and computational modeling, functional morphology, material science, comparative methods, molecular systematics, and taxonomy.

Department

Biology

Research

My research focuses on fishes and, in particular the physical and physiological factors that contribute to diversity in feeding and swimming, the molecular basis of phenotypic novelty, and what contributes to diversification in the largest group of vertebrates. I approach this work from a number of angles, including biorotoic and computational modeling, functional morphology, material science, comparative methods, molecular systematics, and taxonomy.

Selected Publications

  • Wang, Y., Yang, X., Chen, Y., Wainwright, D.K.,听Kenaley, C.P., Gong, Z., Liu, Z., Liu, H., Guan, J., Wang, T. and Weaver, J.C., 2017. .听Science Robotics,听2(10), p.eaan8072
  • Di Santo, V.听and聽Kenaley, C. P.听2016. . Journal of Experimental Biology. 219:1804鈥�1807
  • Henzy, J. E.,听Gifford, R. J.,听Kenaley, C. P., and聽Johnson, W. E.听2016. . Molecular Biology and Evolution:msw262
  • Kenaley, C. P.听and聽Lauder, G. V.听2016. . Journal of Experimental Biology. 219(13):2048鈥�2059
  • Kenaley CP, Devaney SC, *Fjeran TT. 2014.听. Evolution 68(4):996鈥�1013.
  • Kenaley CP, *Stote A, Flammang BE. 2014. . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 461(2014):297鈥�305
  • Pietsch TW,听Kenaley CP. 2011.听. Copeia, 2011(4):490鈥�496.
  • Stevenson DE,听Kenaley CP. 2013. . Copeia 2013(3):415鈥�434.
  • Zaccone, G.,听Lauriano, E. R.,听Silvestri, G.,听Kenaley, C. P.,听Icardo, J. M.,听Pergolizzi, S.,听Alesci, A.,听Sengar, M.,听Kuciel, M., and聽Gopesh, A.听2013. . Acta Zoologica.听96:127鈥�139
  • Kenaley CP, 2012. . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106:224鈥�240.
  • Stevenson DE,听Kenaley CP. 2011. . Copeia 2011(3):385鈥�399.
  • Kenaley CP. 2010. . Journal of Morphology 271(4):418鈥�437 [Cover].
  • Kenaley CP. 2009. . Copeia 2009(1):175鈥�189
  • Stevenson DE,听Kenaley CP, Raring N. 2009. . Northwestern Naturalist 90(1):24鈥�34.
  • Hartel KE,听Kenaley CP, Galbraith JK, Sutton TT. 2008. . Northeastern Naturalist 15(3):317鈥�334.
  • Kenaley CP. 2008. . Journal of Fish Biology 73(4):888鈥�901.
  • Kenaley CP. 2007. . Copeia 2007(4):886鈥�900.
  • Kenaley CP, Orr JW. 2006.听. Ichthyological Research 53(2):200鈥�202.
  • Kenaley CP, Hartel KE. 2005. . Ichthyological Research 52(3):251鈥�263.
*indicates undergraduate coauthor
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