Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall
1659 Museum Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-1954
gnaylor@flmnh.ufl.edu
Programs
Florida Program for Shark Research
International Shark Attack File
Education
Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Maryland College Park
Research Interests
Molecular phylogenetics, biogeography, & comparative anatomy of sharks and rays
Publications
Research News
Global shark bites return to average in 2025, with smaller proportion in the United States
Global unprovoked shark bites returned to near-average levels in 2025, following a sharp reduction the year prior. There was a…
There’s something fishy going on with great white sharks that scientists can’t explain
Key points White sharks exhibit stark differences between the DNA in their nuclei and the DNA in their mitochondria. Until…
Thorny skates come in snack and party sizes. After a century of guessing, scientists now know why
When Jeff Kneebone was a college student in 2002, his research involved a marine mystery that has stumped curious scientists…
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