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
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…
Unprovoked shark bites plummeted in 2024
2024 was an exceptionally calm year for shark bites. Worldwide, there were only 47 unprovoked attacks, down 22 from the…
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