Databases

The ACC is the largest database of animal chromosomal counts. We have curated chromosome numbers across the animal Tree of Life to make data accessible for people interested in understanding the potential links between biological processes and patterns to broad chromosomal changes in animals.

The Animal Culture Database (ACDB) is a database of cultural behaviors across nonhuman animal species. It synthesizes current literature on intra-species behavioral variation in contexts such as communication, foraging, and migration, along with data on effects of human disturbances to the environment, to facilitate comparative research on interactions between animal social learning and climate change.

This database includes seven datasets surrounding freshwater fish diversity used within the 2020 paper by our PI, Cristian Roman, and Elizabeth Miller.

The Urban Green Space (UGS) is a dataset used for improving public health and the sustainability of cities. This dataset was used by lab members Ian Estacio and Cristian Román-Palacios for a paper surrounding the walkability of cities.

The dataset includes haploid chromosome numbers for 80% of species in the most comprehensive species-level chronogram for the Brassicaceae. It supports analyses of polyploidy’s influence on diversification rates, species richness, and long-term evolutionary patterns within the family.

The dataset includes survey data from 538 plant and animal species over time, with 44% experiencing local extinctions. It supports analyses of climate change impacts on biodiversity, identifying key climatic drivers of extinction and assessing the roles of dispersal and niche shifts in species survival projections.

The dataset includes species richness and phylogenetic diversity data across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater habitats in animals and plants. It supports analyses of habitat-related diversification rates, ancestral habitat reconstructions, and the evolutionary origins of biodiversity patterns.