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of bats. Using both morphological data and DNA sequence data, Simmons has conducted numerous studies that shed light on the relationships not only between different bat species, but between the
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to create an accurate phylogenetic tree. Simmons has also accessed MorphoBank as the curator for the
American Museum of Natural History to engage in outreach work. In 2013, Simmons worked as part of the Morpholution program to help high school students engage in state-of-the-art digital analysis
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mechanisms of flight, and echolocation, applying her knowledge of phylogeny to explain certain phenomena. Her extensive field work in
Central America, South America, and Southeast Asia has led her to discover several species of bats, such as
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Extraordinary local diversity of Disk-winged bats (Thyropteridae: Thyroptera) in northeastern Peru, with the description of a new species and comments on roosting behavior.
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Lack of population genetic structure and host specificity in the bat fly, Cyclopodia horsfeldi, across species of
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Gunnell, G., N. B. Simmons, and E. R. Seiffert. 2014.
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