#  Kaylin Chong 

Graduate Student

 

 

 



   ![portrait of Kaylin Chong, wearing glasses outdoors on breezy day, blurred background](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/farrell/files/kaylin_2022.jpg?itok=8v77qJeq) 

 



 

 location\_on Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 

 



 

 My interests are centered around the diversity of invertebrate sensory systems, including the evolutionary and ecological factors driving this diversity. I have previously worked with Dr. Lauren Sumner-Rooney at the Oxford Natural History Museum where I studied how ecological factors such as hunting mode influences arachnid visual systems.

 I am also fascinated by the comparative methods and technology available to study museum specimens. Besides classical anatomical work, more recent technology such as 3D modeling and non-invasive scanning techniques interest me in their role in modern morphological research.

 [View my CV as a PDF](/file_url/409)

 **Recent Publication:**

 Chong KL, Grahn A, Perl CD, Sumner-Rooney L. [Allometry and ecology shape eye size evolution in spiders](/publications/allometry-and-ecology-shape-eye-size-evolution-spiders). Current Biology. 2024;34 :3178-3188.e5. [DOI (full text)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224008042)



 

 

 





 

 

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     [Graduate student](/people-role/graduate-students)