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Cameron D. Siler publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cameron D. Siler sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 163 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Cameron D. Siler D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Cameron D. Siler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Cameron D. Siler is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to topics such as Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Gut Microbiota and Health, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Evolution and Paleontology Studies.

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Cameron D. Siler include:

  • Parachute geckos free fall into synonymy: Gekko phylogeny, and a new subgeneric classification, inferred from thousands of ultraconserved elements (2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution)
  • Phylogenetic partitioning of the third-largest vertebrate genus in the world, Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia; Squamata; Gekkonidae) and its relevance to taxonomy and conservation (2021, Vertebrate Zoology)
  • Venomous Snakes Reveal Ecological and Phylogenetic Factors Influencing Variation in Gut and Oral Microbiomes (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • Integrating biogeography and behavioral ecology to rapidly address biodiversity loss (2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Robust and simplified machine learning identification of pitfall trap-collected ground beetles at the continental scale (2020, Ecology and Evolution)

Frequent co-authors in their research network include:

  • Rafe M. Brown
  • Sierra N. Smith
  • Michael D. Weiser
  • Michael Kaspari
  • Katie E. Marshall

The scientist regularly publishes in several prominent venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Herpetological Monographs
  • Zootaxa

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary Processes of Diversification in a Model Island Archipelago

    Rafe M. Brown;Cameron D. Siler;Carl H. Oliveros;Jacob A. Esselstyn

  • Review of morphometric measurements used in anuran species descriptions and recommendations for a standardized approach.

    Jessa L. Watters;Sean T. Cummings;Rachel L. Flanagan;Cameron D. Siler

  • Phylogeny and biogeography of Philippine bent-toed geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) contradict a prevailing model of Pleistocene diversification.

    Cameron D. Siler;Jamie R. Oaks;Jacob A. Esselstyn;Arvin C. Diesmos

  • Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Alain Dubois;Cristian Simón Abdala

  • An adaptive radiation of frogs in a southeast Asian island archipelago.

    David C. Blackburn;David C. Blackburn;Cameron D. Siler;Cameron D. Siler;Cameron D. Siler;Arvin C. Diesmos;Jimmy A. McGuire

  • Phylogeny of Philippine slender skinks (Scincidae: Brachymeles) reveals underestimated species diversity, complex biogeographical relationships, and cryptic patterns of lineage diversification

    Cameron D. Siler;Arvin C. Diesmos;Angel C. Alcala;Rafe M. Brown

  • Did geckos ride the Palawan raft to the Philippines

    Cameron D. Siler;Jamie R. Oaks;Luke J. Welton;Charles W. Linkem

  • Phylogeography and historical demography of Polypedates leucomystax in the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines: Evidence for recent human-mediated range expansion?

    Rafe M. Brown;Charles W. Linkem;Cameron D. Siler;Jeet Sukumaran

  • The amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, Philippines, VIII: the herpetofauna of Cagayan and Isabela Provinces, northern Sierra Madre Mountain Range

    Rafe M. Brown;Cameron David Siler;Carl Hirang Oliveros;Luke Jarett Welton

  • The amphibians and reptiles of Mindanao Island, southern Philippines, II: the herpetofauna of northeast Mindanao and adjacent islands.

    Marites B. Sanguila;Kerry A. Cobb;Cameron David Siler;Arvin C. Diesmos

  • Philippine Frogs of the Genus Leptobrachium (Anura; Megophryidae): Phylogeny-based Species Delimitation, Taxonomic Review, and Descriptions of Three New Species

    Rafe M. Brown;Rafe M. Brown;Rafe M. Brown;Cameron D. Siler;Arvin C. Diesmos;Arvin C. Diesmos;Angel C. Alcala

  • A spectacular new Philippine monitor lizard reveals a hidden biogeographic boundary and a novel flagship species for conservation

    Luke J. Welton;Cameron D. Siler;Daniel Bennett;Arvin Diesmos

  • Evidence for climate-driven diversification? A caution for interpreting ABC inferences of simultaneous historical events.

    Jamie R. Oaks;Jeet Sukumaran;Jacob A. Esselstyn;Charles W. Linkem

  • EVIDENCE FOR REPEATED ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF COMPLEX BODY-FORM CHARACTERS IN AN INSULAR CLADE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN SEMI-FOSSORIAL SKINKS

    Cameron D. Siler;Rafe M. Brown

  • Amphibians and Reptiles, Luzon Island, Aurora Province and Aurora Memorial National Park, northern Philippines: new island distribution records

    Cameron D. Siler;Luke J. Welton;Jessi M. Siler;Joseph Brown

  • Philippine Bent-Toed Geckos of the Cyrtodactylus agusanensis Complex: Multilocus Phylogeny, Morphological Diversity, and Descriptions of Three New Species

    Luke J. Welton;Cameron D. Siler;Charles W. Linkem;Arvin C. Diesmos

  • Amphibians and Reptiles of Luzon Island (Philippines), VII: Herpetofauna of Ilocos Norte Province, Northern Cordillera Mountain Range

    Rafe M. Brown;Carl H. Oliveros;Cameron D. Siler;Jason B. Fernandez

  • Multilocus phylogeny reveals unexpected diversification patterns in Asian wolf snakes (genus Lycodon)

    Cameron D. Siler;Carl H. Oliveros;Anssi Santanen;Rafe M. Brown

  • Lizards of the lost arcs: mid-Cenozoic diversification, persistence and ecological marginalization in the West Pacific.

    Paul M. Oliver;Rafe M. Brown;Fred Kraus;Eric Rittmeyer

  • A New Bent-Toed Gecko (Genus Cyrtodactylus) from Southern Palawan Island, Philippines and Clarification of the Taxonomic Status of C. annulatus

    Luke J. Welton;Cameron D. Siler;Arvin Diesmos;Rafe M. Brown

  • Multilocus phylogeny and Bayesian estimates of species boundaries reveal hidden evolutionary relationships and cryptic diversity in Southeast Asian monitor lizards.

    L. J. Welton;L. J. Welton;C. D. Siler;J. R. Oaks;A. C. Diesmos

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafe M. Brown
Rafe M. Brown University of Kansas
Arvin C. Diesmos
Arvin C. Diesmos National Museum of Natural History
Perry L. Wood
Perry L. Wood Auburn University
L. Lee Grismer
L. Lee Grismer La Sierra University
Angel C. Alcala
Angel C. Alcala Silliman University
Jacob A. Esselstyn
Jacob A. Esselstyn Louisiana State University
Stephen R. Goldberg
Stephen R. Goldberg Whittier College
Jimmy A. McGuire
Jimmy A. McGuire University of California, Berkeley
Günter P. Wagner
Günter P. Wagner Yale University
David C. Blackburn
David C. Blackburn Florida Museum of Natural History

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