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  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Herbert C. Dessauer is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has contributed to fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, notably Genetics and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main research topics include Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genetic diversity and population structure, and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics.

Herbert C. Dessauer has authored publications in recognized venues such as American Museum Novitates. One of the recent papers includes Hybridization between Whiptail Lizards in Texas: Aspidoscelis laredoensis and A. Gularis, with Notes on Reproduction of a Hybrid, published in 2020 in American Museum Novitates.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Charles J. Cole
  • Mark A. Paulissen
  • James M. Walker

Throughout their career, Herbert C. Dessauer has been acknowledged by their peers, notably receiving the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Phylogenetic Relationships of Whiptail Lizards of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A Test of Monophyly, Reevaluation of Karyotypic Evolution, and Review of Hybrid Origins

    Tod W. Reeder;Charles J. Cole;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Seasonal changes in the gross organ composition of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis

    Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Multiple paternity and mating patterns in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

    Lisa M. Davis;Travis C. Glenn;Ruth M. Elsey;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Changes in ovarian follicle composition with plasma levels of snakes during estrus

    Herbert C. Dessauer;Wade Fox

  • Hibernation of the lizard Anolis carolinensis.

    Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Geographic variation of blood and liver proteins in cricket frogs.

    Herbert C. Dessauer;Eviatar Nevo

  • Comparative immunological study of albumins of Anolis lizards of the Caribbean islands

    Dan Shochat;Herbert C Dessauer

  • Microsatellite DNA analyses support an east-west phylogeographic split of American alligator populations

    Lisa M. Davis;Lisa M. Davis;Travis C. Glenn;Travis C. Glenn;Denise C. Strickland;Louis J. Guillette

  • High genetic variability in an ecologically variable vertebrate, Bufo viridis.

    Herbert C. Dessauer;Evaitar Nevo;Kuo-Chiian Chuang

  • Hybrid origin of a unisexual species of whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus neomexicanus, in western North America : new evidence and a review. American Museum novitates ; ; no. 2905.

    Charles J. Cole;Herbert C. Dessauer;George F. Barrowclough

  • RESPONSE OF THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF LIZARDS (ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS) TO UNNATURAL DAY-LENGTHS IN DIFFERENT SEASONS

    Wade Fox;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Unisexual and bisexual whiptail lizards of the Cnemidophorus lemniscatus complex (Squamata, Teiidae) of the Guiana Region, South America : with descriptions of new species. American Museum novitates ; no. 3081

    Charles J. Cole;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Selectively neutral mutations, transferrins and the evolution of natricine snakes☆

    Shou-Hsian Mao;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Comparative study of transferrins of amphibia and reptilia using starch-gel electrophoresis and autoradiography.

    Herbert C. Dessauer;Wade Fox;Quentin L. Hartwig

  • Genic homozygosity in an ancient reptile (Alligator mississippiensis)

    Donald F. Gartside;Herbert C. Dessauer;Ted Joanen

  • Alkaline tide of the alligator.

    Roland A. Coulson;Thomas Hernandez;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Preliminary attempt to correlate paper-electrophoretic migration of hemoglobins with phylogeny in Amphibia and Reptilia.

    Herbert C. Dessauer;Wade Fox;J.Raúl Ramírez

  • Genetic variation as a test of natural selection.

    Eviatar Nevo;Herbert C. Dessauer;Kuo-Chiian Chuang

  • The relationships of Anolis of the roquet species group (sauria: iguanidae)—I. Electrophoretic comparison of blood proteins

    George C Gorman;Herbert C Dessauer

  • Phylogenetic relationships and molecular evolution in uropeltid snakes (Serpentes: Uropeltidae): allozymes and albumin immunology

    John E. Cadle;Herbert C. Dessauer;Carl Gans;Donald F. Gartside

  • Natural Hybridization Between the Teiid Lizards Cnemidophorus tesselatus (Parthenogenetic) and C. tigris marmoratus (Bisexual): Assessment of Evolutionary Alternatives

    Harry L. Taylor;Charles J. Cole;Laurence M. Hardy;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Allozyme Variation in a Natural Population of the Nile Crocodile

    Robin Lawson;Christopher P. Kofron;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Reproductive Failure among the Hybridizing Anolis Lizards of Trinidad

    George C. Gorman;Paul Licht;Herbert C. Dessauer;Julius O. Boos

  • Low levels of protein divergence detected between Gavialis and Tomistoma: evidence for crocodilian monophyly?

    Llewellyn D. Densmore;Herbert C. Dessauer

  • Phylogenetic relationships of whiptail lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata, Teiidae) : a test of monophyly, reevaluation of karyotypic evolution, and review of hybrid origins. American Museum novitates ; no. 3365

    Tod W. Reeder;Herbert C. Dessauer;Charles J. Cole

Frequent Co-Authors

Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Carl Gans
Carl Gans University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eviatar Nevo
Eviatar Nevo University of Haifa
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
Wolfgang Stephan
Wolfgang Stephan Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Louis J. Guillette
Louis J. Guillette Medical University of South Carolina
Gerald S. Berenson
Gerald S. Berenson Tulane University

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