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  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jack W. Sites is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States. Their research encompasses various aspects within the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The work covers significant focus areas such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The scientist's contributions include a notable concentration on topics related to Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Jack W. Sites has authored several research papers, reflecting a broad collaboration and engagement with diverse fields and study systems. Selected recent publications include:

  • Rapid Radiation and Rampant Reticulation: Phylogenomics of South American Liolaemus Lizards, 2021, Systematic Biology
  • Evolutionary history of Neotropical savannas geographically concentrates species, phylogenetic and functional diversity of lizards, 2020, Journal of Biogeography
  • Rivers of Indochina as potential drivers of lineage diversification in the spotted flying lizard (Draco maculatus) species complex, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Climate change and collapsing thermal niches of desert reptiles and amphibians: Assisted migration and acclimation rescue from extirpation, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Pleistocene expansion and connectivity of mesic forests inside the South American Dry Diagonal supported by the phylogeography of a small lizard*, 2020, Evolution

Their research is frequently published in the following venues:

  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Systematic Biology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Evolution

Collaborations with other researchers form an important part of their work. Frequent coauthors include Mariana Morando, Luciano Javier Ávila, Melisa Olave, Kevin I. Sánchez, and Juan C. Santos, indicating consistent joint research efforts contributing to the fields of study.

Jack W. Sites was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998, a recognition of their contributions to science.

Best Publications

  • Erosion of lizard diversity by climate change and altered thermal niches.

    Barry Sinervo;Barry Sinervo;Fausto Méndez-de-la-Cruz;Donald B. Miles;Donald B. Miles;Benoit Heulin

  • Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Divergence and Phylogenetic Relationships among Eight Chromosome Races of the Sceloporus Grammicus Complex (Phrynosomatidae) in Central Mexico

    Elisabeth Arèvalo;Scott K. Davis;Jack W. Sites

  • Delimiting species: a Renaissance issue in systematic biology

    Jack W. Sites;Jonathon C. Marshall

  • Revisiting the historical distribution of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests: new insights based on palaeodistribution modelling and palynological evidencegeb

    Fernanda P. Werneck;Gabriel C. Costa;Guarino R. Colli;Darién E. Prado

  • Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species

    John J. Wiens;Carl R. Hutter;Daniel G. Mulcahy;Brice P. Noonan

  • Integrated analyses resolve conflicts over squamate reptile phylogeny and reveal unexpected placements for fossil taxa.

    Tod W. Reeder;Ted M. Townsend;Daniel G. Mulcahy;Brice P. Noonan

  • Phylogeography and species limits in the Gymnodactylus darwinii complex (Gekkonidae, Squamata): genetic structure coincides with river systems in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    Katia C. M. Pellegrino;Miguel T. Rodrigues;Aaron N. Waite;Mariana Morando

  • Climatic stability in the Brazilian Cerrado: implications for biogeographical connections of South American savannas, species richness and conservation in a biodiversity hotspot

    Fernanda P. Werneck;Cristiano Nogueira;Guarino R. Colli;Jack W. Sites

  • Sampling Strategies for Delimiting Species: Genes, Individuals, and Populations in the Liolaemus elongatus-kriegi Complex (Squamata: Liolaemidae) in Andean–Patagonian South America

    Mariana Morando;Luciano Javier Avila;Luciano Javier Avila;Jack W. Sites Jr

  • Combining Phylogenomics and Fossils in Higher-Level Squamate Reptile Phylogeny: Molecular Data Change the Placement of Fossil Taxa

    John J. Wiens;Caitlin A. Kuczynski;Ted Townsend;Tod W. Reeder

  • SPECIES DELIMITATION WITH ABC AND OTHER COALESCENT-BASED METHODS: A TEST OF ACCURACY WITH SIMULATIONS AND AN EMPIRICAL EXAMPLE WITH LIZARDS OF THE LIOLAEMUS DARWINII COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: LIOLAEMIDAE)

    Arley Camargo;Mariana Morando;Luciano J. Avila;Jack W. Sites

  • Around the world in 10 million years: biogeography of the nearly cosmopolitan true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)

    Jennifer B. Pramuk;Tasia Robertson;Jack W. Sites;Brice P. Noonan

  • Emerging phylogeographical patterns of plants and terrestrial vertebrates from Patagonia

    Alicia N. Sérsic;Andrea Cosacov;Andrea A. Cocucci;Leigh A. Johnson

  • Phylogenetic relationships and limb loss in sub-Saharan African scincine lizards (Squamata: Scincidae).

    Alison S Whiting;Aaron M Bauer;Jack W Sites

  • DEEP DIVERSIFICATION AND LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN 'DRY DIAGONAL': INTEGRATING CONTINENT-WIDE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND DISTRIBUTION MODELING OF GECKOS

    Fernanda P. Werneck;Tony Gamble;Tony Gamble;Guarino R. Colli;Miguel T. Rodrigues

  • Testing Species Boundaries in Biodiversity Studies

    Jack W. Sites;Keith A. Crandall

  • A molecular perspective on the evolution of microteiid lizards (Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae), and a new classification for the family

    Katia C. M. Pellegrino;Katia C. M. Pellegrino;Miguel T. Rodrigues;Y. Yonenaga-Yassuda;Jack W. Sites

  • Phylogeny of iguanian lizards inferred from 29 nuclear loci, and a comparison of concatenated and species-tree approaches for an ancient, rapid radiation.

    Ted M. Townsend;Daniel G. Mulcahy;Brice P. Noonan;Jack W. Sites

  • Chromosomal Evolution and Speciation Revisited

    Jack W. Sites;Craig Moritz

  • PHYLOGENY AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE LIOLAEMUS DARWINII COMPLEX (SQUAMATA: LIOLAEMIDAE): EVIDENCE FOR INTROGRESSION AND INCOMPLETE LINEAGE SORTING

    Mariana Morando;Luciano Javier Avila;Jake Baker;Jake Baker;Jack W. Sites

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariana Morando
Mariana Morando National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Luciano Javier Avila
Luciano Javier Avila National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues Universidade de São Paulo
Guarino R. Colli
Guarino R. Colli University of Brasília
Perry L. Wood
Perry L. Wood Auburn University
Brice P. Noonan
Brice P. Noonan University of Mississippi
John J. Wiens
John J. Wiens University of Arizona
Barry Sinervo
Barry Sinervo University of California, Santa Cruz
L. Lee Grismer
L. Lee Grismer La Sierra University
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University

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