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John B. Iverson

John B. Iverson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
54
Citations
11546
World Ranking
3125
National Ranking
1112

Overview

John B. Iverson is affiliated with Earlham College in the United States and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers several subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics, and Parasitology.

Iverson's main topics of study focus on Turtle Biology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Vector-borne Infectious Diseases.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble, 2020, Current Biology
  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity, 2022, Science
  • Mother knows best: nest-site choice homogenizes embryo thermal environments among populations in a widespread ectotherm, 2023, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Sex-specific innate immunity and ageing in long-lived fresh water turtles (Kinosternon flavescens: Kinosternidae), 2023, Immunity & Ageing
  • A review of Chelonian type specimens (order Testudines), 2022, Megataxa

They have frequently published in the journal Chelonian Conservation and Biology alongside other venues such as Current Biology, Science, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Immunity & Ageing.

The scientist often collaborates with co-authors including Anders G. J. Rhodin, Charles Knapp, E. L. V. Lewis, Luca Luiselli, and H. Bradley Shaffer. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications, indicating active engagement within their research community.

John B. Iverson also has contributions to book publications, notably a title published by Chelonian Research Monographs: Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (10th Ed.), expected in 2025.

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • A revised checklist with distribution maps of the turtles of the world

    John B. Iverson

  • Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble

    Craig B. Stanford;Craig B. Stanford;John B. Iverson;Anders G.J. Rhodin;Peter Paul van Dijk

  • Coefficient shifts in geographical ecology: an empirical evaluation of spatial and non-spatial regression

    L. Mauricio Bini;J. Alexandre F. Diniz-Filho;Thiago F.L.V.B. Rangel;Thomas S.B. Akre

  • A Global Analysis of Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Distributions with Identification of Priority Conservation Areas

    Kurt A. Buhlmann;Thomas S. B. Akre;John B. Iverson;Deno Karapatakis;Deno Karapatakis

  • Phylogenetic hypotheses for the turtle family Geoemydidae.

    Phillip Q. Spinks;H. Bradley Shaffer;John B. Iverson;William P. McCord

  • Patterns of survivorship in turtles (order Testudines)

    John B. Iverson

  • Global conservation status of turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)

    Anders G.J. Rhodin;Craig B. Stanford;Peter Paul Van Dijk;Carla Eisemberg

  • Turtles of the World: Annotated Checklist and Atlas of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution, and Conservation Status (8th Ed.)

    Anders G.J. Rhodin;John B. Iverson;Roger Bour;Uwe Fritz

  • Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

    Scott A. Thomson;Richard L. Pyle;Shane T Ahyong;Shane T Ahyong;Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga

  • Turtles of the World, 7th Edition: Annotated Checklist of Taxonomy, Synonymy, Distribution with Maps, and Conservation Status.

    Peter Paul van Dijk;John Iverson;Anders Rhodin;Bradley Shaffer

  • Patterns of survival, growth and maturation in turtles

    Richard Shine;John B. Iverson

  • Conservation biology of freshwater turtles and tortoises : a compilation project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

    Kurt A. Buhlmann;Peter Paul van Dijk;John B. Iverson;Russell A. Mittermeier

  • Reproductive Ecology of the Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) in the Nebraska Sandhills and across Its Range

    John B. Iverson;Geoffrey R. Smith

  • Biomass in turtle populations: A neglected subject.

    John B. Iverson

  • LIFE HISTORY AND DEMOGRAPHY OF THE YELLOW MUD TURTLE, KINOSTERNON FLAVESCENS

    John B. Iverson

  • The impact of feral cats and dogs on populations of the West Indian rock iguana, Cyclura carinata

    John B. Iverson

  • BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY OF THE ROCK IGUANA, CYCLURA CARINATA

    Jb Iverson;Iverson Jb

  • Latitudinal variation in egg and clutch size in turtles

    John B. Iverson;Christine P. Balgooyen;Kathy K. Byrd;Kelly K. Lyddan

  • Molecular systematics, phylogeography, and the effects of Pleistocene glaciation in the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) complex.

    David E. Starkey;H. Bradley Shaffer;Russell L. Burke;Michael R. J. Forstner

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Lee
Richard E. Lee Miami University
Jeffrey E. Lovich
Jeffrey E. Lovich United States Geological Survey
Arthur Georges
Arthur Georges University of Canberra
H. Bradley Shaffer
H. Bradley Shaffer University of California, Los Angeles
Jacqueline D. Litzgus
Jacqueline D. Litzgus Laurentian University
Russell A. Mittermeier
Russell A. Mittermeier Conservation International
Uwe Fritz
Uwe Fritz American Museum of Natural History
Patrick J. Baker
Patrick J. Baker University of Melbourne
Hidetoshi Ota
Hidetoshi Ota University of Hyogo
Kevin de Queiroz
Kevin de Queiroz National Museum of Natural History

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