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John M. Lawrence is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Genetics, Ecology, and Insect Science.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
  • Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
  • Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Fossil Insects in Amber

Frequent publication venues where John M. Lawrence has contributed include:

  • Annales Zoologici
  • Zootaxa
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Austral Entomology
  • Royal Society Open Science

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by John M. Lawrence include:

  • The Hind Wing of Coleoptera (Insecta): Morphology, Nomenclature and Phylogenetic Significance. Part 1. General Discussion and Archostemata-Elateroidea, 2021, Annales Zoologici
  • The Hind Wing of Coleoptera (Insecta): Morphology, Nomenclature and Phylogenetic Significance: Part 2. Further Discussion, Histeroidea, Bostrichoidea to Curculionoidea, 2022, Annales Zoologici

Other notable papers where this scientist was involved as a co-author include:

  • Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles, 2022, Royal Society Open Science
  • Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The extant species of the genus Omma Newman and description of Beutelius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae: Ommatinae), 2020, Zootaxa

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Adam Ślipiński
  • Richard A. B. Leschen
  • Hermes E. Escalona
  • Chenyang Cai
  • Erik Tihelka

Best Publications

  • Edible sea urchins: biology and ecology

    John M. Lawrence

  • A Functional Biology of Echinoderms

    John M. Lawrence

  • Comparison of gonad quality factors: color, hardness and resilience, of Strongylocentrotus franciscanus between sea urchins fed prepared feed or algal diets and sea urchins harvested from the Northern California fishery

    Susan C McBride;Robert J Price;Pamela D Tom;John M Lawrence

  • Food and Feeding Mechanisms: Echinoidea

    C. de Ridder;J.M. Lawrence

  • Enhancement of Gonad Production in the Sea Urchin Loxechinus albus in Chile Fed Extruded Feeds

    John M. Lawrence;Sergio Olave;Ricardo Otaiza;Addison L. Lawrence

  • Food and Feeding Mechanisms: Asteroidea

    Michel Jangoux;J.M. Lawrence

  • Level, content, and caloric equivalents of the lipid, carbohydrate, and protein in the body components of Luidia clathrata (echinodermata: asteroidea: platyasterida) in Tampa bay

    John M. Lawrence

  • The Effect of Temperature on Production of Gonads by the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus franciscanus Fed Natural and Prepared Diets

    Susan C. McBride;William D. Pinnix;John M. Lawrence;Addison L. Lawrence

  • Absorption efficiencies of Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) for selected marine plants

    Edgar F. Lowe;John M. Lawrence

  • Seasonal changes in the proximate constituents of the seagrasses Thalassia testudinum, Halodule wrightii. and Syringodium filiforme

    Clinton J. Dawes;John M. Lawrence

  • The effects of dietary protein concentration on feeding and growth of small Lytechinus variegatus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

    B. W. Hammer;H. S. Hammer;S. A. Watts;R. A. Desmond

  • Sea urchins : biology and ecology

    John M. Lawrence

  • The effect of dietary protein and carbohydrate concentration on the biochemical composition and gametogenic condition of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus

    Hugh Hammer;Brenda Hammer;Stephen Watts;Addison Lawrence

  • Protein and energy digestibility and gonad development of the European sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck) fed algal and prepared diets during spring and fall

    Susan C Schlosser;Ingrid Lupatsch;John M Lawrence;Addison L Lawrence

  • Patterns of Lipid Storage in Post-Metamorphic Marine Invertebrates

    John M. Lawrence

  • Carotenoids in the adult diet enhance egg and juvenile production in the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus

    Sophie B George;John M Lawrence;Addison L Lawrence;Joey Smiley

  • The effect of dietary protein on consumption, survival, growth and production of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus

    Hugh Hammer;Stephen Watts;Addison Lawrence;John Lawrence

  • Calcification in echinoderms

    Philippe Dubois;C.P. Chen;Michel Jangoux;J.M. Lawrence

  • Organic level and caloric content of eggs of brooding asteroids and an echinoid (Echinodermata) from Kerguelen (South Indian Ocean)

    John M. Lawrence;James B. McClintock;Alain Guille

  • The effect of temperature-salinity combinations on the functional well-being of adult Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) (Echlnodermata, Echinoldea)

    J.M. Lawrence

Frequent Co-Authors

Addison L. Lawrence
Addison L. Lawrence Texas A&M University
Michel Jangoux
Michel Jangoux Université Libre de Bruxelles
James B. McClintock
James B. McClintock University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patricia Miloslavich
Patricia Miloslavich University of Tasmania
Maria Byrne
Maria Byrne University of Sydney
Carlos F. Gaymer
Carlos F. Gaymer Universidad Católica del Norte
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons
Peter W. Glynn
Peter W. Glynn Stanford University
Brian E. Lapointe
Brian E. Lapointe Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
John K. Keesing
John K. Keesing Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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