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Krystal A. Tolley is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa and specializes in environmental science with a focus on amphibian and reptile biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including global and planetary change, ecological modeling, ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and genetics.

The main topics of their work include amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, genetic diversity and population structure, animal and plant science education, and bat biology and ecology studies.

Recent publications by Krystal A. Tolley include:

  • A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods, 2022, Nature
  • Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna, 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Multilateral benefit-sharing from digital sequence information will support both science and biodiversity conservation, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Done but not dusted: Reflections on the first global reptile assessment and priorities for the second, 2023, Biological Conservation
  • Application of a trait-based climate change vulnerability assessment to determine management priorities at protected area scale, 2022, Conservation Science and Practice

Key frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Graham J. Alexander
  • Werner Conradie
  • Jessica M. da Silva
  • Jody M. Taft
  • Devon C. Main

Krystal A. Tolley often publishes in venues such as:

  • African Journal of Herpetology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Vertebrate Zoology
  • PeerJ
  • African Zoology

Their research addresses complex interactions between climate change and biodiversity, with particular attention to tetrapod conservation needs and trait-based climate vulnerability assessments at protected area scales. This work contributes to understanding ecological and evolutionary processes in tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna.

Krystal A. Tolley's broad expertise integrates ecological modeling techniques with empirical data in genetics and species distribution, supporting conservation science and biodiversity management efforts.

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

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

  • A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation needs of tetrapods

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  • Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna

    Thomas L.P. Couvreur;Gilles Dauby;Anne Blach‐Overgaard;Vincent Deblauwe

  • Rise of oceanographic barriers in continuous populations of a cetacean: the genetic structure of harbour porpoises in Old World waters.

    Michaël C. Fontaine;Michaël C. Fontaine;Stuart J.E. Baird;Sylvain Piry;Nicolas Ray

  • Biogeographic patterns and phylogeography of dwarf chameleons ( Bradypodion ) in an African biodiversity hotspot

    Krystal A. Tolley;Marius Burger;Andrew A. Turner;Conrad A. Matthee

  • Large-scale phylogeny of chameleons suggests African origins and Eocene diversification

    Krystal A. Tolley;Ted M. Townsend;Miguel Vences

  • Speciation and radiations track climate transitions since the Miocene Climatic Optimum: a case study of southern African chameleons

    Krystal A. Tolley;Brian M. Chase;Félix Forest

  • Sexual Dimorphism in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota, Florida

    K. A. Tolley;K. A. Tolley;A. J. Read;R. S. Wells;K. W. Urian

  • Ancient forest fragmentation or recent radiation? Testing refugial speciation models in chameleons within an African biodiversity hotspot

    Krystal A. Tolley;Colin R. Tilbury;G. John Measey;Michele Menegon

  • Phylogeography of the widespread African puff adder ( Bitis arietans ) reveals multiple Pleistocene refugia in southern Africa

    Axel Barlow;Karis Baker;Catriona R. Hendry;Catriona R. Hendry;Lindsay Peppin

  • Harbor Porpoise: Phocoena phocoena

    Arne Bjørge;Krystal A. Tolley

  • Genetic and historic evidence for climate-driven population fragmentation in a top cetacean predator: the harbour porpoises in European water

    Michaël C Fontaine;Krystal A Tolley;Johan R Michaux;Johan R Michaux;Alexei Birkun

  • Mitochondrial DNA variation in spiny lobster Palinurus delagoae suggests genetically structured populations in the southwestern Indian Ocean

    K. Gopal;K. A. Tolley;J. C. Groeneveld;C. A. Matthee

  • Conservation status and threats for African reptiles

    Krystal A. Tolley;Graham J. Alexander;William R. Branch;Philip Bowles

  • Postglacial climate changes and rise of three ecotypes of harbour porpoises, Phocoena phocoena, in western Palearctic waters

    Michaël C Fontaine;Kathleen Roland;Kathleen Roland;Isabelle Calves;Isabelle Calves;Frederic Austerlitz

  • Mitochondrial DNA panmixia in spiny lobster Palinurus gilchristi suggests a population expansion

    K. A. Tolley;J. C. Groeneveld;K. Gopal;C. A. Matthee

  • Postnatal growth and allometry of harbour porpoises from the Bay of Fundy

    Andrew J. Read;Krystal A. Tolley

  • Floral volatiles, pollinator sharing and diversification in the fig–wasp mutualism: insights from Ficus natalensis, and its two wasp pollinators (South Africa)

    A. Cornille;J. G. Underhill;A. Cruaud;M. Hossaert-McKey

  • Chameleons of Southern Africa

    K. A. Tolley (Sanbi);M. Burger

  • Phylogenetics of the southern African dwarf chameleons, Bradypodion (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae)

    Krystal A. Tolley;Colin R. Tilbury;William R. Branch;Conrad A. Matthee

  • Climate change drives speciation in the southern rock agama (Agama atra) in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

    Belinda L. Swart;Krystal A. Tolley;Conrad A. Matthee

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Herrel
Anthony Herrel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
G. John Measey
G. John Measey Stellenbosch University
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Bieke Vanhooydonck University of Antwerp
Conrad A. Matthee
Conrad A. Matthee Stellenbosch University
Eli Greenbaum
Eli Greenbaum The University of Texas at El Paso
Miguel Vences
Miguel Vences Technische Universität Braunschweig
Ursula Siebert
Ursula Siebert University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation
Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History
Res Altwegg
Res Altwegg University of Cape Town
Krishna Das
Krishna Das University of Liège

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