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Mark N. Hutchinson

Mark N. Hutchinson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4095
World Ranking
7441
National Ranking
577

Overview

Mark N. Hutchinson is affiliated with the South Australian Museum in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental and biological sciences, with a focus on amphibian and reptile biology as well as ecological and evolutionary studies.

The scientist's recent notable publications include:

  • "Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk," 2021, Biological Conservation
  • "Plicidentine and the repeated origins of snake venom fangs," 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis," 2021, PLoS Biology
  • "Ontogenetic allometry underlies trophic diversity in sea turtles (Chelonioidea)," 2022, Evolutionary Ecology
  • "Macroecological and biogeographical patterns of limb reduction in the world's skinks," 2022, Journal of Biogeography

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • David G. Chapple
  • M. Gardner
  • Alistair R. Evans
  • Christy A. Hipsley
  • Patrick Couper

Key publication venues where Hutchinson has contributed multiple articles are:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Journal of Herpetology
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

The primary research fields encompass:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their work addresses several subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Paleontology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology

The main topics of Hutchinson's research focus on:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

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

  • C-mos,A Nuclear Marker Useful for Squamate Phylogenetic Analysis

    Kathleen M. Saint;Christopher C. Austin;Stephen C. Donnellan;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • An arid-adapted middle Pleistocene vertebrate fauna from south-central Australia

    Gavin J. Prideaux;John A. Long;John A. Long;Linda K. Ayliffe;Linda K. Ayliffe;John C. Hellstrom

  • Cryptic diversity in vertebrates: molecular data double estimates of species diversity in a radiation of Australian lizards (Diplodactylus, Gekkota).

    Paul M. Oliver;Mark Adams;Michael S.Y. Lee;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Phylogeny of Australasian agamid lizards based on nuclear and mitochondrial genes: implications for morphological evolution and biogeography

    Andrew F. Hugall;Ralph Foster;Mark Hutchinson;Michael S. Y. Lee;Michael S. Y. Lee

  • Rapid and repeated limb loss in a clade of scincid lizards

    Adam Skinner;Adam Skinner;Michael S Y Lee;Michael S Y Lee;Mark N Hutchinson;Mark N Hutchinson

  • Adding burrows to enhance a population of the endangered pygmy blue tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis

    Nicholas J Souter;C Michael Bull;Mark N Hutchinson

  • The Last Labyrinthodont? A New Brachyopoid (Amphibia, Temnospondyli) from the Early Jurassic Evergreen Formation of Queensland, Australia

    A. A. Warren;M. N. Hutchinson

  • Molecular evidence for the phylogeny of Australian gekkonoid lizards

    Stephen C. Donnellan;Mark N. Hutchinson;Kathleen M. Saint

  • Python phylogenetics: inference from morphology and mitochondrial DNA

    Lesley H. Rawlings;Lesley H. Rawlings;Daniel L. Rabosky;Stephen C. Donnellan;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Phylogenetic uncertainty and molecular clock calibrations: a case study of legless lizards (Pygopodidae, Gekkota).

    M.S.Y. Lee;P.M. Oliver;M.N. Hutchinson

  • Use of burrows by the endangered pygmy blue-tongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis (Scincidae)

    Tim Milne;C. Michael Bull;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Substantial genetic substructuring in southeastern and alpine Australia revealed by molecular phylogeography of the Egernia whitii (Lacertilia: Scincidae) species group

    David G. Chapple;J. Scott Keogh;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Molecular systematics of social skinks: phylogeny and taxonomy of the Egernia group (Reptilia: Scincidae)

    Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Andrew F. Hugall;Stephen C. Donnellan;Stephen C. Donnellan;Mark N. Hutchinson;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • Immunological Relationships and Generic Revision of the Australian Lizards Assigned to the Genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae, Lygosominae)

    MN Hutchinson;SC Donnellan;PR Baverstock;M Krieg

  • Lygosomine phylogeny and the origins of Australian scincid lizards

    Adam Skinner;Andrew F. Hugall;Andrew F. Hugall;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • A new capitosaurid amphibian from the early Triassic of Queensland, and the ontogeny of the capitosaur skull

    A A Warren;M N Hutchinson

  • Redescription and ecological notes on the pygmy bluetongue, Tiliqua adelaidensis (Squamata: Scincidae)

    Mark N Hutchinson;Tim Milne;Tim Croft

  • Geographic and taxonomic patterns of extinction risk in Australian squamates

    Reid Tingley;Stewart L. Macdonald;Nicola J. Mitchell;John C.Z. Woinarski

  • Miocene skinks and geckos reveal long-term conservatism of New Zealand's lizard fauna

    Michael S. Y. Lee;Michael S. Y. Lee;Mark N. Hutchinson;Mark N. Hutchinson;Trevor H. Worthy;Michael Archer

  • Hidden species diversity of Australian burrowing snakes (Ramphotyphlops)

    Julie Marin;Stephen C. Donnellan;Stephen C. Donnellan;S. Blair Hedges;Nicolas Puillandre

  • Ancient drainages divide cryptic species in Australia's arid zone: morphological and multi-gene evidence for four new species of Beaked Geckos (Rhynchoedura).

    Mitzy Pepper;Paul Doughty;Mark N. Hutchinson;Mark N. Hutchinson;J. Scott Keogh

  • Bony skull development in the Argus monitor (Squamata, Varanidae, Varanus panoptes) with comments on developmental timing and adult anatomy

    Ingmar Werneburg;Katja M. Polachowski;Mark N. Hutchinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen C. Donnellan
Stephen C. Donnellan South Australian Museum
Michael S. Y. Lee
Michael S. Y. Lee Flinders University
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty Western Australian Museum
David G. Chapple
David G. Chapple Monash University
J. Scott Keogh
J. Scott Keogh Australian National University
C. Michael Bull
C. Michael Bull Flinders University
Jane Melville
Jane Melville Museums Victoria
Arthur Georges
Arthur Georges University of Canberra
S. Blair Hedges
S. Blair Hedges Temple University
Aaron M. Bauer
Aaron M. Bauer Villanova University

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