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Matthew C. Brandley

Matthew C. Brandley

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3891
World Ranking
7912
National Ranking
619

Overview

Matthew C. Brandley is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and specializes in research spanning the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their work covers several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics include Genetic diversity and population structure, Identification and Quantification in Food, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

They have contributed to various scientific journals and publication venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Journal of Biogeography

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Matthew C. Brandley include:

  • Emergence of an evolutionary innovation: Gene expression differences associated with the transition between oviparity and viviparity, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Historical museum samples enable the examination of divergent and parallel evolution during invasion, 2022, Molecular Ecology
  • Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling, 2022, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Comparing the dietary niche overlap and ecomorphological differences between invasive Hemidactylus mabouia geckos and a native gecko competitor, 2021, Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthew C. Brandley include Katarina C. Stuart, William B. Sherwin, Melissa Bateson, Lee A. Rollins, and Dan L. Warren.

Best Publications

  • Partitioned Bayesian analyses, partition choice, and the phylogenetic relationships of scincid lizards.

    Matthew C. Brandley;Andreas Schmitz;Tod W. Reeder

  • Why does a trait evolve multiple times within a clade? Repeated evolution of snakelike body form in squamate reptiles

    John J. Wiens;Matthew C. Brandley;Tod W. Reeder

  • RATES AND PATTERNS IN THE EVOLUTION OF SNAKE-LIKE BODY FORM IN SQUAMATE REPTILES : EVIDENCE FOR REPEATED RE-EVOLUTION OF LOST DIGITS AND LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE OF INTERMEDIATE BODY FORMS

    Matthew C. Brandley;John P. Huelsenbeck;John J. Wiens

  • Accommodating Heterogenous Rates of Evolution in Molecular Divergence Dating Methods: An Example Using Intercontinental Dispersal of Plestiodon (Eumeces) Lizards

    Matthew C. Brandley;Matthew C. Brandley;Yuezhao Wang;Xianguang Guo;Adrián Nieto Montes de Oca

  • Seven new dolphin mitochondrial genomes and a time-calibrated phylogeny of whales

    Ye Xiong;Matthew C Brandley;Shixia Xu;Kaiya Zhou

  • Relaxed Clocks and Inferences of Heterogeneous Patterns of Nucleotide Substitution and Divergence Time Estimates across Whales and Dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea)

    Alex Dornburg;Matthew C. Brandley;Matthew C. Brandley;Michael R. McGowen;Michael R. McGowen;Thomas J. Near;Thomas J. Near

  • The evolution of viviparity: molecular and genomic data from squamate reptiles advance understanding of live birth in amniotes

    James U Van Dyke;Matthew C Brandley;Michael B Thompson

  • A multi-locus phylogeny of Nectogalini shrews and influences of the paleoclimate on speciation and evolution

    Kai He;Ya-Jie Li;Ya-Jie Li;Matthew C. Brandley;Liang-Kong Lin

  • Ancestral state reconstructions require biological evidence to test evolutionary hypotheses: A case study examining the evolution of reproductive mode in squamate reptiles

    Oliver W. Griffith;Daniel G. Blackburn;Matthew C. Brandley;James U. Van Dyke

  • Evidence for determinism in species diversification and contingency in phenotypic evolution during adaptive radiation

    Frank T. Burbrink;Xin Chen;Edward A. Myers;Matthew C. Brandley

  • The phylogenetic systematics of blue-tailed skinks (Plestiodon) and the family Scincidae

    Matthew C. Brandley;Hidetoshi Ota;Tsutomu Hikida;Adrián Nieto Montes De Oca

  • Uterine Gene Expression in the Live-Bearing Lizard, Chalcides ocellatus, Reveals Convergence of Squamate Reptile and Mammalian Pregnancy Mechanisms

    Matthew C. Brandley;Matthew C. Brandley;Rebecca L. Young;Dan L. Warren;Michael B. Thompson

  • Opening the black box: phylogenetics and morphological evolution of the Malagasy fossorial lizards of the subfamily “Scincinae”

    A. Schmitz;M.C. Brandley;P. Mausfeld;M. Vences

  • Evaluating the performance of anchored hybrid enrichment at the tips of the tree of life: a phylogenetic analysis of Australian Eugongylus group scincid lizards

    Matthew C Brandley;Matthew C Brandley;Jason G Bragg;Sonal Singhal;David Gregory Chapple

  • Which came first: The lizard or the egg? Robustness in phylogenetic reconstruction of ancestral states.

    April M. Wright;Kathleen M. Lyons;Matthew C. Brandley;Matthew C. Brandley;David M. Hillis

  • Convergence in trophic morphology and feeding performance among piscivorous natricine snakes

    S. E. Vincent;M. C. Brandley;A. Herrel;M. E. Alfaro

  • Basking behavior predicts the evolution of heat tolerance in Australian rainforest lizards

    Martha M. Muñoz;Gary M. Langham;Matthew C. Brandley;Dan F. Rosauer

  • Herpetology

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  • WHY DOES A TRAIT EVOLVE MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN A CLADE? REPEATED EVOLUTION OF SNAKELINE BODY FORM IN SQUAMATE REPTILES

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  • DATA AND DATA INTERPRETATION IN THE STUDY OF LIMB EVOLUTION: A REPLY TO GALIS ET AL. ON THE REEVOLUTION OF DIGITS IN THE LIZARD GENUS BACHIA

    Tiana Kohlsdorf;Vincent J. Lynch;Miguel T. Rodrigues;Matthew C. Brandley

  • PHYLOGENY, ECOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION, AND HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE ANOLIS CRISTATELLUS SERIES

    Matthew C. Brandley;Kevin de Queiroz

  • Homoplasy and Clade Support

    Matthew C. Brandley;Dan L. Warren;Adam D. Leaché;Adam D. Leaché;Jimmy A. McGuire

  • Boom and bust: ancient and recent diversification in bichirs (Polypteridae: Actinopterygii), a relictual lineage of ray-finned fishes.

    Thomas J. Near;Alex Dornburg;Masayoshi Tokita;Dai Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael B. Thompson
Michael B. Thompson University of Sydney
Thomas J. Near
Thomas J. Near Yale University
Katherine Belov
Katherine Belov University of Sydney
Michael E. Alfaro
Michael E. Alfaro University of California, Los Angeles
Peter C. Wainwright
Peter C. Wainwright University of California, Davis
Hidetoshi Ota
Hidetoshi Ota University of Hyogo
Adam D. Leaché
Adam D. Leaché University of Washington
John J. Wiens
John J. Wiens University of Arizona
Günter P. Wagner
Günter P. Wagner Yale University
Melissa Bateson
Melissa Bateson Newcastle University

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