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Overview

Robert W. Meredith is affiliated with Montclair State University in the United States. Their research contributions span several intersecting fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Environmental Science. Subfields of focus include Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, and Ecology.

Meredith's work covers multiple scientific topics with a strong emphasis on evolutionary history and genomics. Key research themes include:

  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

The scientist's recent publications reflect this diverse interest, featuring contributions to both paleogenomic and phylogenetic methods. Select papers include:

  • Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene "horned" crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus, 2021, Communications Biology
  • An independent origin of an annual life cycle in a North American killifish species, 2024, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Inferring Phylogenetic Relationships using the Smith-Waterman Algorithm and Hierarchical Clustering, 2022, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data)
  • Draft assembly and annotation of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) genome, 2024, BMC Genomic Data
  • Author Correction: Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene "horned" crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus, 2021, Communications Biology

Meredith has frequently collaborated with other researchers in related fields. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael A. Russello
  • Evon Hekkala
  • John Gatesy
  • Apurva Narechania
  • M. L. Aardema

Regarding publication venues, Meredith has contributed to multiple journals and conferences, most notably:

  • Communications Biology
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data)
  • BMC Genomic Data

Best Publications

  • Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification

    Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janečka;John Gatesy;Oliver A. Ryder

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Macroevolutionary dynamics and historical biogeography of primate diversification inferred from a species supermatrix

    Mark S. Springer;Robert W Meredith;Robert W Meredith;John Gatesy;Christopher A Emerling

  • A phylogenetic blueprint for a modern whale.

    John Gatesy;Jonathan H. Geisler;Joseph Chang;Carl Buell

  • The evolution of the placenta drives a shift in sexual selection in livebearing fish

    B. J. A. Pollux;R. W. Meredith;M. S. Springer;T. Garland

  • Molecular decay of the tooth gene Enamelin (ENAM) mirrors the loss of enamel in the fossil record of placental mammals.

    Robert W. Meredith;John Gatesy;William J. Murphy;Oliver A. Ryder

  • A Phylogeny and Timescale for Marsupial Evolution Based on Sequences for Five Nuclear Genes

    Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Judd A. Case;Mark S. Springer

  • Rod Monochromacy and the Coevolution of Cetacean Retinal Opsins

    Robert W. Meredith;John Gatesy;Christopher A. Emerling;Vincent M. York;Vincent M. York

  • The Adequacy of Morphology for Reconstructing the Early History of Placental Mammals

    Mark S. Springer;Angela Burk-Herrick;Robert Meredith;Eduardo Eizirik

  • A phylogeny and timescale for the living genera of kangaroos and kin (Macropodiformes : Marsupialia) based on nuclear DNA sequences

    Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Mark S. Springer

  • The historical biogeography of Mammalia

    Mark S. Springer;Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janecka;William J. Murphy

  • A phylogeny of Diprotodontia (Marsupialia) based on sequences for five nuclear genes

    Robert W. Meredith;Michael Westerman;Mark S. Springer

  • Evidence for a single loss of mineralized teeth in the common avian ancestor

    Robert W. Meredith;Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;M. Thomas P. Gilbert;M. Thomas P. Gilbert;Erich D. Jarvis

  • Convergent evolution of alternative developmental trajectories associated with diapause in African and South American killifish

    Andrew I. Furness;David N. Reznick;Mark S. Springer;Robert W. Meredith

  • A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World.

    Robert W. Meredith;Evon R. Hekkala;George Amato;John Gatesy

  • The origin and biogeographic diversification of fishes in the family Poeciliidae.

    David N. Reznick;Andrew I. Furness;Robert W. Meredith;Mark S. Springer

  • Pseudogenization of the tooth gene enamelysin (MMP20) in the common ancestor of extant baleen whales

    Robert W. Meredith;John Gatesy;Joyce Cheng;Mark S. Springer

  • Phylogenetic relationships of living and recently extinct bandicoots based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences

    M. Westerman;Benjamin P. Kear;Benjamin P. Kear;K. Aplin;R. W. Meredith

  • Technical Comment on “The Placental Mammal Ancestor and the Post–K-Pg Radiation of Placentals”

    Mark S. Springer;Robert W. Meredith;Emma C. Teeling;William J. Murphy

  • Spectral shifts of mammalian ultraviolet-sensitive pigments (short wavelength-sensitive opsin 1) are associated with eye length and photic niche evolution.

    Christopher A. Emerling;Hieu T. Huynh;Minh A. Nguyen;Minh A. Nguyen;Robert W. Meredith

  • Resolution of a concatenation/coalescence kerfuffle: partitioned coalescence support and a robust family-level tree for Mammalia.

    John Gatesy;Robert W. Meredith;Jan E. Janecka;Mark P. Simmons

  • Interordinal gene capture, the phylogenetic position of Steller's sea cow based on molecular and morphological data, and the macroevolutionary history of Sirenia.

    Mark S. Springer;Anthony V. Signore;Johanna L.A. Paijmans;Jorge Vélez-Juarbe

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Springer
Mark S. Springer University of California, Riverside
John Gatesy
John Gatesy American Museum of Natural History
William J. Murphy
William J. Murphy Texas A&M University
David N. Reznick
David N. Reznick University of California, Riverside
Michael Westerman
Michael Westerman La Trobe University
Eduardo Eizirik
Eduardo Eizirik Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Oliver A. Ryder
Oliver A. Ryder University of California, San Diego
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Emma C. Teeling
Emma C. Teeling University College Dublin

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