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D-Index
31
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8507
World Ranking
8170
National Ranking
2704

Trip Lamb publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trip Lamb sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 65 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Trip Lamb D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trip Lamb sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Trip Lamb is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States and has contributed to several areas within environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans a range of interdisciplinary topics, with a focus on amphibian and reptile biology, genomics and phylogenetic studies, molecular biology techniques and applications, plant and biological electrophysiology studies, animal and plant science education, and species distribution related to climate change.

The scientist has coauthored work with David A. Beamer and Elizabeth L. Kalies, with Beamer appearing as a frequent collaborator. These collaborations have contributed to the study of species delineation and biodiversity records.

Trip Lamb's publications appear in several scientific venues including Zootaxa, the Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Some notable recent papers include:

  • Towards rectifying limitations on species delineation in dusky salamanders (Desmognathus: Plethodontidae): An ecoregion-drainage sampling grid reveals additional cryptic clades, 2020, Zootaxa
  • An Overview of Lepidopteran Herbivory on North American Pitcher Plants (Sarracenia), with a Novel Observation of Feeding on Sarracenia flava, 2020, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
  • Towards rectifying limitations on species delineation in dusky salamanders (Desmognathus: Plethodontidae): An ecoregion-drainage sampling grid reveals additional cryptic clades, 2020, Global Biodiversity Information Facility

The fields in which Trip Lamb has published indicate a multidisciplinary approach, combining elements of global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, molecular biology, plant science, and social psychology. This blend reflects a holistic view of biological and environmental systems.

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Social Psychology

The main research topics addressed in Trip Lamb's work are:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Best Publications

  • Intraspecific Phylogeography: The Mitochondrial DNA Bridge Between Population Genetics and Systematics

    J C Avise;J Arnold;R M Ball;E Bermingham

  • Mitochondrial DNA evolution at a turtle's pace: evidence for low genetic variability and reduced microevolutionary rate in the Testudines.

    J C Avise;B W Bowen;T Lamb;A B Meylan

  • Directional introgression of mitochondrial DNA in a hybrid population of tree frogs: The influence of mating behavior.

    Trip Lamb;John C. Avise

  • PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS IN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA OF THE DESERT TORTOISE (XEROBATES AGASSIZI), AND EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE NORTH AMERICAN GOPHER TORTOISES.

    Trip Lamb;John C. Avise;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • Molecular Systematics of Map Turtles (Graptemys): A Comparison of Mitochondrial Restriction Site Versus Sequence Data

    Trip Lamb;Charles Lydeard;Robert B. Walker;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • DNA fingerprints from hypervariable mitochondrial genotypes.

    J C Avise;B W Bowen;T Lamb

  • Perceptions of species abundance, distribution, and diversity: Lessons from four decades of sampling on a government-managed reserve

    J. Whitfield Gibbons;Vincent J. Burke;Jefferey E. Lovich;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Genetic damage in a population of slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) inhabiting a radioactive reservoir.

    T Lamb;J W Bickham;J W Gibbons;M J Smolen

  • Integration of genotoxicity and population genetic analyses in kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) exposed to radionuclide contamination at the Nevada Test Site, USA.

    Christopher W. Theodorakis;John W. Bickham;Trip Lamb;Philip A. Medica

  • MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF THE GENUS CLEMMYS AND THE INTERGENERIC RELATIONSHIPS OF EMYDID TURTLES

    John W. Bickham;Trip Lamb;Patrick Minx;John C. Patton

  • Flow cytometric analysis of the effects of low-level radiation exposure on natural populations of slider turtles (Pseudemys scripta).

    J W Bickham;B G Hanks;M J Smolen;T Lamb

  • Combining genetic and geospatial analyses to infer population extinction in mygalomorph spiders endemic to the Los Angeles region

    J. E. Bond;D. A. Beamer;T. Lamb;M. Hedin

  • Molecular systematics, hybridization, and phylogeography of the Bufo americanus complex in Eastern North America.

    Susan E Masta;Brian K Sullivan;Trip Lamb;Eric J Routman

  • Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

    Aaron M. Bauer;Trip Lamb

  • A molecular phylogeny of the gopher tortoises, with comments on familial relationships within the Testudinoidea.

    Trip Lamb;Charles Lydeard

  • Molecular and Population Genetic Aspects of Mitochondrial DNA Variability in the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin

    T. Lamb;J. C. Avise

  • Footprints in the sand: independent reduction of subdigital lamellae in the Namib–Kalahari burrowing geckos

    Trip Lamb;Aaron M Bauer

  • The slider turtle as an environmental sentinel: multiple tissue assays using flow cytometric analysis.

    Lamb T;Bickham Jw;Lyne Tb;Gibbons Jw

  • MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY IN GENETICALLY DEFINED CATEGORIES OF ANURAN HYBRIDS.

    Trip Lamb;John C. Avise

  • Intraspecific phylogeography of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus: RFLP analysis of amplified mtDNA segments

    M. F. Osentoski;T. Lamb

  • Distribution, status, and conservation of radiated tortoises (Geochelone radiata) in Madagascar

    Thomas E.J. Leuteritz;Trip Lamb;Jean Claude Limberaza

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron M. Bauer
Aaron M. Bauer Villanova University
John C. Avise
John C. Avise University of California, Irvine
John W. Bickham
John W. Bickham Texas A&M University
J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
Brian W. Bowen
Brian W. Bowen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Li Jin
Li Jin Fudan University
Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center
Jeffrey E. Lovich
Jeffrey E. Lovich United States Geological Survey
Anton D. Tucker
Anton D. Tucker Mote Marine Laboratory
David B. Wake
David B. Wake University of California, Berkeley

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