List of works - John J. Wiens

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

academic work

Niche Conservatism: Integrating Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation Biology

article

A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

scientific article (publication date: November 2011)

Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology

scientific article (publication date: October 2010)

Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness

scientific article (publication date: December 2004)

Missing data, incomplete taxa, and phylogenetic accuracy

scientific article published in August 2003

Integrating GIS-based environmental data into evolutionary biology

scientific article

Speciation and ecology revisited: phylogenetic niche conservatism and the origin of species

scientific article published in January 2004

Delimiting species using DNA and morphological variation and discordant species limits in spiny lizards (Sceloporus).

scientific article

Missing data and the design of phylogenetic analyses

scientific article

Missing data in phylogenetic analysis: reconciling results from simulations and empirical data

scientific article

Asynchronous colonization of Madagascar by the four endemic clades of primates, tenrecs, carnivores, and rodents as inferred from nuclear genes

scientific article

Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species

scientific article

Species delimitation: new approaches for discovering diversity

scientific article

How does climate change cause extinction?

scientific article published on 17 October 2012

Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species

scientific article (publication date: 23 December 2012)

Evolutionary and ecological causes of the latitudinal diversity gradient in hylid frogs: treefrog trees unearth the roots of high tropical diversity

scientific article published on 21 September 2006

Rapid development of multiple nuclear loci for phylogenetic analysis using genomic resources: An example from squamate reptiles

article

The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees

scientific article

Can Incomplete Taxa Rescue Phylogenetic Analyses from Long-Branch Attraction?

article

Phylogeny of iguanian lizards inferred from 29 nuclear loci, and a comparison of concatenated and species-tree approaches for an ancient, rapid radiation

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

Are rates of species diversification correlated with rates of morphological evolution?

scientific article published on 13 May 2009

Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification

scientific article published on 28 September 2010

Combining phylogenomics and fossils in higher-level squamate reptile phylogeny: molecular data change the placement of fossil taxa

scientific article

Hylid frog phylogeny and sampling strategies for speciose clades

scholarly article by John J Wiens et al published 1 October 2005 in Systematic Biology

The niche, biogeography and species interactions

scientific article (publication date: 27 August 2011)

Branch lengths, support, and congruence: testing the phylogenomic approach with 20 nuclear loci in snakes

scientific article published in June 2008

The Causes Of Species Richness Patterns Across Space, Time, And Clades And The Role Of “Ecological Limits”

scientific article published on June 1, 2011

Global patterns of diversification and species richness in amphibians

scientific article

Phylogeny, niche conservatism and the latitudinal diversity gradient in mammals

scientific article (publication date: 22 July 2010)

Integrated analyses resolve conflicts over squamate reptile phylogeny and reveal unexpected placements for fossil taxa

scientific article published in 2015

Character analysis in morphological phylogenetics: problems and solutions

scientific article

Niche conservatism drives elevational diversity patterns in Appalachian salamanders

scientific article

Ontogeny discombobulates phylogeny: paedomorphosis and higher-level salamander relationships

scientific article

Explaining Species Richness from Continents to Communities: The Time‐for‐Speciation Effect in Emydid Turtles

article

The role of morphological data in phylogeny reconstruction

scientific article

Does niche conservatism promote speciation? A case study in North American salamanders

scientific article

Large-scale phylogenetic analyses reveal the causes of high tropical amphibian diversity

scientific article (publication date: 7 November 2013)

Recurrent evolution of herbivory in small, cold-climate lizards: breaking the ecophysiological rules of reptilian herbivory

scientific article

Rates of projected climate change dramatically exceed past rates of climatic niche evolution among vertebrate species

scientific article published on June 26, 2013

Highly incomplete taxa can rescue phylogenetic analyses from the negative impacts of limited taxon sampling

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Widespread loss of sexually selected traits: how the peacock lost its spots

article

Evolutionary and biogeographic origins of high tropical diversity in old world frogs (Ranidae).

scientific article

Phylogenetic evidence for a major reversal of life-history evolution in plethodontid salamanders

scientific article published on December 2004

Climatic zonation drives latitudinal variation in speciation mechanisms

scientific article (publication date: 7 December 2007)

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

scientific article

Estimating divergence dates and evaluating dating methods using phylogenomic and mitochondrial data in squamate reptiles

scientific article

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

scientific article published in January 2006

Phylogenetic origins of local-scale diversity patterns and the causes of Amazonian megadiversity.

scientific article published on 3 May 2011

Phylogenetic history underlies elevational biodiversity patterns in tropical salamanders

scientific article (publication date: 7 April 2007)

List of works by John J. Wiens

A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

Niche Conservatism: Integrating Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation Biology

A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

Niche conservatism as an emerging principle in ecology and conservation biology

Historical biogeography, ecology and species richness

Missing data, incomplete taxa, and phylogenetic accuracy

Integrating GIS-based environmental data into evolutionary biology

Speciation and ecology revisited: phylogenetic niche conservatism and the origin of species

Delimiting species using DNA and morphological variation and discordant species limits in spiny lizards (Sceloporus).

Missing data and the design of phylogenetic analyses

Missing data in phylogenetic analysis: reconciling results from simulations and empirical data

Asynchronous colonization of Madagascar by the four endemic clades of primates, tenrecs, carnivores, and rodents as inferred from nuclear genes

Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species

Species delimitation: new approaches for discovering diversity

How does climate change cause extinction?

Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species

Evolutionary and ecological causes of the latitudinal diversity gradient in hylid frogs: treefrog trees unearth the roots of high tropical diversity

Rapid development of multiple nuclear loci for phylogenetic analysis using genomic resources: An example from squamate reptiles

The phylogeny of advanced snakes (Colubroidea), with discovery of a new subfamily and comparison of support methods for likelihood trees

Can Incomplete Taxa Rescue Phylogenetic Analyses from Long-Branch Attraction?

Phylogeny of iguanian lizards inferred from 29 nuclear loci, and a comparison of concatenated and species-tree approaches for an ancient, rapid radiation

Are rates of species diversification correlated with rates of morphological evolution?

Accelerated rates of climatic-niche evolution underlie rapid species diversification

Combining phylogenomics and fossils in higher-level squamate reptile phylogeny: molecular data change the placement of fossil taxa

Hylid frog phylogeny and sampling strategies for speciose clades

The niche, biogeography and species interactions

Branch lengths, support, and congruence: testing the phylogenomic approach with 20 nuclear loci in snakes

The Causes Of Species Richness Patterns Across Space, Time, And Clades And The Role Of “Ecological Limits”

Global patterns of diversification and species richness in amphibians

Phylogeny, niche conservatism and the latitudinal diversity gradient in mammals

Integrated analyses resolve conflicts over squamate reptile phylogeny and reveal unexpected placements for fossil taxa

Character analysis in morphological phylogenetics: problems and solutions

Niche conservatism drives elevational diversity patterns in Appalachian salamanders

Ontogeny discombobulates phylogeny: paedomorphosis and higher-level salamander relationships

Explaining Species Richness from Continents to Communities: The Time‐for‐Speciation Effect in Emydid Turtles

The role of morphological data in phylogeny reconstruction

Does niche conservatism promote speciation? A case study in North American salamanders

Large-scale phylogenetic analyses reveal the causes of high tropical amphibian diversity

Recurrent evolution of herbivory in small, cold-climate lizards: breaking the ecophysiological rules of reptilian herbivory

Rates of projected climate change dramatically exceed past rates of climatic niche evolution among vertebrate species

Highly incomplete taxa can rescue phylogenetic analyses from the negative impacts of limited taxon sampling

Widespread loss of sexually selected traits: how the peacock lost its spots

Evolutionary and biogeographic origins of high tropical diversity in old world frogs (Ranidae).

Phylogenetic evidence for a major reversal of life-history evolution in plethodontid salamanders

Climatic zonation drives latitudinal variation in speciation mechanisms

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

Estimating divergence dates and evaluating dating methods using phylogenomic and mitochondrial data in squamate reptiles

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

Phylogenetic origins of local-scale diversity patterns and the causes of Amazonian megadiversity.

Phylogenetic history underlies elevational biodiversity patterns in tropical salamanders