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underline = student mentored by JMM Please email me for pdf reprints mailto:[email protected] 2022 Meik, J.M., J.A. Watson, A.M. Lawing, and J.W. Streicher. An evaluation of parapatric distributions among ecologically similar rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus) in North American warm deserts. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab174. 2020 Meik, J.M. and R. Babb. Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus, species account. Pp. 588–599 in A.T. Holycross, J. Mitchell (eds), Snakes of Arizona. Eco Press. Strom, D.M., N.F. Bendik, D.A. Chamberlain, J.A. Watson, and J.M. Meik. 2020. Phenotypic variation in endangered Texas salamanders: application of model-based clustering for identifying species and hybrids. Diversity 12, 297; doi:10.3390/d12080297. Meik, J.M., A.M. Lawing, and Jessica A. Watson. Use of scalation landmarks in geometric morphometrics of squamate reptiles: a comment on homology. Zootaxa 4816:397–400. Schield, D.R., G.I.M. Pasquesi, B.W. Perry, R.H. Adams, Z.L. Nikolakis, A.K. Westfall, R.W. Orton, J.M. Meik, S.P. Mackessy, and T.A. Castoe. Snake recombination landscapes are concentrated in functional regions despite PRDM9. Molecular Biology and Evolution 37:1272–1294. 2019 Miller, K.J., D.R. Erxleben, N.D. Rains, J.C. Martin, H.A. Mathewson, and J.M. Meik. Spatial use and survivorship of translocated wild-caught Texas horned lizards. The Journal of Wildlife Management 84:118–126. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21771. Watson, J.A., C.L. Spencer, D.R. Schield, B.O. Butler, L.L. Smith, O. Flores-Villela, J.A. Campbell, S.P. Mackessy, T.A. Castoe, and J.M. Meik. Geographic variation in morphology in the Mohave Rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus Kennicott 1861) (Serpentes: Viperidae): implications for species boundaries. Zootaxa 4683:129–143. Schield, D.R., B.W. Perry. R.H. Adams, D.C. Card, T. Jezkova, G.I.M. Pasquesi, Z.L. Nikolakis, K. Row, J.M. Meik, C.F. Smith, S.P. Mackessy, and T.A. Castoe. Allopatric divergence and secondary contact with gene flow: a recurring theme in rattlesnake speciation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 128:149–169. Miller, T., D. Bachhofer, A. Cooper, J. Doty, J. Katuri, J. Musgrave, A. Palumbo, H. Spann, A. Stone, K. Emmert, J. Edwards, J. Meik, J. Pierce, and D. Edwards. Complete genome sequence of Cluster O Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacteriophage Ryadel. Microbiology Resource Announcements 8:e01594-18. Schield, D.R., D.C. Card, N.R. Hales, B.W. Perry, G.M. Pasquesi, H. Blackmon, R.H. Adams, A.B. Corbin, C.F. Smith, B. Ramesh, J.P. Demuth, E. Betrán, M. Tollis, J.M. Meik, S.P. Mackessy, and T.A. Castoe. A chromosome-level rattlesnake genome illustrates sex chromosome evolution and molecular mechanisms of venom expression. Genome Research 29:590–601. 2018 Stewart, B., M. Adams, M. Fuentes, L. Hanson, E. Sandoval, M. Tovar, C. Trautman, B. Willis, K. Emmert, J. Edwards, J. Meik, J. Pierce, and D. Edwards. Complete genome sequence of Cluster A1 Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacteriophage Arlo. Microbiology Resource Announcements 7:e01242–18. Schield, D.R., D.C. Card, R.H. Adams, A.B. Corbin, T. Jezkova, N.R. Hales, J.M. Meik, et al. Cryptic genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow in the Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127:669–681. Streicher, J.W., and J.M. Meik. Editorial: Integrative taxonomy of squamate reptiles: a special issue. Journal of Natural History 52:767–770. Meik, J.M., S. Schaack, O. Flores-Villela, and J.W. Streicher. Integrative taxonomy at the nexus of population divergence and speciation in insular speckled rattlesnakes. Journal of Natural History DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1429689. 2017 Meik, J.M., and R. Makowsky. Minimum area thresholds for rattlesnakes and colubrid snakes on islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Ecol Evol. 2017;00:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3658 Meik, J.M., and A.M. Lawing. Considerations and pitfalls in the spatial analysis of water quality data and its association with hydraulic fracturing. Pp. 228–256 in Z.L. Hildenbrand, K.R. Schug (eds), Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing Vol. 1. Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468928917300138 Regis, K.W., and J.M. Meik. Allometry of sexual size dimorphism in turtles: a comparison of mass and length data. PeerJ 5:e2914; DOI 10.7717/peerj.2914. peerj.com/articles/2914 2016 Hildenbrand, Z.L., D.D. Carlton Jr., J.M. Meik et al. A reconnaissance analysis of groundwater quality in the Eagle Ford shale region reveals two distinct bromide/chloride populations. Science of the Total Environment 575:672–680. Meik, J.M., and G.W. Schuett. Structure, ontogeny, and evolutionary development of the rattlesnake rattle. Pp. 295–316 in G.W. Schuett, M.J. Feldner, C.F. Smith, R.S. Reiserer (eds), Rattlesnakes of Arizona Vol. 2. Eco Press. Meik, J.M. Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus, species account. Pp. 531–562 in G.W. Schuett, M.J. Feldner, C.F. Smith, R.S. Reiserer (eds), Rattlesnakes of Arizona Vol. 1. Eco Press. Hildenbrand, Z.L., P.M. Mach, E.M. McBride, M.N. Dorreyatim, J.T. Taylor, D.D. Carlton Jr., J.M. Meik et al. Point source attribution of ambient contamination events near unconventional oil and gas development. Science of the Total Environment 573:382–388. Hildenbrand, Z.L., D.D. Carlton Jr., B.E. Fontenot, J.M. Meik et al. Temporal variation in groundwater quality in the Permian Basin of Texas, a region of increasing unconventional oil and gas development. Science of the Total Environment 562:906–913. Meik, J.M., B.E. Fontenot, Z.L. Hildenbrand, et al. Response to Comment on "A comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality in the Barnett Shale Region." Environmental Science and Technology 50:498–499. 2015 Hildenbrand, Z.L., D.D. Carlton, Jr., B.E. Fontenot, J.M. Meik, J.L. Walton, J.T. Taylor, J.B. Thacker, S. Korlie, C.P. Shelor, D. Henderson, A.F. Kadjo, C.E. Roelke, P.F. Hudak, T. Burton, H.S. Rifai, and K.A. Schug. A comprehensive analysis of groundwater quality in the Barnett Shale region. Environmental Science and Technology 49:8254–8262. Meik, J.M.*, J.W. Streicher*, A.M. Lawing*, O. Flores-Villela, and M.K. Fujita. Limitations of climatic data for inferring species boundaries: Insights from speckled rattlesnakes. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0131435. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131435 Owen, J.D., J.M. Meik, and T.W. Schwertner. Preliminary nocturnal road survey of snakes in northeastern Swaziland: Effects of agriculture on relative abundance. Herpetological Review 46:12–15. Latta, L.C., M. Peacock, D.J. Civitello, J.L. Dudycha, J.M. Meik, and S. Schaack. The phenotypic effects of spontaneous mutations in different environments. The American Naturalist 185:243–252. 2014 Gilbert, C., J.M. Meik, D.C. Card, A.T. Castoe, and S. Schaack. Endogenous hepadnaviruses, bornaviruses, and circoviruses in snakes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281, 20141122. 2013 Bendik, N.F., J.M. Meik, A.G. Gluesenkamp, C.E. Roelke, and P.T. Chippindale. Biogeography, phylogeny, and morphological evolution in central Texas cave and spring salamanders. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:201. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/13/201 Reyes-Velasco, J., J.M. Meik, E.N. Smith, and T.A. Castoe. Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic longtailed rattlesnakes (Crotalus ericsmithi, C. lannomi, and C. stejnegeri). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69:524–534. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790313003023 Smith, S., J.M. Meik, and J. Fondon III. The utility of domestic dogs in assessing human morphological variation. Journal of Comparative Human Biology 64:163–178. 2012 Dashevsky, D., J.M. Meik, E. Mociño-Deloya, K. Setser, and S. Schaack. Patterns of sexual dimorphism in Mexican alligator lizards, Barisia imbricata. Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.455. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.455/full Meik, J.M., S. Schaack, M.J. Ingrasci, A.M. Lawing, K. Setser, E. Mociño-Deloya, and O. Flores-Villela. Notes on activity, body size variation, and diet in insular speckled rattlesnakes from the western Sea of Cortés, Mexico. Herpetological Review 43:556–560. Castoe, T.A., J.W. Streicher, J.M. Meik, M.J. Ingrasci, A.W. Poole, A.P.J. de Koning, J.A. Campbell, C.L. Parkinson, E.N. Smith, and D.D. Pollock. Thousands of microsatellite loci from the venomous coralsnake Micrurus fulvius and variability of select loci across populations and related species. Molecular Ecology Resources doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12000. Meik, J.M., J.W. Streicher, E. Mociño-Deloya, K. Setser, and D. Lazcano. Shallow phylogeographic structure in the declining Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, Crotalus polystictus (Serpentes: Viperidae). Phyllomedusa 11:3–11. Meik, J.M., K. Setser, E. Mociño-Deloya, and A.M. Lawing. Sexual differences in head form and diet in a population of Mexican lance-headed rattlesnakes, Crotalus polystictus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 106:633–640. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01881.x/full Lawing, A.M., J.M. Meik, and P.D. Polly. Climate and competition shape species’ borders: a study of the Panamint (C. stephensi) and speckled (C. mitchellii) rattlesnakes. ISRN Zoology, doi: 10.5402/2012/528745. 2011 Setser, K., Mociño-Deloya, and J.M. Meik. Rattle button loss in juvenile ridge-nosed rattlesnakes (Crotalus willardi): a novel mechanism for the developmental delay of the rattle. Journal of Herpetology 45:333–335. Streicher, J.W., J.M. Meik, E.N. Smith, and J.A. Campbell. Low levels of genetic diversity among morphologically distinct populations of an enigmatic montane frog from Mexico (Craugastor uno: Craugastoridae). Amphibia-Reptilia 32:125–131. 2010 Meik, J.M., A.M. Lawing, and A. Pires-daSilva. Body size evolution in insular speckled rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus mitchellii). PLoS One 5(3): e9524. 2009 Meik, J.M., and A. Pires-daSilva. Evolutionary morphology of the rattlesnake style. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:35. 2008 Meik, J.M. Morphological analysis of the contact zone between the rattlesnakes Crotalus mitchellii stephensi and C. m. Pyrrhus. Pg 39–46 in W.H. Hayes, S. Bush, M. Caldwell, and K. Beaman (eds), Biology of Rattlesnakes. Loma Linda University Press. Mociño-Deloya, E., K. Setser, S.C. Peurach, and J.M. Meik. Crotalus aquilus in the Mexican state of Mexico consumes a diverse summer diet. Herpetological Bulletin 105:10–12. Meik, J.M., and A.M. Lawing. Elevation gradients and lizard assemblage structure in the Bonneville Basin, western U.S.A. Journal of Arid Environments 72:1193–1201. Meik, J.M., B.E. Fontenot, C.J. Franklin, and C. King. Apparent natural hybridization between the rattlesnakes Crotalus atrox and C. horridus. Southwestern Naturalist 53:196–200. Lawing, A.M., J.M. Meik, and W.E. Schargel. Coding meristic characters for phylogenetic analysis: a comparison of step-matrix gap-weighting and generalized frequency coding. Systematic Biology 57:167–173. Wood, D.A., J.M. Meik, A.T. Holycross, R.N. Fisher, and A.G. Vandergast. Molecular and phenotypic diversity in Chionactis occipitalis (Western shovel-nosed snake), with emphasis on the status of C. o. klauberi (Tucson shovel-nosed snake). Conservation Genetics 9:1489–1507. 2007 Meik, J.M., E. Mociño-Deloya, and K. Setser. 2007. New distribution records for the Queretáro dusky rattlesnake, Crotalus aquilus (Viperidae), with comments on morphology and habitat use. Western North American Naturalist 67:601–604. Meik, J.M., E.N. Smith, and A.A. Mendoza-Hernández. 2007. Rediscovery of the rare coralsnake Micruroides euryxanthus neglectus (Serpentes: Elapidae). Herpetological Review 38:293–294. 2006 Meik, J.M., E.N. Smith, L. Canseco-Márquez, and J.A. Campbell. New species of the Plectrohyla bistincta group (Hylidae: Hylinae: Hylini) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Journal of Herpetology 40:304–309. 2005 Rivas, G., W.E. Schargel, and J.M. Meik. A new species of Riama (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) endemic to the Península de Paria, Venezuela. Herpetologica 61:461–468. Meik, J.M., L. Canseco-Márquez, E.N. Smith, and J.A. Campbell. A new species of Hyla (Anura: Hylidae) from Cerro Las Flores, Oaxaca, Mexico. Zootaxa 1046:17–27. 2004 DeVito, J., J.M. Meik, M.M. Gerson, and D.R. Formanowicz, Jr. Physiological tolerances of three sympatric riparian wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) correspond with microhabitat distributions. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:1119–1125. Bosworth, W.R., J.M. Meik, K. Setser, and C. Steele. The distribution of the ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus) in Utah. Herpetological Review 35:238–239. 2002 Meik, J.M., R.M. Jeo, J.R. Mendelson III, and K.E. Jenks. Effects of bush encroachment on an assemblage of diurnal lizard species in central Namibia. Biological Conservation 106:29–36. Setser, K., J.M. Meik, and D.G. Mulcahy. Herpetofauna of the southern Snake Range of Nevada and surrounding valleys. Western North American Naturalist 62:234–239. |
Sexual differences in head length in Mexican alligators (Barisia imbricata) (male head lengths are depicted with circles).
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