John M. Bates

Our lab studies the evolution of birds at the level of species and populations using comparative genetic and morphologic approaches based on extended museum specimens and places that evolution in the context of landscape and climate change.

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Ph.D. - Zoology
1993

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
M.S. - Evol. and Evol. Biology
1987

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
B.S. - Biology
1983

Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network.
Leveraging natural history biorepositories as a global, decentralized, pathogen surveillance network. PLoS Pathog. 2021 06; 17(6):e1009583.
PMID: 34081744

Life history predicts flight muscle phenotype and function in birds.
Life history predicts flight muscle phenotype and function in birds. J Anim Ecol. 2020 05; 89(5):1262-1276.
PMID: 32124424

Andean Tectonics and Mantle Dynamics as a Pervasive Influence on Amazonian Ecosystem.
Andean Tectonics and Mantle Dynamics as a Pervasive Influence on Amazonian Ecosystem. Sci Rep. 2019 11 14; 9(1):16879.
PMID: 31728046

Divergence at the edges: peripatric isolation in the montane spiny throated reed frog complex.
Divergence at the edges: peripatric isolation in the montane spiny throated reed frog complex. BMC Evol Biol. 2015 Jul 01; 15:128.
PMID: 26126573

The tempo of trait divergence in geographic isolation: avian speciation across the Marañon Valley of Peru.
The tempo of trait divergence in geographic isolation: avian speciation across the Marañon Valley of Peru. Evolution. 2015 Mar; 69(3):772-87.
PMID: 25611790