Research: Mammalian evolution and ecology, evolutionary biogeography, origin and maintenance of patterns of biological diversity, conservation biology, tropical biology
Specimen collection is essential for modern science.
Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLoS Biol. 2023 Nov; 21(11):e3002318.
PMID: 37992027
A re-assessment of diversity among Philippine gymnures (Mammalia: Erinaceidae: Podogymnura), with a new species from eastern Mindanao.
A re-assessment of diversity among Philippine gymnures (Mammalia: Erinaceidae: Podogymnura), with a new species from eastern Mindanao. Zootaxa. 2023 Jan 13; 5228(3):244-266.
PMID: 37044652
A new genus and species of shrew-like mouse (Rodentia: Muridae) from a new center of endemism in eastern Mindanao, Philippines.
A new genus and species of shrew-like mouse (Rodentia: Muridae) from a new center of endemism in eastern Mindanao, Philippines. J Mammal. 2022 Dec; 103(6):1259-1277.
PMID: 36660555
Molecular assessment of dietary niche partitioning in an endemic island radiation of tropical mammals.
Molecular assessment of dietary niche partitioning in an endemic island radiation of tropical mammals. Mol Ecol. 2021 11; 30(22):5858-5873.
PMID: 34460971
Wallace's line, Wallacea, and associated divides and areas: history of a tortuous tangle of ideas and labels.
Wallace's line, Wallacea, and associated divides and areas: history of a tortuous tangle of ideas and labels. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2021 06; 96(3):922-942.
PMID: 33502095
Philippine bats of the genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Overview and assessment of variation in K. pellucida and K. whiteheadi.
Philippine bats of the genus Kerivoula (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): Overview and assessment of variation in K. pellucida and K. whiteheadi. Zootaxa. 2020 Mar 25; 4755(3):zootaxa.4755.3.2.
PMID: 32230167
Tempo and mode of mandibular shape and size evolution reveal mixed support for incumbency effects in two clades of island-endemic rodents (Muridae: Murinae).
Tempo and mode of mandibular shape and size evolution reveal mixed support for incumbency effects in two clades of island-endemic rodents (Muridae: Murinae). Evolution. 2019 07; 73(7):1411-1427.
PMID: 30985908
Interspecific diversity of testes mass and sperm morphology in the Philippine chrotomyine rodents: implications for differences in breeding systems across the species.
Interspecific diversity of testes mass and sperm morphology in the Philippine chrotomyine rodents: implications for differences in breeding systems across the species. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2019 Apr; 31(4):705-711.
PMID: 30475689
Convergent evolution of an extreme dietary specialisation, the olfactory system of worm-eating rodents.
Convergent evolution of an extreme dietary specialisation, the olfactory system of worm-eating rodents. Sci Rep. 2018 12 13; 8(1):17806.
PMID: 30546026
Diversification rates of the "Old Endemic" murine rodents of Luzon Island, Philippines are inconsistent with incumbency effects and ecological opportunity.
Diversification rates of the "Old Endemic" murine rodents of Luzon Island, Philippines are inconsistent with incumbency effects and ecological opportunity. Evolution. 2018 May 29.
PMID: 29845633