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Scott J. Steppan

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h-index: 33
Works: 88
Citations: 4,989

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Phylogeny and divergence-date estimates of rapid radiations in muroid rodents based on multiple nuclear genes.
Scott J. Steppan, R. Adkins, Joel D. Anderson
2004Systematic Biology549 citations
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Comparative quantitative genetics : evolution of the G matrix
Scott J. Steppan, Patrick C. Phillips, D. Houle
2002530 citations
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Muroid rodent phylogenetics: 900-species tree reveals increasing diversification rates
Scott J. Steppan, John J. Schenk
2017PLoS ONE311 citations Open access
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Phylogenomic evidence for multiple losses of flight in ratite birds
J. Harshman, E. Braun, M. Braun, C. Huddleston +14 more
2008Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America222 citations Open access
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Ecological opportunity and incumbency in the diversification of repeated continental colonizations by muroid rodents.
John J. Schenk, K. Rowe, Scott J. Steppan
2013Systematic Biology218 citations
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Pliocene colonization and adaptive radiations in Australia and New Guinea (Sahul): multilocus systematics of the old endemic rodents (Muroidea: Murinae).
K. Rowe, Michael L. Reno, Daniel M. Richmond, R. Adkins +1 more
2008Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution208 citations
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Insights into the Ecology and Evolutionary Success of Crocodilians Revealed through Bite-Force and Tooth-Pressure Experimentation
G. Erickson, P. Gignac, Scott J. Steppan, A. Lappin +5 more
2012PLoS ONE205 citations Open access
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Nuclear DNA phylogeny of the squirrels (Mammalia: Rodentia) and the evolution of arboreality from c-myc and RAG1.
Scott J. Steppan, B. L. Storz, R. Hoffmann
2004Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution205 citations
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Revision of the tribe Phyllotini (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae), with a phylogenetic hypothesis for the Sigmodontinae /
Scott J. Steppan
1995196 citations Open access
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Ancient hybridization and mitochondrial capture between two species of chipmunks
J. Good, S. Hird, N. Reid, J. Demboski +3 more
2008Molecular Ecology183 citations
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Multigene phylogeny of the Old World mice, Murinae, reveals distinct geographic lineages and the declining utility of mitochondrial genes compared to nuclear genes.
Scott J. Steppan, R. Adkins, Phillip Q. Spinks, C. Hale
2005Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution151 citations
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Evolution of hypercarnivory: the effect of specialization on morphological and taxonomic diversity
J. A. Holliday, Scott J. Steppan
2004Paleobiology144 citations
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A supermatrix-based molecular phylogeny of the family Drosophilidae.
K. van der Linde, D. Houle, G. Spicer, Scott J. Steppan
2010Genetics Research136 citations Open access
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Molecular phylogeny of the marmots (Rodentia: Sciuridae): tests of evolutionary and biogeographic hypotheses.
Scott J. Steppan, M. Akhverdyan, E. Lyapunova, D. Fraser +3 more
1999Systematic Biology135 citations Open access
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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF PHENOTYPIC COVARIANCE STRUCTURE. I. CONTRASTING RESULTS FROM MATRIX CORRELATION AND COMMON PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSES
Scott J. Steppan
1997Evolution; international journal of organic evolution122 citations
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Molecular phylogeny of the endemic Philippine rodent Apomys (Muridae) and the dynamics of diversification in an oceanic archipelago
Scott J. Steppan, C. Zawadzki, L. Heaney
2003108 citations
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Molecular systematics of gerbils and deomyines (Rodentia: Gerbillinae, Deomyinae) and a test of desert adaptation in the tympanic bulla
B. H. Alhajeri, Ondreia J. Hunt, Scott J. Steppan
201580 citations Open access
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Molecular analysis of a 11 700‐year‐old rodent midden from the Atacama Desert, Chile
M. Kuch, N. Rohland, Julio L. Betancourt, C. Latorre +2 more
2002Molecular Ecology77 citations
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Phylogenetic Relationships and Species Limits within Phyllotis (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae): Concordance between mtDNA Sequence and Morphology
Scott J. Steppan
199873 citations Open access
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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF PHENOTYPIC COVARIANCE STRUCTURE. II. RECONSTRUCTING MATRIX EVOLUTION
Scott J. Steppan
1997Evolution; international journal of organic evolution73 citations
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Association between climate and body size in rodents: A phylogenetic test of Bergmann's rule
B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
201663 citations
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Oceanic islands of Wallacea as a source for dispersal and diversification of murine rodents
K. Rowe, A. Achmadi, P. Fabre, John J. Schenk +2 more
2019Journal of Biogeography58 citations
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Flexural stiffness patterns of butterfly wings (Papilionoidea)
Scott J. Steppan
2000The journal of research on the Lepidoptera56 citations Open access
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A phylogenetic test of adaptation to deserts and aridity in skull and dental morphology across rodents
B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
2018Journal of Mammalogy51 citations
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Discovery of the world’s highest-dwelling mammal
Jay F. Storz, Marcial Quiroga-Carmona, J. Opazo, Thomas Bowen +3 more
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America44 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic Studies in the Commelinaceae Subfamily Commelinoideae Inferred from Nuclear Ribosomal and Chloroplast DNA Sequences
J. H. Burns, R. Faden, Scott J. Steppan
201141 citations
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The Role of Geography in Adaptive Radiation
John J. Schenk, Scott J. Steppan
2018American Naturalist40 citations
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Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography amid shifting continents in the cockles and giant clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae).
N. D. Herrera, Jan Johan Ter Poorten, R. Bieler, P. Mikkelsen +3 more
2015Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution39 citations
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Chapter 1: Seven New Species and a New Subgenus of Forest Mice (Rodentia: Muridae: Apomys) from Luzon Island
L. Heaney, D. Balete, E. Rickart, P. Alviola +5 more
201139 citations
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Developmental constraint on the evolution of marsupial forelimb morphology
W. J. Cooper, Scott J. Steppan
201038 citations
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Testing diversification models of endemic Philippine forest mice (Apomys) with nuclear phylogenies across elevational gradients reveals repeated colonization of isolated mountain ranges
Rebecca Justiniano, John J. Schenk, D. Balete, E. Rickart +3 more
201537 citations
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Tempo and mode of evolution of Oryzomyine rodents (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae): A phylogenomic approach.
A. R. Percequillo, J. Prado, E. F. Abreu, Jeronymo Dalapicolla +7 more
2021Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution36 citations Open access
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Ecomorphological diversification following continental colonization in muroid rodents (Rodentia: Muroidea)
B. H. Alhajeri, John J. Schenk, Scott J. Steppan
201634 citations Open access
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Doubling diversity: a cautionary tale of previously unsuspected mammalian diversity on a tropical oceanic island
L. Heaney, D. Balete, M. R. Duya, M. Duya +3 more
201632 citations Open access
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Dietary adaptations in the teeth of murine rodents (Muridae): a test of biomechanical predictions
Stephanie A. Martin, B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
201632 citations
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A NEW FOSSIL PHYLLOTINE (RODENTIA: MURIDAE) FROM NORTHWESTERN ARGENTINA AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE REITHRODON GROUP
P. E. Ortiz, Ulyses E. J. Pardinas, Scott J. Steppan
200029 citations Open access
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Evolutionary journey of the retroviral restriction gene Fv1
George R. Young, M. Yap, J. Michaux, Scott J. Steppan +1 more
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America28 citations Open access
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Molecular data resolve placement of the Olympic marmot and estimate dates of trans-Beringian interchange
Scott J. Steppan, G. Kenagy, C. Zawadzki, R. Robles +2 more
201127 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic relationships among the phyllotini (rodentia: Sigmodontinae) using morphological characters
Scott J. Steppan
1993Journal of mammalian evolution26 citations
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Phylogenetics And The Evolution Of Terrestriality In Mudskippers (Gobiidae: Oxudercinae).
Scott J. Steppan, A. A. Meyer, Lisa N. Barrow, B. H. Alhajeri +3 more
2022Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution25 citations Open access
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How small an island? Speciation by endemic mammals (Apomys, Muridae) on an oceanic Philippine island
L. Heaney, Christopher C. Kyriazis, D. Balete, Scott J. Steppan +1 more
201822 citations
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Two new fossil muroids (Sigmodontinae: Phyllotini) from the early Pleistocene of Argentina: phylogeny and paleoecology
Scott J. Steppan, U. Pardiñas
199822 citations
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The Phyllotis xanthopygus complex (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in central Andes, systematics and description of a new species
J. P. Jayat, P. Teta, A. Ojeda, Scott J. Steppan +5 more
2021Zoologica Scripta21 citations Open access
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A new species of Holochilus (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) from the middle Pleistocene of Bolivia and its phylogenetic significance
Scott J. Steppan
199621 citations
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Disparity and Evolutionary Rate Do Not Explain Diversity Patterns in Muroid Rodents (Rodentia: Muroidea)
B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
2018Evolutionary biology19 citations
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Community structure in ecological assemblages of desert rodents
B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
2018Biological Journal of the Linnean Society17 citations
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Ultraconserved elements improve resolution of marmot phylogeny and offer insights into biogeographic history.
Kendall K. Mills, Kathryn M. Everson, Kyndall Hildebrandt, O. Brandler +2 more
2023Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution15 citations Open access
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Emergence and Evolution of Zfp36l3
Timothy J Gingerich, D. Stumpo, W. Lai, T. Randall +2 more
2015Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution14 citations Open access
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THE EMERGING STATISTICAL PERSPECTIVE IN SYSTEMATICS: A COMMENT ON MARES AND BRAUN
Scott J. Steppan, Jack M. Sullivan
200013 citations Open access
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Ecological and Ecomorphological Specialization Are Not Associated with Diversification Rates in Muroid Rodents (Rodentia: Muroidea)
B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan
2018Evolutionary biology12 citations
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