B. H. Alhajeri

Most-cited papers

1. 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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2. 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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3. High correlation between species‐level environmental data estimates extracted from IUCN expert range maps and from GBIF occurrence data

   B. H. Alhajeri, Y. Fourcade

   2019Journal of Biogeography62 citations

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4. A global test of Allen’s rule in rodents

   B. H. Alhajeri, Y. Fourcade, Nate Upham, H. Alhaddad

   202056 citations

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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. Cranial variation in geographically widespread dwarf gerbil Gerbillus nanus (Gerbillinae, Rodentia) populations: Isolation by distance versus adaptation to local environments

   B. H. Alhajeri

   2018Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research28 citations Open access

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9. Craniomandibular Variation in the Taxonomically Problematic Gerbil Genus Gerbillus (Gerbillinae, Rodentia): Assessing the Influence of Climate, Geography, Phylogeny, and Size

   B. H. Alhajeri

   2018Journal of mammalian evolution26 citations

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10. 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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11. Genetic diversity and population structure of dromedary camel-types.

    Huda Alaskar, B. H. Alhajeri, F. Almathen, H. Alhaddad

    2020Journal of Heredity25 citations

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12. Habitat productivity is a poor predictor of body size in rodents

    B. H. Alhajeri, L. Porto, R. Maestri

    2019Current Zoology25 citations Open access

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13. Cdrom Archive: A Gateway to Study Camel Phenotypes

    H. Alhaddad, B. H. Alhajeri

    2019Frontiers in Genetics24 citations Open access

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14. Classifying camel breeds using geometric morphometrics: A case study in Kuwait

    B. H. Alhajeri, Randa Alaqeely, H. Alhaddad

    201921 citations

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15. A morphometric comparison of the cranial shapes of Asian dwarf hamsters (Phodopus, Cricetinae, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    202119 citations

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16. 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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17. A phylogenetic test of the relationship between saltation and habitat openness in gerbils (Gerbillinae, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2016Mammal Research19 citations

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18. 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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19. Sexual dimorphism, allometry, and interspecific variation in the cranial morphology of seven Meriones species (Gerbillinae, Rodentia)

    F. T. Yazdi, B. H. Alhajeri

    201816 citations

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20. A Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Geographic Mandibular Variation in the Dwarf Gerbil Gerbillus nanus (Gerbillinae, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2021Journal of mammalian evolution15 citations

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21. Cranial variation in allactagine jerboas (Allactaginae, Dipodidae, Rodentia): a geometric morphometric study

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2021Zoological Research14 citations Open access

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22. Camel breed morphometrics: current methods and possibilities

    B. H. Alhajeri, H. Alhaddad, Randa Alaqeely, Huda Alaskar +2 more

    202114 citations

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23. Mitochondrial Sequence Variation, Haplotype Diversity, and Relationships Among Dromedary Camel-Types

    Randa Alaqeely, B. H. Alhajeri, F. Almathen, H. Alhaddad

    2021Frontiers in Genetics14 citations Open access

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24. Quality and quantity of dromedary camel DNA sampled from whole-blood, saliva, and tail-hair

    H. Alhaddad, T. Maraqa, Suha Alabdulghafour, Huda Alaskar +3 more

    2019PLoS ONE14 citations Open access

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25. Geometric differences between the crania of Australian hopping mice (Notomys, Murinae, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    202113 citations

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26. 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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27. A geometric morphometric analysis of geographic variation in the Cape Short-eared gerbil, Desmodillus auricularis (Rodentia: Gerbillinae)

    Zainab Dashti, H. Alhaddad, B. H. Alhajeri

    2022Mammalia (Paris)11 citations

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28. Skull variation in populations of the Indian gerbil Tatera indica (Gerbillinae, Rodentia) sampled across its broad geographic range

    Zainab Dashti, H. Alhaddad, B. H. Alhajeri

    2022Vertebrate zoology11 citations Open access

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29. SamplEase: a simple application for collection and organization of biological specimen data in the field

    H. Alhaddad, B. H. Alhajeri

    2018Ecology and Evolution11 citations Open access

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30. Environmental correlates of body size influence range size and extinction risk: A global study in rodents

    Y. Fourcade, B. H. Alhajeri

    2022Global Ecology and Biogeography10 citations Open access

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31. Cranial differences in three-toed jerboas (Dipodinae, Dipodidae, Rodentia) according to recent taxonomic revisions

    B. H. Alhajeri, Zahraa Hasan, H. Alhaddad

    2022Current Zoology10 citations Open access

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32. Cranial geometric morphometrics of jumping mice (Genera: Eozapus, Napaeozapus, and Zapus; Zapodinae, Rodentia): Implications for subspecies conservation

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2023Journal of mammalian evolution9 citations

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33. Desmodilliscus braueri crania compared to Pachyuromys duprasi (Desmodilliscini, Gerbillinae, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2021Mammalia (Paris)9 citations

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34. FGF5 missense mutation is associated with dromedary hair length variation.

    T. Maraqa, B. H. Alhajeri, H. Alhaddad

    2021Animal Genetics9 citations

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35. Cranial variation in species and subspecies of kangaroo rats (Dipodomys, Dipodomyinae, Rodentia) according to geometric morphometrics.

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2024Integrative Zoology8 citations

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36. Adaptation, diversification, and desert ecology of the most diverse order of mammals (Mammalia, Rodentia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    20148 citations

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37. Geometric morphometrics of face profile across horse breeds and within Arabian horses: Horse face geometric morphometrics.

    H. Alhaddad, B. B. Powell, L. D. Del Pinto, N. Sutter +2 more

    2023Journal of Equine Veterinary Science7 citations

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38. Geometric morphometrics of silky pocket mice (Perognathus: Perognathinae: Rodentia) crania reveals new insights into their variation, evolution, and taxonomy

    B. H. Alhajeri, Randa Alaqeely, H. Alhaddad

    2024Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society6 citations

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39. Cranial variation across spiny pocket mice (Heteromys, Liomys) in new phylogenetic and taxonomic perspectives.

    B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan

    2025Zoology5 citations

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40. Fiber Characteristics of the Dromedary Camel in the Arabian Peninsula

    Kawther M. Akbar, B. H. Alhajeri, H. Alhaddad

    2024Small Ruminant Research5 citations Open access

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41. Interspecific cranial variation in coarse-haired pocket mice (Chaetodipus): a geometric morphometric analysis within a phylogenetic framework

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2025Mammalian Biology4 citations

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42. Global phylogenetic and functional structure of rodent assemblages

    Y. Fourcade, B. H. Alhajeri

    2025Ecography3 citations Open access

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43. Towards phenotyping adaptive traits in camels: A study of the influence of hypotonic saline solutions on blood cell area

    H. Alhaddad, Aisha Alnughaimish, Dalal Alhajeri, B. H. Alhajeri

    2024PLoS ONE2 citations Open access

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44. Ecological and Ecomorphological Specialization Are Not Associated with Diversification Rates in Muroid Rodents (Rodentia: Muroidea)

    B. H. Alhajeri, Scott J. Steppan

    2018Evolutionary biology2 citations

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45. Sequencing KRT71 as a candidate gene for hair shape variation in dromedary camels

    Kawther M. Akbar, B. H. Alhajeri, H. Alhaddad

    2025Maǧallaẗ Al-Kuwayt li-l-ʿulūm1 citations Open access

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46. Allometry and ecology shape cranial variation in phyllotine gerbil mice (Eligmodontia)

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2026Zoologischer Anzeiger0 citations

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47. Attendance predicts performance in undergraduate biology: moderation by instructional and student factors

    B. H. Alhajeri

    2026Maǧallaẗ Al-Kuwayt li-l-ʿulūm0 citations Open access

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48. Taterillus cranial shape variation is linked to allometry, geography, and climate (Gerbillinae, Rodentia)

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    2025Mammal Research0 citations

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49. Cranial shape variation in kangaroo mice (Microdipodops): taxonomic insights and ecological adaptations

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    2025Animal Biology0 citations

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50. Ecological drivers of cranial evolution in bristly ground squirrels (tribe Xerini)

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    2025Organisms Diversity & Evolution0 citations

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