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Endogenous hepadnaviruses, bornaviruses and circoviruses in snakes by Gilbert, C., Meik, J. M., Dashevsky, D., Card, D. C., Castoe, T. A., Schaack, S.

“…We report the discovery of endogenous viral elements (EVEs) from Hepadnaviridae, Bornaviridae and Circoviridae in the speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus…”
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Data Partitions and Complex Models in Bayesian Analysis: The Phylogeny of Gymnophthalmid Lizards by Castoe, Todd A., Doan, Tiffany M., Parkinson, Christopher L., Sites, Jack

“…Phylogenetic studies incorporating multiple loci, and multiple genomes, are becoming increasingly common. Coincident with this trend in genetic sampling,…”
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Sciurid phylogeny and the paraphyly of Holarctic ground squirrels ( Spermophilus) by Herron, Matthew D., Castoe, Todd A., Parkinson, Christopher L.

“…The squirrel family, Sciuridae, is one of the largest and most widely dispersed families of mammals. In spite of the wide distribution and conspicuousness of…”
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Dynamic nucleotide mutation gradients and control region usage in squamate reptile mitochondrial genomes by Castoe, T A, Gu, W, de Koning, A P J, Daza, J M, Jiang, Z J, Parkinson, C L, Pollock, D D

“…Gradients of nucleotide bias and substitution rates occur in vertebrate mitochondrial genomes due to the asymmetric nature of the replication process. The…”
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Endogenous hepadnaviruses, bornaviruses and circoviruses in snakes by Gilbert, C., Meik, J. M., Dashevsky, D., Card, D. C., Castoe, T. A., Schaack, S.

“…We report the discovery of endogenous viral elements (EVEs) from Hepadnaviridae, Bornaviridae and Circoviridae in the speckled rattlesnake, Crotalus…”
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A novel group of type I polyketide synthases (PKS) in animals and the complex phylogenomics of PKSs by Castoe, Todd A., Stephens, Tricia, Noonan, Brice P., Calestani, Cristina

“…Type I polyketide synthases (PKSs), and related fatty acid synthases (FASs), represent a large group of proteins encoded by a diverse gene family that occurs…”
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Bayesian mixed models and the phylogeny of pitvipers (Viperidae: Serpentes) by Castoe, Todd A., Parkinson, Christopher L.

“…The subfamily Crotalinae (pitvipers) contains over 190 species of venomous snakes distributed in both the Old and New World. We incorporated an extensive…”
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Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus by DOAN, TIFFANY M., CASTOE, TODD A.

“…The tribe Cercosaurini is one of the most poorly studied groups of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. Recent studies have suggested that two cercosauriine…”
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Modeling nucleotide evolution at the mesoscale: The phylogeny of the Neotropical pitvipers of the Porthidium group (Viperidae: Crotalinae) by Castoe, Todd A., Sasa, Mahmood M., Parkinson, Christopher L.

“…We analyzed the phylogeny of the Neotropical pitvipers within the Porthidium group (including intra-specific through inter-generic relationships) using 1.4 kb…”
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Evidence of Population Genetic Structure within the Florida Worm Lizard, Rhineura Floridana (Amphisbaenia: Rhineuridae) by Mulvaney, A, Castoe, T A, Ashton, K G, Krysko, K L, Parkinson, CL

“…The Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana) is the only extant representative of the suborder Amphisbaenia occurring in the United States and the only living…”
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Molecular Systematics Of The Middle American Jumping Pitvipers (Genus Atropoides) And Phylogeography Of The Atropoides Nummifer Complex by Castoe, T A, Chippindale, P T, Campbell, JA, Ammerman, L K, Parkinson, CL

“…We used 1400 bp of mitochondrial DNA sequence from two gene fragments (ND4 and cyt-b) to investigate phylogenetic relationships within Atropoides, with…”
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Historical perspectives on population genetics and conservation of three marine turtle species by Reece, Joshua S, Castoe, Todd A, Parkinson, Christopher L

“…Considerable phylogeographic and population genetic research has been conducted on marine turtles. Less attention, however, has been paid to the historical…”
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USING MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVIDENCE TO INFER SPECIES BOUNDARIES WITHIN PROCTOPORUS BOLIVIANUS WERNER (SQUAMATA: GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE) by Doan, Tiffany M., Castoe, Todd A.

“…Proctoporus bolivianus is a gymnophthalmid lizard species that occurs at high elevations in the Andes Mountains of southern Peru and Bolivia. Extensive…”
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The Hemipenes of Some Snakes of the Semifossorial Genus Atractus, with Comments on Variation in the Genus by Schargel, Walter E, Castoe, Todd A

“…The hemipenes of seven species of Atractus (Atractus emigdioi, Atractus major, Atractus mariselae, Atractus poeppigi, Atractus torquatus, Atractus univittatus,…”
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MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF THE MIDDLE AMERICAN JUMPING PITVIPERS (GENUS ATROPOIDES) AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE ATROPOIDES NUMMIFER COMPLEX by Castoe, Todd A., Chippindale, Paul T., Campbell, Jonathan A., Ammerman, Loren K., Parkinson, Christopher L.

“…We used 1400 bp of mitochondrial DNA sequence from two gene fragments (ND4 and cyt-b) to investigate phylogenetic relationships within Atropoides, with…”
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PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE GENUS PROCTOPORUS SENSU STRICTO (SQUAMATA: GYMNOPHTHALMIDAE), WITH A NEW SPECIES FROM PUNO, SOUTHEASTERN PERU by Doan, Tiffany M., Castoe, Todd A., Arriaga, Wilfredo Arizábal

“…The genus Proctoporus sensu stricto is a poorly known gymnophthalmid lizard clade distributed across the Andes of southern Peru and Bolivia. Recent collecting…”
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Evidence of Population Genetic Structure within the Florida Worm Lizard, Rhineura floridana (Amphisbaenia: Rhineuridae) by Mulvaney, Abigail, Castoe, Todd A, Ashton, Kyle G, Krysko, Kenneth L, Parkinson, Christopher L

“…The Florida Worm Lizard (Rhineura floridana) is the only extant representative of the suborder Amphisbaenia occurring in the United States and the only living…”
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