Todd Castoe

todd Todd Castoe , Postdoctoral Fellow
Adaptation and evolution of protein structure and function -- Molecular evolutionary dynamics and adaptation in vertebrate mitochondria -- Squamate genomics and evolution -- Phylogenetic methodology.

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Publications

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17. See quotes from Castoe TA, in "Training postdocs: communication is key", 2007, by Laura Bonetta in Science 317:1239. Web cites on Drug Monkey, D-Bolts, ...

16. Jiang ZJ, Castoe TA, Austin CC, Burbrink FT, Herron MD, McGuire JA, Parkinson CL, Pollock DD. 2007. Comparative mitochondrial genomics of snakes: extraordinary substitution rate dynamics and functionality of the duplicate control region. BMC Evol Biol. 7:123.

15. Castoe, T.A., E.N. Smith, R.M. Brown, and C.L. Parkinson. (IN PRESS). Higher-level phylogeny of Asian and American coralsnakes, their placement within the Elapidae (Squamata), and the systematic affinities of the enigmatic Asian coralsnake Hemibungarus calligaster. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

14. Castoe, T.A., T.S. Stephens, B.P. Noonan, C.L. Calestani. 2007. A novel group of type I polyketide synthases (PKS) in animals and the complex phylogenomics of PKSs. Gene 392:47-58. 14

13. Castoe, T.A., C.L. Spencer, and C.L. Parkinson. 2007. Phylogeographic structure and historical demography of the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox): a perspective on North American desert biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42:193-212. 13

12. Castoe, T.A., and C.L. Parkinson. 2006. Bayesian mixed models and the phylogeny of pitvipers (Serpentes: Viperidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:91-110. 12b

11. Castoe, T.A., M. Sasa, and C. L. Parkinson. 2005. Modeling nucleotide evolution at the mesoscale: The phylogeny of the Neotropical pitvipers of the Porthidium Group (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37:881-898. [Winner of the The Joseph B. Slowinski Award for Excellence in Snake Systematics - 2006] 12

10. Doan, T.M., T.A. Castoe, and W. Arizábal Arriaga. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Proctoporus sensu stricto (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with a new species from Puno, southeastern Peru. Herpetologica 61:325-336. 10

9. Reece, J.S., T.A. Castoe, and C.L. Parkinson. 2005. Historical perspectives on population genetics and conservation of three sea turtle species. Conservation Genetics 6:235-251. 9

8. Doan, T.M., and T.A. Castoe. 2005. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Cercosaurini (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae), with new genera for species of Neusticurus and Proctoporus. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143:405-416. 8

7. Mulvaney, A., T.A. Castoe, K.G. Ashton, K.L. Krysko, and C.L. Parkinson. 2005. Evidence of population genetic structure within the Florida worm lizard, Rhineura floridana (Amphisbaenia: Rhineuridae). Journal of Herpetology 39:118-124. 7

6. Castoe, T.A. , T.M. Doan, and C.L. Parkinson. 2004. Data partitions and complex models in Bayesian analysis: the phylogeny of gymnophthalmid lizards. Systematic Biology. 53: 448-469. [Supplemental Fig A3 ] [Alignment] 7

5. Herron, M.D., T.A. Castoe, and C.L. Parkinson. 2004. Sciurid phylogeny and the paraphyly of Holarctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 31:1015-1030. 5

4. Schargel, W.E. and T.A. Castoe. 2003. The hemipenes of some snakes of the semifossorial genus Atractus with comments on variation within the genus. Journal of Herpetology 37:718-721. 4

3. Castoe, T.A., P.T. Chippindale, J.A. Campbell, L.A. Ammerman, and C.L. Parkinson. 2003. The evolution and phylogeography of the Middle American jumping pitvipers, genus Atropoides, based on mtDNA sequences. Herpetologica 59:421-432. 3

2. Doan, T.M. and T. A. Castoe. 2003. Using morphological and molecular evidence to infer species boundaries within Proctoporus bolivianus Werner (Gymnophthalmidae). Herpetologica 59:433-450. 2

1. Castoe, T.A. 2002. Microhabitat selection in Porthidium nasutum (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Costa Rica, with comments on ontogenetic variation. Herpetological Review 33:174-17. 1

Submitted

16. Jiang, Z. / Castoe, T.A.*, C.C. Austin, F.T. Burbrink, M.D. Herron, J.A. McGuire, C.L. Parkinson, and D.D. Pollock. (IN REVIEW). Comparative mitochondrial genomics of snakes: substitution rate dynamics and functionality of the duplicate control region. BMC-Evolutionary Biology. [*These authors contributed equally and should be considered joint primary authors]

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