Jacob A. Esselstyn

4.4k citations

75 papers · 3.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Paleontology top 0.5%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 0.5%
Ecology top 2%
Genetics top 2%
Ecological Modeling top 0.5%

Co-authors: Nathan S. Upham Walter Jetz Rafe M. Brown Anang S. Achmadi Kevin C. Rowe Lawrence R. Heaney Carl H. Oliveros Thomas C. Giarla
Topics: Evolution and Paleontology Studies (41 papers)Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (34 papers)Species Distribution and Climate Change (24 papers)
Cited by: Ecological Modeling Paleontology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States Indonesia Australia

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Jacob A. Esselstyn

71 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Inferring the mammal tree: Species-level sets of phylogenies for questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation

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1	Systematics and historical biogeography of Crunomys and Maxomys (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification 2025 ·Journal of Mammalogy ·Thomas C. Giarla,Anang S. Achmadi,Pierre‐Henri Fabre,(unknown),(unknown),Mark T. Swanson,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kevin L. Griffin,Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,Lawrence R. Heaney,Kevin C. Rowe,Jacob A. Esselstyn	1
2	The Shrew of Nagaland: A Remarkable New Genus and Species from Northeast India, With A Discussion of The Phylogeny and Classification of The Soricidae (Mammalia) 2025 ·Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ·Rainer Hutterer,Mark T. Swanson,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Lawrence R. Heaney	0
3	Sperm competition intensity shapes divergence in both sperm morphology and reproductive genes across murine rodents 2024 ·Evolution ·(unknown),Gregg W.C. Thomas,Carl R. Hutter,(unknown),Colin M. Callahan,Emily Roycroft,Anang S. Achmadi,W. G. Breed,Nathan L Clark,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Kevin C. Rowe,Jeffrey M. Good	0
4	The roles of isolation and interspecific interaction in generating the functional diversity of an insular mammal radiation 2024 ·Oikos ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Anang S. Achmadi,Michael J. Polito,Kevin C. Rowe,Jacob A. Esselstyn	0
5	Predicting Species Boundaries and Assessing Undescribed Diversity in Pneumocystis, an Obligate Lung Symbiont 2022 ·Journal of Fungi ·(unknown),Jacob A. Esselstyn,Vinson P. Doyle	3
6	Mitochondrial DNA and other lines of evidence clarify species diversity in the Peromyscus truei species group (Cricetidae: Neotominae) 2022 ·Mammalia ·(unknown),Livia León‐Paniagua,Jacob A. Esselstyn	1
7	Molecular data from the holotype of the enigmatic Bornean Black Shrew, Suncus ater Medway, 1965 (Soricidae, Crocidurinae), place it in the genus Palawanosorex 2022 ·ZooKeys ·(unknown),Thomas C. Giarla,(unknown),(unknown),Mark T. Swanson,(unknown),Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,Jacob A. Esselstyn	2
8	Molecules and fossils tell distinct yet complementary stories of mammal diversification 2021 ·Current Biology ·Nathan S. Upham,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Walter Jetz	26
9	A phylogenomic rodent tree reveals the repeated evolution of masseter architectures 2019 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Mark T. Swanson,Carl H. Oliveros,Jacob A. Esselstyn	47
10	Convergent evolution of an extreme dietary specialisation, the olfactory system of worm-eating rodents 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Quentin Martinez,Renaud Lebrun,Anang S. Achmadi,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Alistair R. Evans,Lawrence R. Heaney,Roberto Portela Miguez,Kevin C. Rowe,(unknown)	41
11	Geographic isolation and elevational gradients promote diversification in an endemic shrew on Sulawesi 2017 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·(unknown),Anang S. Achmadi,Thomas C. Giarla,Kevin C. Rowe,Jacob A. Esselstyn	14
12	The Challenges of Resolving a Rapid, Recent Radiation: Empirical and Simulated Phylogenomics of Philippine Shrews 2015 ·Systematic Biology ·Thomas C. Giarla,Jacob A. Esselstyn	117
13	Conservation Genetics of the Philippine Tarsier: Cryptic Genetic Variation Restructures Conservation Priorities for an Island Archipelago Primate 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Rafe M. Brown,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Anthony J. Barley,Melizar V. Duya,Myron Shekelle,(unknown),Jacob A. Esselstyn,Nathaniel J. Dominy,Perry S. Ong,Gillian L. Moritz,(unknown),Mae Lowe L. Diesmos,Arvin C. Diesmos,Cameron D. Siler	32
14	Convergent evolution of aquatic foraging in a new genus and species (Rodentia: Muridae) from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia 2014 ·Zootaxa ·Kevin C. Rowe,Anang S. Achmadi,Jacob A. Esselstyn	21
15	Phylogeography and historical demography of Polypedates leucomystax in the islands of Indonesia and the Philippines: Evidence for recent human-mediated range expansion? 2010 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Rafe M. Brown,Charles W. Linkem,Cameron D. Siler,Jeet Sukumaran,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Arvin C. Diesmos,Djoko T. Iskandar,David Bickford,Ben J. Evans,Jimmy A. McGuire,L. Lee Grismer,Jatna Supriatna,Noviar Andayani	62
16	Phylogeny and biogeography of Philippine bent-toed geckos (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) contradict a prevailing model of Pleistocene diversification 2010 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Cameron D. Siler,Jamie R. Oaks,Jacob A. Esselstyn,Arvin C. Diesmos,Rafe M. Brown	95
17	The role of repeated sea-level fluctuations in the generation of shrew (Soricidae: Crocidura) diversity in the Philippine Archipelago 2009 ·Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ·Jacob A. Esselstyn,Rafe M. Brown	86
18	DO GEOLOGICAL OR CLIMATIC PROCESSES DRIVE SPECIATION IN DYNAMIC ARCHIPELAGOS? THE TEMPO AND MODE OF DIVERSIFICATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN SHREWS 2009 ·Evolution ·Jacob A. Esselstyn,Robert M. Timm,Rafe M. Brown	139
19	Should universal guidelines be applied to taxonomic research? 2007 ·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ·Jacob A. Esselstyn	8
20	Habitat use of the Pacific Sheath-Tailed Bat (Emballonura semicaudata) on Aguiguan, Mariana Islands 2004 ·Acta Chiropterologica ·Jacob A. Esselstyn,Gary J. Wiles,Arjun Amar	9

About Jacob A. Esselstyn

Jacob A. Esselstyn is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecological Modeling and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 75 papers that have together received 3.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (41 papers), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (34 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (24 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (783 citations), Paleontology (1.1k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.1k citations). Jacob A. Esselstyn has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Indonesia and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Nathan S. Upham, Walter Jetz, Rafe M. Brown, Anang S. Achmadi, Kevin C. Rowe, Lawrence R. Heaney, Carl H. Oliveros, Thomas C. Giarla, Cameron D. Siler and Ben J. Evans. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

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