Ted M. Townsend

3.2k total citations
19 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

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Ted M. Townsend is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ted M. Townsend has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 11 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ted M. Townsend's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (17 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (11 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Ted M. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (17 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (11 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (8 papers). Ted M. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and South Africa. Ted M. Townsend's co-authors include Tod W. Reeder, John J. Wiens, Jack W. Sites, Daniel G. Mulcahy, Allan Larson, Brice P. Noonan, Edward E. Louis, Jonathan R. Macey, Miguel Vences and Caitlin A. Kuczynski and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Systematic Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ted M. Townsend

19 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ted M. Townsend United States	19	1.6k	998	857	829	626	19	2.5k
Matthew C. Brandley United States	28	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	985 1.1×	673 0.8×	629 1.0×	48	2.7k
Daniel G. Mulcahy United States	23	1.5k 0.9×	927 0.9×	714 0.8×	558 0.7×	476 0.8×	60	2.3k
Paul T. Chippindale United States	26	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	961 1.1×	670 0.8×	655 1.0×	44	2.6k
Brian I. Crother United States	22	975 0.6×	916 0.9×	694 0.8×	434 0.5×	509 0.8×	82	2.4k
Adrián Nieto‐Montes de Mexico	22	1.4k 0.9×	966 1.0×	891 1.0×	374 0.5×	446 0.7×	85	2.3k
Jane Melville Australia	25	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	489 0.6×	418 0.7×	83	2.8k
Natalia B. Ananjeva Russia	21	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	714 0.8×	287 0.3×	643 1.0×	119	2.5k
Felipe G. Grazziotin Brazil	20	1.3k 0.8×	895 0.9×	530 0.6×	405 0.5×	297 0.5×	66	2.0k
Mahmood Sasa Costa Rica	31	1.0k 0.6×	2.3k 2.3×	549 0.6×	673 0.8×	723 1.2×	137	3.4k
Tsutomu Hikida Japan	23	1.3k 0.8×	786 0.8×	752 0.9×	283 0.3×	339 0.5×	131	2.0k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Reeder, Tod W., Ted M. Townsend, Daniel G. Mulcahy, et al.. (2015). Integrated Analyses Resolve Conflicts over Squamate Reptile Phylogeny and Reveal Unexpected Placements for Fossil Taxa. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0118199–e0118199. 228 indexed citations

Tolley, Krystal A., Ted M. Townsend, & Miguel Vences. (2013). Large-scale phylogeny of chameleons suggests African origins and Eocene diversification. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 280(1759). 20130184–20130184. 109 indexed citations

Mulcahy, Daniel G., Brice P. Noonan, Travis J. Moss, et al.. (2012). Estimating divergence dates and evaluating dating methods using phylogenomic and mitochondrial data in squamate reptiles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65(3). 974–991. 96 indexed citations

Tolley, Krystal A., Ted M. Townsend, Thomas Ziegler, et al.. (2012). Hiding deep in the trees: discovery of divergent mitochondrial lineages in Malagasy chameleons of the Calumma nasutum group. Ecology and Evolution. 2(7). 1468–1479. 27 indexed citations

Glaw, Frank, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend, & Miguel Vences. (2012). Rivaling the World's Smallest Reptiles: Discovery of Miniaturized and Microendemic New Species of Leaf Chameleons (Brookesia) from Northern Madagascar. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e31314–e31314. 71 indexed citations

Blankers, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Contrasting global-scale evolutionary radiations: phylogeny, diversification, and morphological evolution in the major clades of iguanian lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 108(1). 127–143. 30 indexed citations

Wiens, John J., Carl R. Hutter, Daniel G. Mulcahy, et al.. (2012). Resolving the phylogeny of lizards and snakes (Squamata) with extensive sampling of genes and species. Biology Letters. 8(6). 1043–1046. 262 indexed citations

Townsend, Ted M., et al.. (2011). Intercontinental dispersal by a microendemic burrowing reptile (Dibamidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1718). 2568–2574. 29 indexed citations

Townsend, Ted M., Daniel G. Mulcahy, Brice P. Noonan, et al.. (2011). Phylogeny of iguanian lizards inferred from 29 nuclear loci, and a comparison of concatenated and species-tree approaches for an ancient, rapid radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61(2). 363–380. 170 indexed citations

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Wiens, John J., Caitlin A. Kuczynski, Ted M. Townsend, et al.. (2010). Combining Phylogenomics and Fossils in Higher-Level Squamate Reptile Phylogeny: Molecular Data Change the Placement of Fossil Taxa. Systematic Biology. 59(6). 674–688. 182 indexed citations

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Townsend, Ted M., Krystal A. Tolley, Frank Glaw, Wolfgang Böhme, & Miguel Vences. (2010). Eastward from Africa: palaeocurrent-mediated chameleon dispersal to the Seychelles islands. Biology Letters. 7(2). 225–228. 63 indexed citations

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Townsend, Ted M., David R. Vieites, Frank Glaw, & Miguel Vences. (2009). Testing Species-Level Diversification Hypotheses in Madagascar: The Case of Microendemic Brookesia Leaf Chameleons. Systematic Biology. 58(6). 641–656. 65 indexed citations

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Townsend, Ted M., et al.. (2008). Rapid development of multiple nuclear loci for phylogenetic analysis using genomic resources: An example from squamate reptiles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47(1). 129–142. 214 indexed citations

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Wiens, John J., Caitlin A. Kuczynski, Sarah A. Smith, et al.. (2008). Branch Lengths, Support, and Congruence: Testing the Phylogenomic Approach with 20 Nuclear Loci in Snakes. Systematic Biology. 57(3). 420–431. 165 indexed citations

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Ricklefs, Re, Jonathan B. Losos, & Ted M. Townsend. (2007). Evolutionary diversification of clades of squamate reptiles. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 20(5). 1751–1762. 76 indexed citations

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Hedtke, Shannon M., Ted M. Townsend, & David M. Hillis. (2006). Resolution of Phylogenetic Conflict in Large Data Sets by Increased Taxon Sampling. Systematic Biology. 55(3). 522–529. 230 indexed citations

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Matthee, Conrad A., Colin R. Tilbury, & Ted M. Townsend. (2004). A phylogenetic review of the African leaf chameleons: genus Rhampholeon (Chamaeleonidae): the role of vicariance and climate change in speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 271(1551). 1967–1975. 69 indexed citations

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Townsend, Ted M., Allan Larson, Edward E. Louis, & Jonathan R. Macey. (2004). Molecular Phylogenetics of Squamata: The Position of Snakes, Amphisbaenians, and Dibamids, and the Root of the Squamate Tree. Systematic Biology. 53(5). 735–757. 363 indexed citations

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Townsend, Ted M. & Allan Larson. (2002). Molecular Phylogenetics and Mitochondrial Genomic Evolution in the Chamaeleonidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 23(1). 22–36. 100 indexed citations

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