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Herpetological Conservation and Biology

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Dept. of Zoology, Weber State University



Office Address:

 
Dept. of Zoology, WSU
2505 Univeristy Circle
Ogden, UT  84408
 
Phone:801-626-6587
Email:jonmarshall@weber.edu

Classes Taught:
Animal Biology
Principles of Zoology I & II
Genetics
Evolution
Herpetology
History and Literature of Biology
Embryology
 
Undergrad Researchers:
Luke Edelmayer WSU 11
Kyle Shaney WSU 11
Joel Hancock WSU 10-11
Dan Van Leuven WSU 10-11
Jonas Peterson, WSU 10-11
Jon Hansen, WSU 10-11
Paul Buttars, WSU 09
Jason Hyde, WSU 09
Aaron Baird, WSU 09-10
Jason Black, WSU 09
T. Colby Callahan, SUU 06-08
Robert Shupe, SUU 06-08
Bryce Lundt, SUU 06-08

PhD Committee Advisee:
Adrain Leyte, Universidad Autonomo del Estado del Hidalgo, Mexico

Education

N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellow. 2004-2006. Yale University, New Haven, CT. Mentors- Dr. Jeffrey R. Powell and Dr. Gisella Caccone in the Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Ph.D. 2004. Brigham Young University (BYU). Provo, UT. Mentor- Dr. Jack W. Sites, Jr.  Dissertation topic: Empirical methods for delimiting species boundaries.

B.A. 1996. University of Utah. SLC, UT. Biology major with an emphasis in Ecology and Evolution.


Diploma de Extranjero 1995. Universidad de León, Spain.


Appointments

Assistant Professor. 2008-present. Department of Zoology, Weber State Univeristy (WSU), Ogden, UT. 

Assistant Professor. 2006-2008. Department of Biology, Southern Utah University (SUU), Cedar City, UT. 

Publications

Parmakelis, A.; Moustaka, M.; Poulakakis, N.; Louis, C.; Slotman, M.A.; Marshall, J.C.; Awono-Ambene, P.H.; Antonio-Nkondjio, C.; Simard, F.; Caccone, A.; Powell, J.R. Anopheles immune genes and amino acid sites evolving under the effect of positive selection. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8885 (2010)

Marshall, J.C.; Buttars, P; Callahan, T.; Dennehy, J.J.; Harris D.J.; Lunt, B.; Mika, M.; Shupe, R. In the academic job market, will you be competitive? A case study in ecology and evolutionary biology. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 55:381-392 (2009) 

Perez-Losada, M.; Ricoy, M.; Marshall, J.C.; Dominguez, J.  Phylogenetic assessment of the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa species complex (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52:293-302 (2009)

Ramirez-Bautista, A.; Hernandez=Ramos, D.; Rojas-Martinez; Marshall, J.C.  Fat bodies and liver mass cycles in Sceloporus grammicus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from southern Hidalgo, Mexico. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4:162-170 (2009)

Marshall, J.C.; Pinto, J.: Charlwood, J.D.: Gentile, G.; Santolamazza, F.; Simard, F.; della Torre, A.; Donnelly, M.J.; Caccone, A. Exploring the origin and degree of genetic isolation of An. gambiae  from the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, potential sites for testing transgenic-based vector control. Evolutionary Applications 1:631-644 (2008)

Parmakelis, A.; Slotman, M.A.; Marshall, J.C.; Awono-Ambene, P.; Antonio-Nkondijio, C.; Simard, F.; Caccone A.; Powell J.R. The molecular evolution of four anti-malarial immune genes in the Anopheles gambiae species complex. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8:e79 (2008)

Slotman, M.A.; Parmakelis, A.; Marshall, J.C.; Awono-Ambene, P.; Antonio-Nkondijio, C.; Simard, F.; Caccone A.; Powell J.R. Patterns of selection on three anti-malarial genes in malaria vectors: evidence for adaptive evolution in LRM1M1 in Anopheles arabiensis. PLoS ONE 2:e793 (2007)

Marshall, J.C.; Arèvalo, E.; Benavidas, E.; Sites, J.; Sites, J.W. Jr.  Delimiting species: comparing methods for Mendelian characters using lizards of the Sceloporus grammicus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) complex. Evolution 60:1050-1065 (2006)

Lee, J.; Marshall, J.C.; Schmitz O.J.; Caccone A. Genetic divergence of Connecticut Melanoplus femurrubrum populations. Journal of Heredity 97:290-293 (2006)

Marshall, J.C.; Powell, J.R.; Caccone. A. Phylogenetic relationships of five major Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum) vectors within the mosquito subgenus Cellia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 73:749-752 (2005)

Leyte, A.; Hernández, U.; Uzcanga. L.; Chávez, E., Domínguez, J.; del Carmen, M.; Marshall, J.C.; Ramírez, A. El complejo Sceloporus grammicus, un grupo de largatillas en especiacion. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica de Mexico 14:18-24 (2005)

Jimenez-Cruz, E.; Ramírez-Bautista, A.; Marshall, J.C.; Lizana, M.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A. Reproductive cycle of the Sceloporus grammicus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from Teotihuacán, MéxicoThe Southwestern Naturalist 50:178-187 (2005)

Sites, J.W., Jr. and Marshall, J.C.  Operational criteria for delimiting species.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 35:199-227 (2004)

Agapow, P.M.; Bininda-Emonds, O.R.P.; Crandall, K.A.; Gittleman, J.L.; Mace, G.M.; Marshall, J.C.; Purvis, A.  The impact of species concept on biodiversity studies. Quarterly Review of Biology 79:161-179 (2004) *authors names are in alphabetical order

Marshall, J.C. and Sites, J.W. Jr. Un resumen del los métodos para delimitar especies. Boletin de la Sociedad Herpetologica de Mexico 11:1-8 (2004)

Ramirez-Bautista, A.; Jimenez-Cruz, E.; Marshall, J.C.  Comparative life history for populations of the Sceloporus grammicus complex.  Western North American Naturalist 64:175-183 (2004)

Sites, J.W. Jr. and Marshall, J.C.  Delimiting species: A Renaissance issue in systematic biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 18, pp. 462-470 (2003)

Marshall, J.C. and Sites, J.W. Jr.  A comparison of nuclear and mitochondrial cline shapes in a hybrid zone in the Sceloporus grammicus complex (Squamata; Phrynosomatidae). Molecular Ecology Vol. 10, pp. 435-449 (2001)

Harris, D.J.; Marshall, J.C.; Crandall, K.A.  Squamate relationships based on C-mos  nuclear DNA sequences - increased sampling improves support. Amphibia-Reptilia 22:235-242 (2001)

Harris, D.J.; Sinclair, E.A.; Mercader N.L.; Marshall, J.C.; Crandall, K.A. Squamate relationships based on C-mos nuclear DNA sequences.  Herpetological Journal 9:147-151 (1999)

Book Reviews, Government Reports, and Popular Articles

Zimmer, C. What is a species? Scientific American June Edition pp. 72-76 (2008)  I was interviewed and quoted in the article. 

Crandall, K.A. and Marshall, J.C. An assessment of the threatened subspecific status of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) based on current molecular data sets. Report for the State of Wyoming, Office of the Attorney General (2006)

Marshall, J.C. and Ramírez-Bautista, A.  Politics, Science, and Global Tensions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution Vol. 19, pp. 117-118 (2004)