| The polyphyly of Plasmodium: comprehensive phylogenetic analyses of the malaria parasites (order Haemosporida) reveal widespread taxonomic conflict SC Galen, J Borner, ES Martinsen, J Schaer, CC Austin, CJ West, ... Royal Society Open Science 5 (5), 171780, 2018 | 155 | 2018 |
| Contribution of a mutational hot spot to hemoglobin adaptation in high-altitude Andean house wrens SC Galen, C Natarajan, H Moriyama, RE Weber, A Fago, PM Benham, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (45), 13958-13963, 2015 | 101 | 2015 |
| Diverse avian malaria and other haemosporidian parasites in Andean house wrens: evidence for regional co‐diversification by host‐switching SC Galen, CC Witt Journal of Avian Biology 45 (4), 374-386, 2014 | 92 | 2014 |
| An inverse latitudinal gradient in infection probability and phylogenetic diversity for Leucocytozoon blood parasites in New World birds A Fecchio, JA Bell, M Bosholn, JA Vaughan, VV Tkach, HL Lutz, VR Cueto, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (2), 423-435, 2020 | 90 | 2020 |
| Integrating coalescent species delimitation with analysis of host specificity reveals extensive cryptic diversity despite minimal mitochondrial divergence in the malaria … SC Galen, R Nunes, PR Sweet, SL Perkins BMC Evolutionary Biology 18, 1-15, 2018 | 64 | 2018 |
| Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi‐host, multi‐parasite system LN Barrow, SM McNew, N Mitchell, SC Galen, HL Lutz, H Skeen, T Valqui, ... Ecology letters 22 (6), 987-998, 2019 | 63 | 2019 |
| Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions A Fecchio, NJ Clark, JA Bell, HR Skeen, HL Lutz, GM De La Torre, ... Global Ecology and Biogeography 30 (12), 2393-2406, 2021 | 58 | 2021 |
| Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes SM McNew, LN Barrow, JL Williamson, SC Galen, HR Skeen, SG DuBay, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (12), e2010714118, 2021 | 35 | 2021 |
| Metatranscriptomics yields new genomic resources and sensitive detection of infections for diverse blood parasites SC Galen, J Borner, JL Williamson, CC Witt, SL Perkins Molecular Ecology Resources 20 (1), 14-28, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Ecology, not distance, explains community composition in parasites of sky-island Audubon’s Warblers JL Williamson, CJ Wolf, LN Barrow, MJ Baumann, SC Galen, CJ Schmitt, ... International Journal for Parasitology 49 (6), 437-448, 2019 | 25 | 2019 |
| Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes RT Chesser, ML Isler, AM Cuervo, CD Cadena, SC Galen, LM Bergner, ... The Auk 137 (3), ukaa009, 2020 | 23 | 2020 |
| Evolutionary lability of host associations promotes phylogenetic overdispersion of co‐infecting blood parasites SC Galen, KA Speer, SL Perkins Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (12), 1936-1949, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Why are tropical mountain passes “low” for some species? Genetic and stable‐isotope tests for differentiation, migration and expansion in elevational generalist songbirds CR Gadek, SD Newsome, EJ Beckman, AN Chavez, SC Galen, E Bautista, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 87 (3), 741-753, 2018 | 21 | 2018 |
| Non-invasive baseline genetic monitoring of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox on a photovoltaic solar facility TR Wilbert, DA Woollett, A Whitelaw, J Dart, JR Hoyt, SC Galen, K Ralls, ... Endangered Species Research 27, 31-41, 2015 | 17 | 2015 |
| Detecting turnover among complex communities using null models: A case study with sky-island haemosporidian parasites LN Barrow, SM Bauernfeind, PA Cruz, JL Williamson, DL Wiley, JE Ford, ... Oecologia 195, 435-451, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Phylogenomics from transcriptomic “bycatch” clarify the origins and diversity of avian trypanosomes in North America SC Galen, J Borner, SL Perkins, JD Weckstein Plos One 15 (10), e0240062, 2020 | 10 | 2020 |
| Parasite-associated mortality in birds: the roles of specialist parasites and host evolutionary distance SC Galen, S Ray, M Henry, JD Weckstein Biology Letters 18 (4), 20210575, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| Contrasting molecular and morphological evidence for the identification of an anomalous Buteo: a cautionary tale for hybrid diagnosis WS Clark, SC Galen, JM Hull, MA Mayo, CC Witt PeerJ 5, e2850, 2017 | 8 | 2017 |
| Simple technique for distinguishing Yellow‐bellied Flycatchers from Cordilleran and Pacific‐slope flycatchers MJ Baumann, SC Galen, ND Pederson, CC Witt Journal of Field Ornithology 85 (4), 391-396, 2014 | 8 | 2014 |
| Coinfection rates of avian blood parasites increase with latitude in parapatric host species NC Starkloff, SC Galen Parasitology 150 (4), 329-336, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
Christopher C. WittProfessor of Biology, Museum Director & Curator of Birds, University of New MexicoVerified email at unm.edu
