Publications
Recent
A rapid and cost-effective pipeline for digitization of museum specimens with 3D photogrammetry
JJ Medina, JM Maley, S Sannapareddy, NN Medina, CM Gilman & JE McCormack
2020 · PLoS One 15(8):e0236417
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> Blog post on Sketchfab about the method
> Sketchfab site with 3D models
JJ Medina, JM Maley, S Sannapareddy, NN Medina, CM Gilman & JE McCormack
2020 · PLoS One 15(8):e0236417
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> Blog post on Sketchfab about the method
> Sketchfab site with 3D models
More than skin and bones: comparing extraction methods and alternative sources of DNA from avian museum specimens
WLE Tsai, ME Schedl, JM Maley & JE McCormack
2020 · Molecular Ecology Resources 20:1220-1227
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WLE Tsai, ME Schedl, JM Maley & JE McCormack
2020 · Molecular Ecology Resources 20:1220-1227
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Museum genomics reveals the speciation history of Dendrortyx wood-partridges in the Mesoamerican highlands
WLE Tsai, C Mota-Vargas, O Rojas-Soto, R Bhowmik, EY Liang, JM Maley, E Zarza & JE McCormack
2019 · Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 136: 29-34
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WLE Tsai, C Mota-Vargas, O Rojas-Soto, R Bhowmik, EY Liang, JM Maley, E Zarza & JE McCormack
2019 · Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 136: 29-34
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Cloudy with a chance of speciation: integrative taxonomy reveals extraordinary divergence within a Mesoamerican cloud forest bird
MX Venkatraman, DA DeRaad, WLE Tsai, E Zarza, AJ Zellmer, JM Maley & JE McCormack
2019 · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126:1-15
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MX Venkatraman, DA DeRaad, WLE Tsai, E Zarza, AJ Zellmer, JM Maley & JE McCormack
2019 · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126:1-15
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Bridging multilocus species delimitation and DNA barcoding through target enrichment of UCEs: a case study with Mexican highland frogs
E Zarza, EM Connors, JM Maley, WLE Tsai, P Heimes, M Kaplan & JE McCormack
2018 · PeerJ e6045
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E Zarza, EM Connors, JM Maley, WLE Tsai, P Heimes, M Kaplan & JE McCormack
2018 · PeerJ e6045
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Transforming museum specimens into genomic resources
JE McCormack, F Rodríguez-Gómez, WLE Tsai & BC Faircloth
2017 · In: Emerging Frontiers in Collections-based Ornithological Research: The Extended Specimen · MS Webster, ed · CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida
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JE McCormack, F Rodríguez-Gómez, WLE Tsai & BC Faircloth
2017 · In: Emerging Frontiers in Collections-based Ornithological Research: The Extended Specimen · MS Webster, ed · CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida
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High Impact
Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
ED Jarvis et al.
2014 · Science 346:1320-1331
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ED Jarvis et al.
2014 · Science 346:1320-1331
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Ultraconserved elements anchor thousands of genetic markers for target enrichment spanning multiple evolutionary timescales
BC Faircloth, JE McCormack, NG Crawford, MG Harvey, RT Brumfield & TC Glenn
2012 · Systematic Biology 61: 717-726
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BC Faircloth, JE McCormack, NG Crawford, MG Harvey, RT Brumfield & TC Glenn
2012 · Systematic Biology 61: 717-726
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Applications of next-generation sequencing to phylogeography and phylogenetics
JE McCormack, SM Hird, AJ Zellmer, BC Carstens & RT Brumfield
2013 · Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 66:526-538
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JE McCormack, SM Hird, AJ Zellmer, BC Carstens & RT Brumfield
2013 · Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 66:526-538
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The drivers of tropical speciation
BT Smith, JE McCormack, et al.
2014 · Nature 515: 406-409
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BT Smith, JE McCormack, et al.
2014 · Nature 515: 406-409
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A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing
JE McCormack, MG Harvey, BC Faircloth, NG Crawford, TC Glenn & RT Brumfield
2013 · PLoS One 8(1):e54848
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JE McCormack, MG Harvey, BC Faircloth, NG Crawford, TC Glenn & RT Brumfield
2013 · PLoS One 8(1):e54848
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Ultraconserved elements are novel phylogenomic markers that resolve placental mammal phylogeny when combined with species tree analysis
JE McCormack, BC Faircloth, NG Crawford, PA Gowaty, RT Brumfield & TC Glenn
2012 · Genome Research 22:746-754
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JE McCormack, BC Faircloth, NG Crawford, PA Gowaty, RT Brumfield & TC Glenn
2012 · Genome Research 22:746-754
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Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements from bird museum specimens
JE McCormack, WLE Tsai & BC Faircloth
2016 · Molecular Ecology Resources 16:1189-1203
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JE McCormack, WLE Tsai & BC Faircloth
2016 · Molecular Ecology Resources 16:1189-1203
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Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs
RE Green & 54 co-authors
2014 · Science 346:1254449
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RE Green & 54 co-authors
2014 · Science 346:1254449
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Oldies But Goodies
Does niche divergence accompany allopatric divergence in Aphelocoma jays as predicted under ecological speciation?: Insights from tests with niche models
JE McCormack, AJ Zellmer & LL Knowles
2010 · Evolution 64:1231-1244
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JE McCormack, AJ Zellmer & LL Knowles
2010 · Evolution 64:1231-1244
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Calibrating divergence times on species trees versus gene trees: Implications for speciation history of Aphelocoma jays
JE McCormack, J Heled, KS Delaney, AT Peterson & LL Knowles
2011 · Evolution 65:184-202
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JE McCormack, J Heled, KS Delaney, AT Peterson & LL Knowles
2011 · Evolution 65:184-202
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Speciation in the highlands of Mexico: genetic and phenotypic divergence in the Mexican jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina)
JE McCormack, AT Peterson, E Bonaccorso & TB Smith
2008 · Molecular Ecology 17:2505-2521
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JE McCormack, AT Peterson, E Bonaccorso & TB Smith
2008 · Molecular Ecology 17:2505-2521
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Integrating paleoecology and genetics of bird populations in two sky island archipelagos
JE McCormack, BS Bowen & TB Smith
2008 · BMC Biology 6:28
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JE McCormack, BS Bowen & TB Smith
2008 · BMC Biology 6:28
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Niche expansion leads to small-scale adaptive divergence along an elevation gradient in a medium-sized passerine bird
JE McCormack & TB Smith
2008 · Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B 275:2155-2164
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JE McCormack & TB Smith
2008 · Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B 275:2155-2164
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Sky islands
JE McCormack, H Huang & LL Knowles
2009 · Pages 839-843 in Encyclopedia of Islands. RG Gillespie & D Clague, eds · University of California Press: Berkeley, CA
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JE McCormack, H Huang & LL Knowles
2009 · Pages 839-843 in Encyclopedia of Islands. RG Gillespie & D Clague, eds · University of California Press: Berkeley, CA
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