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List of works by Robert W. Murphy

A comprehensive appraisal of evolutionary diversity in venomous Asian coralsnakes of the genus Sinomicrurus (Serpentes: Elapidae) using Bayesian coalescent inference and supervised machine learning

scholarly article (2021)

A new snake of the genus Dendrelaphis Boulenger, 1890 (Squamata: Colubridae) from the coastal area of southern Vietnam

scientific article published in 2023

A new species of the genus Rana from Henan, central China (Anura, Ranidae)

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A possibly new Rickettsia-like genus symbiont is found in Chinese wheat pest aphid, Sitobion miscanthi (Hemiptera: Aphididae).

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Allozyme variation patterns and multiple hybridization origins: clonal variation among four sibling parthenogenetic Caucasian rock lizards

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An analysis of courtship behaviour in the four-eyed spotted turtle, Sacalia quadriocellata (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae)

Assessing DNA barcoding as a tool for species identification and data quality control

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COI is better than 16S rRNA for DNA barcoding Asiatic salamanders (Amphibia: Caudata: Hynobiidae).

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Cellular tropism, population dynamics, host range and taxonomic status of an aphid secondary symbiont, SMLS (Sitobion miscanthi L type symbiont).

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Chicken domestication: an updated perspective based on mitochondrial genomes

scientific article (publication date: March 2013)

Coalescence patterns of endemic Tibetan species of stream salamanders (Hynobiidae: Batrachuperus).

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Cold Code: the global initiative to DNA barcode amphibians and nonavian reptiles

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Complete genome sequence of a monosense densovirus infecting the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera

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Deep genealogical history without population differentiation: discordance between mtDNA and allozyme divergence in the zebra-tailed lizard (Callisaurus draconoides).

scientific article published in September 2005

Distribution of amphibians and reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California

scientific article published on 11 July 1984

Divergent sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories

scientific article published in 2023

Draft genome sequence of the Tibetan antelope

scientific article published on January 2013

Ecological genetics of Chinese rhesus macaque in response to mountain building: all things are not equal

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Ethogram of Sacalia quadriocellata (Reptilia: Testudines: Geoemydidae) in Captivity

scientific article published in 2009

Evolution and diversification of Mountain voles (Rodentia: Cricetidae)

scientific article published on 26 December 2022

Evolution and expression plasticity of opsin genes in a fig pollinator, Ceratosolen solmsi

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Evolution of active host-attraction strategies in the freshwater mussel tribe Lampsilini (Bivalvia: Unionidae).

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Expression and evolutionary divergence of the non-conventional olfactory receptor in four species of fig wasp associated with one species of fig

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Factors affecting mito-nuclear codon usage interactions in the OXPHOS system of Drosophila melanogaster.

scientific article published in December 2008

Formal recognition of the species of Oreosaurus (Reptilia, Squamata, Gymnophthalmidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

scientific article published on 17 August 2017

From asymmetrical to balanced genomic diversification during rediploidization: Subgenomic evolution in allotetraploid fish

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Genealogy and Demographic History of a Widespread Amphibian throughout Indochina

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Genealogy and palaeodrainage basins in Yunnan Province: phylogeography of the Yunnan spiny frog, Nanorana yunnanensis (Dicroglossidae).

scientific article published on 26 July 2010

Generation of linear expression constructs by one-step PCR with vaccinia DNA topoisomerase I.

scientific article published in January 2007

Genetic variability among endangered Chinese giant salamanders, Andrias davidianus

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Geological events play a larger role than Pleistocene climatic fluctuations in driving the genetic structure of Quasipaa boulengeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae).

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Hearing aid for vertebrates via multiple episodic adaptive events on prestin genes.

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Higher‐level phylogenetic affinities of the Neotropical genus Mastigodryas Amaral, 1934 (Serpentes: Colubridae), species‐group definition and description of a new genus for Mastigodryas bifossatus

scientific article published in 2019

Identification of two metallothionein genes and their roles in stress responses of Musca domestica toward hyperthermy and cadmium tolerance

scientific article published on 6 July 2011

Landscape genetics of leaf-toed geckos in the tropical dry forest of northern Mexico

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Limited genetic variation in Lacerta mixta and its parthenogenetic daughter species: evidence from cytochrome b and ATPase 6 gene DNA sequences

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Median-joining network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes is neither phylogenetic nor evolutionary

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Mitochondrial phylogeography of a leafminer parasitoid, Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in China

scientific article published in September 2006

Molecular approaches identify known species, reveal cryptic species and verify host specificity of Chinese Philotrypesis (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae).

scientific article published on 28 February 2012

Molecular approaches to identify cryptic species and polymorphic species within a complex community of fig wasps

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Molecular phylogeny of the New World Dipsadidae (Serpentes: Colubroidea): a reappraisal

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Multiple ancient horizontal gene transfers and duplications in lepidopteran species

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Multiple interkingdom horizontal gene transfers in Pyrenophora and closely related species and their contributions to phytopathogenic lifestyles.

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New insights to the molecular phylogenetics and generic assessment in the Rhacophoridae (Amphibia: Anura) based on five nuclear and three mitochondrial genes, with comments on the evolution of reproduction

scientific article published on 17 July 2009

Origin of Chinese goldfish and sequential loss of genetic diversity accompanies new breeds

scientific article

Parallel Evolution of Auditory Genes for Echolocation in Bats and Toothed Whales

scientific article (publication date: June 2012)

Parallel evolution of KCNQ4 in echolocating bats

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Patrilineal perspective on the Austronesian diffusion in Mainland Southeast Asia

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Phylogenetic relationships of megophryid frogs of the genus Leptobrachium (Amphibia, Anura) as revealed by mtDNA gene sequences

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Phylogeny and biogeography of water skinks of the genus Tropidophorus (Reptilia: Scincidae): a molecular approach

scholarly article by Masanao Honda et al published January 2006 in Zoologica Scripta

Phylogeny of Oriental voles (Rodentia: Muridae: Arvicolinae): molecular and morphological evidence

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Phylogeny of east asian bufonids inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences (Anura: amphibia).

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Phylogeny of the Asian spiny frog tribe Paini (Family Dicroglossidae) sensu Dubois

scientific article published on 21 October 2008

Phylogeny of the side-blotched lizards (Phrynosomatidae:Uta) based on mtDNA sequences: support for midpeninsular seaway in Baja California

scientific article published on August 1997

Polyandry and multiple paternities in the threatened Agassiz’s desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii

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Potential Pandemic of H7N9 Avian Influenza A Virus in Human

scholarly article by Zhiqing Pu et al published 2018 in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

Rapid evolution of the mitochondrial genome in Chalcidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) driven by parasitic lifestyles

scientific article

Recent trends in molecular phylogenetic analysis: where to next?

scientific article published on 08 August 2010

River islands, refugia and genetic structuring in the endemic brown frog Rana kukunoris (Anura, Ranidae) of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

scientific article published in November 2012

Simple identification of mitochondrial lineages in contact zones based on lineage-selective primers

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Taxonomic position of Eothenomys wardi (Arvicolinae: Cricetidae) based on morphological and molecular analyses with a detailed description of the species

scientific article (publication date: 25 June 2013)

The Caucasian rock lizard Lacerta rostombekovi: a monoclonal parthenogenetic vertebrate

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The Coachella valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata): genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of an endangered species

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The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz's land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines, Testudinidae) with the description of a new species, and its consequences for conservation

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The desert tortoise trichotomy: Mexico hosts a third, new sister-species of tortoise in the Gopherus morafkai–G. agassizii group

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The parthenogenetic rock lizard lacerta unisexualis: An example of limited genetic polymorphism

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The variable codons of H5N1 avian influenza A virus haemagglutinin genes

scientific article published on 7 November 2008

Universal COI primers for DNA barcoding amphibians

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Wolbachia infection and dramatic intraspecific mitochondrial DNA divergence in a fig wasp

scientific article published on 2 February 2012