Todd Jackman

Education:

• B.S. University of California, Davis 1987
• Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 1993
• Post-doctoral Washington University, St. Louis, MO 1994-99

Research:

Evolutionary biology, population genetics, and herpetology. My research has focused on two areas in evolutionary genetics: 1. Reconstructing the history of populations representing different stages of speciation and 2. Using DNA sequence data in combination with other data to provide a robust historical framework for examining evolutionary processes. In my research, I have tried to apply innovative tests of phylogenetic patterns to molecular data in order to make reliable inferences of history. I have studied the evolutionary histories of both salamanders and lizards. My studies of western species of Plethodontid salamanders includes recent introductions of species, measures of gene flow between populations and the effects of combining morphological and molecular data for systematic studies. I am currently in the process of describing many new species of geckos in New Caledonia in collaboration with Aaron Bauer. We are embarking on a new project to determine the relationships of all major groups of geckos worldwide.

Publications:

• W R Branch, A M Bauer, T R Jackman et al. (2011) A new species of the Pachydactylus weberi complex (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the Namib-Rand Reserve, southern Namibia., 1-15. In Breviora
• E L Stanley, A M Bauer, T R Jackman et al. (2011) Between a rock and a hard polytomy: rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)., 53-70. In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58 (1).
• D M Portik, A M Bauer, T R Jackman (2011) Bridging the gap: western rock skinks (Trachylepis sulcata) have a short history in South Africa., 1744-1758. In Molecular ecology 20 (8).
• T Gamble, A M Bauer, G R Colli et al. (2011) Coming to America: multiple origins of New World geckos., 231-244. In Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (2).
• D M. Portik, P L. Wood, J L. Grismer et al. (2012) Identification of 104 rapidly-evolving nuclear protein-coding markers for amplification across scaled reptiles using genomic resources. In Conservation Genetics Resources.
• S V Nielsen, A M Bauer, T R Jackman et al. (2011) New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): Cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities., 1-22. In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59 (1).
• Dibenedetto AJ, Guinto JB, Ebert TD, Bee KJ, Schmidt MM, Jackman T.R. 2008. Zebrafish brd2a and brd2b are paralogous members of the bromodomain-ET (BET) family of transcriptional coregulators that show structural and expression divergence. BMC Developmental Biology 10:8-39 PDF.
• Gamble, T., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R. 2008. Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards. J. Biogeogr. 35: 88-104. PDF
• Greenbaum, E., Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R., Vences, M., and Glaw, F. 2007. A phylogeny of the enigmatic Madagascan geckos of the genus Uroplatus (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Zootaxa. 1493:41-51.
• Smith, S.A., Sadlier, R.A., Bauer, A.M.,Austin, C.C., and Jackman, T.R. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the scincid lizards of New Caledonia and adjacent areas: Evidence for a single origin of the endemic skinks of Tasmantis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43: 1151 -1166.
• Gamble, T., Bauer, A.M., Greenbaum, E., Jackman, T.R. 2008. Evidence for Gondwanan vicariance in an ancient clade of gecko lizards. J. Biogeogr. 35: 88-104. PDF
• Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R., 2006. Phylogeny and microendemism of the New Caledonian lizard fauna. Herpetologia Bonnensis II. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica pp 9-13.
• Bauer, A.M., Jackman, T.R., Sadlier, R. A., and Whitaker, A. H. 2006. A revision of the Bavayia validiclavis group (Squamata: Gekkota: Diplodactylidae) a clade of New Caledonian geckos exhibiting microendimism. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 57:503-547.
• Glor R.E., Gifford M.E., Larson A., Losos, J.B., Rodriguez Schettino, L., Lara A.C., and Jackman, T.R.. 2004. Partial island submergence and speciation in an adaptive radiation: A multilocus anlaysis of the Cuban green anoles. Proc. Royal Society of London B Nov 7;271(1554):2257-65.
• J. B. Losos, M. Leal, R. E. Glor, K. de Queiroz, P. E. Hertz, L. Rodri­guez Schettino, A. Chamizo Lara, Jackman, T.R. and Allan Larson. 2003 Niche lability in the evolution of a Caribbean lizard community. Nature 424:542-545
• Jackman, T.R., J.B. Losos, A. Larson, and K. de Queiroz. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of Anolis grahami group: tests of hypotheses of relationships within and between species. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution). 294:1-16
• Jackman, T.R., J.B. Losos, A. Larson, and K. de Queiroz. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships and the tempo of early diversification in Anolis lizards. Systematic Biology. 48:254-285
• Jackman, T.R. 1999. Molecular and historical evidence for the introduction of clouded salamanders (genus Aneides) from California to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76:1570-1580
• Jackman, T.R., J.B. Losos, A. Larson, and K. de Queiroz. 1997. Phylogenetic studies of community assembly in Caribbean Anolis lizards. in Molecular Evolution and Adaptive Radiation. T.J. Givnish and K. Systma eds. Cambridge University Press.
• Jackman, T.R., D.B. Wake, and G. Applebaum. 1997. Phylogenetic relationships of Bolitoglossine salamanders: A demonstration of the effects of combining morphological and molecular data sets. Molecular Biology and Evolution 14(8): 883-891.
• Jackman, T.R. and D.B. Wake. 1994. Evolutionary and historical analysis of protein variation in the blotched forms of salamanders of the Ensatina complex (Amphibia: Plethodontidae). Evolution 48(3):876-897.