Publications
43. Witt, C. C., B. J. O'Shea, R. C. Faucett, and J. A. McGuire. Submitted. Molecular and morphological diagnosis of a hybrid between elevational replacement sunangels (Trochilidae: Heliangelus).
42. Leaché, A. D., M. S. Koo, R. N. Fisher, and J. A. McGuire. Submitted. Quantifying phylogenetic and ecological divergence to resolve species limits in the coast horned lizard (Phrynosoma coronatum).
41. Brandley, M. C., A. D. Leaché, D. L. Warren, and J. A. McGuire. Accepted pending revision. Homoplasy and clade support. Systematic Biology.
40. McGuire, J. A., C. C. Witt, J. V. Remsen, Jr., R. Dudley, and D. L. Altshuler. In press. A higher-level taxonomy for hummingbirds. Journal of Ornithology.
39. Linkem, C. W., J. A. McGuire, C. J. Hayden, B. J. Evans, S. Lawalata, M. I. Setiadi, Umilaela, D. P. Bickford, T. Townsend, D. T. Iskandar, J. Supriatna, and R. M. Brown. In press. A new species of bent-toed gecko (Gekkonidae: Cyrtodactylus) form Sulawesi Island, eastern Indonesia. Herpetologica.
38. Evans, B. J., J. A. McGuire, R. M. Brown, N. Andayani, and J. Supriatna. 2008. A coalescent framework for comparing alternative models of population structure with genetic data: evolution of Celebes toads. Biology Letters 4:430-433. Click here for PDF copy
37. Hayden, C. J., R. M. Brown, G. Gillespie, M. I. Setiadi, Umilaela, C. W. Linkem, D. Bickford, A. Riyanto, Mumpuni, and J. A. McGuire. 2008. A new species of bent-toed gecko Cyrtodactylus Gray 1827 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Herpetologica 64:109-120. Click here for PDF copy
36. Devitt, T. J., T. J. LaDuc, and J. A. McGuire. 2008. A multivariate statistical analysis of morphological variation in the Trimorphodon biscutatus complex (Squamata: Colubridae). Copeia 2008:370-387. Click here for PDF copy
35. Jiang, Zhi J, T. A. Castoe, C. C. Austin, F. T. Burbrink, M. D. Herron, J. A. McGuire, C. L. Parkinson, and D. D. Pollock. 2007. Comparative mitochondrial genomics of snakes: extraordinary substitution rate dynamics and functionality of the duplicate control region. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:123. Click here for PDF copy
34. McGuire, J. A., C. W. Linkem, M. Koo, D. W. Hutchison, A. K. Lappin, D. O. Orange, J. Lemos-Espinal, B. R. Riddle, and J. Jaeger. 2007. Mitochondrial introgression and incomplete lineage sorting through space and time: Phylogenetics of crotaphytid lizards. Evolution 61:2879-2897. Click here for PDF copy
33. McGuire, J. A., C. C. Witt, D. L. Altshuler, and J. V. Remsen, Jr. 2007. Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of hummingbirds: Bayesian and maximum likelihood analyses of partitioned data and selection of an appropriate partitioning strategy. Systematic Biology 56:837-856. Click here for PDF copy
32. McGuire, J. A., R. M. Brown, Mumpuni, A. Riyanto, and N. Andayani. 2007. The flying lizards of the Draco lineatus group (Squamata: Iguania: Agamidae): A taxonomic revision with descriptions of two new species. Herpetological Monographs 21:180-213. Click here for PDF copy
31. Bickford, D. P., J. Supriatna, N. andayani, D. T. Iskandar, B. J. Evans, R. M. Brown, T. Townsend, Umilaela, D. Azhari, and J. A. McGuire. 2007. Indonesia’s protected areas need more protection – suggestions from island examples. In Sodhi, N. S., G. Acciaioli, M. Erb, and A. K.-J. Tan (Eds.) Biodiversity and human livelihoods in protected areas. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, pp 53-78. Click here for PDF copy
30. Dudley, R., G. Byrnes, S. P. Yanoviak, B. Borrell, R. M. Brown, and J. A. McGuire. 2007. Gliding and the functional origins of flight: biomechanical novelty or necessity? Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 38:179-201. Click here for PDF copy
29. Grismer, L. Lee, J. L. Grismer, and J. A. McGuire. 2006. A new species of pitviper of the genus Popeia (Squamata: Viperidae) from Pulau Tioman, Pahang, West Malaysia. Zootaxa 1305:1-19. Click here for PDF copy
28. Leaché, A. D., and McGuire, J. A. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships of horned lizards (Phrynosoma) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data: Evidence for a misleading mitochondrial gene tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:628-644. Click here for PDF copy
27. Kuch, U., J. A. McGuire, and F. B. Yuwono. 2006. Death adders (Acanthophis laevis complex) from the island of Ambon (Maluku, Indonesia). Herpetozoa 19:81-82. Click here for PDF copy
26. Brandley, M. C., A. D. Leaché, D. L. Warren, and J. A. McGuire. 2006. Are unequal clade priors problematic for Bayesian phylogenetics? Systematic Biology 55:138-146. Click here for PDF copy
25. McGuire, J. A., and R. Dudley. 2005. The cost of living large: Comparative gliding performance in flying lizards (Draco). American Naturalist 166:93-106. Click here for PDF copy
24. Altshuler, D. L., R. Dudley, and J. A. McGuire. 2004. Resolution of a paradox: Hummingbird flight at high elevations does not come without a cost. PNAS 101:17731-736. Click here for PDF copy
23. Kuch, U., and J. A. McGuire. 2004. Range extensions of Lycodon capucinus BOIE, 1827 in eastern Indonesia. Herpetozoa 17:191-193.
22. Evans, B. J., R. M. Brown, J. A. McGuire, J. Supriatna, N. Andayani, A. Diesmos, D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2003. Phylogenetics of fanged frogs: testing biogeographical hypotheses at the interface of the Asian and Australian faunal zones. Systematic Biology 52:1-29. Click here for PDF copy
21. McGuire, J. A. 2003. Allometric prediction of locomotor performance: An example from Southeast Asian flying lizards. American Naturalist 161:347-369. Click here for PDF copy
20. Hillis, D. M., D. D. Pollock, J. A. McGuire, and D. J. Zwickl. 2003. Is sparse taxon sampling a problem for phylogenetic inference? Systematic Biology, 52:124-126. Click here for PDF copy
19. Pollock, D. D., D. J Zwickl, J. A. McGuire, and D. M. Hillis. 2002. Increased taxon sampling is advantageous for phylogenetic inference. Systematic Biology 51:664-671. Click here for PDF copy
18. Grismer, L. L., J. A. McGuire, R. A. Sosa, and H. Kaiser. 2002. Revised checklist and comments on the terrestrial herpetofauna of Pulau Tioman, Peninsular Malaysia. Herpetological Review 33:26-29.
17. Hallermann, J., and J. A. McGuire. 2001. A new species of Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae) from Bukit Larut, West Malaysia. Herpetologica 57:255-265. Click here for PDF copy
16. McGuire, J. A., and Kiew, B.-H. 2001. Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 73:203-229. Click here for PDF copy
15. Brown, R. M., J. A. McGuire, J. W. Ferner, N. Icarangal, Jr., and R. S. Kennedy. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of Luzon Island, II: Preliminary report on the herpetofauna of Aurora Memorial National Park, Philippines. Hamadryad 25:175-195. Click here for PDF copy
14. McGuire, J. A. 2000. Crotaphytus vestigium Smith and Tanner, 1972 (Reptilia, Squamata): proposed conservation of the specific name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 57(3):1-4.
13. McGuire, J. A., and A. C. Alcala. 2000. A taxonomic revision of the flying lizards of the Philippine Islands (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco), with a description of a new species. Herpetological Monographs 14:81-138. Click here for PDF copy
12. Brown, R. M., J. A. McGuire, and A. C. Diesmos. 2000. Status of some frogs related to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae); description of a new species and resurrection of R. igorota. Herpetologica 56(1):81-104. Click here for PDF copy
11. Brown, R. M., J. A. McGuire, J. W. Ferner, and A. C. Alcala. 1999. New species of diminutive scincid lizard (Squamata; Lygosominae: Sphenomorphus) from Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines. Copeia 1999:362-370. Click here for PDF copy
10. Smith, H. M., L. E. Brown, D. Chiszar, L. L. Grismer, G. S. Allen, A. Fishbein, B. D. Hollingsworth, J. A. McGuire, V. Wallach, P. Strimple, and E. A. Liner. 1998. Crotalus ruber Cope, 1892 (Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed precedence of the specific name over that of Crotalus exsul Garman, 1884. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 55(4):229-232.
9. Messenger, S. L., and J. A. McGuire. 1998. Morphology, molecules, and the phylogenetics of cetaceans. Systematic Biology 47(1):90-124. Click here for PDF copy
8. McGuire, J. A. 1998. Phylogenetic systematics, scaling relationships, and the evolution of gliding performance in flying lizards (genus Draco). Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas at Austin. Click here to access a PDF version of my dissertation
7. McGuire, J. A. 1996. Phylogenetic systematics of crotaphytid lizards. Bulletin of the Carnegie Museum No. 32:1-143. Click here for PDF copy
6. Grismer, L. L., and J. A. McGuire. 1996. The systematics, classification, and biogeography of the Sceloporus magister complex. Herpetologica 52(3):416-427. Click here for PDF copy
5. McGuire, J. A. 1994. A new species of collared lizard (Iguania: Crotaphytidae) from Northeastern Baja California, México. Herpetologica 50(4):438-450. Click here for PDF copy
4. Grismer, L. L., J. A. McGuire, and B. D. Hollingsworth. 1994. A report on the herpetofauna of the Vizcaíno Peninsula, Baja California, México, with a discussion of its biogeographic and taxonomic implications. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 93(2):45-80.
3. McGuire, J. A., and L. L. Grismer. 1993. The taxonomy and biogeography of Thamnophis hammondii and T. digueti (Reptilia: Squamata: Colubridae) in Baja California, México. Herpetologica 49(3):354-65. Click here for PDF copy
2. Grismer, L. L., and J. A. McGuire. 1993. The oases of central Baja California, México. Part I. A preliminary account of the relictual mesophilic herpetofauna and the status of the oases. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 92(1):2-24.
1. Cooper, W. E., and J. A. McGuire. 1993. Progesterone induces bright orange throat coloration in female Petrosaurus mearnsi. Amphibia-Reptilia 14:213-221. Click here for PDF copy