Relevant publications:

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  • Oliver, J.C. 2013. Microevolutionary processes generate phylogenomic discordance at ancient divergences. Evolution 67:1823-1830. doi: 10.1111/evo.12047
  • Oliver, J.C., D. Ramos, K.L. Prudic, and A. Monteiro. 2013. Temporal gene expression variation associated with eyespot size plasticity in Bicyclus anynana. PLoS ONE 8:e65830.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065830
  • Oliver, J.C., X.L. Tong, L.F. Gall, W.H. Piel, and A. Monteiro. 2012. A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression. PLoS Genetics 8:e1002893. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1002893
  • Oliver, J.C. and L.R. Stein. 2011. Evolution of influence: signaling in a lycaenid-ant interaction. Evolutionary Ecology. 25:1205-1216. doi:10.1007/s10682-011-9478-6
  • Oliver, J.C. and A. Monteiro. 2011. On the origins of sexual dimorphism in butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 278:1981-1988. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2220
  • Dornburg, A., J.M. Beaulieu, J.C. Oliver, and T.J. Near. 2011. Integrating fossil preservation biases in the selection of calibrations for molecular divergence time estimation. Systematic Biology. 60:519-527. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syr019
  • Wolfe, J.M., A. Monteiro, and J.C. Oliver. 2011. Evolutionary reduction of the first thoracic limb in butterflies. Journal of Insect Science. 11:66. doi: 10.1673/031.011.6601
  • Oliver, J.C. and K.L. Prudic. 2010. Are mimics monophyletic? The necessity of phylogenetic hypothesis tests in character evolution. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10:239. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-239
  • Oliver, J.C., K.A. Robertson, and A. Monteiro. 2009. Accommodating natural and sexual selection in butterfly wing pattern evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276:2369-2375. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2009.0182
  • Oliver, J.C. 2008. AUGIST: Inferring species trees while accommodating gene tree uncertainty. Bioinformatics 24:2932-2933. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn556
  • Prudic, K.L. and J.C. Oliver. 2008. Once a Batesian mimic, not always a Batesian mimic: mimic reverts back to ancestral phenotype when the model is absent. Proceeding of the Royal Society Series B 275:1125-1132. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1766
  • Oliver, J.C. and A.M. Shapiro. 2007. Genetic isolation and cryptic variation within the Lycaena xanthoides species group (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Molecular Ecology 16:4308–4320. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03494.x
  • Oliver, J.C., K.L. Prudic, and G.B. Pauly. 2007. Parasitism rates in larval Lycaena xanthoides (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and a new host record for Cotesia theclae (Riley) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83:255-257. doi: 10.3956/0031-0603-83.3.262
  • Prudic, K.L., J.C. Oliver, and F.A.H. Sperling. 2007. The signal environment is more important than diet or chemical specialization in the evolution of warning coloration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:19381-19386. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0705478104
  • Oliver, J.C. 2006. Population genetic effects of human-mediated plant range expansions on native phytophagous insects. Oikos 112:456-463. doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14185.x
  • Oliver, J.C., K.L. Prudic, and S.K. Collinge. 2006. Boulder County Open Space butterfly diversity and abundance. Ecology 87:1066. doi: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1066:BCOSBD]2.0.CO;2
  • Prudic, K.L., J.C. Oliver, and M.D. Bowers. 2005. Soil nutrient effects on oviposition preference, larval performance, and chemical defense of a specialist insect. Oecologia 143:578-587. doi: 10.1007/s00442-005-0008-5
  • Shaffer, H.B., G.B. Pauly, J.C. Oliver, and P.C. Trenham. 2004. The molecular phylogenetics of endangerment: cryptic variation and historical phylogeography of the California tiger salamander, Ambystoma californiense. Molecular Ecology 13:3033-3049. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02317.x
  • Shaffer, H.B., G. Fellers, S.R. Voss, J.C. Oliver, and G.B. Pauly. 2004. Species boundaries, phylogeography, and conservation genetics of the red-legged frog (Rana aurora/draytonii) complex. Molecular Ecology 13:2667-2677. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02285.x
  • Collinge, S.K., K.L. Prudic, and J.C. Oliver. 2003. Effects of local habitat characteristics and landscape context and grassland butterfly diversity. Conservation Biology 17:178-187. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01315.x
  • Voss, S.R., K.L. Prudic, J.C. Oliver, and H.B. Shaffer. 2003. Candidate gene analysis of metamorphic timing in ambystomatid salamanders. Molecular Ecology 12:1217-1223. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01806.x