Congo Basin Institute
As UCLA's first foreign affiliate, the Congo Basin Institute in Cameroon provides a vital space for training and scientific research in Africa.
Thomas B. Smith
Founding Director, Center for Tropical Research, Co-Executive Director, Congo Basin Institute
Professor, Center for Tropical Research and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
(310) 206-4712
tbsmith@ucla.edu
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1496
Campus Mailcode: 149605
Bio
Thomas Smith is founding director of the Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Smith has more than 35 years of experience working in tropical rainforests. He currently oversees numerous research projects and directs the research of a large number of graduate students, postdoctoral and senior researchers on projects in tropical countries worldwide.
A central focus of his research investigates how biodiversity is generated and maintained in tropical rainforests. The results of Smith’s research point to new and more effective ways of prioritizing regions for conservation. In recent years his research has also focused on studying evolution in human-altered environments, the ecology of animal and human diseases, the conservation of migratory birds and developing new approaches for mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Recently, he helped to create the Congo Basin Institute (CBI), a unique partnership between the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture and UCLA. The CBI, the first foreign affiliate for the campus, serves as a regional nexus for interdisciplinary research, education, training and technology development focused on finding solutions to the critical issues facing the Congo Basin, including those related to: climate change, water and food security, biodiversity and human health.
Smith has received more than a dozen academic honors and currently serves as a member of the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration.
Fore more information see: www.ioes.ucla.edu/ctr
Projects
Dja Reserve
For the past 20 years, we have been conducting research in the Dja Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas. The Dja Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in South Central Cameroon. The reserve comprises over 500,000 hectares, making it one of Central Africa’s largest protected areas. Our research began in 1993 with the...
Publications
Persistent impacts of West Nile virus on North American bird populations
George, T. L.; Harrigan, R. J.; LaManna, J. A.; DeSante, D. F.; Saracco, J. F.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2015 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(46), 14290–14294
Developmental plasticity affects sexual size dimorphism in a anole lizard
Bonneaud, C.; Marnocha, E.; Herrel, A.; Vanhooydonck, B.; Irschick, D. J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2015 | Functional Ecology 30, 235–243
Loss of sexual dimporhism is associated with loss of lekking behavior in the green manakin (Xenopipo holochora)
Ribeiro, R. D.; McCormack, J. E.; Álvarez, H. G.; Carrasco, L.; Grether, G. F.; Mena-Olmedo, P.; Sedano, R.; Smith, T. B.; Karubian, J.
Published Work | 2015 | Journal of Avian Biology 46(3), 307–314
How the zebra got its stripes: a problem with too many solutions
Larison, B.; Harrigan, R. J.; Thomassen, H.; Rubenstein, D. I.; Chan-Golston, A. M.; Li, E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2015 | Royal Society Open Science 2
Avian influenza surveillance in Central and West Africa, 2010-2014
Fuller, T. L.; Ducatez, M. F.; Njabo, K. Y.; Couancy-Hymann, E.; Chasar, T.; Aplogan, G. L.; Lao, S.; Awoume, F.; Tehou, A.; Langeois, Q.; Krauss, S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Epidemiology and Infection 143(10), 2205-2212
Safeguarding biodiversity: what is perceived as working according to the conservation community?
Chapman, C. A.; DeLuycker, A.; Reyna-Hurtado, R. A.; Serio-Silva, J. C.; Smith, T. B.; Strier, K. B.; Goldberg, T. L.
Published Work | 2014 | Oryx 50(2), 302-307
Evolution and conservation of Central African biodiversity: priorities for future research and education in the Congo Basin and Gulf of Guinea
Anthony, N. M.; Atteke, C.; Bruford, M. W.; Dallmeier, F.; Freedman, A.; Hardy, O.; Ibrahim, B.; Jeffery, K. J.; Johnson, M.; Lahm, S. A.; Lepengue, N.; Lowenstein, J. H.; Maisels, F.; Mboumba, J.; Mickala, P.; Morgan, K.; Ntie, S.; Smith, T. B.; Sullivan, J. P.; Verheyen, E.; Gonder, M. K.
Published Work | 2014 | Biotropica 47(1), 6–17
Mapping migration in a songbird using high-resolution genetic markers
Ruegg, K. C.; Anderson, E. C.; Paxton, K. L.; Apkenas, V.; Lao, S.; Siegel, R. B.; DeSante, D. F.; Moore, F.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Molecular Ecology 23(23), 5726–5739
Prescriptive evolution to conserve and manage biodiversity
Smith, T.B; Kinnison, M.; Strauss, S.; Fuller, T.; Scott, P.
Published Work | 2014 | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 45, 1.1–1.22
Coevolutionary patterns and diversification of avian malaria parasites in African Sunbirds (Family Nectariniidae)
Lauron, E. J.; Loiseau, C.; Bowie, R. C.; Spicer, G. S.; Smith, T. B.; Melo, M.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2014 | Parasitology 142(5), 635-647
Spatial and temporal patterns of frugivorous hornbill movements in Central Africa and their implications for rain forest conservation
Chasar, A.; Harrigan, R. J.; Holbrook, K. M.; Dietsch, T. V.; Fuller, T. L.; Wikelski, M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Biotropica 46(6), 763–770
Applying evolutionary biology to address global challenges
Carroll, S. P.; Jørgensen, P. S.; Kinnison, M. T.; Bergstrom, C. T.; Denison, R. F.; Gluckman, P.; Smith, T. B.; Strauss, S. Y.; Tabashnik, B. E.
Published Work | 2014 | Science 346(6207)
Spatial conservation planning framework for assessing conservation opportunities in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil
Giorgi, A. P.; Rovzar, C.; Davis, K. S.; Fuller, T.; Buermann, W.; Saatchi, S.; Smith, T. B.; Silveira, L. F.; Gillespie, S. W.
Published Work | 2014 | Applied Geography 53, 369–376
Integrative tracking methods elucidate the evolutionary dynamics of a migratory divide
Alvarado, A. H.; Fuller, T. L.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Ecology and Evolution 4(17), 3456–3469
Identifying areas with a high risk of human infection with the avian influenza (H7N9) virus in East Asia
Fuller, T. L.; Havers, F.; Xui, C.; Fang, L.; Cao, W.; Shu, Y.; Widdowson, M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Journal of Infection 69(2), 174–181
A role for migration-linked genes in genomic islands in divergence of a songbird
Ruegg, K. C.; Anderson, E. C.; Boone, J.; Pouls, J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Molecular Ecology 23(19), 4757–4769
Diet selection is related to breeding status in two frugivorous hornbill species of Central Africa
Lamperti, A. M.; French, A. R.; Dierenfeld, E. S.; Fogiel, M. K.; Whitney, K. D.; Stauffer, D. J.; Stouffer, K. M.; Hardesty, B. D.; Clark, C. J.; Poulsen, J. R.; Wang, B.; Smith, T. B.; Parker, V. T.
Published Work | 2014 | Journal of Tropical Ecology 30(4), 273–290
New host and lineage diversity of avian haemosporidia in the Northern Andes
Harrigan, R. J.; Sedan, R.; Chasar, A. C.; Chaves, J.; Nguyen, J. T.; Whitaker, A.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Evolutionary Applications 7(7), 799–811
Spillover of pH1N1 to swine in Cameroon: an investigation of risk factors
Larison, B.; Njabo, K. Y.; Chasar, A. C.; Fuller, T.; Harrigan, R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | BMC Veterinary Research 10(55)
Seed dispersal and movement patterns in two species of Ceratogymna hornbills in a West African tropical lowland forest
Holbrook, K. M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Oecologia 125, 249–257
A continental risk assessment of West Nile virus under climate change
Harrigan, R. J.; Thomassen, H.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Global Change Biology 2014, 20 (8), 2417–2425
Putative human and avian risk factors for avian influenza virus infections in backyard poultry in Egypt
Sheta, B. M.; Fuller, T.; Larison, B.; Njabo, K. Y.; Ahmed, A. S.; Chasar, A.; Aziz, S. A.; Khidr, A. A.; Elbokl, M. M.; Habbak, L. Z.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2014 | Veterinary Microbiology 168(1), 208–213
Metapopulation dynamics enable persistence of Influenza A, including A/H5N1, in poultry
Hosseini, P. R.; Fuller, T.; Harrigan, R.; Zhao, D.; Arriola, C. S.; Gonzales, A.; Miller, M. J.; Xiao, X.; Smith, T. B.; Holland Jones, J.; Daszak, P.
Published Work | 2014 | PLoS ONE 8(12)
Effects of forest disturbance and habitat loss on avian communities in a Neotropical biodiversity hotspot
Duraes, R.; Carrasco, L.; Smith, T. B.; Karubian, J.
Published Work | 2013 | Biological Conservation 166, 203–211
Pathogen-host associations and predicted range shifts of human Monkeypox in response to climate change in Central Africa
Thomassen, H. A.; Fuller, T. L.; Asefi-Najafabady, S.; Shiplacoff, J. A.; Mulembakani, P. M.; Blumberg, S.; Johnston, S. C.; Kisalu, N. K.; Kinkela, T. L.; Fair, J. N.; Wolfe, N. D.; Shongo, R. L.; LeBreton, M.; Meyer, H.; Wright, L. L.; Muyembe, J.; Buermann, W.; Okitolonda, E.; Hensley, L. E.; Lloyd-Smith, J. O.; Smith, T. B.; Rimoin, A. W.
Published Work | 2013 | PLoS ONE 8(7)
Novel statistical methods for integrating genetic and stable isotope data to infer individual-level migratory connectivity
Rundel, C. W.; Wunder, M. B.; Alvarado, A. H.; Ruegg, K. C.; Harrigan, R.; Schuh, A.; Kelly, J. F.; Siegal, R. B.; DeSante, D. F.; Smith, T. B.; Novembre, J.
Published Work | 2013 | Molecular Ecology 22(16), 4163–4176
Intraspecific morphological and genetic variation of common species predicts ranges of threatened ones
Fuller, T. L.; Thomassen, H. A.; Peralvo, M.; Wolfgang, B.; Mila, B.; Kieswetter, C. M.; Jarrin-V, P.; Cameron Devitt, S. E.; Mason, E.; Schweizer, R. M.; Schluneggar, J.; Chan, J.; Wang, O.; Schneider, C. J.; Pollinger, J. P.; Saatchi, S.; Graham, C. H.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2013 | Proceedings of the Royal Society Biology 280(1763)
Predicting bird song from space
Smith, T. B.; Harrigan, R. J.; Kirschel, A. N.; Buermann, W.; Saatchi, S.; Blumstein, D. T.; de Kort, S. R.; Slabbekoorn, H.
Published Work | 2013 | Evolutionary Applications 6(6), 865–874
Predicting hotspots for influenza virus reassortment
Fuller, T. L.; Gilbert, M.; Martin, V.; Cappelle, J.; Hosseini, P.; Njabo, K. Y.; Aziz, S. A.; Xiao, X.; Peter, D.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2013 | Emerging Infectious Diseases 19(4), 581–588
A preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor for protecting potential Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii Gill, 1865) habitat in Southern Mexico
Mendoza, E.; Fuller, T. L.; Thomassen, H. A.; Buermann, W.; Ramirez-Mejia, D.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2013 | Integrative Zoology 8(1), 35–47
Feeding habits of culicine mosquitos in the Cameroon lowland forests based on stable isotopes and blood meal analyses
Njabo, K. Y.; Smith, T. B.; Yohannes, E.
Published Work | 2013 | Journal of Parasitology and Vector Biology 5, 6–12
Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas
Laurance, W. F.; Useche, D. C.; Rendeiro, J.; Kalka, M.; Bradshaw, C. J.; Smith, T. B.; et al.
Published Work | 2012 | Nature 489, 290–294
A national study of individuals who handle migratory birds for evidence of avian and swine influenza virus infections
Shafir, S. C.; Fuller, T.; Smith, T. B.; Rimoin, A. W.
Published Work | 2012 | Journal of Clinical Virology 54(4), 364–367
A trans-Amazonian screening of mtDNA reveals deep intraspecific divergence in forest birds and suggests a vast underestimation of species diversity
Milá, B.; Tavares, E. S.; Saldana, A. M.; Karubian, J.; Smith, T. B.; Baker, A. J.
Published Work | 2012 | PLoS ONE 7(7)
Pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus in Swine, Cameroon, 2010
Njabo, K. Y.; Fuller, T. L.; Chasar, A.; Pollinger, J. P.; Cattoli, G.; Terregino, C.; Monne, I.; Reynes, J.; Njouom, R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2012 | Veterinary Microbiology 156, 189–192
The ecology of emerging infectious diseases in migratory birds: an assessment of the role of climate change and priorities for future research
Fuller, T.; Bensch, S.; Muller, I.; Novembre, J.; Perez-Tris, J.; Ricklefs, R. E.; Smith, T. B.; Waldenstrom, J.
Published Work | 2012 | EcoHealth 9, 80–88
Mating behavior drives seed dispersal by the Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger
Karubian, J.; Duraes, R.; Storey, J. L.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2012 | Biotropica 44(5), 689–698
Origins and population history of a recent colonizer, the yellow warbler in Galapagos and Cocos Islands.
Chaves, J. A.; Parker, P. G.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2012 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25(3), 509–521
Host and habitat specialization of avian malaria in Africa
Loiseau, C.; Harrigan, R. J.; Robert, A.; Bowie, R. C.; Thomassen, H. A.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Molecular Ecology 21(2), 431–441
Genetic evidence for recent range fragmentation and severely restricted dispersal in the critically endangered Sierra Madre Sparrow, Xenospiza baileyi
Oliveras de Ita, A.; Oyama, K.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.; Milá, B.
Published Work | 2011 | Conservation Genetics 13, 283–291
Diversification in Adelomyia hummingbirds follows Andean uplift
Chaves, J. A.; Weir, J. T.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Molecular Ecology 20(18), 4564–4576
Testing alternative hypotheses for evolutionary diversification in an African songbird: Rainforest refugia versus ecological gradients
Kirschel, A. N.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Blumstein, D. T.; Cohen, R. E.; de Kort, S. R.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Evolution 65(11), 3162–3174
Rapid influenza A detection and quantitation in birds using a one-step real-time reverse transcriptase PCR and high resolution melting
Curd, E.; Pollinger, J.; Toffelmier, E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Journal of Virological Methods 176, 125–130
New avian Haemoproteus species (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) from African birds, with a critique of the use of host taxonomic information in hemoproteid classification
Iezhova, T. A.; Dodge, M.; Sehgal, R. N.; Smith, T. B.; Valkiūnas, G.
Published Work | 2011 | Journal of Parasitology 97(4), 682–694
Evolutionary patterns of diversification in the Andean hummingbird genus Adelomyia
Freedman, A. H.; Buermann, W.; Mitchard, E. T.; DeFries, R. S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60(2), 207–218
Patterns of divergence in the olive sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea (Aves: Nectariniidae) across the African rainforest–savanna ecotone
Smith, T. B.; Thomassen, H. A.; Freedman, A. H.; Sehgal, R. N.; Buermann, W.; Saatchi, S.; Pollinger, J.; Milá, B.; Pires, D.; Valkiūnas, G.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2011 | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 103(4), 821–835
Genetic variation and seasonal migratory connectivity in Wilson’s warblers (Wilsonia pusilla): species-level differences in nuclear DNA between western and eastern populations
Irwin, D. E.; Irwin, J. H.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Molecular Ecology 20(15), 3102–3115
A cryptic contact zone between divergent mitochondrial DNA lineages in southwestern North America supports past introgressive hybridization in the yellow-rumped warbler complex (Aves: Dendroica coronata)
Milá, B.; Toews, D. P.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2011 | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 103(3), 696–706
Mapping evolutionary process: a multi-taxa approach to conservation prioritization
Thomassen, H. A.; Fuller, T.; Buermann, W.; Milá, B.; Kieswetter, C.; Jarrín-V, P.; Cameron, S. E.; Mason, E.; Schweizer, R.; Schlunegger, J.; Chan, J.; Wang, O.; Peralvo, M.; Schneider, C. J.; Graham, C. H.; Pollinger, J. P.; Saatchi, S.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Evolutionary Applications 4(2), 397–413
Human-induced morphological shifts in an island lizard.
Marnocha, E.; Pollinger, J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2011 | Evolutionary Applications 4(2), 388–396
Evolutionary principles and their practical application
Hendry, A. P.; Kinnison, M. T.; Heino, M.; Day, T.; Smith, T. B.; Fitt, G.; Bergstrom, C.; Oakeshott, J.; Jørgensen, P. S.; Zalucki, M.; Southerton, S.; Sih, A.; Denison, R. F.; Carroll, S. P.
Published Work | 2011 | Evolutionary Application 4(2), 159–183
Nonspecific patterns of vector, host and avian malaria parasite associations in a Central African rainforest
Njabo, K. Y.; Cornel, A. J.; Bonneaud, C.; Toffelmier, E.; Sehgal, R. N.; Valkiunas, G.; Russell, A. F.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | Molecular Ecology 20(5), 1049–1061
Economic conditions predict prevalence of West Nile virus
Harrigan, R. J.; Thomassen, H. A.; Buermann, W.; Cummings, R. F.; Kahn, M. E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | PLoS ONE 5(11)
Using remote sensing to map the risk of human monkeypox virus in the Congo Basin
Fuller, T. H.; Thomassen, H. A.; Mulembakani, P. M.; Johnston, S. S.; Lloyd-Smith, J. O.; Kisalu, N. K.; Lutete, T. K.; Blumberg, S.; Fair, J. N.; Wolfe, N. D.; Shongo, R. L.; Formenty, P.; Meyer, H.; Wright, L. L.; Muhembe, J.; Buermann, W.; Saatchi, S. S.; Okitolonda, E.; Hensley, L.; Smith, T. B.; Rimoin, A. W.
Published Work | 2010 | EcoHealth 8(1), 14-25
Comparative avian biodiversity of five mountains in northern Cameroon and Bioko
Larison, B.; Smith, T. B.; Fotso, R.; McNiven, D.
Published Work | 2010 | Ostrich 71, 269–276
Projected changes in elevational distribution and flight performance of montane neotropical hummingbirds in response to climate change
Buermann, W.; Chaves, J. A.; Dudley, R.; Mcguire, J. A.; Smith, T. B.; Altshuler, D. L.
Published Work | 2010 | Global Change Biology 17(4), 1671–1680
Human impacts flatten rainforest-savanna gradient and reduce adaptive diversity in a rainforest bird
Freedman, A. H.; Buermann, W.; Mitchard, E. T.; DeFries, R. S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | PLoS ONE 5(9)
Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird
Sehgal, R. N.; Buermann, W.; Harrigan, R. J.; Bonneaud, C.; Loiseau, C.; Chasar, A.; Sepil, I.; Valkiunas, G.; Iezhova, T.; Saatchi, S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | Procedings of the Royal Society B 278, 1025–1033
Spatial modelling and landscape-level approaches for visualizing intra-specific variation
Thomassen, H. A.; Cheviron, Z. A.; Freedman, A. H.; Harrigan, R. J.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | Molecular Ecology 19(17), 3532–3548
Genomic signals of diversification along ecological gradients in a tropical lizard
Freedman, A. H.; Thomassen, H. A.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | Molecular Ecology 19(17), 3773–3788
Destination-based seed dispersal homogenizes genetic structure of a tropical palm
Karubian, J.; Sork, V.; Roorda, T.; Duraes, R.; Smith, T.B.
Published Work | 2010 | Molecular Ecology 19(8), 1745–1753
Mapping the risk of avian influenza in wild birds in the U.S.
Fuller, T.; Saatchi, S.; Curd, E. E.; Toffelmier, E.; Thomassen, H.; Buermann, W.; DeSante, D. F.; Nott, M. P.; Saracco, J. F.; Ralph, C. J.; Alexander, J. D.; Pollinger, J. P.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | BMC Infectious Diseases 10(187)
Haemoproteus cyanomitrae sp. nov. (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) from a Widespread African Songbird, the Olive Sunbird, Cyanomitra olivacea
Iezhova, T. A.; Valkiūnas, G.; Loiseau, C.; Smith, T. B.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2010 | Journal of Parasitology 96(1), 136–143
Spatial variation of haemosporidian parasite infection in African rainforest bird species
Loiseau, C.; Iezhova, T. A.; Balkiunas, G.; Chasar, A.; Hutchinson, A.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2010 | Journal of Parasitology 96, 21–29
Modeling environmentally associated morphological and genetic variation in a rainforest bird, and its application to conservation prioritization
Thomassen, H. A.; Buermann, W.; Mila, B.; Graham, C. H.; Cameron, S. E.; Schneider, C. J.; Pollinger, J. P.; Saatchi, S.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2010 | Evolutionary Applications 3(1), 1–16
Breeding and nest site characteristics of the Black-casqued Ceratogymna atrata and White-thighed Ceratogymna cylindricus Hornbill in south-central Cameroon
Stauffer, D.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Ostrich 2004, 75(3), 79–88
Characterization of novel microsatellite loci for Myzomela cardinalis and M. rubrata honeyeaters, and cross-amplification in other species
Thomassen, H. A.; Jones, K. C.; Pollinger, J. P.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Conservation Genetic Resources 2, 205–208
Development of beak polymorphism in the African seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus
Clabaut, C.; Herrel, A.; Sanger, T.; Smith, T. B.; Calsbeek, A.
Published Work | 2009 | Evolution and Development 11(6), 636–646
Prevalence and diversity patterns of avian blood parasites in degraded African rainforest habitats
Chasar, A.; Loiseau, C.; Valkiūnas, G.; Iezhova, T.; Smith, T. B.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2009 | Molecular Ecology 18(19), 4121–4133
Coquillettidia (Culicidae, Diptera) mosquitoes as new natural vectors of avian malaria in Africa
Njabo, K. Y.; Cornel, A. J.; Sehgal, R. N.; Loiseau, C.; Buermann, W.; Harrigan, R. J.; Pollinger, J.; Valkiūnas, G.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Malaria Journal 8
Birdsong tuned to the environment: green hylia song varies with elevation, tree cover, and noise
Kirschel, A. N.; Blumstein, D. T.; Cohen, R. E.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.; Slabbekoorn, H.
Published Work | 2009 | Behavioral Ecology 29, 1089–1095
Divergence with gene flow and fine-scale phylogeographical structure in the wedge-billed woodcreeper, Glyphorynchus spirurus, a Neotropical rainforest bird
Milá, B.; Wayne, R. K.; Fitze, P.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Molecular Ecology 18(14), 2979–2995
The prevalence of avian Plasmodium is higher in undisturbed tropical forests of Cameroon
Bonneaud, C.; Sepil, I.; Milá, B.; Buermann, W.; Pollinger, J.; Sehgal, R. N.; Valkiūnas, G.; Iezhova, T. A.; Saatchi, S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Journal of Tropical Ecology 25, 439–447
Character displacement of song and morphology in African tinkerbirds
Kirschel, A. N.; Blumstein, D. T.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106, 8256–8261
Equating forest conservation with hornbill conservation
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Conservation Biology 23(3), 782–783
Test of an adaptive hypothesis for egg speckling along an elevational gradient in a population of Mexican jays (Aphelocoma ultramarina)
Berg, E. C.; McCormack, J. E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | Journal of Avian Biology 40(4), 448–452
Parallel shifts in ecology and natural selection in an island lizard
Calsbeek, R.; Buermann, W.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2009 | BMC Evolutionary Biology 9(3)
New malaria parasites of the subgenus Novyella in African rainforest birds, with remarks on their high prevalence, classification and diagnostics
Valkiūnas, G.; Iezhova, T. A.; Loiseau, C.; Chasar, A.; Smith, T. B.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2008 | Parasitology Research 104, 1061–1077
Niche expansion leads to small-scale adaptive differentiation along an elevation gradient in a medium-sized passerine bird
McCormack, J. E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2008 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275(1647), 2155–2164
Modeling the effects of anthropogenic habitat change on savanna snake invasions into African rainforest
Freedman, A. H.; Buermann, W.; LeBreton, M.; Chirio, L.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2008 | Conservation Biology 23(1), 81-92
New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporidia) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification
Valkiūnas, G.; Iezhova, T. A.; Loiseau, C.; Chasar, A.; Smith, T. B.; Sehgal, R. N.
Published Work | 2008 | Parasitology Research 103, 1213–1228
Integrating paleoecology and genetics of bird populations in two sky island archipelagos
McCormack, J. E.; Bowen, B. S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2008 | BMC Biology 6(28)
Ecomorphology of migratory and sedentary populations of the yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)
Milá, B.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2008 | Condor 110(2), 335–344
Advances in sexual selection theory: insights from tropical avifauna.
Tori, W. P.; Duraes, R.; Ryder, T. B.; Anciaes, M.; Karubian, J.; Macedo, R. H.; Uy, J. A.; Parker, P. G.; Smith, T. B.; Stein, A. C.; Webster, M. S.; Blake, J. G.; Loiselle, B. A.
Published Work | 2008 | Neotropical Ornithology 19, 151–163
Preface to the special issue: Evolutionary change in human-altered environments
Smith, T. B.; Bernatchez, L.
Published Work | 2007 | Molecular Ecology 17(1), 1–8
Recent postglacial range expansion drives the rapid diversification of a songbird lineage in the genus Junco
Milá, B.; McCormack, J. E.; Castenada, G.; Wayne, R. K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2007 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274(1626), 2653–2660
Evolutionary Change in Human-altered Environments Summit-Report 2
M. Glickfield, T.B. Smith, L Bernatchez, M. Nichols
Other | 2007
A Report on the Results and Recommendations of the International Summit on Evolutionary Change in Human-altered Environments
Glickfeld, M.; Smith, T.B.; Bernatchez, L.; Nichols, M.
Progress Report | 2007
Evolutionary consequences of human disturbance in a rainforest bird species from Central Africa
Smith, T. B.; Mila, B.; Grether, G. F.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Sepil, I.; Buermann, W.; Saatchi, S.; Pollinger, J. P.
Published Work | 2007 | Molecular Ecology 17(1), 58–71
The role of geography and ecology in shaping the phylogeography of the speckled hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) in Ecuador
Chaves, J. A.; Pollinger, J. P.; Smith, T. B.; LeBuhn, G.
Published Work | 2007 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43(3), 795–807
Hunting of mammals reduced seed removal and dispersal of the Afrotropical tree, Antrocaryon klaineanum (Anacardiaceae).
Wang, B. C.; Sork, V. L.; Leong, M. T.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2007 | Biotropica 39(3), 340–347
Probing the adaptive landscape using experimental islands: density dependent natural selection on lizard body size
Calsbeek, R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2007 | Evolution 61(5), 1052–1061
Multiple paternity and sperm storage lead to increased genetic diversity in Anolis lizards
Calsbeek, R.; Bonneaud, C.; Prabhu, S.; Manoukis, N.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2007 | Evolutionary Ecology Research 9, 495–503
Postglacial population expansion drives the evolution of long-distance migration in a songbird
Milá, B.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2006 | Evolution 60(11), 2403–2409
Speciation and rapid phenotypic differentiation in the yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata) complex
Milá, B.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2006 | Molecular Ecology 16(1), 159–173
Divergence in mating signals correlates with ecological variation in the migratory songbird, Swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Ruegg, K.; Slabbekorn, H.; Clegg, S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2006 | Molecular Ecology 15(11), 1487–1494
Elevational zonation and the phylogenetic relationships of the Henicorhina wood-wrens
Dingle, C.; Lovette, I. J.; Canaday, C.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2006 | The Auk 123(1), 119–134
Patterns of variation in MHC class II B loci of the little greenbul (Andropadus virens) with comments on MHC evolution in birds
Aguilar, A.; Edwards, S. V.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2005 | Journal of Heredity 97(2), 133–142
Molecular evidence for host specificity of parasitic nematode microfilariae in some African rainforest birds
Sehgal, R. N.; Jones, H. I.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Molecular Ecology 14(13), 3977–3988
Combining isotopic and genetic markers to identify breeding origins of migrant birds
Kelly, J.; Ruegg, K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Ecological Applications 15(5), 1487–1494
A comparison of variation between a MHC pseudogene and microsatellite loci of the little greenbul (Androparus virens)
Aguilar, A.; Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2005 | BMC Evolutionary Biology 5 (47)
Current and historical factors influencing patterns of species richness and turnover of birds in the Gulf of Guinea highlands.
Smith, C. H.; Smith, T. B.; Languy, M.
Published Work | 2005 | Journal of Biogeography 32, 1371–1384
Temporal and spatial patterns of macaw abundance in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Karubian, J.; Fabara, J.; Yunes, D.; Jorgenson, J. P.; Romo, D.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Condor 107(3), 617–626
Isolation of polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellite markers for the black-bellied seedcracker (Pyresnestes ostrinus)
Delaney, K. S.; Pires, D.; Holder, K.; Bardeleben, C.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Molecular Ecology Notes 5(4), 774–776
Further observations on the blood parasites of birds in Uganda
Valkiunas, G.; Sehgal, R. N.; Iezhova, T. A.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(3), 580–587
Variation in scale numbers is consistent with ecologically based natural selection acting within and between lizard species
Calsbeek, R.; Knouft, J. H.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Evolutionary Ecology 20, 377–392
Blood parasites of some West African rainforest birds
Sehgal, R. N.; Jones, H. I.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 67(3), 295–301
Leucocytozoon (Apicomplexa: Leucocytozoide) from West African birds, with descriptions of two species
Jones, H. I.; Sehgal, R. N.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Journal of Parasitology 91(2), 397–401
Molecular genetic approaches to linking breeding and overwintering areas in five neotropical migrant passerines
Smith, T. B.; Clegg, S. M.; Kimura, M.; Ruegg, K.; Milá, B.; Lovette, I.
Published Work | 2005 | Birds of Two Worlds: The Ecology and Evolution of Migration 223-231
Importance of body size in determining dominance hierarchies among diverse tropical frugivores
French, A.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2005 | Biotropic 37(1), 95–100
Putting process on the map: Why ecotones are important for preserving biodiversity
Smith, T. B.; Saatchi, S.; Graham, C.; Slabbekoorn, H.; Spicer, G.
Published Work | 2005 | Phylogeny and Conservation
Evaluating the divergence-with-gene-flow model in natural population: the importance of ecotones in rainforest speciation
Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.; Girman, D.; Bruford, M. W.
Published Work | 2005 | University of Chicago Press: Chicago, Chicago, USA, 148–165
Testing alternative mechanisms of evolutionary divergence in an African rainforest passerine bird
Smith, T. B.; Calsbeek, R.; Wayne, R. K.; Holder, K. H.; Pires, D.; Bardeleben, C.
Published Work | 2004 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18(2), 257–268
Limited utility of mtDNA markers for determining connectivity among breeding and overwintering locations in three neotropical migrant birds
Lovette, I. J.; Clegg, S. M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2004 | Conservation Biology 18(1), 156–166
Ocean currents mediate evolution in island lizards
Calsbeek, R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2003 | Nature 426, 552–555
Nesting biology of a female Long-wattled Umbrellabird Cephalopterus penduliger in north-western Ecuador
Karubian, J.; Casteñeda, G.; Freile, J. F.; Salazar, R. T.; Santander, T.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2003 | Bird Conservation International 13(4), 351–360
Stable isotopes as indicators of altitudinal distributions and movements in an Ecuadorean hummingbird community
Hobson, K. A.; Wassenaar, L. I.; Milá, B.; Lovette, I.; Dingle, C.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2003 | Oecologia 136, 302–308
Combining genetic markers and stable isotopes to reveal population connectivity and migration patterns in a Neotropical migrant, Wilson’s warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Clegg, S. M.; Kelley, J. F.; Kimura, M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2003 | Molecular Ecology 12(4), 819–830
A call for feather sampling
Smith, T. B.; Marra, P. P.; Webster, M. S.; Lovette, I.; Gibbs, L.; Holmes, R. T.; Rohwer, S.
Published Work | 2003 | The Auk 120(1), 218–221
Long-distance movements of frugivorous rainforest hornbills
Holbrook, K. M.; Smith, T. B.; Hardesty, B. D.
Published Work | 2002 | Ecography 25(6), 745–749
Phylogeographic approaches to assessing demographic connectivity between breeding and overwintering regions in a Nearctic-Neotropical warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)
Kimura, M.; Clegg, S. M.; Lovette, I. J.; Holder, K. R.; Girman, D. J.; Milá, B.; Wade, P.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Molecular Ecology 11(9), 1605–1616
Habitat-dependent song divergence in the little greenbul: an analysis of environmental selection pressures on acoustic signals
Slabbekoorn, H.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Evolution 56(9), 1849–1858
Birdsong and sound transmission: The benefits of reverberations
Slabbekoorn, H.; Ellers, J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Condor 104(3), 564–573
A comparative analysis of PCR-based detection methods for avian malaria
Richard, F. A.; Sehgal, R. N.; Jones, H. I.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Journal of Parasitology 88(4), 819–822
Closing the seed dispersal loop
Wang, B. C.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17(8), 379–386
Not as the crow flies: a historical explanation for circuitous migration in Swainson’s thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Ruegg, K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Proceedings of the Royal Society, London 269(1498), 1375–1381
Bird song, ecology and speciation
Slabbekoorn, H.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 357(1420), 493-503
Differential resource use by primates and hornbills: implications for seed dispersal
Poulsen, J. R.; Clark, C. J.; Conner, E. F.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2002 | Ecology 83(1), 228–240
The role of arboreal seed dispersal groups on the seed rain of a lowland tropical forest
Clark, C. J.; Poulsen, J. R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2001 | Biotropica 33(4), 606–620
Seed dispersal by a primate community in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon
Poulsen, J. R.; Clark, C. J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2001 | Journal of Tropical Ecology 17(6), 787–808
The behavioural ecology of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)
Roemer, G. W.; Smith, D. A.; Garcelon, D. K.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 2001 | Journal of Zoology 2001, 255(1), 1–14
Host specificity and prevalence of Trypanosoma in the African avifauna: a molecular approach
Sehgal, R. N.; Jones, H. I.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2001 | Molecular Ecology 10(9), 2319–2327
[Commentary] Biodiversity hotspots and beyond: the need for preserving environmental transitions
Smith, T. B.; Kark, S.; Schneider, C. J.; Wayne, R. K.; Moritz, C.
Published Work | 2001 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16(8), 431
Seasonal variation in the feeding ecology of the grey-cheeked mangabay (Lophecebus albigena) in Cameroon
Poulsen, J. R.; Clark, C. J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2001 | American Journal of Primatology 54(2), 91–105
Breeding characteristics of the Akohekohe on east Maui
VanGelder, E.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2001 | Studies in Avian Biology 22, 194–201
Refugial isolation vs. ecological gradients: Testing alternative mechanisms of evolutionary divergence in four rainforest vertebrates
Smith, T. B.; Schneider, C. J.; Holder, K.
Published Work | 2001 | Genetica 112, 383–398
Genetic evidence for the effect of a postglacial population expansion on the phylogeography of a North American songbird
Milá, B.; Girman, D.; Kimura, M.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2000 | Proceedings of the Royal Society 267, 1033–1040
Reaching new adaptive peaks: Evolution of bill size polymorphism in an African finch
Smith, T. B.; Girman, D.
Published Work | 2000 | Adaptive Genetic Variation in the Wild
Using High-Definition Satellite Imagery to Assess the Loss of Ecotone Habitats in the Congo Basin, 1999-2000
Saatchi, S.; Graham, C.; Smith, T.B.
Progress Report | 2000
Diversification of rainforest faunas: An integrated molecular approach
Moritz, C.; Patton, J.; Schneider, C.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 2000 | Annual Reviews of Ecology and Systematics 31, 533–563
A test of alternative models of diversification in tropical rainforest: ecological gradients vs. rainforest refugia
Schneider, C.; Smith, T. B.; Larison, B.; Moritz, C.
Published Work | 1999 | roceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96(24), 13869–13873
Biotic Surveys of Bioko and Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea, 1999
Larison, B.; Smith, T.B.; Girman, D.; Stauffer, D.; Mila, B.; Drewes, R.C.; Griswold, C.E.; Vindum, J.V.; Ubick, D., O'Keefe, K.; Nguema, J., Henwood, L.
Progress Report | 1999
Ecology and speciation
Orr, M. R.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1998 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13(12), 502–506
Habitat use and resource tracking by African Ceratogymna hornbills: implications for seed dispersal and forest conservation
Whitney, K.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1998 | American Conservation 1(2), 107–117
Seed dispersal by Ceratogymna hornbills in the Dja Reserve of Cameroon
Whitney, K.; Fogiel, M.; Lamperti, A.; Holbrook, K.; Stauffer, D.; Hardesty, B.D.; Parker, V.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1998 | Journal of Tropical Ecology 14(3), 351–371
Dja Hornbill Project/Projet Calao, 1994-1998
Whitney, K.; Stauffer, D.; Holbrook, K.; French, A.; Poulsen, J.; Smith, T. B.; Fogiel, M.; Lamperti, A.; Hardesty, B.; Wang, B.; Clark, C.; Parker, V.T.
Progress Report | 1998
A role for ecotones in generating rainforest biodiversity
Smith, T. B.; Wayne, R. K.; Girman, D.; Bruford, M. W.
Published Work | 1997 | Science 276(5320), 1855–1857
Adaptive significance of the mega-billed form in the polymorphic finch Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostinus
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1997 | Ibis 139(2), 382–387
An overview of the issues
Mace, G.; Smith, T. B.; Bruford, M. W.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 1996 | Molecular Genetic Approaches in Conservation 1-21
Evolutionary significance of resource polymorphisms in fish, amphibians and birds
Smith, T. B.; Skúlason, S.
Published Work | 1996 | Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 27, 111–133
The ecology of resource polymorphisms in vertebrates: a reply
Skúlason, S.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1996 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution 11(1), 26
Resource polymorphisms in vertebrates
Skulason, S.; Smith, T.B.
Published Work | 1995 | Trends in Ecology & Evolution 10(9), 366-370
Evolutionary consequences of extinctions in populations of a Hawaiian honeycreeper
Smith, T. B.; Freed, L. A.; Lepson, J. K.; Carothers, J. H.
Published Work | 1995 | Conservation Biology 9(1), 107–113
The preservation of process: the missing element of conservation programs
Smith, T. B.; Bruford, M. W.; Wayne, R. K.
Published Work | 1993 | Biodiversity Letters 1(6), 164–167
Disruptive selection and the genetic basis of bill size polymorphism in the African finch Pyrenestes
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1993 | Nature 363, 618–620
Ecological and evolutionary significance of a third bill form in the polymorphic finch Pyrenestes ostrinus
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1993 | Birds and the African Environment: Proceedings of the Eighth Pan-African Ornithological Congress 268
Inter- and intra-specific diet overlap during lean times between Quelea erythrops and bill morphs of Pyrenestes ostrinus
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1991 | Oikos 60(1), 76–82
Patterns of morphological and geographic variation in trophic bill morphs of the African finch Pyrenestes
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1990 | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 41(4), 381–414
Resource use by bill morphs of an African finch: Evidence for intraspecific competition
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1990 | Ecology 71(4), 1246–1257
Natural selection on bill characters in the two bill morphs of the African finch Pyrenestes ostrinus
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1990 | Evolution 44(4), 832–842
Comparative breeding biology of the two bill morphs of the Black-bellied Seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus)
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1990 | The Auk 107(1), 153–160
Portable device for measuring seed-hardness
Smith, R. J.; Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1989 | Journal of Field Ornithology 60(1), 56–59
Bill size polymorphism and interspecific niche utilization in an African finch
Smith, T. B.
Published Work | 1987 | Nature 329, 717-719
Cracking the problem of bill size
Smith, T. B.; Smith, P. B.
Published Work | 1987 | Riverbanks 5, 2–8
Does bill size polymorphism affect courtship song characteristics in the African finch Pyrenestes ostrinus?
Slabbekoorn, H.; Smith, T.
Published Work | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 71(4), 737–753