Lab Publications

2009

Guarnizo, C. E., A. Amézquita, and E. Bermingham. 2009. The relative roles of vicariance versus elevational gradients in the genetic differentiation of the high Andean tree frog, Dendropsophus labialis. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 50:84-92. pdf

2008

Wollenberg, K. C., D. R. Vieites, A. van der Meijden, F. Glaw, D. C. Cannatella, and M. Vences. 2008. Patterns of endemism and species richness in Malagasy cophyline frogs support a key role of mountainous areas for speciation. Evolution 62:1890-1907. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. 2008. Technical Comment: Comment on "Habitat split and the global decline of amphibians." Science 320:847c. pdf

Lemmon, E. M., A. R. Lemmon, J. T. Collins, and D. C. Cannatella. 2008. A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States. Zootaxa 1675:1–30. pdf

Symula, R., J. S. Keogh, and D. C. Cannatella. 2008. Ancient phylogeographic divergence in southeastern Australia among populations of the widespread common froglet, Crinia signifera. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47:569-580. pdf

Elmer, K., and D. C. Cannatella. 2008. Three new species of leaflitter frogs from the upper Amazon forests: cryptic diversity within Pristimantis "ockendeni" (Anura: Eleutherodactylidae) in Ecuador. Zootaxa 1784:11-38. pdf

2007

Lehtinen, R. M., R. A. Nussbaum, C. R. Richards, D. C. Cannatella, and M. Vences. 2007. Mitochondrial genes reveal cryptic diversity in plant-breeding frogs from Madagascar (Anura, Mantellidae, Guibemantis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44:1121-1229. pdf

Lemmon, E. M., A. R. Lemmon, and D. C. Cannatella. 2007. Geological and climatic forces driving speciation in the continentally distributed trilling frogs (Pseudacris). Evolution 61(9):2086-2103. pdf

Lemmon, E. M., A. R. Lemmon, J. T. Collins, J. A. Lee-Yaw, and D. C. Cannatella. 2007. Phylogeny-based delimitation of species boundaries and and contact zones in the trilling chorus frogs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44:1068-1082. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. 2007. An integrative phylogeny of Amphibia. Pages 12-43 In: Hearing and Sound Communication in Amphibians. Narins, P., and A. Popper (eds.) Springer-Verlag.

Garda, A. A., and D. C. Cannatella. 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of paradoxical frogs (Anura, Hylidae, Pseudae) inferred from 12S and 16S mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44:104-114 pdf

Funk, W. C., J. P. Caldwell, C. E. Peden, J. M. Padial, I. de la Riva, and D. C. Cannatella. 2007. Tests of biogeographic hypotheses for diversification in the Amazonian forest frog, Physalaemus petersi. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44:825-837.pdf

Boul, K. E., W. C. Funk, C. R. Darst, D. C. Cannatella, and M. J. Ryan. 2007. Sexual selection drives speciation in an Amazonian frog. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274(1608):399-406. pdf

2006

Bossuyt, F., R. M. Brown, D. M. Hillis, D. C. Cannatella, and M. C. Milinkovitch. 2006. Phylogeny and biogeography of a cosmopolitan frog radiation: Late Cretaceous diversification resulted in continent-scale endemism in the family Ranidae. Systematic Biology 55(4):579-594. pdf

Darst, C. R., M. E. Cummings, and D. C. Cannatella. 2006. A mechanism for diversity in warning signals: conspicuousness versus toxicity in poison frogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103(15):5852–5857. pdf

Ron, S. R., J. C. Santos, and D. C. Cannatella. 2006. Phylogeny of the túngara frog genus Engystomops (= Physalaemus pustulosus species group; Anura: Leptodactylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:392–403. pdf

Holloway, A. K., Cannatella, D. C., Gerhardt, H. C., and D. M. Hillis. 2006. Polyploids with different origins and ancestors form a single sexual polyploid species. American Naturalist 167(4):E88–E101. pdf

2005

Ron, S., L. A. Coloma, and D. C. Cannatella. 2005. A new cryptic species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from western Ecuador, with comments on the call structure of the Physalaemus pustulosus species group. Herpetologica 61(2):178-198. pdf

Evans, B. J., D. B. Kelley, D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2005. Evolution of RAG-1 in polyploid clawed frogs. Molecular Biology and Evolution 22(5):1193–1207. pdf

Darst, C. A., P. A. Menéndez-Guerrero, L. A. Coloma, and D. C. Cannatella. 2005. Evolution of diet specialization and chemical defense in poison frogs (Dendrobatidae): a comparative analysis. American Naturalist 165:56–69. pdf

2004

Evans, B. J., D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2004. Response: Understanding the origins of endemism in phylogeographic analyses. Evolution 58(6):1397–1400. pdf

Evans, B. J., D. B. Kelley, R. Tinsley, D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2004. A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of clawed frogs: phylogeography on sub-saharan Africa and implications for polyploid evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33(1):197–213. pdf

Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C. Cannatella. 2004. The history of a Nearctic colonization: molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic Toads (Bufo). Evolution 58(11):2517–2535. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. and D. M. Hillis. 2004. Amphibians: Leading a life of slime. Pages 430–450 in J. Cracraft and M. J. Donoghue, Eds. Assembling the Tree of Life. Columbia University Press. pdf

Darst, C. R., and D. C. Cannatella. 2004. Novel relationships among hyloid frogs inferred from 12S and 16S mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(3):462–475. pdf

Ron, S., D. C. Cannatella, and L. A. Coloma. 2004. Two new species of Physalaemus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from western Ecuador. Herpetologica 60(2):261–275. pdf

Moriarty, E. C. and D. C. Cannatella. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of North American chorus frogs (genus Pseudacris), from 12S and 16S mtDNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30(2):409–420. pdf

2003

Santos, J. C., L. A. Coloma, and D. C. Cannatella. 2003. Multiple, recurring origins of aposematism and diet specialization in poison frogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 100(22):12792–12797. pdf

Evans, B. J., R. M. Brown, J. A. McGuire, J. Supriatna, N. Andayani, A. Diesmos, D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2003. Phylogenetic of fanged frogs (Anura; Ranidae; Limnonectes): Testing biogeographical hypotheses at the interface of the Asian and Australian faunal zones. Systematic Biology. 52(6):794–819. pdf

Evans, B. J., J. Supriatna, N. Andayani, M. I. Setiad, D. C. Cannatella, D. J. Melnick. 2003. Monkeys and toads define areas of genetic endemism on the island of Sulawesi. Evolution 57(6):1436–1443. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. 2003. True toads, harlequin frogs, and relatives. Pages 183–197 in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Amphibians. Edition 2, Volume 6. The Thomson Gale Group.

2002

Cannatella, D C. 2002. Amphibians. Pages 36–42 in Encyclopedia of Evolution (M. Pagel, ed.) Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Before 2000

Cannatella, D. C. 1999. Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton. Pp. 52–91 in "Tadpoles: The biology of anuran larvae." (R. McDiarmid and R. Altig, eds.), University of Chicago Press.

Pianka, E. R., D. M. Hillis, D. C. Cannatella, M. J. Ryan, and J. J. Wiens. 1998. Teaching herpetology. Herpetologica 54(suppl.):S3–S5.

Cannatella, D. C., D. M. Hillis, P. T. Chippindale, L. Weigt, A. S. Rand, and M. J. Ryan. 1998. Phylogeny of frogs of the Physalaemus pustulosus species group, with an examination of data incongruence. Syst. Biol. 47(2):311–335. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. 1997. Review: Biota. The Biodiversity Database Manager. Systematic Biology 46(3):574–575.

Cannatella, D. C. 1997. Review: Homology and Homoplasy. Systematic Biology 46(2):366–369.

Cannatella, D. C. 1996. Review: Amphibian Biology. Volumes 1 and 2. Copeia 1996(4):1046–47.

Graybeal, A., and D. C. Cannatella. 1995. A new taxon of Bufonidae from Peru, with descriptions of two new species and a review of the phylogenetic status of supraspecific bufonid taxa. Herpetologica 51(2):105–131. pdf

Cannatella, D. C., and R. O. de Sá. 1994. Xenopus laevis as a model organism. Syst. Biol. 42(4):476–507.

Green, D. M., and D. C. Cannatella. 1993. Phylogenetic significance of the amphicoelous frogs, Ascaphidae and Leiopelmatidae. Ecol. Ethol. Evol. 5:233–245.

Ford, L. S., and D. C. Cannatella. 1993. The major clades of frogs. Herpetol. Monographs 7:94–117. pdf

Cannatella, D. C., and Hillis, David M. 1993. Amphibian relationships: phylogenetic analysis of morphology and molecules. Herpetol. Monographs 7:1–7.

Cannatella, D. C., Smith, H. M. 1993. A consensus on the spelling of certain snake family-group names. Herp. Review 24(1):13–14.

Nishikawa, K. C., and D. C. Cannatella. 1991. Kinematics of prey capture in the Tailed Frog, Ascaphus truei (Anura: Ascaphidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 103(3):289–307.

Cannatella, D. C. 1991. Review: Phylogeny and the classification of fossil and Recent organisms. Syst. Zool. 40(3):376–378.

Cannatella, D. C. 1990. Ancient Greek and ophidian orthography. Journal of Herpetology 24(3):322–323.

Cannatella, D. C. 1989. On the monophyly of discoglossoid frogs. in H. Splechtna and H. Hilgers (eds.) Trends in Vertebrate Morphology, Fortschritte der Zoologie 35:230–231.

Gauthier, J. A., D. C. Cannatella, K. de Queiroz, A. G. Kluge, and T. Rowe. 1989. Tetrapod phylogeny. Chapter 25 (pp. 337–353) in "The Hierarchy of Life." Proceedings of the Nobel Symposium. Elsevier Science Publishers.

Cannatella, D. C. and K. de Queiroz. 1989. Phylogenetic systematics of the anoles: Is a new taxonomy warranted? Systematic Zoology 38(1):57–69.

Cannatella, D. C. and L. Trueb. 1988. Evolution of pipoid frogs: Intergeneric relationships of the aquatic frog family Pipidae (Anura). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 94:1–38. pdf

Cannatella, D. C. and L. Trueb. 1988. Evolution of pipoid frogs: Morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Pseudhymenochirus. Journal of Herpetology 22(4):439–456.

Cannatella, D. C. 1988. Review: La nomenclature supragénérique des amphibiens anoures, by Alain Dubois. Herpetological Review 19(2):44.

Duellman, W. E., Cadle, J. E., and D. C. Cannatella. 1988. A new species of terrestrial Phyllomedusa from Peru. Herpetologica 44(1):91–95.

Poinar, G. O. and D. C. Cannatella. 1988. Response: Significance of frog in amber. Science 239:1478.

Poinar, G. O. and D. C. Cannatella. 1987. An upper Eocene frog from the Dominican Republic and its implication for Caribbean biogeography. Science 237(4819):1215–1216.

Trueb, L. and D. C. Cannatella. 1986. Systematics, morphology, and phylogeny of the genus Pipa (Anura:Pipidae). Herpetologica 42(4):412–449.

Cannatella, D. C. and W. W. Lamar. 1986. Synonymy and distribution of Centrolenella orientalis, with notes on its life-history (Anura: Centrolenidae). Journal of Herpetology 20(3):307–317.

Cannatella, D. C. 1986. A new species of Osornophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Andes of Ecuador. Copeia 1986(3):618–622.

Cannatella, D. C. 1985. A new genus of bufonid (Anura) from South America, and phylogenetic relationships of the Neotropical genera. Herpetologica 42(2):197–205.

Gray, P. and D. C. Cannatella. 1985. A new species of Atelopus (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Andes of northern Peru. Copeia 1985(4):910–917.

Cannatella, D. C. 1985. The systematic status of Syrrhophus juninensis Shreve (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98(4):774–777.

Cannatella, D. C. 1985. Family Leptodactylidae, pp. 234–349, and Family Centrolenidae, pp. 77–86. In Amphibian species of the world. Darrel Frost (ed.). Allen Press and the Association of Systematics Collections.

Cannatella, D. C. and W. E. Duellman. 1984. Leptodactylid frogs of the Physalaemus pustulosus group. Copeia 1984(4):902–921.

Cannatella, D. C. 1984. Review: Catalogue of New World amphibians. By Keith A. Harding. Copeia 1984(3):804–805.

Cannatella, D. C. 1984. Two new species of the leptodactylid frog genus Phrynopus, with comments on the phylogeny of the genus. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas 113:1–16.

Hillis, D. M. and D. C. Cannatella. 1983. Calculation of indices of genetic distance, genetic similarity, and average homozygosity: correction of Green's computer program. Journal of Heredity 74:115.

Cannatella, D. C. 1983. Synonymy and distribution of Phyllomedusa boliviana Boulenger (Anura: Hylidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(1):59–66.

Cannatella, D. C. and W. E. Duellman. 1982. Two new species of Centrolenella, with a brief review of the genus in Peru and Bolivia. Herpetologica 38(3):380–388.

Cannatella, D. C. 1982. Leaf-frogs of the Phyllomedusa perinesos group (Anura:Hylidae). Copeia 1982(3):501–513.

Trueb, L. and D. C. Cannatella. 1982. The cranial osteology and hyolaryngeal apparatus of Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Anura:Rhinophrynidae) with comparisons to Recent pipid frogs. Journal of Morphology 171(1):11–40.

Cannatella, D. C. 1981. A new Atelopus from Ecuador and Colombia. Journal of Herpetology 15(2):133–38.

Cannatella, D. C. 1980. Two new species of Centrolenella from Bolivia (Anura: Centrolenidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93(3):714–24.

Cannatella, D. C. 1980. A review of the Phyllomedusa buckleyi group (Anura:Hylidae). Occ. Pap. of the Museum of Natural History, The University of Kansas (87):1–40.