The complex evolutionary history of the tympanic middle ear in frogs and toads (Anura) MO Pereyra, MC Womack, JS Barrionuevo, BL Blotto, D Baldo, M Targino, ... Scientific Reports 6 (1), 34130, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
Comment on “Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity” MR Lambert, MC Womack, AQ Byrne, O Hernández-Gómez, CF Noss, ... Science 367 (6484), eaay1838, 2020 | 47 | 2020 |
Two‐hundred million years of anuran body‐size evolution in relation to geography, ecology and life history MC Womack, RC Bell Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33 (10), 1417-1432, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
State of the Amphibia 2020: A review of five years of amphibian research and existing resources MC Womack, E Steigerwald, DC Blackburn, DC Cannatella, A Catenazzi, ... Ichthyology & Herpetology 110 (4), 638-661, 2022 | 37* | 2022 |
Larger genomes linked to slower development and loss of late-developing traits MC Womack, MJ Metz, KL Hoke The American Naturalist 194 (6), 854-864, 2019 | 24 | 2019 |
Earless toads sense low frequencies but miss the high notes MC Womack, J Christensen-Dalsgaard, LA Coloma, JC Chaparro, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284 (1864), 20171670, 2017 | 23 | 2017 |
Evolution of the unique anuran pelvic and hind limb skeleton in relation to microhabitat, locomotor mode, and jump performance SM Buttimer, N Stepanova, MC Womack Integrative and Comparative Biology 60 (5), 1330-1345, 2020 | 18 | 2020 |
Unraveling the heritage of lost traits A Sadier, KE Sears, M Womack Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental …, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
Anuran limbs reflect microhabitat and distal, later-developing bones are more evolutionarily labile N Stepanova, MC Womack Evolution 74 (9), 2005-2019, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
Sensitive high-frequency hearing in earless and partially eared harlequin frogs (Atelopus) MC Womack, J Christensen-Dalsgaard, LA Coloma, KL Hoke Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (10), jeb169664, 2018 | 15 | 2018 |
Invasive vegetation affects amphibian skin microbiota and body condition O Hernández-Gómez, AQ Byrne, AR Gunderson, TS Jenkinson, CF Noss, ... PeerJ 8, e8549, 2020 | 14 | 2020 |
Trait independence primes convergent trait loss MC Womack, TS Fiero, KL Hoke Evolution 72 (3), 679-687, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
Better late than never: effective air-borne hearing of toads delayed by late maturation of the tympanic middle ear structures MC Womack, J Christensen-Dalsgaard, KL Hoke Journal of Experimental Biology 219 (20), 3246-3252, 2016 | 10 | 2016 |
Ocular lens morphology is influenced by ecology and metamorphosis in frogs and toads AT Mitra, MC Womack, DJ Gower, JW Streicher, B Clark, RC Bell, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289 (1987), 20220767, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
Morphology and putative function of the colon and cloaca of marine and freshwater snakes LS Babonis, MC Womack, DH Evans Journal of Morphology 273 (1), 88-102, 2012 | 8 | 2012 |
Prolonged middle ear development in Rhinella horribilis MC Womack, JL Stynoski, MK Voyles, LA Coloma, KL Hoke Journal of Morphology 279 (10), 1518-1523, 2018 | 7* | 2018 |
The mechanics of air breathing in African clawed frog tadpoles, Xenopus laevis (Anura: Pipidae) JR Phillips, AE Hewes, MC Womack, K Schwenk Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (10), jeb243102, 2022 | 6 | 2022 |
Whispers from vestigial nubbins: Arrested development provokes trait loss in toads JL Stynoski, MC Womack, FA Trama, LA Coloma, KL Hoke Evolution & Development 23 (1), 5-18, 2021 | 4 | 2021 |
Developmental plasticity in Anurans: meta-analysis reveals effects of larval environments on size at metamorphosis and timing of metamorphosis MA Albecker, SMK Strobel, MC Womack Integrative and Comparative Biology 63 (3), 714-729, 2023 | 2 | 2023 |
Evolutionary rates and shape variation along the anuran vertebral column with attention to phylogeny, body size, and ecology KA Adler, DL De Nault, CM Cardoza, M Womack Evolution 76 (11), 2724-2738, 2022 | 2 | 2022 |