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Matthew P. Davis

St. Cloud State University

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Biology & Chemistry

St. Cloud State University

NoneMatthew P. Davis is currently serving as a Biology & Chemistry faculty at St. Cloud State University.

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evolutionary biology biology fish biology marine biology phylogenetics morphology (biology) zoology ecology avian biology morphology vertebrate paleontology systematics bioluminescence anatomy bioluminescent organs oceanography systematic entomology speciation biogeography plo biology animal science taxonomy (biology) morphological evidence genetics diversification (marketing strategy) ornithology systematic palaeontology deep sea integrative biology evolutionary taxonomies animal taxonomy zoogeography phylogeny comparison ray-finned fishes fishery animal ecology aquatic toxicology ecotoxicology genome biology aquatic conservation fishery research biological evolution biomagnification ecophysiology avian evolution zoological taxonomy sexual selection skeletal imaging bone imaging aquatic organisms vertebrate vision invertebrate vision marine biota oceanographic research marine ecology movement ecology ray-finned fish phylogeny fish biofluorescence covert world marine fishes widespread evolution global cichlid biodiversity temporal patterns obligate vertebrate troglobites trans-oceanic sister-group relationship first record elasmobranch visual ecology morphological data lanternfish relationships

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Figure 6 in Dragons of the Deep (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae): Evolutionary Relationships and Taxonomy of the Barbeled Dragonfishes (Stomiinae) and Viperfishes (Chauliodontinae). Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026)

morphologyvertebrate paleontologyecology evolutionzoologysystematic entomologyevolutionary ecologyfish biologyanatomymammalogybiologyphylogeneticssystematicsmorphology (biology)evolutionary biologymolecular evolutionecology and evolutionary biology

The Evolutionary Relationships of Marine Hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) Based on Genomic and Morphological Data. Zootaxa (2026)

The Evolution of Lures in Anglerfishes (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei): Investigating Nature's Tackle Box. Ichthyology & Herpetology (2026)

A Total-Evidence Phylogenetic Approach to Understanding the Evolution, Depth Transitions, and Body-Shape Changes in the Anglerfishes and Allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei). PLoS ONE (2025)

morphologyvertebrate paleontologyecology evolutionsystematic entomologyzoologyhuman evolutionpaleontologyphylogeneticssystematicsmorphology (biology)systematic palaeontologypaleobiologyevolutionary biologyhistorical biologymolecular evolutionbiologyecology

Illuminating the Early Life of Salamanders: Exploring Biofluorescence During Development. Ichthyology & Herpetology (2025)

vertebrate paleontologyzoologyembryologyoptogeneticsevolutionary ecologyethologydevelopmental celldevelopmental biologybiologymorphology (biology)animal behaviornervous systemevolutionary biologydevelopmental systemdevelopmental neurobiologymammalian biologymorphogenesis

The Phylogeny of Bristlemouths, Lightfishes, and Portholefishes With a Revised Family-Level Classification of the Dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes). NOAA professional paper NMFS (2024)

W. Leo SmithMatthew G. GirardH. J. Walker, Jr.Matthew P. Davis

phylogeny comparisonfamily-level classificationphylogeneticssystematicsevolutionary biology

Investigations Into the Ancestry of the Grape-Eye Seabass (Hemilutjanus Macrophthalmos) Reveal Novel Limits and Relationships for the Acropomatiformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Neotropical Ichthyology (2022)

W. Leo SmithMichael J. GhedottiOmar Domínguez-DomínguezCaleb D. McMahanEduardo EspinozaRene P. MartinMatthew G. GirardMatthew P. Davis

hemilutjanus macrophthalmosanthropologygrape-eye seabassevolutionary biologymarine biologyecology

Molecular Phylogeny of the Threadfin Fishes (Polynemidae) Using Ultraconserved Elements. Journal of Fish Biology (2022)

Matthew G. GirardMatthew P. DavisCarole C. BaldwinAgnès DettaïRene P. MartinW. Leo Smith

threadfin fishesultraconserved elementsfish biologyphylogeneticsevolutionary biologymolecular phylogeny

Phylogenetics of Archerfishes (Toxotidae) and Evolution of the Toxotid Shooting Apparatus. Integrative Organismal Biology (2022)

M G GirardM P DavisTan H.H.D J WeddP ChakrabartyW B LudtA P SummersW L Smith

fish biologyzoologyintegrative biologyavian biologybiologyphylogeneticsevolutionary biologyentomologyornithology

The Impact of Evolutionary Trade-Offs Among Bioluminescent Organs and Body Shape in the Deep Sea: A Case Study on Lanternfishes. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers (2022)

Rene P. MartinMatthew P. DavisW. Leo Smith

oceanographyfish biologyoceanographic researchevolutionary trade-offsevolutionary biologymarine biologydeep seabioluminescent organsbody shape

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Matthew P. Davis

St. Cloud State University

Affiliations

Biology & Chemistry

St. Cloud State University

NoneMatthew P. Davis is currently serving as a Biology & Chemistry faculty at St. Cloud State University.

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The Evolutionary Relationships of Marine Hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) Based on Genomic and Morphological Data. Zootaxa (2026)

The Evolution of Lures in Anglerfishes (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei): Investigating Nature's Tackle Box. Ichthyology & Herpetology (2026)

A Total-Evidence Phylogenetic Approach to Understanding the Evolution, Depth Transitions, and Body-Shape Changes in the Anglerfishes and Allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei). PLoS ONE (2025)

Illuminating the Early Life of Salamanders: Exploring Biofluorescence During Development. Ichthyology & Herpetology (2025)

The Phylogeny of Bristlemouths, Lightfishes, and Portholefishes With a Revised Family-Level Classification of the Dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes). NOAA professional paper NMFS (2024)

W. Leo SmithMatthew G. GirardH. J. Walker, Jr.Matthew P. Davis

phylogeny comparisonfamily-level classificationphylogeneticssystematicsevolutionary biology

W. Leo SmithMichael J. GhedottiOmar Domínguez-DomínguezCaleb D. McMahanEduardo EspinozaRene P. MartinMatthew G. GirardMatthew P. Davis

hemilutjanus macrophthalmosanthropologygrape-eye seabassevolutionary biologymarine biologyecology

Molecular Phylogeny of the Threadfin Fishes (Polynemidae) Using Ultraconserved Elements. Journal of Fish Biology (2022)

Matthew G. GirardMatthew P. DavisCarole C. BaldwinAgnès DettaïRene P. MartinW. Leo Smith

threadfin fishesultraconserved elementsfish biologyphylogeneticsevolutionary biologymolecular phylogeny

Phylogenetics of Archerfishes (Toxotidae) and Evolution of the Toxotid Shooting Apparatus. Integrative Organismal Biology (2022)

M G GirardM P DavisTan H.H.D J WeddP ChakrabartyW B LudtA P SummersW L Smith

fish biologyzoologyintegrative biologyavian biologybiologyphylogeneticsevolutionary biologyentomologyornithology

The Impact of Evolutionary Trade-Offs Among Bioluminescent Organs and Body Shape in the Deep Sea: A Case Study on Lanternfishes. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers (2022)

Rene P. MartinMatthew P. DavisW. Leo Smith

oceanographyfish biologyoceanographic researchevolutionary trade-offsevolutionary biologymarine biologydeep seabioluminescent organsbody shape

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