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W. Smith

Associate Professor

University of Kansas

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

W. Smith is currently serving as a Biology Associate Professor at University of Kansas.

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W. Smith

University of Kansas

Associate Professor

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evolutionary biology fish biology phylogenetics avian biology marine biology biology ecology morphology (biology) anatomy evolutionary taxonomies bioluminescence morphology zoology speciation genetics molecular evolution biogeography cladistics laterophysic connection bioluminescent organs diversification (marketing strategy) systematics animal science ornithology taxonomy (biology) ecology evolution plo biology insect science vertebrate paleontology biological evolution avian evolution phylogeny comparison zoological taxonomy deep sea integrative biology ray-finned fishes first evidence mammalian biology luminescence animal ecology genome biology animal physiology animal behavior phylogenetic methods evolutionary theory phylogenomics arthropod taxonomy coral reefs animal taxonomy algal biology sexual selection skeletal imaging bone imaging long-term ecological research oceanographic research acoustical oceanography auditory science bioacoustics auditory physiology acoustic ecology ray-finned fish phylogeny spiny-rayed fishes functional appraisal labroid fishes phylogenetic road map piscine venoms percid fishes broad taxonomic sampling covert world fish biofluorescence cichlid fishes mail-cheeked fishes morphological evidence character evolution

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

First Evidence of Sexual Dimorphism in Olfactory Organs of Deep-Sea Lanternfishes (Myctophidae). PeerJ (2024)

Rene P. MartinW. Leo Smith

sexual dimorphismdeep-sea lanternfishesfish biologyanatomyneuroscienceavian biologyolfactory organsevolutionary biologymarine biologyophthalmologyentomologyfirst evidence

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

Long-Term Ecological Research in Freshwaters Enabled by Regional Biodiversity Collections, Stable Isotope Analysis, and Environmental Informatics. BioScience (2023)

Thomas F TurnerHenry L Bart JrFrank McCormickAlexi C BesserRachel E BowesKrista A CappsEmily S DeArmonCasey B DillmanKatelyn P DriscollAubrey DuggerGregor L HamiltonPhillip M HarrisDean A HendricksonJoel HoffmanJason H KnouftRyan F LepakHernán López-FernándezCarmen G MontañaSeth D NewsomeAllison A PeaseW Leo SmithChristopher A TaylorRachel L Welicky

long-term ecological researchstable isotope analysisecologyenvironmental informaticsregional biodiversity collections

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

Anatomy and Evolution of Bioluminescent Organs in the Slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae). Journal of Morphology (2021)

Michael J. GhedottiHannah M. DeKayAlex J. MaileW. Leo SmithMatthew P. Davis

morphologyanatomydevelopmental biologybiologymorphology (biology)evolutionary biologybioluminescencebioluminescent organs

Author Response for"Anatomy and Evolution of Bioluminescent Organs in the Slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae)". (2021)

None Michael J. GhedottiNone Hannah M. DeKayNone Alex J. MaileNone W. Leo SmithNone Matthew P. Davis

anatomyevolutionary biologybioluminescenceauthor responsebioluminescent organs

The Phylogeny of Carangiform Fishes: Morphological and Genomic Investigations of a New Fish Clade. Copeia (2020)

Matthew G. GirardMatthew P. DavisW. Leo Smith

morphologyfish biologyavian biologycarangiform fishesgenomic investigationsmorphology (biology)evolutionary biology

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W. Smith

Associate Professor

University of Kansas

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Biology

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

W. Smith is currently serving as a Biology Associate Professor at University of Kansas.

Honors

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Experiences

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University of Kansas

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

First Evidence of Sexual Dimorphism in Olfactory Organs of Deep-Sea Lanternfishes (Myctophidae). PeerJ (2024)

Rene P. MartinW. Leo Smith

sexual dimorphismdeep-sea lanternfishesfish biologyanatomyneuroscienceavian biologyolfactory organsevolutionary biologymarine biologyophthalmologyentomologyfirst evidence

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

Long-Term Ecological Research in Freshwaters Enabled by Regional Biodiversity Collections, Stable Isotope Analysis, and Environmental Informatics. BioScience (2023)

long-term ecological researchstable isotope analysisecologyenvironmental informaticsregional biodiversity collections

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

Anatomy and Evolution of Bioluminescent Organs in the Slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae). Journal of Morphology (2021)

Michael J. GhedottiHannah M. DeKayAlex J. MaileW. Leo SmithMatthew P. Davis

morphologyanatomydevelopmental biologybiologymorphology (biology)evolutionary biologybioluminescencebioluminescent organs

Author Response for"Anatomy and Evolution of Bioluminescent Organs in the Slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae)". (2021)

None Michael J. GhedottiNone Hannah M. DeKayNone Alex J. MaileNone W. Leo SmithNone Matthew P. Davis

anatomyevolutionary biologybioluminescenceauthor responsebioluminescent organs

The Phylogeny of Carangiform Fishes: Morphological and Genomic Investigations of a New Fish Clade. Copeia (2020)

Matthew G. GirardMatthew P. DavisW. Leo Smith

morphologyfish biologyavian biologycarangiform fishesgenomic investigationsmorphology (biology)evolutionary biology

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