Publications

 

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89. Bossu, C.M., Ceas, P.A., and Near, T.J. In press. Paleodrainage connections and the historical biogeography of Orangethroat Darters (Percidae: Etheostoma: Ceasia). Molecular Ecology.

88. Friedman, M., Z. Johanson, R.C. Harrington, T.J. Near, and M.R. Graham. In press. The oldest fossil remora (Echeneoidea) reveals the evolutionary assembly of the adhesion disc. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1200

87. Near, T.J., A. Dornburg, R.I. Eytan, B.P. Keck, W.L. Smith, K.L. Kuhn, J.A. Moore, S.A. Price, F.T. Burbrink, M. Friedman, and P.C. Wainwright. 2013. Phylogeny and tempo of diversification in the superradiation of spiny-rayed fishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101:12738-21743. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1304661110 [PDF]

86. Niemiller, M.L., G.O. Graening, D.B. Fenolio, J.C. Godwind, J.R. Cooley, W.D. Pearson, B.M. Fitzpatrick and T.J. Near. 2013. Doomed before they are described? The need for conservation assessments of cryptic species complexes using the southern cavefish (Amblyopsidae: Typhlichthys) as a case study. Biodiversity and Conservation. 22:1799-1820. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0514-4 [PDF]

85. Keck, B.P. and T.J. Near. 2013. A new species of Nothonotus darter (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Caney Fork in Tennessee, USA. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 54:3-21. [PDF]

84. Niemiller, M.L., J.R. McCandless, R.G. Reynolds, J. Caddle, T.J. Near, C. R. Tillquist, W.D. Pearson, and B.M. Fitzpatrick. 2013. Effects of climatic and geological processes during the Pleistocene on the evolutionary history of the Northern Cavefish, Amblyopsis spelaea (Teleostei: Amblyopsidae). Evolution. 67:1011-1025. [PDF]

83. Bossu, C.M. and T.J. Near. 2013. Characterization of a contemporaneous hybrid zone between two darter species (Etheostoma bison and E. caeruleum) in the Buffalo River System. Genetica. 141:75-88. [PDF]

82. Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Fitzpatrick, P. Shah, L. Schmitz, and T.J. Near. 2013. Evidence for repeated loss of selective constraint in rhodopsin of amblyopsid cavefishes (Teleostei: Amblyopsidae). Evolution. 67:732-748. [PDF]

81. Near, T.J. and B.P. Keck. 2013. Free from mitochondrial DNA: Nuclear genes and the inference of species trees among closely related darter lineages (Teleostei: Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66:868-876. [PDF]

80. Harrington, R.C., E. Benavides, and T.J. Near. 2013. Phylogenetic inference of nuptial trait evolution in the context of asymmetrical introgression in North American darters (Teleostei). Evolution. 67:388-402 [PDF]

79. Price, S.A., J.J. Tavera, T.J. Near, and P.C. Wainwright. 2013. Elevated rates of morphological and functional diversification in reef-dwelling haemulid fishes. Evolution. 67: 417-428. [PDF]

78. Wainwright, P.C., W.L. Smith, J.S. Sparks, K.L. Tang, L.A. Ferry-Graham, R.I. Eytan, and T.J. Near. 2012. The evolution of pharyngognathy: a phylogenetic and functional appraisal of the pharyngeal jaw key innovation in Labroidei and beyond. Systematic Biology. 61:1001-1027. [PDF]

77. Dornburg, A., J.A. Moore, R. Webster, D.L. Warren, M.C. Brandley, T.L. Inglesias, P.C. Wainwright, and T.J. Near. In press. Molecular phylogenetics of squirrelfishes and soldierfishes (Teleostei: Beryciformes: Holocentridae): reconciling more than 100 years of taxonomic confusion. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65:727-738. [PDF]

76. Near, T.J., R.I. Eytan, A. Dornburg, K.L. Kuhn, J.A. Moore, M.P. Davis, P.C. Wainwright, M. Friedman, and Wm. Leo Smith. 2012. Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing of diversification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109:13698-13703. [PDF]

75. C.D. Jones and T.J. Near. 2012. The reproductive behaviour of Pogonophryne scotti confirms widespread egg-guarding parental care among the Antarctic notothenioids. Journal of Fish Biology. 80:2629-2635. [PDF]

74. Near, T.J. and B.P. Keck. 2012. AFLPs do not support deep phylogenetic relationships among darters (Teleostei: Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Heredity. 108:647-648. [PDF]

73. Wright, J.J., S.R. David, and T.J. Near. 2012. Gene trees, species trees, and morphology converge on a similar phylogeny of living gars (Actinopterygii: Holostei: Lepisosteidae), an ancient clade of ray-finned fishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63:848-856. [PDF]

72. Kelly, N.B., T.J. Near, and S.H. Alonzo. 2012. Diversification of egg-deposition behaviours and the evolution of male parental care in darters (Teleostei: Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25:836-846. [PDF]

71. Near, T.J., M. Sandel, K.L. Kuhn P.J. Unmack, P.C. Wainwright, and W. Leo Smith. 2012. Nuclear gene-inferred phylogenies resolve the relationships of the enigmatic pygmy sunfishes, Elassoma (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63:388-395. [PDF]

70. Niemiller, M.L., T.J. Near, and B.M. Fitzpatrick. 2012. Delimiting species using multilocus data: diagnosing cryptic diversity in the southern cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus (Teleostei: Amblyopsidae). Evolution. 66:846-866. [PDF]

69. Near, T.J., A. Dornburg, K.L. Kuhn, J.T. Eastman, J.N. Pennington, T. Patarnello, L. Zane, D.A. Fernández, and C.D. Jones. 2012. Ancient climate change, antifreeze, and the evolutionary diversification of Antarctic fishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109:3434-3439. [PDF] [F1000]

68. Lau, Y.-T., S.K. Parker, T.J. Near, and H.D. Detrich III. 2012. Evolution and function of the globin intergenic regulatory regions of the Antarctic dragonfishes (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29:1071-1080. [PDF]

67. Dornburg, A., M.C. Brandley, M.R. McGowen, and T.J. Near. 2012. Relaxed clocks and inferences of heterogeneous patterns of nucleotide substitution and divergence time estimates across whales and dolphins (Mammalia: Cetacea). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 29:721-736. [PDF file]

66. Harrington, R.C. and T.J. Near. 2012. Phylogenetic and coalescent strategies of species delimitation in snubnose darters (Percidae: Etheostoma). Systematic Biology. 61:63-69. [PDF file]

65. Near, T.J., C.M. Bossu, G.S. Bradburd, R.L. Carlson, R.C. Harrington, P.R. Hollingsworth, B.P. Keck, and D.A. Etnier. 2011. Phylogeny and temporal diversification of darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Systematic Biology. 60:565-595. [PDF file]

64. Dornburg, A., B. Sidlauskas, F. Santini, L. Sorenson, T.J. Near, and M.E. Alfaro. 2011 The influence of an innovative locomotor strategy on phenotypic diversification: An example using triggerfishes (Balistidae). Evolution. 65:1912-1926. [PDF file]

63. Dornburg, A., J.M. Beaulieu, J.C. Oliver, and T.J. Near. 2011. Integrating fossil preservation biases in the selection of calibrations for molecular divergence time estimation. Systematic Biology. 60:519-527. [PDF file]

62. Price, S.A., R. Holzman, T.J. Near, and P.C. Wainwright. 2011. Coral reefs promote the evolution of morphological diversity and ecological novelty in labrid reef fishes. Ecology Letters. 14: 462-469. [PDF file]

61. Kuhn, K.L., T.J. Near, H.W. Detrich III, and J.T. Eastman. 2011. Biology of the Antarctic dragonfish Vomeridens infuscipinnis (Notothenioidei: Bathydraconidae). Antarctic Science. 23:18-26. [PDF file]

60. Ghigliotti, L., T.J. Near, S. Ferrando, M. Vacchi, and E. Pisano. 2010. Cytogenetic diversity in Antarctic plunderfishes (Notothenioidei: Artedidraconidae). Antarctic Science. 22:805-814. [PDF file]

59. Keck, B.P. and T.J. Near. 2010. A young clade repeating an old pattern: Diversity in Nothonotus darters (Teleostei: Percidae) endemic to the Cumberland River. Molecular Ecology. 19:5030-5042. [PDF file]

58. Price, S.A., P.C. Wainwright, D.R. Bellwood, E. Kazancioglu, D. C. Collar, and T.J. Near. 2010. Functional innovations and morphological diversification in parrotfishes. Evolution. 64:3057-3068. [PDf file]

57. Harmon, L.J., J.B. Losos, T.J. Davies, R.G. Gillespie, J.L. Gittleman, W.B. Jennings, K.H. Kozak, M.A. McPeek, F.Moreno-Roark, T.J. Near, A. Purvis, R.E. Ricklefs, D.Schluter, J.A. Schulte II, O. Seehausen, B.L. Sidlauskas, O. Torres-Carvajal, J.T. Weir, A.Ø. Mooers. 2010. Early bursts of body size and shape evolution are rare in comparative data. Evolution. 64:2385-2396. [PDF file]

56. Keck, B.P. and T.J. Near. 2010. Geographic and temporal aspects of mitochondrial replacement in Nothonotus darters (Teleostei: Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Evolution. 64:1410-1428. [PDF file]

55. Keck, B.P. and T.J. Near. 2009.  Patterns of natural hybridization in darters (Percidae:  Etheostomatinae). Copeia.  2009:758-773. [PDf file]

54. Eakin, R.R., J.T. Eastman, and T.J. Near.  2009.  A new species and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Antarctic fish genus Pogonophryne (Notothenioidei: Artedidraconidae). Copeia.  2009:705-713. [PDF file]

53. Kuhn, K.L. and T.J. Near.  2009.  Phylogeny of Trematomus (Notothenioidei:  Nototheniidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.  Antarctic Science.  21:565-570. [PDF file]

52. Ayache, N.C. and T.J. Near. 2009. The utility of morphological data in resolving the phylogenetic relationships of darters as exemplified with Etheostoma (Teleostei: Percidae). Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History. 50:327-346. [PDF file]

51. Pasachnik, S.A., B.M. Fitzpatrick, T.J. Near, and A. C. Echternacht. 2009. Gene flow between an endangered endemic iguana, and its wide spread relative, on the island of Utila, Honduras: When is hybridization a threat? Conservation Genetics. 10:1247-1254. [PDf file]

50. Near, T.J. 2009. Conflict and resolution between phylogenies inferred from molecular and phenotypic datasets for hagfish, lampreys, and gnathostomes. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 312B:749-761. [PDF file]

49. Kazancioglu, E., T.J. Near, R. Hanel, and P.C. Wainwright. 2009. Influence of feeding functional morphology and sexual selection on diversification rate of parrotfishes (Scaridae). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 276:3449-3446. [PDF file]

48. Heckman, K.L., T.J. Near, and S.H. Alonzo. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships among Boleosoma darter species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 53:249-257. [PDF file]

47. Bossu, C.M. and T.J. Near. 2009. Gene trees reveal repeated instances of mitochondrial DNA introgression in orangethroat darters (Percidae: Etheostoma). Systematic Biology. 58:114-129. [PDF file]

46. Collar, D.C, B.C. O’Meara, P.C. Wainwright, and T.J. Near. 2009. Piscivory limits diversification of feeding morphology in centrarchid fishes. Evolution. 63:1557-1573. [PDF file]
This paper was selected for an Editor’s Choice. Evolution: Unable to diversify. Science 325: 12. [PDF file]

45. Carlson, R.C., P.C. Wainwright, and T.J. Near. 2009. Relationship between species co-occurrence and rate of morphological change in Percina darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Evolution. 63:767-778. [PDF file]

44. Kuhn, K.L., T.J. Near, C.D. Jones, and J.T. Eastman. 2009. Aspects of the biology and population genetics of the Antarctic nototheniid fish Trematomus nicolai. Copeia. 2009: 320-327. [PDF file]

43. Near, T.J., C.D. Jones, and J.T. Eastman. 2009. Geographic intraspecific variation in buoyancy within each of four species of Antarctic notothenioid fishes. Antarctic Science. 21:123-129. [PDF file]

42. Hollingsworth, P.R. and T.J. Near.  2009.  Temporal patterns of diversification and microendemism in Eastern Highland endemic barcheek darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae).  Evolution. 63:228-243. [PDF file]

41. Kawahara, R., M. Miya, K. Mabuchi, T.J. Near, and M. Nishida. 2009. Stickleback phylogenies resolved: Evidence from mitochondrial genomes and 11 nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 50:401-404. [PDF file]

40. Jones, C.D., M.E. Anderson, A.V. Balushkin, G. Duhamel, R.R. Eaking, J.T. Eastman, K.L. Kuhn, G. Lecointre, T.J. Near, A.W. North, D.L. Stein, M. Vacchi, H.W. Detrich III.  2008.  Abundance, new records and population structure of Antarctic demersal fishes from the northern Scotia Arc islands and Bouvetøya.  Polar Biology. 31:1481-1497. [PDF file]

39. Near, T.J. and C.-H.C. Cheng.  2008. Phylogenetics of notothenioid fishes (Teleostei:  Acanthomorpha):  Inferences from mitochondrial and nuclear gene sequences.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  47:832-840. [PDF file]

38. Near, T.J.  2008. Rescued from synonymy:  Percina bimaculata Haldeman, and a molecular phylogenetic analysis of logperch darters (Percidae:  Etheostomatinae).  Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.  49:1-18. [PDF file]

37. Bolnick, D.I., M. Turelli, H. López-Fernández, P.C. Wainwright, and T.J. Near.  2008.  Accelerated mitochondrial evolution and ‘Darwin’s corollary’:  Asymmetric viability of reciprocal F1 hybrids in centrarchid fishes. Genetics.  178:1037-1048. [PDF file]

36. Keck, B.P. and T.J. Near.  2008.  Assessing phylogenetic resolution among mitochondrial, nuclear, and morphological datasets in Nothonotus darters (Teleostei: Percidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  46:708-720. [PDF file]

35. Near, T.J., P.A. Meylan, and H.B. Shaffer.  2008.  Caveats on the use of fossil calibrations for molecular dating:  A reply to Parham and Irmis.  American Naturalist.  171:137-140. [PDF file]

34. Iverson, J.B., R.M. Brown, T.S. Akre, T.J. Near, M. Le, R.C. Thompson, and D.E. Starkey.  2007.  In search of the tree of life for turtles.  Chelonian Research Monographs.  4:85-106. [PDF file]

33. Page, L.M. and T.J. Near.  2007.  A new darter from the Upper Tennessee River Drainage related to Percina macrocephala (Percidae; Etheostomatinae).  Copeia.  605-613. [PDF file]

32. Mittelbach, G.G., D. Schemske, H.V. Cornell, A.P. Allen, J.M. Brown, M. Bush, S.P. Harrison, A.H. Hurlbert, N. Knowlton, H.A. Lessios, C.M. McCain, A.R. McCune, L.A. McDade, M.A. McPeek, T.J. Near, T.D. Price, R.E. Ricklefs, K. Roy, D.F. Sax, D. Schluter, J.M. Sobel, M. Turelli. 2007. Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: Speciation, extinction, and biogeography. Ecology Letters. 10:315-331. [PDF file]

31. Near, T.J., B.J. Kendrick, H.W. Detrich, III, and C.D. Jones.  2007.  Confirmation of neutral buoyancy in Aethotaxis mitopteryx DeWitt (Notothenioidei:  Nototheniidae).  Polar Biology
30:443-447. [PDF file]

30. Near, T.J., S. Parker, and H.W. Detrich, III.  2006.  A genomic fossil reveals key steps in hemoglobin loss by the Antarctic icefishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution.  23:2008-2016.
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29. Near, T.J. and M. Hardman.  2006.  Phylogenetic relationships of Noturus stanauli and N. crypticus, two imperiled freshwater fish species from the southeastern United States.  Copeia.  2006:378-383. [PDF file]

28. Bolnick, D.I, T.J. Near, D.C. Collar, and P.C. Wainwright.  2006.  Divergence in an ecologically significant trait promotes post-zygotic reproductive isolation. Evolutionary Ecology Research.  8:903-913. [PDF file]

27. Near, T.J. and B.P. Keck.  2005.  Dispersal, vicariance, and timing of diversification in Nothonotus darters.  Molecular Ecology.  14:3485-3469. [PDF file]

26. Collar, D.C., T.J. Near, and P.C. Wainwright.  2005  .  Comparative analysis of morphological diversity:  trophic evolution in centrarchid fishes. Evolution.  59:1783-1794. [PDF file]

25. Near, T.J., D.I. Bolnick, and P.C. Wainwright.  2005.  Fossil calibrations and molecular divergence time estimates in centrarchid fishes (Teleostei:  Centrarchidae).  Evolution.  59:1768-1782.
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24. Bolnick, D.I. and T.J. Near.  2005  Tempo of hybrid inviability in centrarchid fishes (Teleostei:  Centrarchidae).  Evolution.  59:1754-1767. [PDF file]

23. Near, T.J., P.A. Meylan, and H.B. Shaffer.  2005. Assessing concordance of fossil calibration points in molecular clock studies:  an example using turtles.  American Naturalist.  165:137-146. [PDF file]

22. Near, T.J. and M.F. Benard.  2004.  Rapid allopatric speciation in logperch darters.  Evolution.  58:2798-2808. [PDF file]

21. Near, T.J. and M.J. Sanderson.  2004.  Assessing the quality of molecular divergence time estimates by fossil calibrations and fossil-based model selection. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society:  Biological Sciences.  359:1477-1483. [PDF file]

20. Near, T. J., J.J. Pesavento, and C.H. Cheng.  2004.  Phylogenetic investigations of Antarctic notothenioid fishes (Perciformes:  Notothenioidei) using complete gene sequences of the mitochondrial encoded 16S rRNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  32:881-891 [PDF file]

19. Near, T.J., D.I. Bolnick, and P.C. Wainwright.  2004.  Investigating phylogenetic relationships of sunfishes and black basses (Actinopterygii:  Centrarchidae) using DNA sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  32:344-357. [PDF file]

18. Hulsey, C.D., F. J. García de León, Y. Sánchez Johnson, D.A. Hendrickson, T.J. Near.  2004.  Temporal diversification of Mesoamerican cichlid fishes across a major biogeographic boundary. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  31:754-764. [PDF file]

17. Near, T.J. 2004.  Estimating divergence times of notothenioid fishes using a fossil-calibrated molecular clock. Antarctic Science.  16:37-44. [PDF file]

16. Cheng, C. -H. C., L. Chen, T.J. Near, and Y. Jin.  2003. Functional antifreeze glycoprotein genes in temperate-water New Zealand nototheniid fish infer an Antarctic origin of speciation.  Molecular Biology and Evolution. 20:1897-1908. [PDF file]

15. Page, L.M., M. Hardman, and T.J. Near.  2003.  Phylogenetic relationships of barcheek darters (Percidae: Etheostoma, Subgenus Catonotus) with descriptions of two new species.  Copeia.  2003:512-530. [PDF file]

14. Near, T.J., T.W. Kassler, J.B. Koppelman, C.B. Dillman, and D.P. Phillip.  2003.  Speciation in North American black basses, Micropterus (Actinopterygii:  Centrarchidae).  Evolution.  57:1610-1621. [PDF file]

13. Near, T. J., J.J. Pesavento, and C.H. Cheng.  2003.  Mitochondrial DNA, morphology, and the phylogenetic relationships of Antarctic icefishes (Notothenioidei:  Channichthyidae).  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  28:87-98. [PDF file]

12. Near, T. J., S.E. Russo, C.D. Jones, and A.L. DeVries.  2003.  Ontogenetic shift in buoyancy and habitat in the Antarctic toothfish, Dissostichus mawsoni (Perciformes:  Nototheniidae).  Polar Biology.  26:124-128. [PDF file]

11. T. W. Kassler, J. B. Koppelman, T. J. Near, C. B. Dillman, J. M. Levengood, D. L. Swofford, J. L. VanOrman, J. E. Claussen, and D. P. Philipp.  2002.  Molecular and morphological analyses of the black basses (Micropterus):  Implications for taxonomy and conservation.  D.P. Philipp and M. S. Ridgeway, editors.  American Fisheries Society Symposium.  31: 291-322. [PDF file]

10. Near, T. J.   2002.  Phylogeny of the Acanthocephala and insights into the evolution of parasitism.  Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly American Zoologist).  42:668-677. [PDF file]

9. Near, T. J.  2002.  Phylogenetic relationships of Percina  (Percidae:  Etheostomatinae).  Copeia.  2002:1-14. [PDF file]

8. Near, T. J., L.M. Page, and R. L. Mayden.  2001.  Intraspecific phylogeography of Percina evides (Percidae:  Etheostomatinae):  An additional test of the Central Highlands pre-Pleistocene vicariance hypothesis.  Molecular Ecology.  10:2235-2240. [PDF file]

7. Near, T. J., J. C. Porterfield, and L. M. Page.  2000.  Evolution of cytochrome b and the molecular systematics of Ammocrypta (Percidae:  Etheostomatinae).  Copeia.  2000:701-711. [PDF file]

6.  Porterfield, J. C., L. M. Page, and T. J. Near.  1999.  Phylogenetic analysis among fantail darters (Percidae:  EtheostomaCatonotus):  Total evidence analysis of morphological and molecular data.  Copeia.  1999:551-564. [PDF file]

5.  Garey, J.R., A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, T. J. Near, & S. A. Nadler.  1998.  The evolutionary relationships of rotifers and acanthocephalans. Hydrobiologia.  387/388:83-91. [PDF file]

4. Near, T. J., J. R. Garey, and S. A. Nadler. 1998.  Phylogenetic relationships of the Acanthocephala inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  10:287-298. [PDF file]

3.  Song, C. B., T. J. Near, and L. M. Page.  1998.  Phylogenetic relationships among percid fishes as inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b DNA sequence data.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.  10:343-353. [PDF file]

2.  Garey, J. R., T. J. Near, M. R. Nonnemacher and S. A. Nadler.  1996.  Molecular evidence for Acanthocephala as a sub-taxon of Rotifera.  Journal of Molecular Evolution.  43:287-292.
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1.  Nadler, S.A., R.L.  Lindquist, and T.J. Near.  1995.  Genetic structure of Midwestern Ascaris suum populations:  A comparison of isozyme and RAPD markers.  Journal of Parasitology.  81:385-394. [PDF file]

Book Chapters and Other Publications

OP5. Warren, M.L. and T.J. Near. In Press. Centrarchidae. In: North American freshwater fishes: ecology, evolution, and behavior. Eds. B.M. Burr and M.L. Warren. John Hopkins University Press.

OP4. Ashton, M.J. and T.J. Near. 2010. Threatened fishes of the world: Percina bimaculata Haldeman 1844 (Percidae: Etheostomatinae). Environmental Biology of Fishes. 88:37-38. [PDF file]

OP3. Near, T.J. and J. B. Koppelman. 2009. Species diversity, phylogeny, and phylogeography of Centrarchidae. Pp. 1-38. In: Centrarchid fishes: Diversity, biology, and conservation. Eds. S.J. Cooke and D.P. Philipp. Blackwell Science. [PDF file]

OP2. Near, T.J. 2009. Notothenioidei. Pp. 339-343. In: Timetree of Life. Eds. S.B. Hedges and S. Kumar. Oxford University Press. [PDF file]

OP1. Near, T.J. and M. Miya. 2009. Actinopterygii. Pp. 328-331. In: Timetree of Life. Eds. S.B. Hedges and S. Kumar. Oxford University Press. [PDF file]