Philip Myers, Associate Professor
and Associate Curator of Mammals
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan
1 July 2007
Education
B.A. (Zoology) Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. 1969.
Ph.D. (Zoology) University of California, Berkeley, CA. 1975.
Awards and Honors
B.A. With Distinction, Swarthmore, 1969.
Phi Beta Kappa, Swarthmore, 1969.
Sigma Xi, Swarthmore, 1969.
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1969-1972.
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History, 1988-present.
Smithsonian-ComputerWorld nomination for innovative use of technology in teaching, 1998
Joseph Grinnell Award for Excellence in Teaching, American Society of Mammalogists, 1999
LSA Excellence in Education Award 2004
Academic Positions Held
1969-72 1974: research assistant or curatorial assistant, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
1974 (spring): teaching assistant, Dept. Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
1975-1976: Visiting Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Curator of Mammals, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
1976-1982: Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator of Mammals, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
1982-present: Associate Professor and Associate Curator of Mammals, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan.
Recent Grants
NSF DBI 9876813. Support for the Collections of the Mammal Division. $211,476. 6/1/99 – 5/31/01
Chicago Zoological Society. Habitat specificity in small mammals and the effects of agroforestry on the mammalian fauna of the Gunug Palung region, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. $2,700. 6/1/99-8/5/2000
NSF REC-0089283. BioKIDS: Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species. $4,564,681. 1/1/01-12/31/05
LSA - Instructional Technology Award. Using Technology to Enhance Teaching about Animals. $25,000. 1/1/01 - 12/31/04
NSF Development of an Integrated Network for Distributed Databases of Mammals. $92,531 subcontract on a grant awarded to University of California, Berkeley. 9/1/01-8/31/03.
Huron Mountain Club. Global Warming: Are Northern Michigan's Boreal Mammals Feeling the Heat? $11,589. 3/1/04-10/1/07
National Science Foundation. Dissertation Research: Phylogenetic Persistence of Modularity of the Rodent skull. (coPI with Eladio Marquez and Miriam Zelditch) $11,995. 6/1/04 – 5/31/06.
National Science Foundation. DeepThink: Thinking Deeply about Biodiversity and Ecology. $2,974,263. 10/1/06-12/30/09. co-PI with Nancy Songer.
National Science Foundation. Exploring Natural History: Promoting Active Learning in Ecology and Biodiversity. 3/17/07 – 3/16/09. $149,096.
Courses taught (University of Michigan)
Biology 108, Introduction to Animal Diversity (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Biology 195, Introduction to Biology (1993)
Biology 252, Comparative Evolutionary Biology of the Vertebrates (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983).
Biology 451, Biology of Mammals (1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006)
Biology 453, Field Mammalogy (taught at the University of Michigan Biological Station) (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006).
Sample publications and manuscripts in press
Patton, J. L., S. Y. Yang, and P. Myers. 1975. Genetic and morphological divergence among introduced rat populations (Rattus rattus) of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Syst. Zool., 24:296-31O.
Wetzel, R. M., R. E. Dubos, R. L. Martin, and P. Myers. 1975. Catagonus, an "extinct" peccary, alive in Paraguay. Science, 189:379-381.
Myers, P. 1977. Patterns of reproduction of four species of vespertilionid bats in Paraguay. Univ. Calif. Publ. Zool., 1O7:1-41.
--------. 1978. Sexual dimorphism in size of bats of the family Vespertilionidae. Amer. Natur., 112:7O1-711.
--------. 1978. A method for determining the age of living small mammals. J. Zool., Lond. 184:551-555.
Myers, P., and M. D. Carleton. 1981. The species of Oryzomys (Oligoryzomys) in Paraguay and the identity of Azara's "Rat sixieme ou Rat a Tarse Noir". Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich., 161:1-41.
Myers, P. 1982. Origins and affinities of the mammal fauna of Paraguay. in Mammalian Biology in South America. M. A. Mares and H. H. Genoways, eds. Spec. Publ. Ser., Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, Pittsburgh, 6:84-93.
Myers, P. and L. L. Master. 1983. Reproduction by Peromyscus maniculatus: size and compromise. J. Mammal, 64:1-18.
Myers, P., R. M. Wetzel. 1983. Systematics and zoogeography of the bats of the Chaco Boreal. Misc. Pubs., Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, No. 165. pp. 1-59.
Myers, P., L. L. Master, and A. R. Garrett. 1985. Ambient temperature and rainfall: an effect on sex ratio and litter size in deer mice. J. Mammal., 66:289-298.
Myers, P. and J. L. Patton. 1989. The Akodon of Peru and Bolivia -- revision of the fumeus group (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Occ. Pap. Mus. Zool., Univ. Michigan, 721:1-35.
Patton, J. L., P. Myers, and M. F. Smith. 1989. Electromorphic variation in selected South American akodontine rodents (Muridae: Sigmodontinae), with comments on systematic implications. Z. Saugetier., 54:347-359.
Nachman, M. W., and P. Myers. 1989. Exceptional chromosomal mutations in a rodent population are not strongly underdominant. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 86:6666-6670.
Myers, P. 1989. A preliminary revision of the varius group of Akodon (A. dayi, dolores, molinae, neocenus, simulator, toba, and varius). Pp. 5-54 in Mammals of the Americas: essays in honor of Ralph M. Wetzel. K. H. Redford and J. F. Eisenberg, eds.
Myers, P., J. L. Patton, and M. F. Smith. 1990. Revision of the boliviensis group of Akodon (Muridae: Sigmodontinae), with emphasis on Peru and Bolivia. Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan., 177:1-105.
Patton, J. L., P. Myers, and M. F. Smith. 1990. Vicariant versus gradient models of diversification: the small mammal fauna of eastern Andean slopes of Peru. pp. 355-371 in Vertebrates in the Tropics. G. Peters and R. Hutterer, eds. Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn.
Voss, R. S. and P. Myers. 1991. Pseudoryzomys simplex (Rodentia: Muridae) and the significance of Lund's collections from the caves of Lagoa Santa, Brazil. in Festschrift for Karl Koopman, T. Griffiths and D. Klingener, eds.
Myers, P., B. L. Lundrigan, and P. K. Tucker. 1995. Molecular phylogenetics of oryzomyine rodents: the genus Oligoryzomys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 4:372-382.
Myers, P., B. L. Lundrigan, B. W. Gillespie, and M. L. Zelditch. 1996. Phenotypic plasticity in skull and dental morphology in the Prairie Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii). J. Morphology, 229:229-237.
Myers, P., J. D. Smith, H. Lama, B. Lama, and K. Koopman. 2000. A recent collection of bats from Nepal, with notes on Eptesicus dimissus. Z. Saugetierkunde, 65:149-156.
Simms Parr, C. and P. Myers. 2001. Interactive Exploration of Kingdom Animalia Using the Animal Diversity Web. Pp. 470-475 in Tested Studies for Laboratory Teaching, S. J. Karcher, ed. Proceedings of the 22nd Workshop/Conference of the Association for Biology Laboratory Education.
Myers, P., A. Taber, and I. Gamarra de Fox. 2002. La mastozoologia en Paraguay. pp. 453-502 in Diversidad y Conservacion de los Mamiferos Neotropicales. G. Ceballos and J. A. Simonetti, eds. UNAM, Mexico, DF.
Carstens, B., B. L. Lundrigan, and P. Myers. 2003. A phylogeny of the American nectar-feeding bats (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from morphological and molecular data. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 9:23-53.
Holman, J. A., B. L. Lundrigan, and P. Myers. 2003. Late Holocene (Little Ice Age Interval) microvertebrates from Mackinac County, Michigan. Michigan Academician, 35:159-170.
Myers, P., B. L. Lundrigan, and B. Vande Kopple. 2005. Climate change and the distribution of Peromyscus in Michigan—is global warming already having an impact? pp. 101-125 in E. A. Lacey and P. Myers, eds. Mammalian Diversification: from Chromosomes to Phylogeography. University of California Publications in Zoology.
D’Elia, G., U. F. J. Pardinas, and P. Myers. 2005. An introduction to the genus Bibimys (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). Phylogenetic position and alpha taxonomy. in E. A. Lacey and P. Myers, eds. Mammalian Diversification: from Chromosomes to Phylogeography. University of California Press.
Lacey, E. A., and P. Myers (eds). 2005. Mammalian Diversification: from Chromosomes to Phylogeography. University of California Press.
Parr, C. S., R. Espinosa, T. Dewey, G. Hammond, P. Myers. 2005. Building a biodiversity content management system for science, education, and outreach. Data Science Journal, 4:1-11.
Goncalvez, P. R., P. Myers, J. F. Vilela, J. A. de Oliveira. 2007. Systematics of the genus Akodon (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae) in southeastern Brazil and implications for the biogeography of the campos de altitude. Miscellaneous Publications, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 197:1-24.
Corace, R. G. III, B. L. Lundrigan, and P. Myers. 2006. Nest site habitat and prey use of a breeding pair of Great Gray Owls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Passenger Pigeon, 68:353-360.
Software Development
Parr, C.S., Espinosa, R., Jones, T., McDonald, S., Songer, N.B., Myers, P. (2002) Introductory-level CyberTracker sequence for Detroit-area wildlife, augmented by web-based data summary and display. The University of Michigan.
Online Resource Development
Myers, P., Dewey, T., Espinosa, R., Hammond, G., Jones, T., and Parr, C. (1995-present). Animal Diversity Web (On-line). Available at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ .
Espinosa, R., Dewey, T., Hammond, G., Parr, C.S., Jones, T., Pappas, J., and Myers, P. (2002) BioKIDS Critter Catalog (On-line). Available at http://www.animaldiversity.org/biokids.
Ph.D. students who have completed their degrees
Carleton, M. D. 1979. Phylogenetic relationships in neotomine-peromyscine rodents (Muroidea) and a reappraisal of the dichotomy within New World Cricetinae.
Foltz, D. J. 1979. Genetics and mating system of the oldfield mouse (Peromyscus polionotus). (cochair with R. D. Alexander).
Redding, R. W. 198l. Decision making in subsistence herding of sheep and goats in the Middle East. (cochair with H. Wright).
Voss, R.S. 1983. Comparative morphology and systematics of ichthyomyine rodents (Muroidea).
Dobson, F. S. 1984. Mating systems, population dynamics, and life history patterns in ground squirrels.
Creighton, G. K. 1984. Phylogeny and classification of the Didelphinae. (cochair with G. Smith).
Heideman, P. D. 1986. The reproductive ecology of a community of Philippine fruit bats (Pteropodidae, Megachiroptera). (cochair with L. R. Heaney).
Gibbs, H. Lisle. 1988. Selection on morphological, behavioral, and life history variation in a population of Darwin's Medium Ground Finches (Geospiza fortis).
Lundrigan, B. L. 1989. The evolution and functional significance of bovid horns. (cochair with L. R. Heaney).
Nachman, M. N. 1990. Chromosomal evolution in the South American Marsh Rats, Holochilus brasiliensis and Holochilus chacarius. (cochair with W. Brown).
Rieger, J. F. 1991. Female investment strategies and reproductive success in the Unita Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus armatus. (cochair with R. W. Wrangham).
Birch, J. M. 1995. Wing variation in North American vespertilionid bats.
Meagher, S. A. 1995. Ecology, genetics, and coevolution of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis and a nematode (Capillaria hepatica) in Michigan.
Jansa, S. A. 1998. Molecular phylogeny and Biogeography of Madagascar’s native rodents (Muridae: Nesomyinae). (cochair with P. K. Tucker).
D’Elia, G. 2002. Testing patterns and processes of diversification of a South American group of land mammals (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae)
Gorog, Antonia. 2003. Historical biogeography of small mammals in the Sunda Region of Southeast Asia.
Friedrich, Teresa. 2003. Ecology of sympatric species of Peromyscus as hosts for Ixodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi in northern Michigan Forests. (cochair with M. Wilson)
Wund, Matthew. 2005. Learning in the development of phenotypically plastic bat echolocation (cochair with B. Hazlett)
Dewey, Tanya. 2006. Phylogeography, and Systematics of North American Long-eared Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
MA students who have completed their degrees
Ryan, J. M. 1982. Distribution and comparative ecology of the pygmy (Sorex hoyi) and masked (Sorex cinereus) shrews in Northern Lower Michigan.
Garrett, R. A. 1983. The effect of temperature on the secondary sex ratio of prairie deermice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii).
Poor, A.P. 2006. Changes in the small mammal fauna of the Huron Mountain Club, Marquette County, Michigan: an effect of global warming?
Postdoctoral students
L. L Master, C. S. Parr, T. Jones
Current Ph.D. students whose committee I chair or co-chair
Candidates: E. Marquez (cochair with Miriam Zelditch), L. Luna
Current MS students
J. Wan, T. Sato (SNRE)
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