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John S. Sparks | Researchclopedia

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John S. Sparks

American Museum of Natural History ORCID

130

Works

2,804

Citations

26

h-index

43

i10-index

Research Topics

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Fish biology, ecology, and behavior Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Affiliations

Fauna and Flora International1984–1984

American Museum of Natural History2003–2026

University of Michigan–Ann Arbor2001–2002

Field Museum of Natural History2012–2012

Yale University2012–2012

Top Works

The Evolution of Pharyngognathy: A Phylogenetic and Functional Appraisal of the Pharyngeal Jaw Key Innovation in Labroid Fishes and Beyond

Peter C. Wainwright,William L. Smith,et al.

2012258 citations

Fish Ecology and Management Studies

bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar

Mitchell T. Irwin,Patricia C. Wright,et al.

2010231 citations

The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon

John S. Sparks,Robert C. Schelly,et al.

2014173 citations

Phylogeny and biogeography of cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae)

John S. Sparks,W. Leo Smith

2004163 citations

Repeated and Widespread Evolution of Bioluminescence in Marine Fishes

Matthew P. Davis,John S. Sparks,et al.

2016131 citations

Phylogeny, taxonomy, and evolution of Neotropical cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae)

W. Leo Smith,Prosanta Chakrabarty,et al.

2008114 citations

Species-specific bioluminescence facilitates speciation in the deep sea

Matthew P. Davis,Nancy I. Holcroft,et al.

2014103 citations

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and South Asian cichlids (Teleostei: Perciformes: Cichlidae)

2003101 citations

Phylogeny and biogeography of the Malagasy and Australasian rainbowfishes (Teleostei: Melanotaenioidei): Gondwanan vicariance and evolution in freshwater

John S. Sparks,W. Leo Smith

200497 citations