| An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile E Hekkala, MH Shirley, G Amato, JD Austin, S Charter, J Thorbjarnarson, ... Molecular ecology 20 (20), 4199-4215, 2011 | 230 | 2011 |
| A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World RW Meredith, ER Hekkala, G Amato, J Gatesy Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 60 (1), 183-191, 2011 | 105 | 2011 |
| Molecular evidence for species level divergence in African Nile crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1786) A Schmitz, P Mansfeld, E Hekkala, T Shine, H Nickel, G Amato, W Böhme Comptes Rendus Palevol 2 (8), 703-712, 2003 | 102 | 2003 |
| Genetic evidence of hybridization between the critically endangered Cuban crocodile and the American crocodile: implications for population history and in situ/ex situ conservation Y Milián-García, R Ramos-Targarona, E Pérez-Fleitas, G Sosa-Rodríguez, ... Heredity 114 (3), 272-280, 2015 | 78 | 2015 |
| Molecular assessment of population differentiation and individual assignment potential of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) populations ER Hekkala, G Amato, R DeSalle, MJ Blum Conservation Genetics 11 (4), 1435-1443, 2010 | 73 | 2010 |
| Familiarity and flexible mating strategies of a solitary rodent, Dipodomys ingens JA Randall, ER Hekkala, LD Cooper, J Barfield Animal Behaviour 64 (1), 11-21, 2002 | 63 | 2002 |
| Inter-specific variation in anti-predator behavior in sympatric species of kangaroo rat JA Randall, SM Hatch, ER Hekkala Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 36 (4), 243-250, 1995 | 43 | 1995 |
| Molecular data from contemporary and historical collections reveal a complex story of cryptic diversification in the Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus species group SA Dowell, DM Portik, V de Buffrénil, I Ineich, E Greenbaum, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94, 591-604, 2016 | 42 | 2016 |
| Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene “horned” crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus E Hekkala, J Gatesy Communications Biology, 2021 | 39 | 2021 |
| Integrating molecular, phenotypic and environmental data to elucidate patterns of crocodile hybridization in Belize ER Hekkala, SG Platt, JB Thorbjarnarson, TR Rainwater, M Tessler, ... Royal Society Open Science 2 (9), 150409, 2015 | 39 | 2015 |
| Conservation genetics at the species boundary: Case studies from African and Caribbean crocodiles (genus: Crocodylus) ER Hekkala Columbia University, 2004 | 36 | 2004 |
| Biological inventory of Ranomafana National Park tetrapods using leech-derived iDNA M Fahmy, NAF Ravelomanantsoa, S Youssef, E Hekkala, M Siddall European Journal of Wildlife Research 65 (5), 70, 2019 | 29 | 2019 |
| Genetic evidence supports a distinct lineage of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Greater Antilles Y Milián-García, MA Russello, J Castellanos-Labarcena, M Cichon, ... PeerJ 6, e5836, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
| Historical mitochondrial diversity in African leopards (Panthera pardus) revealed by archival museum specimens C Anco, SO Kolokotronis, P Henschel, SW Cunningham, G Amato, ... Mitochondrial DNA Part A 29 (3), 455-473, 2018 | 26 | 2018 |
| Fine scale patterns of genetic partitioning in the rediscovered African crocodile, Crocodylus suchus (Saint-Hilaire 1807) SW Cunningham, MH Shirley, ER Hekkala PeerJ 4, e1901, 2016 | 25 | 2016 |
| Caught red handed: iDNA points to wild source for CITES-protected contraband leeches KM Williams, M Barkdull, M Fahmy, E Hekkala, ME Siddall, S Kvist European Journal of Wildlife Research 66 (5), 80, 2020 | 24 | 2020 |
| Resurrecting an extinct species: archival DNA, taxonomy, and conservation of the Vegas Valley leopard frog ER Hekkala, RA Saumure, JR Jaeger, HW Herrmann, MJ Sredl, ... Conservation Genetics 12 (5), 1379-1385, 2011 | 24 | 2011 |
| Ideating iDNA: Lessons and limitations from leeches in legacy collections ME Siddall, M Barkdull, M Tessler, MR Brugler, E Borda, E Hekkala PLoS One 14 (2), e0212226, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| High levels of population genetic differentiation in the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) NA Rossi, A Menchaca-Rodriguez, R Antelo, B Wilson, K McLaren, ... PLoS One 15 (7), e0235288, 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Return of a giant: DNA from archival museum samples helps to identify a unique cutthroat trout lineage formerly thought to be extinct MM Peacock, ER Hekkala, VS Kirchoff, LG Heki Royal Society open science 4 (11), 171253, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
Matthew H. ShirleyGlobal Forensics and Justice Center, Florida International UniversityVerified email at fiu.edu
