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PUBLICATIONS

Brown, Brian V. and P.T. Smith. 2008. Combined Molecular and Morphological Phylogeny of the Bee-killing Flies Genus Melaloncha Brues (Diptera: Phoridae). Systematic Entomology. (submitted)

Germano, D.J. and P.T. Smith and S. P. Tabor 2008. Molecular Evidence for Parthenogenesis in the Sierra Garter Snake, Thamnophis couchii (Colubridae). Southwestern Naturalist. (submitted)

Smith. P.T. and B.V. Brown. 2008. Utility of DNA Sequences for Inferring Phylogenetic Relationships and Associating Morphologically Dissimilar Males and Females of the Bee-Killing Flies, Genus Melaloncha. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 101: 713-721. PDF

Germano, D.J., P.T. Smith and S. P. Tabor 2007. Food Habits of the Blunt-Nosed leopard Lizard (Gambelia sila). Southwestern Naturalist. 52: 319-324. Abstract

Smith, P.T. and B.V. Brown 2006. Molecular Evidence for the Family Classification of Tachinisca Kertesz, 1903 (Diptera: Tephritoidea). Studia Dipterologica. 13: 149-154. Abstract

Smith, P.T. 2005. Mitochondrial DNA variation among populations of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata. Journal of Insect Science 5:41, available online: insectscience.org/5.41. PDF

Smith, P.T., Kambhampati, S, and  Armstrong, K.A. 2005 Phylogenetic Relationships, Character Evolution, and Biogeography of Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inferred from a Combined Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA . Insect Systematics and Evolution. 36: 343-360. Abstract

Smith, P.T., McPheron, B.A. and S. Kambhampati 2003. Phylogenetic Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Supports the Monophyly of Dacini Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 95: 658-664. PDF

Smith, P.T., Kambhampati, S, and  Armstrong, K.A. 2003. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Bactrocera  species (Diptera: Tephritidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26: 8-17. PDF

Smith, P.T., Krager, K., Cronin, J.T. and Kambhampati, S. 2002. Genetic Variation Among Host Races of Eurosta solidaginis Fitch (Diptera: Tephritidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 25: 372-376. PDF

Smith, P.T. and S. Kambhampati. 2000. Evolutionary Transitions In Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). In A. Austin and M. Dowton (eds.), Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity and Biological Control. CSIRO Publishing, Australia. PDF

Burnside, C.A, P.T. Smith and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Three new species of the wood roach, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), from the eastern United States. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 72: 361-378.

Smith, P.T., S. Kambhampati, W. Voelkl and M. Mackauer. 1999. A phylogeny of aphid parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) inferred from mitochondrial NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 11: 236-245. PDF

Smith, P.T. and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Status of the Cotesia flavipes species complex (Braconidae: Microgastrinae) based on mitochondrial 16S rRNA and NADH 1 dehydrogenase gene sequence. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 72: 282-290.

Burnside, C.A, P.T. Smith and S. Kambhampati. 1999. Three new species of the wood roach, Cryptocercus (Blattodea: Cryptocercidae), from the eastern United States. WWW Journal of Biology. Vol 4. http://epress.com/w3jbio/vol4/burnside/index.html.

Kambhampati, S. and P.T. Smith. 1995. PCR primers for the amplification of four insect mitochondrial gene fragments. Insect Molecular Biology. 4: 233-236. PDF

Smith, P.T., W.K. Reisen and D.A. Cowles. 1995. Interspecific competition between Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus. Journal of Vector Ecology. 2: 139-146.

Reisen, W.K., P.T. Smith and H.D. Lothrop. 1995. Short-term reproductive diapause by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Coachella Valley of California. Journal of Medical Entomology. 32: 654-662.