Matthew Herron

publications

• Leliaert, F., D. R. Smith, H. Moreau, M. D. Herron, H. Verbruggen, C. F. Delwiche, and O. De Clerck. 2012. Phylogeny and molecular evolution of the green algae. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 31(1):1-46. doi: 10.1080/07352689.2011.615705 (pdf)
• Herron, M. D. and M. Doebeli. 2011. Adaptive diversification of a plastic trait in a predictably fluctuating environment. Journal of Theoretical Biology 285:58-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.06.007 (pdf)
• Supplementary content (Mathematica notebooks): Supplement A (s PIPs), Supplement B (two-trait streamplots), Supplement C (two-resident simulations). (Free Mathematica Player needed to view)
• Nedelcu, A. M., W. W. Driscoll, P. M. Durand, M. D. Herron, and A. Rashidi. 2011. On the paradigm of altruistic suicide in the unicellular world. Evolution 65(1):3-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01103.x  (pdf) (F1000 evaluation)
• Herron, M. D., A. G. Desnitskiy, and R. E. Michod. 2010. Evolution of developmental programs in Volvox (Chlorophyta). Journal of Phycology 46(2):316-324. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00803.x  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D. 2009. Many from one: lessons from the volvocine algae on the evolution of multicellularity (invited mini-review). Communicative & Integrative Biology 2(4):368-370. doi: 10.4161/cib.2.4.8611  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D., J. D. Hackett, F. O. Aylward, and R. E. Michod. 2009. Triassic origin and early radiation of multicellular volvocine algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 106(9):3254-3258. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0811205106  (pdf)
• Supporting Information (pdf)
• Pepper, J. W. and M. D. Herron. 2008. Does biology need an organism concept? Biological Reviews 83(4):621-627. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00057.x  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D. and R. E. Michod. 2008. Evolution of complexity in the volvocine algae: transitions in individuality through Darwin's eye. Evolution 62(2):436-451. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00304.x  (pdf)
• Supplementary Online Material (doc)
• Jiang, Z. J., T. A. Castoe, C. C. Austin, F. T. Burbrink, M. D. Herron, J. A. McGuire, C. L. Parkinson, and D. D. Pollock. 2007. Comparative mitochondrial genomics of snakes: substitution rate dynamics and functionality of the duplicate control region. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:123. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-123  (pdf)
• Michod, R. E. and M. D. Herron. 2006. Cooperation and conflict during evolutionary transitions in individuality. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19(5):1406-1409. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01142.x  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D., J. M. Waterman, and C. L. Parkinson. 2005. Phylogeny and historical biogeography of African ground squirrels: the role of climate change in the evolution of Xerus. Molecular Ecology 14(9):2773-2788. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02630.x  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D., T. A. Castoe, and C. L. Parkinson. 2004. Sciurid phylogeny and the paraphyly of Holarctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31(3):1015-1030. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.09.015  (pdf)
• Herron, M. D., and J. M. Waterman. 2004. Xerus erythropus. Mammalian Species 748:1-4. doi: 10.1644/748  (pdf)
• Waterman, J., and M. D. Herron. 2004. Xerus princeps. Mammalian Species 751:1-3. doi: 10.1644/751  (pdf)

published abstracts

• Herron, M D., J. M. Waterman, and C. L. Parkinson. 2004. Evolution of the African ground squirrel genus Xerus: Phylogenetic and phylogeographic patterns reflect the influence of climate change. Florida Scientist 68:S25. (html)
• Herron, M. D., T. A. Castoe, and C. L. Parkinson. 2003. Molecular phylogeny of the Sciuridae inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome-b sequences. Florida Scientist 66:S22.