PUBLICATIONS

2025

Marchini M, Keller GM*, Khan N*, Shah R, Saliceti Galarza A*, Starr KB, Apostopoulos A*, Sanger TJ. (2025). Sonic hedgehog and fibroblast growth factor 8 regulate the evolution of amniote facial proportions. Communications Biology. 8:1, 84.

2024

Weberling A, Shylo NA, Kircher BK, Wilson H, McClain M, Marchini M, Starr K, Sanger TJ, Hollfelder F, Trainor P. (2024). Pre-oviposition development of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei). BioRxiv.

Moreno JA, Dudchenko O, Feigin CY, Mereby SA, Chen Z, Ramos R, Almet AA, Sen H, Brack BJ, Johnson MR, Li S, Wang W, Gaska JM, Ploss A, Weisz D, Omer AD, Yao W, Colaric Z, Kaur P, St Leger J, Nie Q, Mena A, Flanagan JP, Keller GM*, Sanger TJ, Ostrow B, Plikus MV, Kvon EZ, Aiden EL, Mallarino R. (2024). Emx2 underlies the development and evolution of marsupial gliding membranes. Nature. 269:8010, 127-135.

Griffing AH, Gamble T, Behere A, Higham TE, Keller GM, Resener J*, Sanger TJ. (2024). Developmental patterns underlying variation in form and function exhibited by house gecko toe pads. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64:5, 1494-1504.

Starr KB, Sherratt E, Sanger TJ. (2024). Large morphological transitions underlie exceptional shape diversification in an adaptive radiation. Scientific Reports. 14:1, 31884.

2023

Gleason GS, Starr K, Sanger TJ, Gunderson AR. (2023). Rapid heat hardening in embryos of the lizard Anolis sagrei. Biology Letters. 19:7, 20230174.

Rochette NC, Rivera‐Colón AG, Walsh J, Sanger TJ, Campbell‐Staton SC, Catchen JM. (2023). On the causes, consequences, and avoidance of PCR duplicates: towards a theory of library complexity. Molecular Ecology Resources. 23:6, 1299-1318.

2022

Swank S, Elazegui E, Janidlo S, Sanger TJ, Bell MA, Stuart YE. (2022). Attempting genetic inference from directional asymmetry during convergent hindlimb reduction in squamates. Ecology and Evolution. 12:e9088.

Griffing AH, Gamble T, Cohn MJ, Sanger TJ. (2022). Convergent developmental patterns underlie the repeated evolution of adhesive toe pads among lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 135, 518–532.

2021

Swank S, Sanger TJ, Stuart YE. (2021). (Non)Parallel developmental mechanisms in vertebrate appendage reduction and loss. Ecology and Evolution. 11:15484–15497.

Sanger, TJ. (2021). Integrative developmental biology in the age of anthropogenic change. Evolution & Development. 23:320–332.

Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Epperlein L, Bauer AM, Cobos Anthony, Higham TE, Naylor E, Gamble T. (2021). And thereby hangs a tail: morphology, developmental patterns and biomechanics of the adhesive tails of crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 288: 20210650.

Sanger TJ, Harding L, Kyrkos J, Turnquist AJ, Epperlein L, Nunez SA, Lachance D, Dhindsa S, Stroud JT, Diaz RE, Czesny B. (2021). Environmental Thermal Stress Induces Neuronal Cell Death and Developmental Malformations in Reptiles. Integrative Organismal Biology. 1-18.

2019

Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Pinto BJ, Stanley EL, Gamble T. (2019). Embryonic development of a parthenogenetic vertebrate, the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Dev Dyn. 248:1070-1090

Stewart, TA, Liang C, Cotney JL, Noonan JP, Sanger TJ, and Wagner GP. (2019). Evidence against tetrapod-wide digital identities and for a limited frame shift in bird wings.  Nature Comm. 3244.

Sanger TJ and Rajakumar R. (2019) How a Growing Organismal Perspective is Adding New Depth to Integrative Studies of Morphological Evolution. Biol. Rev. 94: 184-198.

2018

Sanger TJ, Kyrkos J*, Lachance D*, Czesny B, Stroud JT. (2018). The effects of thermal stress on the early development of the lizard Anolis sagrei. J. Exp. Zool A. 329:244-251

Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Matamoros IC, Nielsen SV, Gamble T. (2018). Protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of a parthenogenetic gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris (Squamata: Gekkonidae). Herp. Rev. 49:230–235. 

2017

Sanger, TJ and Kircher BK. (2017) Model Clades Versus Model Species: Anolis Lizards as an Integrative Model of Anatomical Evolution. In: Avian and Reptilian Developmental Biology, Editor Guojun Sheng. 

2015

Sanger, TJ., Gredler, ML., and Cohn, MJ. (2015) Resurrecting embryos of the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, to resolve vertebrate phallus evolution. Biol. Lett. 11: 20150694. 

Sherratt, E, Castañeda, MdR, Garwood, RJ, Mahler, DL, Sanger, TJ, Herrel, A, de Queiroz, K, Losos, JB. (2015) Amber fossils demonstrate deep-time stability of Caribbean lizard communities. PNAS 112: 9961-9966.

Moczek A, Sears K, Stollewerk A, Wittkopp P, Diggle P, Dworkin I, Ledon-Rettig C, Matus D, Roth S, Abouheif E, Brown F, Chiu C, Cohen S, de Tomaso A, gilbert S, Hall B, Love A, Lyons D, Sanger TJ, Smith J, Specht C, Vallejo-Marin M, Extavour C. (2015) The significance and scope of evolutionary developmental biology: a vision for the 21st century. Evol. Dev. 17: 198-219.

2014

Tschopp P, Sherratt E, Sanger TJ, Groner AC, Aspiras AC, Hu JK, Pourquié O, Gros J, and Tabin CJ. (2014) A shift in the relative location of the cloaca repositions the external genitalia during amniote evolution. Nature 516:391-394.

Gredler, M. L., Larkins, C. E., Leal, F., Lewis, A. K., Herrera, A. M., Perriton, C. L., Sanger, T. J., and Cohn, M. J. (2014). Evolution of External Genitalia: Insights from Reptilian Development. Sexual Development 8:311–326.

Gredler ML, Sanger TJ, and Cohn MJ. (2014) Development of the cloaca, hemipenes, and hemiclitores in the green anole, Anolis carolinesis. Sex. Dev. 9: 21-33.

Sanger TJ, Seav S*, Tokita M, Langerhans B, Sims LM*, Losos JB, Abzhanov A. (2014) The oestrogen pathway underlies the evolution of exaggerated male cranial shapes in Anolis lizards. Proc. R. Soc. B. 20140329.

Ord, T, Collar D, Sanger TJ. (2013) The biomechanical basis of evolutionary change in a territorial display. Funct. Ecol. 27: 1186-1200.

2013

Sanger, TJ, Sheratt E, McGlothlin JW, Brodie, ED, III, Losos JB, Abzhanov A. (2013) Convergent evolution of sexual dimorphism in skull shape using distinct developmental strategies. Evolution. 67: 2180–2193.

Dill, AK*, Sanger TJ, Johnson MJ. (2013) Sexually dimorphic habitat specialization in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis. J. Zoology 290: 135-142.

2012

Sanger, TJ. (2012) The emergence of squamates as model systems of integrative biology. Evol. Dev. 14: 231-233.

 Sanger, TJ, Mahler, DL, Abzhanov A, Losos JB. (2012) Roles for modularity and constraint in the evolution of cranial diversity among Anolis lizards. Evolution. 66: 1525-1545.

Sanger, TJ, Revell LJ, Gibson-Brown JJ, Losos JB. (2012) Repeated modification of early limb morphogenesis programs underlies the evolution of relative long bone length variation among Anolis lizards. Proc. R. Soc. B 279: 739-748. **Cover illustration

2011

 Kusumi K, Kulathinal RJ, Abzhanov A, Boissinot S, Crawford NG, Faircloth BC, Glenn TC, Janes DE, Losos JB, Menke DB, Poe S, Sanger TJ, Schneider C, Stapley J, Wilson-Rawls J. (2011) Developing a community-based genetic nomenclature for anole lizards. BMC Genomics. 12: 554.

Alföldi, J, Di Palma F, Grabherr, M, Williams C, Kong L, Mauceli E, Russell P, Lowe CB, Glor, RE, Jaffe JD, Ray DA, Boissinot S, Shedlock AM, Botka C, Castoe TA, Colbourne JK, Fujita MK, Moreno, RG, Hallers BFT, Haussler D, Heger A, Heiman D, Janes DE, Johnson J, de Jong, PJ, Koriabine MY, Sanger TJ, Searle S, Smith JD, Smith Z, Swofford R, Turner-Maier J, Wade J, Young S, Zadissa A, Edwards SV, Glenn TC, Schneider CJ, Losos JB, Lander ES, Breen M, Pontig CP, Lindblad-Toh, K. (2011). The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals. Nature 477: 587-591.

Sanger TJ, Norgard EA, Pletscher LS, Bevilacqua M, Brooks VR and Cheverud JM. (2011) Developmental and genetic origins of murine long bone length variation. J. Exp. Zoo. B. 316B: 146-161. 

Herrel A, Cottam MD, Godbeer K, Sanger TJ, and Losos JB. (2011) An ecomorphological analysis of native and introduced populations of the endemic lizard Anolis maynardi of the Cayman Islands: implications for conservation. Breviora 522: 1-10. 

Storz JF, Hoffmann FG, Opazo JC, Sanger TJ, Moriyama H. (2011) Developmental regulation of hemoglobin synthesis in the anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis. J. Exp. Biol. 214: 575-581.

Pre-2010

Clabaut C, Herrel A, Sanger TJ, Smith TB, Abzhanov AA. (2009) Development of beak polymorphism in the African seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus. Evol. Dev. 11: 636-646. 

Sanger TJ, Losos JB, Gibson-Brown JJ. (2008) A developmental staging series for the lizard genus Anolis: a reptilian model system for the integration of evolution, development, and ecology. J. Morph. 269: 129 - 137 (cover illustration, highlighted by NewScientist 12/1/11)

Sanger TJ, Hime PJ, Johnson MJ, Diani J, Losos JB. (2008) Laboratory protocols for husbandry and embryo collection of Anolis lizards. Herpetol. Rev. 39: 58-63.

Sanger, TJ. (2006) Tinkering: a metaphor uniting evolutionary and developmental biology. Bioessays 28: 1221-1223.

Sanger TJ and Gibson-Brown J. (2004) The developmental bases of limb reduction and body elongation in squamates. Evolution 58: 2103-2106.

Stager JC and Sanger TJ. (2003) An Adirondack “Heritage Lake.” Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 10:6-10.

Sanger TJ and McCune AR. (2002) Comparative osteology of the Danio (Cyprinidae: Ostariophysi) axial skeleton with comments on Danio relationships based on molecules and morphology. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 135:529-546.

NATURAL HISTORY NOTES

Stroud JT, Sanger TJ. (2018) Hemidactylus mabouia (African House Gecko). Predation by Anolis carolinensis (American Green Anole). Herpetological Review