Publications

The following list describes some of my recent papers and conference presentations. Clicking on a link will take you to a new page containing an abstract, pre/reprint in PDF format and data sets described in each paper.


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Papers

 

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Conference Presentations/Workshops

2005:

V. S. Smith. What is Cybertaxonomy? some case studies from a louse systematist
Invited speaker. The Natural History Museum, London, UK. 16th September, 2005.
 
V. S. Smith & K. P. Johnson. The evolution of microhabitat specialization in parasitic lice: lineage assortment or character displacement?
Joint meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). June 10-14, 2005. University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA.
 
V. S. Smith. Did dinosaurs have lice? estimating rates of diversification in parasitic lice
Invited speaker / instructor. Biostatistics workshop (Bayesian and likelihood inference of phylogeny) with John Huelsenbeck, Fred Ronquist, Dave Swofford, and Jeff Thorne. (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, May 22-31, 2005)
 

2004

V. S. Smith. DNA Barcoding Debate
Invited. Debate chair and session organiser. PEET V Meeting. 21-25 Sept. 2004, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. USA.
 
V.S. Smith. SID: Specimen Image Database
Invited. Biological image database workshop. 10-11 Sept. 2004. Florida State University, Tallahassee,
USA.
 
V. S. Smith., T. Ford, K.P. Johnson, P. Johnson, R.D.M. Page. Did dinosaurs have lice?
Joint meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). 26-30 June 2004, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA.
 
K. Yoshizawa, K.P. Johnson, V.S. Smith. Multiple Origins of Parasitism in Lice
POSTER PRESENTATION. Joint meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). 26-30 June 2004, Colorado State University, Colorado, USA.
 
E.G. Grosso, G. Laufer, V.S. Smith. Piojos masticadores de pluma, ectoparásitos del ñandú (Rhea americana).
POSTER PRESENTATION. 6th International conference for the management of wildlife in Amazonia and Latin America. 5-10 September, The National University of Peruvian Amazonía (UNAP), Iquitos, Peru. CONFERENCE NOT PERSONALLY ATTENDED BY VSS.

2003

V. S. Smith. Lousy phylogenies: Phthiraptera systematics and the antiquity of lice
Invited speaker. The Phylogenetic Relationships within the Insect Orders. September 19-21, 2003. Dresden, Germany.
 
V. S. Smith. Ancient mariners and recent stowaways: the coevolution of seabirds and their lice
Joint meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). June 20-24, 2003. California State University, Chico. California, USA.

2002

V. S. Smith. Data Set Incongruence and the Problem of Avian Louse Phylogeny
Invited speaker. 2nd International Congress on Phthiraptera. July 8 - 12, 2002. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
 
V. S. Smith & R.D.M. Page. LouseBase: An Online Specimen and Data Management System for Working with Lice
2nd International Congress on Phthiraptera. July 8 - 12, 2002. University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
 
V. S. Smith & K. P. Johnson. Lies I have told about lice: a fresh look at avian louse phylogeny
POSTER PRESENTATION. Joint meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). 29 June - 2 July 2002, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. USA.

2001

V. S. Smith. Lousy Phylogenies: Louse Coevolution and Cosepciation
Invited speaker. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA. 28th November, 2001.
 

2000

V. S. Smith. Ischnoceran Louse Phylogeny : Congruence, Consensus and Coevolution
Invited speaker. Royal Entomological Society, Medical and Veterinary Entomology Special Interest Group, 1st November 2000, Royal Entomological Society, London.
 

1999

V. S. Smith. Heirlooms or Souvenirs: Have lice cospeciated with their hosts?
Joint meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). 22-26 June 1999, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
 
V. S. Smith. Reconstructing character state trees: An example based on louse head shape
Second biennial conference of the Systematics Association. 23-27 August 1999, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. (Won £500 of book vouchers for best student paper at the conference).

 

 

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