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Dr. Manda Clair
Jost
Professor, Biology
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Department of Natural Sciences
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM 88061
jostm@wnmu.edu
Office – Harlan Hall 110
Phone – (575) 538-6640
B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst,
1995; Major: Anthropology
B.S. University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1995; Major:
Biology
M.S. Harvard University, 1999; Major: Biology
Ph.D. Harvard University, 2002; Major: Biology
Postdoctoral work University of Texas at Austin
Advisor for Science Teacher Education
Phylogenetic systematics, field biology, and adaptive evolution
Jost MC, Hillis DM, Lu Y, Kyle JW, Fozzard HA, and Zakon HH,
2008. Toxin-resistant sodium channels: parallel adaptive
evolution across a complete gene family. Molecular Biology
and Evolution 25(6):1016-24.
Novak A, Jost MC, Lu Y, Taylor A, Zakon H, and Ribera
A, 2006. Gene duplications and evolution of vertebrate
voltage-gated sodium channels. Journal of Molecular
Evolution 63, 208-221.
Jost MC, and Shaw KL, 2006. Phylogeny of Ensifera (Hexapoda:
Orthoptera) using3 ribosomal loci, with implications
for the evolution of acoustic communication. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 38: 510-530.
Jost M.C. and P. Naskrecki, 2003. Phylogeny and evolution
of acoustic communication in Orthoptera. Entomologische
Abhandlungen (Dresden) 61(2):142-143.
Cameron SA and Jost MC, 1998. Correlates of dominance
status among queens in a cyclically polygynous Neotropical
bumble bee. Insectes Sociaux 45(2), 135-149.
* Hiking
* Roller Derby
* Restoring classic English motor bikes
* Martial arts
* Making music
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