Rafe M. Brown, PhD. Assistant curator of Herpetology and Assistant professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Division of Herpetology Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.—Dyche Hall The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7561 Phone: (785) 864-3403 FAX: (785) 864-5335 E-mail: CLICK HERE Webpage: CLICK HERE
	EDUCATION: Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.A. Zoology, 1994 Miami University , M.S. Zoology, 1997 University of Texas , Austin, Ph.D.Integrative Biology, 2004 University of California, Berkeley, Postdoctoral appointment, 2004-2005. RESEARCH INTERESTS: I use phylogenetic and comparative methods to address questions related to the evolution of morphological, ecological, and behavioral character diversity. I am particularly interested in patterns of evolution in mate-recognition systems, attributes of organismal functional morphology, and historical biogeography. A phylogenetic analysis is an investment in future research because of the variety of questions that can be addressed in an historical context once knowledge of relationships is available. I strive to identify study groups that maximize the quality, quantity, and relevance of evolutionary phenomena of interest—and amphibians and reptiles served this purpose particularly well. My interest in collection-based research compliments my interest in biodiversity conservation and I maintain a commitment to basic taxonomic works in a few regions were biodiversity is particularly underestimated. By studying amphibians and reptiles in SE Asia, I hope to make contributions that help to ameliorate the biodiversity crises affecting megadiverse nations such as the Philippines and Indonesia. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Evans, B. J., R. M. Brown, J. A. McGuire, J. Supriatna, N. Andayani, A. C. Diesmos, D. Iskandar, D. J. Melnick, and D. C. Cannatella. 2003. Phylogenetics of fanged frogs: testing biogeographical hypotheses at the interface of the Asian and Australian faunal zones. Systematic Biology 52:794–819. Brown, R. M., and S. I. Guttman. 2002. Phylogenetic systematic of the Rana signata complex of Philippine and Bornean stream frogs; reconsideration of Huxley’s modification of Wallace’s Line at the Oriental-Australian faunal zone interface. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76:393–461. Foufopoulos, J., and R. M. Brown. 2004. A new frog of the genus Platymantis (Amphibia; Anura; Ranidae) from New Britain,with a redescription of the poorly-known Platymantis macrosceles. Copeia 2004: 825–841. Diesmos, A. C., J. F. Parham, B. L. Stuart, and R. M. Brown. 2005. The phylogenetic position of the recently rediscovered Philippine forest turtle (Bataguridae: Heosemys leytensis). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 56:31–41. Brown, R. M., and D. T. Iskandar. 2000. Nest site selection, larval hatching, and advertisement calls, of Rana arathooni (Amphibia; Anura; Ranidae) from southwestern Sulawesi (Celebes) Island, Indonesia. Journal of Herpetology 34:404–413. Brown R. M., J. Supriatna, and H. Ota. 2000. Discovery of a new species of Luperosaurus (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from Sulawesi, with a phylogenetic analysis of the genus and comments on the status of L. serraticaudus. Copeia 2000:191–209. Brown, R. M.,and A. C. Diesmos. 2001. Application of lineage-based species concepts to oceanic island frog populations: the effects of differing taxonomic philosophies on the estimation of Philippine biodiveristy. The Silliman Journal 42:133–162. Brown, R. M., J. A. McGuire, and A. C. Diesmos. 2000. Status of some Philippine frogs related to Rana everetti (Anura: Ranidae), description of a new species, and resurrection of Rana igorota Taylor 1922. Herpetologica 56:81–104. Ferner, J.W., R. M. Brown, and A. E. Greer. 1997. A new genus and species of closed canopy forest skinks from the Philippine islands. Journal of Herpetology 31:187–192