Dr. Raul Eduardo Diaz
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Dr. Raul Eduardo Diaz

Assistant Professor
Southeastern Louisiana University, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from University of Kansas, USA

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Cell Culture Techniques
62%
Conservation Biology
90%
Herpetological
75%
Ecology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Molnar, J.L., R.E. Diaz Jr., T. Skorka, G. Dagliyan and R. Diogo, 2017. Comparative musculoskeletal anatomy of chameleon limbs, with implications for the evolution of arboreal locomotion in lizards and for teratology. J. Morphol., 278: 1241-1261.
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  2. Diogo, R., G. Guinard and R.E. Diaz Jr., 2017. Dinosaurs, chameleons, humans and Evo‐Devo path: Linking etienne Geoffroy's teratology, Waddington's Homeorhesis, Alberch's logic of “Monsters,” and goldschmidt hopeful “Monsters”. J. Exp. Zool. Part B: Mol. Dev. Evol., 328: 207-229.
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  3. Stower, M.J., R.E. Diaz, L.C. Fernandez, M.W. Crother and B. Crother et al., 2015. Bi‐modal strategy of gastrulation in reptiles. Dev. Dynamics, 244: 1144-1157.
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  4. Dominguez, M. and R.E. Diaz Jr., 2015. Resurrection and redescription of the Typhlops silus Legler, 1959 from Cuba (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae). J. Herpetol., 49: 325-331.
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  5. Diaz, Jr. R.E., C.V. Anderson, D.P. Baumann, R. Kupronis and D. Jewell et al., 2015. The veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus Dumeril and Dumeril 1851): A model for studying reptile body plan development and evolution. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, Vol. 2015. 10.1101/pdb.emo087700.
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  6. Diaz, Jr. R.E., C.V. Anderson, D.P. Baumann, R. Kupronis and D. Jewell et al., 2015. Captive care, raising and breeding of the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, Vol. 2015. 10.1101/pdb.prot087718.
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  7. Diaz, Jr. R.E. and P.A. Trainor, 2015. Hand/foot splitting and the 're-evolution' of mesopodial skeletal elements during the evolution and radiation of chameleons. BMC Evol. Biol., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12862-015-0464-4.
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  8. Young, N.M., D. Hu, A.J. Lainoff, F.J. Smith and R. Diaz et al., 2014. Embryonic bauplans and the developmental origins of facial diversity and constraint. Development, 141: 1059-1063.
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  9. Browne, R.K., H. Li, Z. Wang, S. Okada and P. Hime et al., 2013. The giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae): Part B. Biogeography, ecology and reproduction. Amphibian Reptile Conserv., 5: 30-50.
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  10. Bhatt, S., R. Diaz and P.A. Trainor, 2013. Signals and switches in mammalian neural crest cell differentiation. Cold Spring Harbor Perspect. Biol., Vol. 5. 10.1101/cshperspect.a008326.
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  11. Rpdel, M.O., M.F. Barej, A. Hillers, A.D. Leache and N.G. Kouame et al., 2012. The genus Astylosternus in the Upper Guinea rainforsts, West Africa, with the description of a new species (Amphibia: Anura: Arthroleptidae). Zootaxa, 3245: 1-29.
  12. Browne, R., H. Li, Z. Wang, S. Okada and P. Hime et al., 2012. The giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae): Part A. Conservation biology. Amphibian Reptile Conserv., 5: 17-29.
  13. Trueb, L., R. Diaz and D.C. Blackburn, 2011. Osteology and chondrocranial morphology of Gastrophryne carolinensis (Anura: Microhylidae), with a review of the osteological diversity of New World microhylids. Phyllomedusa: J. Herpetol., 10: 99-135.
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  14. Dominguez, M. and R.E. Diaz, 2011. Anguis lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 and Anguis jamaicencis Shaw, 1802 (currently Typhlops lumbricalis and Typhlops jamaicencis) (Reptilia, Serpentes): Proposed conservation of usage of the specific names by the designation of neotypes for both species. Bull. Zool. Nomenclature, 68: 197-203.
  15. Dominguez, M. and R.E. Diaz Jr., 2011. Taxonomy of the blind snakes associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica, 67: 194-211.
  16. Leache, A.D., M.O. Rodel, C.W. Linkem, R.E. Diaz, A. Hillers and M.K. Fujita, 2006. Biodiversity in a forest island: Reptiles and amphibians of the West African Togo Hills. Amphibian Reptile Conserv., 4: 22-45.
  17. Rodel, M.O., M. Gil, A.C. Agyei, A.D. Leache, R.E. Diaz, M.K. Fujita and R. Ernst, 2005. The amphibians of the forested parts of south-western Ghana. Salamandra, 41: 107-127.
  18. Diaz, R.E., M.T. Leong, N.S. Yaakob and L.L. Grismer, 2004. A new species of Dibamus (Squamata: Dibamidae) from West Malaysia. Asiatic Herpetol. Res., 10: 1-7.
  19. Diaz, R.E., S. Guerrero, C. Ledbetter and S. Newbold, 2003. Natural history notes: Feeding behavior of Ptyas carinatus. Herpetol. Rev., 34: 377-377.
  20. Kaiser, H. and R.E. Diaz, 2001. Natural history note on Tropidurus plica fighting behavior. Herpetol. Rev., 32: 260-260.
  21. Kaiser, H. and R.E. Diaz, 2001. Natural history note on Thecadactylus rapicauda territorial behavior. Herpetol. Rev., 32: 259-259.
  22. Grismer, L.L., N.S. Yaakob, L.B. Liat, T.M. Leong and I. Das et al., 2001. Report on the herpetofauna of Pulau Tulai, West Malaysia. Hamadryad, 26: 369-371.
  23. Grismer, L.L., N.S. Yaakob, L.B. Liat, T.M. Leong and I. Das et al., 2001. First report on the herpetofauna of Pulau Aur, Johor, West Malaysia. Hamadryad, 26: 350-353.
  24. Diaz, R.E., 2000. Reptiles and amphibians of the maya world, by Julian C. Lee. Herpetol. Nat. Hist., 7: 187-188.