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Torres-Carvajal, Omar

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Top Publications Authored or Co-Authored by "Torres-Carvajal, Omar"

Early bursts of body size and shape evolution are rare in comparative data
Evolution, Volume 64, No. 8, Year 2010, Citations 609
Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk
Biological Conservation, Volume 257, Article 109101, Year 2021, Citations 97
Extinct, obscure or imaginary: The lizard species with the smallest ranges
Diversity and Distributions, Volume 24, No. 2, Year 2018, Citations 82
The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation
Nature Ecology and Evolution, Volume 1, No. 11, Year 2017, Citations 39
Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change
Nature Communications, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 1389, Year 2023, Citations 38

Institutional Spectrum

Most Recent Affiliations

Institution	Country	Start Year	End Year	Affiliated Years
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador	Ecuador	2007	2023	17
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	2016	2016	1
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	United States	2005	2015	11
Smithsonian Institution	United States	2005	2015	11
University of Kansas	United States	2002	2007	6
University KS Natural History Museum	United States	2004	2007	4

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