Web address:
http://biosgi.wustl.edu/~lososlab/schulte/schulte.html

BIRTH DATE
Detroit, Michigan; July 22, 1973

EDUCATION
August, 1991 – May 1996 Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
(B.S., Biology).
June, 1996 – December, 2001 Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
(Ph.D., A Phylogenetic and Ecological Analysis of Iguanian Lizard Evolution, Evolutionary and Population Biology)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2002-2004 NSF Minority Post-Doctoral Fellow, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
2004 Adjunct Faculty, Animal Behavior, Hood College.
2000 Teaching Assistant, Evolution, Department of Biology, Washington University.
1997 Teaching Assistant, Intro. Biology, Department of Biology, Washington University.
1995 Teaching Assistant, Historical Geology, Department of Geosciences, Southeast Missouri State University.
1995 Field Assistant (Laboratory of Steve Trautwein), Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University.
1995 Volunteer Associate, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1994-1995 Laboratory Assistant (Laboratory of John Holbrook), Department of Geosciences, Southeast Missouri State University.
1994 Field Assistant (Laboratory of John Holbrook), Department of Geosciences, Southeast Missouri State University.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2004 Panel Review Committee, Research Training Program, Smithsonian Institution.
2003 Editorial Board, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Herpetologica.
Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Reviewer for Copeia, Ethology, Evolution, Hamadryad, Herpetologica, Herpetological Monographs, Herpetological Review, Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, National Geographic Society, Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, Biological Sciences, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

GRANTS AND AWARDS
2002-2004 National Science Foundation Minority Post-doctoral Fellowship. $150,000
2004 National Geographic Grant (pending) $18,994
2002 Smithsonian Institution Post-doctoral Fellowship (declined for NSF post-doc)
2001 Systematic Biology, Publisher’s Award. $250
2000-2002 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant. $10,000
1997-2000 National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship.
1997 Charles Stearns Grant-In-Aid for Herpetological Research, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.

PUBLICATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)

Schulte II, J. A., Vindum, J. V., Win, H., Thin, T., Lwin, K. S., Shein, A. K., and Tun, H. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of the genus Ptyctolaemus (Squamata: Agamidae), with a description of a new species from the Chin Hills of Western Myanmar. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 55:222-247.

Schulte II, J. A., J. B. Losos, F. B. Cruz, H. Nuñez. 2004. The relationship between morphology, escape behaviour and microhabitat occupation in the lizard clade Liolaemus (Iguanidae: Tropidurinae*: Liolaemini). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17:408-420. Supplementary Material - Ecological Data, Morphological Data.

Melville J., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson. 2004. A molecular study of phylogenetic relationships and evolution of antipredator strategies in the Australian Diplodactylus geckos, subgenus Strophurus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 82:123-138.

Schulte II, J. A., J. P. Valladares, A. Larson. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships within Iguanidae using molecular and morphological data and a phylogenetic taxonomy of iguanian lizards. Herpetologica 59:399-419.

Harmon, L. J., J. A. Schulte II, J. B. Losos, A. Larson. 2003. Tempo and mode of evolutionary radiation in iguanian lizards. Science 301:961-964. Supplementary Material.

Schulte II, J. A., J. Melville, A. Larson. 2003. Molecular phylogenetic evidence for ancient divergence of lizard taxa on either side of Wallace’s Line. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B: Biological Sciences 270:597-603. Supplementary Material

Schulte II, J. A., J. R. Macey, R. Pethiyagoda, A. Larson. 2002. Rostral horn evolution among agamid lizards of the genus Ceratophora endemic to Sri Lanka. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22:111-117.

Valladares, J. P. R. Etheridge, J.A. Schulte II, G. Manriquez, A. Spotorno. 2002. Nueva especie de lagartija para el altiplano de la segunda region de Chile, Liolaemus molinai. (Tropiduridae: Liolaeminae). Revista Chilena de Historias Natural 75: 473-489.

Losos, J. B., D. Creer, J. A. Schulte II. 2002. Cautionary comments on use of maximal sprint performance. Journal of Zoology, London. 258:57-61.

Melville J., J. A. Schulte II. 2001. Correlates of active body temperatures and microhabitat occupation in nine species of central Australian agamid lizards. Austral Ecology 26:660-669.

Nuñez, H., J. A. Schulte II, C. Garin. 2001. Liolaemus josephorum, nueva especie de lagartija para el norte de Chile. Boletin del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile 50:91-107.

Melville J., J. A. Schulte II, Allan Larson. 2001. A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 291:339-353.

Papenfuss, T. P., J. R. Macey, J. A. Schulte II. 2001. A new species of lizard (genus Xantusia) from Arizona. Scientific Papers of the University of Kansas Natural History Museum 23:1-9.

Ibargüengoytía, N., L. M. Casalins, J. A. Schulte II, G. C. Amico, L. Sympson. 2001. Geographic distribution. Liolaemus lineomaculatus. Herpetological Review 32(2):120.

Ibargüengoytía, N., J. A. Schulte II. 2001. Geographic distribution. Diplolaemus darwinii. Herpetological Review 32(1):57.

Schulte II, J. A., J. R. Macey, R. Espinoza, A. Larson. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships in the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus: Multiple origins of viviparous reproduction and evidence for recurring Andean vicariance and dispersal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69:75-102.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson, N. B. Ananjeva, Y. Wang, R. Pethiyagoda, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, T. J. Papenfuss. 2000. Evaluating Trans-Tethys migration: An example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics. Systematic Biology 49(2):233-256.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson. 2000. Evolution and information content of the mitochondrial genomic structural features illustrated with acrodont lizards. Systematic Biology 49(2):257-277.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, H. G. Kami, N. B. Ananjeva, A. Larson, T. J. Papenfuss. 2000. Testing hypotheses of vicariance in the agamid lizard Laudakia caucasia from mountain ranges on the northern Iranian Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 14:479-483.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson, B. S. Tuniyev, N. Orlov, T. J. Papenfuss. 1999. Molecular phylogenetics, tRNA evolution, and historical biogeography in anguid lizards and related taxonomic families. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 12:250-272.

Cruz, F. B., J. A. Schulte II, P. Bellagamba. 1999. New distributional records and natural history notes for reptiles from southern Argentina. Herpetological Review 30(3):182-183.

Schulte II, J. A., J. R. Macey, A. Larson, T. J. Papenfuss. 1998. Molecular tests of phylogenetic taxonomies: A general procedure and example using four subfamilies of the lizard family Iguanidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10:367-376.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson, Z. Fang, Y. Wang, B. S. Tuniyev, T. J. Papenfuss. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of toads in the Bufo bufo species group from the eastern escarpment of the Tibetan Plateau: A case of vicariance and dispersal. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 9:80-87.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, N. B. Ananjeva, A. Larson, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, S. M. Shammakov, T. J. Papenfuss. 1998. Phylogenetic relationships among agamid lizards of the Laudakia caucasia species group: Testing hypotheses of biogeographic fragmentation and an area cladogram for the Iranian Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10:118-131.

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, A. Larson, T. J. Papenfuss. 1998. Tandem duplication via light-strand synthesis may provide a precursor for mitochondrial genome rearrangement. Molecular Biology and Evolution 15:71-75.

Manuscripts submitted

Schulte II, J. A., J. R. Macey, T. J. Papenfuss. A genetic perspective on the geographic association of taxa among arid North American lizards of the Sceloporus magister complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (submitted for review)

Schulte II, J. A. Standard procedures for collecting and preserving tissues for biochemical analyses. Appendix. In: R. McDiarmid, C. Guyer, W. Gibbons, M. Foster, and N. Chernoff (eds.), Reptiles: Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. (in press).

Cruz, F. B., L. A. Fitzgerald, R. E. Espinoza, J. A. Schulte II. The importance of phylogenetic inclusivity in tests of Bergmann’s and Rapoport’s rules: Lessons from a clade of South American lizards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (in review).

Macey, J. R., J. A. Schulte II, J. L. Strasburg, J. A. Brisson, N. B. Ananjeva, Y. Wang, J. F. Parham, T. J. Papenfuss. Assembly of the Eastern North American herpetofauna: New evidence from lizards and frogs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences, Biology Letters (submitted for review).

INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
2003 Collecting trip to Argentina
in collaboration with Felíx B. Cruz, Jane Melville, and Nick Clemann

2002 Collecting trip to Australia
in collaboration with Jane Melville

2001 Collecting trip to Chile
in collaboration with Herman Nuñez, John P. Valladares, and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Santiago, Chile

2000 Collecting trip to Argentina
in collaboration with Felíx B. Cruz and CRILaR, Anillaco, Argentina

1999 Collecting trip to Australia
in collaboration with Jane Melville

1999 Collecting trip to Argentina
in collaboration with Felíx B. Cruz and CRILaR, Anillaco, Argentina

PRESENTATIONS
2003 “Integration of phylogenetics, biodiversity, and natural history to study iguanian lizard evolution.” Invited Talk, National Zoo, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

2003 “Integration of phylogenetics, biodiversity, and natural history to study iguanian lizard evolution.” Invited Talk, University of Maryland.

2003 “Homology, homoplasy, and a tail of two lizard adaptive radiations.” Invited Talk, James Madison University.

2003 “Integration of phylogenetics, biodiversity, and natural history to study iguanian lizard evolution.” Invited Talk, George Washington University.

2003 “Integration of phylogenetics, biodiversity, and natural history to study iguanian lizard evolution.” Vertebrate Zoology Seminar Series, Smithsonian Institution.

2002 “Tempo and mode of evolutionary radiations: an example using four iguanian lizard clades.” Invited Talk, Villanova University.

2002 “Tempo and mode of evolutionary radiations: an example using four iguanian lizard clades.” Vertebrate Zoology Seminar Series, Smithsonian Institution.

2002 “Macroevolutionary patterns of adaptive radiation using four iguanian lizard clades.” James Allen Schulte II, Luke Harmon, and Jonathan Losos, Evolution Meetings, University of Illinois.

2001 “Molecular systematics of iguanian lizards: good, bad, and unknown.” Joint Herpetology Meeting, Indianapolis, IN.

2001 “Adventures with Liolaemus Lizards in the Chilean Outback.” Herpetology Group, Washington University.

2000 “A phylogenetic analysis of morphospace occupation and adaptive radiation in lizards.” Jonathan Losos and James Allen Schulte II, Evolution Meetings, Indiana University.

2000 “Reevaluating model systems: an example using the lizard subfamily Phrynosomatinae.” Evolution Meetings, Indiana University.

2000 “Evolution and diversity in the lizard genus Liolaemus.” Department of Biology, Bioforum, Washington University.

2000 “Correlates of Body Temperature and Habitat Occupation in the Desert Agamids of Central Australia.” Jane Melville and James A. Schulte, II, Herpetology Group, Washington University.

1999 “Evolutionary ecology and phylogenetics of the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus.” Australian Society of Herpetologists, Inc., Alice Springs, Australia.

1999 “Evolutionary ecology and molecular systematics of the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus.” Washington University, Herpetology Group.

1999 “Molecular systematics of iguanian lizards.” Joint Herpetology Meeting, Penn State University.

1999 “The significance of changing forms of phylogenetic diagrams from Haeckel to the present (1860-1998)” History and Philosophy of Science Seminars

1998 “A molecular phylogenetic analysis on the relationships among the iguanid lizard genus Liolaemus: testing alternative biogeographic hypotheses.” Joint Herpetology Meeting, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

COLLABORATORS
Garland Allen, Natalia Ananjeva, Nick Clemann, Felíx B. Cruz, Kevin de Queiroz, Robert Espinoza, Richard Etheridge, Nora Ibargüengoytía, Allan Larson, Jonathan B. Losos, J. Robert Macey, Jane Melville, Herman Nuñez, Theodore J. Papenfuss, John Scheibe, J. Pablo Valladares, Jens Vindum.