Publications since 2000

Most articles are posted as pdfs--if you wish copies of articles that are unavailable for download, write me at bpatterson{ at }fieldmuseum.org

González, E.M., & B.D. Patterson. 2000. Un nuevo nombre genérico para Thomasomys pictipes Osgood, 1933 (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae). XIV Journadas Argentinas de Mastozoología, Salta, Argentina 1999: 34-35. pdf (380 kb)

Patterson, B.D., & W. Atmar. 2000. Analyzing species composition in fragments. Pp. 9-24 in Isolated vertebrate communities in the tropics (G. Rheinwald, ed.). Bonner Zoologische Monographen 46, Bonn, Germany, 400 pp. pdf (970 kb).

Sutton, D.A., & B.D. Patterson. 2000. Geographic variation of the western chipmunks Tamias senex and Tamias siskiyou, with two new subspecies from California. Journal of Mammalogy 81(2): 299-316. pdf (380 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2000a. [Review] Walkers Mammals of the World, sixth ed. International Journal of Primatology 21(3):561-563. pdf (345 kb).

Neiburger, E.J., & B.D. Patterson. 2000. Man eating lions...a dental link. Journal of the American Association of Forensic Dentists 24(7-9):1-3. pdf (200 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2000b. Patterns and trends in the discovery of new Neotropical mammals. Diversity & Distributions 6(3):145-151. pdf (415 kb).

Neiburger, E.J., & B.D. Patterson. 2000. The man-eaters with bad teeth. New York State Dental Journal 66(10):26-29 + cover. cover (370 kb) and pdf (870 kb).

Cover of New York State Dental Journal, December 2000, containing article on Tsavo and Mfuwe man-eating lions

Patterson, B.D. 2001. [Review] Prides: the lions of Moremi, by C. Harvey and P. Kat. Journal of Mammalogy 82(1):248-250. pdf (37 kb).

Patterson, B.D., & E.J. Neiburger. 2001. Lion with a sore tooth. Nature Australia 26(12):12. pdf (580 kb).

Patterson, B. D. 2001. Fathoming tropical biodiversity: the continuing discovery of Neotropical mammals. Diversity and Distributions 7:191-196. pdf (280 kb).

Escalating estimates of the number of living mammal species during the last half-century (from Diversity and Distributions, 2001)

Neiburger, E.J., & B.D. Patterson. 2002. A forensic dental determination of serial killings by three African lions. General Dentistry 50(1):40-43. pdf (660 kb).

Kays, R.W., & B. Patterson. 2002. Mane variation in African lions and its social correlates. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80:471-478. pdf (235 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2002. On the continuing need for scientific collecting of mammals. Mastozoología Neotropical 9(2):253-262. pdf (280 kb).

Components of lion manes (figure from 2002 Canadian Journal of Zoology paper).

Patterson, B.D., E.J. Neiburger, & S.M. Kasiki. 2003. Tooth breakage and dental disease as causes of carnivore-human conflicts. Journal of Mammalogy 84:190-196. pdf (340 kb).

Patterson, B.D. & S.M. Kasiki. 2003. Expedition briefing: Lions of Tsavo. Earthwatch Institute, Maynard, Massachusetts, 30 pp + appendices. pdf (970 kb).

Luna W., L. & B.D. Patterson. 2003. A remarkable new mouse from Peru (Muridae: Sigmodontinae), with comments on the affinities of Rhagomys rufescens (Thomas, 1886). Fieldiana: Zoology, new ser. 101:1-24. pdf (1.2 Mb).

Patterson, B.D., M.R. Willig, & R.D. Stevens. 2003. Trophic strategies, niche partitioning, and patterns of ecological organization. Pp. 536-579 in Ecology of bats (T. H. Kunz and M. B. Fenton, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. examine book here.

Willig, M.R., B.D. Patterson, & R.D. Stevens. 2003. Patterns of range size, richness, and body size. Pp. 580-621 in Ecology of bats (T. H. Kunz and M. B. Fenton, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. examine book here.

Patterson, B. D., G. Ceballos, W. Sechrest, M. Tognelli, T. Brooks, L. Luna, P. Ortega, I. Salazar, & B. E. Young. 2003. Digital Distribution Maps of the Mammals of the Western Hemisphere, version 1.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA. shp files.

Distributions of 1700 species of mammals native to the Western Hemisphere

Patterson, B.D. 2004a. The lions of Tsavo: exploring the legacy of Africa's notorious man-eaters. McGraw-Hill, New York, 231 pp. examine book here

Patterson, B.D. 2004b. Maneless and misunderstood: the lions of Tsavo. Earthwatch Institute 23(2):12-15. pdf (920 kb)

Patterson, B.D., S.M. Kasiki, E. Selempo, & R.W. Kays. 2004. Livestock predation by lions (Panthera leo) and other carnivores on ranches neighboring Tsavo National Park, Kenya. Biological Conservation 119:507-516.

Patterson, B.D. 2004c. Fatal attraction: a predilection for livestock threatens Tsavo's lions. Earthwatch Institute - Australia April/May 2004:6-7. pdf (840 kb).

Solari, S., R.A. Van Den Bussche, S.R. Hoofer, & B.D. Patterson. 2004. Geographic distribution, ecology, and phylogenetic affinities of Thyroptera lavali Pine 1993. Acta Chiropterologica 6(2):293-302. pdf (362 kb).

At long last, the book was finally published in January 2004!

Patterson, B.D. 2005. Living with lions in Tsavo, or some notes on managing man-eaters. Travel News & Lifestyle (East Africa) 129 (Feb 2005): 28-31 + cover. pdf (889 kb).

Dubach, J, B.D. Patterson, M.B. Briggs, K. Venzke, J. Flammand, P. Stander, L. Scheepers, & R. Kays. 2005. Molecular genetic variation across the southern and eastern geographic ranges of the African lion, Panthera leo. Conservation Genetics 7:15-24. pdf (314 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2005. [Review] Evolving Eden: an illustrated guide to the evolution of the African large-mammal fauna, by A. Turner and M. Antón. Journal of Mammalogy 86(5):1052-1053. pdf (93 kb).

Patterson, B.D., N. Yamaguchi, J.M. Dubach & D. York. 2005. Molecular genetics and morphological variation of lions (Panthera leo). African Lion Newsletter 6(2):17-23. pdf (296 kb).

"Cassius" on the cover of Journal of Mammalogy in April 2006. Photo by B.D. Patterson.

D'Elia, G., L. Luna, E.M. Gonzalez, & B.D. Patterson. 2006. On the Sigmodontinae radiation (Rodentia, Cricetidae): An appraisal of the phylogenetic position of Rhagomys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38:558-564. pdf (265 kb)

Patterson, B.D. 2006. [Review] Foundations of Biogeography: classic papers with commentaries, edited by Lomolino et al. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 49:152-154. pdf (65 kb).

Patterson, B.D., R.W. Kays, S.M. Kasiki, & V.M. Sebestyen. 2006. Developmental effects of climate on the mane of the lion (Panthera leo). Journal of Mammalogy 87(2):193-200 + cover. pdf (457 kb).

Dick, C. W., & B. D. Patterson. 2006. Bat flies - obligate ectoparasites of bats. Pp. 179-194 In Micromammals and macroparasites: from evolutionary ecology to management (S. Morand, B. Krasnov, and R. Poulin, eds.). Springer-Verlag, Tokyo. pdf (121 kb).

Patterson, B.D., D.F. Stotz, & S. Solari (eds.). 2006. Mammals and Birds of the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. Fieldiana: Zoology, new series 110:iii + 1-49. pdf (93 kb).

Patterson, B.D., D.F. Stotz, & S. Solari. 2006. Biological surveys and inventories in Manu. Pp. 3-12 in Mammals and Birds of the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru (B.D. Patterson, D.F. Stotz, and S. Solari, eds.). Fieldiana: Zoology, new series 110. pdf (1.27 Mb).

Solari, S., V. Pacheco, L. Luna, P.M. Velazco, & B.D. Patterson. 2006. Mammals of the Manu Biosphere Reserve. Pp. 13-22 in Mammals and Birds of the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru (B.D. Patterson, D.F. Stotz, and S. Solari, eds.). Fieldiana: Zoology, new series 110. pdf (221 kb).

Patterson, B.D. & P. Velazco. 2006. A distinctive new cloud-forest rodent (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae) from the Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. Mastozoología Neotropical 13:175-191. pdf (799 kb).

New species Isothrix barbarabrownae on the cover of Mastozoología Neotropical. Drawing by Velizar Simeonovski.

Patterson, B.D. 2007. A new 'Age of Discovery' for mammals [Review of Mammal Species of the World, 3rd ed]. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 14:67-69. pdf (166 kb).

Patterson, B.D., C.W. Dick, and K. Dittmar. 2007. Roosting habits of bats affect their parasitism by bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae). Journal of Tropical Ecology 23:177-189. pdf (247 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2007. The meaning of manes. Hunting Insight Africa 9:41-45. pdf (1.08 Mb).

Dick, C.W., and B.D. Patterson. 2007. Against all odds: explaining host specificity in dispersal-prone ectoparasites. International Journal of Parasitology 37:871-876. pdf (340 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2007. On the nature and significance of variability in lions (Panthera leo). Evolutionary Biology 34:55-60. pdf (258 kb).

Vargas, A. and B.D. Patterson. 2007. Comunidades de murcielagos montanos en Bolivia. Pp 82-86, In L.F. Aguirre (Ed.). Historia Natural, Distribucion y Conservacion de los Murcielagos de Bolivia. Editorial, Centro de Ecologi­a y Difusion Simon I. Patinyo, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. pdf (945 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2007. The quintessential naturalist: honoring the life and legacy of Oliver P. Pearson [Review of Kelt et al. eds, University of California Publications in Zoology]. Mastozoologí­a Neotropical 14:299. pdf (258 kb).

A tale of two lions--Two six-year-old males from Tsavo raised under different climatic regimens (figure from 2007 Evolutionary Biology article)

Dick, C.W., and B.D. Patterson. 2008. An excess of males: skewed sex ratios in bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae). Evolutionary Ecology. pdf (216 kb).

Patterson, B.D. and P.M. Velazco. 2008. Phylogeny of the rodent genus Isothrix (Hystricognathi, Echimyidae) and its diversification in Amazonia and the Eastern Andes. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. pdf (534 kb).

Veron, G., B.D. Patterson, and R. Reeves. 2008. Global diversity of mammals (Mammalia) in freshwater. In Freshwater Animal Diversity Assessment (E.V. Balian, C. Leveque, H. Segers, K. Martens, eds.) Hydrobiologia 595:607-617. pdf (295 kb).

Patterson, B.D. and M.A. Rogers 2008. Microbiotheria, Pp. 117-119 in Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats (A.L. Gardner, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 912 pages. pdf (720 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2008. Paucituberculata, Pp. 119-127 in Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats (A.L. Gardner, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 912 pages. pdf (662 kb).

Timm, R.M. and B.D. Patterson. 2008. Caenolestes, Pp. 120-124 in Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats (A.L. Gardner, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 912 pages. pdf (822 kb).

Patterson, B.D. 2008. Rhyncholestes, Pp. 126-127 in Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats (A.L. Gardner, ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 912 pages. pdf (652 kb).

Patterson, B.D., C.W. Dick & K. Dittmar. In press. Sex biases in parasitism of Neotropical bats by bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae). Journal of Tropical Ecology.

The web-footed tenrec Limnogale mergulus at Ranomafana N.P., Madagascar (Fig. 2 in Verón et al. Hydrobiologia 2008; photo by Steve Zack and Bruce Patterson).

Elephants at Aruba Dam at sunset