Curriculum Vitae

POSITIONS
2005-Present     Postdoctoral Researcher at Tulane University/University of Massachusetts
2003-2004         Visiting Scholar at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
1996-2003          Curatorial Assistant, NAU Vertebrate Museum, Northern Arizona                                                     University
1996-2005          Research Assistant, Northern Arizona University
1996-2001          Teaching Assistant, Northern Arizona University
1995-1997           Lab Technician, Plant Physiology, Northern Arizona University
1994-1996           Field Technician, Wetland Ecology, Northern Arizona University

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1996-1997          General Biology Laboratory – Northern Arizona University
1998                      Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory – Northern Arizona University
1998                       Field Herpetology – Northern Arizona University – 10 day course                                    in the Pacific Northwest
2001                      Herpetology Laboratory – Northern Arizona University

GUEST LECTURER
 2001                     Animal Biology – Northern Arizona University
 2001                     Herpetology - Northern Arizona University
 2003-2004        Herpetology – University of Antwerp
 2005-2006        Herpetology – University of Arizona
 2006-2007        Vertebrate Form and Function – University of Arizona

GRANTS AND AWARDS   
Northern Arizona University Graduate Research Symposium Best Presentation 2000
Journal of Experimental Biology Travel Fellowship 2002 ($3000)
Northern Arizona University MSD Best Oral Presentation 2004

PUBLICATIONS

• Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC (2000).  Comparative study of tongue protrusion in three iguanian lizards: Sceloporus undulatus, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus and Chamaeleo jacksonii.  Journal of Experimental Biology 203:2833-2849.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Aerts P, Nishikawa KC (2000).  Mechanism of prey capture in chameleons.  Journal of Experimental Biology 203:3255-3263.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, De Vree F (2001).  Morphology and histochemistry of the hyolingual apparatus in chameleons. Journal of Morphology. 249, 154-170. 

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Vanhooydonck B (2001). Correlations between habitat use and body shape in a phrynosomatid lizard (Urosaurus ornatus): a population-level analysis.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society  74:305-314.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Aerts P, Nishikawa KC (2001). Functional implications of supercontracting muscle in the chameleon tongue retractors.  Journal of Experimental Biology 204:3621-3627.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, De Vree F (2001).  Evolution of feeding motor patterns in lizards: modulatory complexity and possible constraints.  American Zoologist 41:1311-1320.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Timmermans JP, Nishikawa KC (2002).  Supercontracting muscle: producing tension over extreme muscle lengths.  Journal of Experimental Biology 205, 2167    2173.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Vanhooydonck B (2002).  Relations between microhabitat use and limb shape in    phrynosomatid lizards.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77:149-163.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2002).  Comparative study of innervation patterns of the hyobranchial musculature in three iguanian lizards: Sceloporus undulatus, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus and Chamaeleo jacksonii.  Anatomical Record 267:177-189.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Birch J (2002).  Scaling of morphology, bite force and feeding kinematics in an iguanian and a scleroglossan lizard.  In: Topics in Functional and Ecological Vertebrate Morphology (P. Aerts, K. D’aout, A.Herrel and R. Van Damme, Eds.). Topics in Functional and Ecological Vertebrate Morphology, pp. 47-62.

• Meyers JJ, O’Reilly JC, Monroy J, Nishikawa KC (2004).  Mechanism of tongue protraction in microhylid frogs.  Journal of Experimental Biology 207:21-31.

• Lailvaux SP, Herrel A, Vanhooydonck B, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2004).  Performance capacity,fighting    tactics, and the evolution of life-stage male morphs in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis).  Proceedings of the Royal Society London B. 271:2501-2508.

• Irschick DJ, Carlisle E, Elstrott, J, Ramos M, Buckley C, Vanhooydonck, B, Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2005).    Comparison of habitat use, morphology, clinging performance, and escape behavior among    two divergent green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) populations.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85:223-234.

• Irschick DJ, Vanhooydonck B, Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2005). Intraspecific correlations among    morphology, performance, and habitat use within a green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)    population. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85:211-231.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2005).  Prey capture kinematics of ant-eating lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 208:113-127.

• Meyers, J.J., Herrel, A. and Vanhooydonck, B. (2005).  Gambelia wislizenii Ophiophagy.  Herpetological Review 36(4): 448-449.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2006). Morphological correlates of ant eating in horned lizards (Phrynosoma). Biological Journal of the Linnean 89:13-24.

• Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ, Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A (2006).  Divergent roles for multiple sexual signals in a polygynous lizard.  Functional Ecology 20:709-716.

• Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A. Meyers JJ, Van Damme R, Irschick DJ (2006).  The relationship between dewlap size and performance changes with age and sex in an Anolis carolinensis lizard population.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59:157-165.

• Husak JF, Irschick DJ, Meyers JJ, Lailvaux SP, Moore IT (2007).  Hormones, sexual signals, and performance of green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis).  Hormones and Behavior 52(3):360-367

• Huyghe K, Herrel A, Vanhooydonck B, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2007). Microhabitat use, diet, and performance data on the Hispaniolan twig anole, Anolis sheplani.  Zoology 110:2-8.

• Irschick, DJ, Bailey JK, Schweitzer J, Husak J, Meyers J (2007).  New directions for studying selection in nature; studies of performance and communities. Physiological Biochemical Zoology 80:557-567.

• Irschick, DJ, Meyers JJ (2007).  An analysis of the relative roles of plasticity and natural selection on morphology and performance in a lizard (Urosaurus ornatus). Oecologia 153:489-499.

• McElroy EJ, Meyers JJ, Reilly SM, Irschick DJ (2007). Dissecting the effects of behaviour and habitat on locomotion in a lizard, Urosaurus ornatus.  Animal Behavior  73:359-365.

• McElroy EJ, Marien C, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2007).  Do displays send information about ornament structure and male quality in the ornate tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus.  Ethology    113:1113-1122.

• Schaerlaeken V Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2007) Modulation of prey capture kinematics and the role of lingual sensory feedback in the lizard Pogona vitticeps. Zoology 110: 127-138. 

• Irschick DJ, Meyers JJ, Husak JF, Le Galliard JF (2008).  How does selection operate on whole organism performance capacities? A review and synthesis.  Evolutionary Ecology Research in press. 

• Bergman PJ, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ.  Directional evolution of stockiness correlates with ecology and    locomotor function in lizards. submitted to American Naturalist
  

• Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ.  Does performance capacity dictate community structure?  Evidence for a “Russian dolls” model. submitted to Oecologia

• Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ. What determines dewlap diversity in Anolis Lizards? An among-island comparison. submitted to Proceedings Royal Society London
  

PRESENTATIONS/PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

• Husak JF, Irschick DJ, Meyers JJ, Moore IT (2007). Sexual singals, performance and testosterone in bahamian Anolis lizards. 53.5. 

• Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2007). The role of badge size, bite performance and display behavior inpredicting dominance in ornate tree lizards. Integrative and Comparative Biology 27.7.

• Miners SV, Meyers JJ, Husak JF, Irschick DJ (2007) How do hormones, performance, sexual signals and behavior interact to predict dominance in brown anoles? 27.8

• Bergmann PJ, Meyers J, Irschick DJ (2007).  Evolving to be short and stubby – orthogenesis and grades of evolution in body plan in lizards. Integrative and Comparative Biology  36.2

• Irschick DJ, Meyers JJ (2007). A comparative analysis of natural and sexual selection in lizards. Integrative and Comparative Biology  64.4.

• Herrel A, Schaerlaeken V, Meyers JJ, Metzger KA, Ross CF (2007). The evolution of cranial design and    performance in lepidosaurians: consequences of skull bone reduction on feeding behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology  S9 1.6.

• Husak JF, Irschick DJ, Meyers JJ, Moore IT  (2007).  Hormones, sexual signals, and performance of green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Integrative and Comparative Biology  55.4.

• Irschick DJ, Meyers J.  (2007).  A comparative analysis of natural and sexual selection in lizards.    Integrative and Comparative Biology  64.4.

• McElroy E, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2007).  Linking badge morphology, performance, and field behavior in the ornate tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  55.1.

• Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2007).  Performance and niche space in a community of lizards. Integrative and    Comparative Biology 39.9.

• Redding C, Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2007). The scaling of tongue projectioin in chameleons: morphology and kinematics. Integrative and Comparative Biology  9.2

• Schaerlaeken V, Herrel A, Meyers JJ (2007) The role of lingual sensory afferentsin the control of prey    capture and transport in the lizard Pogona vitticeps. Integrative and    Comparative Biology    P1.56.

• Wood J, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ  (2007).  Display behavior, sexual signal size, and performance in Anolis    sagrei. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55.3.

• Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ, Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A (2006).  Divergent roles for different color signals in a polygynous lizard: A test of the reinforcement and dual-function hypotheses.    Integrative and Comparative Biology 35.3.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2005).  Modeling of bite force in horned lizards (Phrynosoma):    functional adaptations in a specialized clade.  Integrative and Comparative Biology 30.6.

• McMillan DM, Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2005).  Does the context of honest    signaling change across populations?  Integrative and Comparative Biology 36.3.

• Irschick DJ, Carlisle E, Elstrott J, Ramos M, Buckley C, Vanhooydonck B, Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2004).    Comparing habitat use, morphology, and performance in two divergent Anolis lizard populations.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  33.5.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A (2004).  The thorny devils furious flick: prey capture strategies of ant specialized lizards.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  30.1.

• Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Irschick DJ (2004).  The evolution of dewlap size in Anolis    carolinenesis.  Integrative and Comparative Biology  32.6.

• Herrel A, Kley NJ, Meyers JJ (2004). Feeding underground: consequences of burrowing on the desing and use of the cranial system in lizards.  International Congress Vertebrate Morphology.

• O’Reilly JC, Herrel A, Deban SM, Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, Lindstedt SL (2002). Ontogenetic scaling of speed and force in the feeding systems of ectothermic vertebrates.    FASEB Journal.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2002).  Ecomorphology of the feeding system in horned lizards. Horned Lizard Conservation Society, Portal, Arizona

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2002). Comparison of diet and potential prey abundance in the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos).  Sonoran Herpetofauna Meetings.       

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Mead J (2002).  Morphology of the feeding apparatus of the Australian thorny devil (Moloch horridus).  American Zoologist 12.1

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC  (2001).  Morphological specializations of the feeding system in horned lizards (Phrynosoma).  American Zoologist  43.2.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, De Vree F (2001).  The evolution of feeding motor patterns in lizards: modulatory complexity and constraints.  American Zoologist S3.6.

• Price CL, Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2001).  Scaling and kinematics of tongue projection in chameleons.  American Zoologist 42.6.

• Herrel A, Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC (2000).  Morphological and functional properties of the chameleon hyolingual system.  American Zoologist 39:594.

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A,Nishikawa KC (2000).  A novel mechanism of tongue prehension in lizards. American Zoologist. 39:595.

• Meyers JJ (1999).  The evolution of the chameleon tongue.  American Zoologist  38.33.

• Meyers JJ (1998).  The effects of hypoglossal nerve transection on the eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus.  American Zoologist  37:482.

• Meyers JJ, O’Reilly JC, Nishikawa KC (1997).  The evolution of tongue aiming in Microhylid frogs. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

• Meyers JJ, Nishikawa KC, O’Reilly JC (1996).  Tongue aiming in the Microhylid frog Phrynomerus bifasciatus.  American Zoologist 36:313.

INVITED SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

• Meyers JJ, Herrel A, Nishikawa KC (2004).  Ecological and functional trade-offs of myrmecophagy in    lizards.  Society of Experimental Biology Edinburogh, U.K.

REVIEWER FOR
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Copeia, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Southeastern Naturalist, Zoologischer Anzeiger, Zoology

PROFFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists
Horned Lizard Conservation Society
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Society of Experimental Biology