Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2011 Evolutionary history of isolation and dispersal in North American ground skinks (Scinella lateralis) Nathan Daniel Jackson Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Recommended Citation Jackson, Nathan Daniel, "Evolutionary history of isolation and dispersal in North American ground skinks (Scinella lateralis)" (2011). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 3762. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/3762 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF ISOLATION AND DISPERSAL IN NORTH AMERICAN GROUND SKINKS (SCINCELLA LATERALIS) A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Biological Sciences by Nathan Daniel Jackson B.S., Brigham Young University, 2001 M.S., Brigham Young University, 2005 May 2011 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I am indebted to my advisor, Dr. Christopher C. Austin, who allowed me to pursue my own interests while providing dedicated encouragement and guidance throughout my time at LSU. I could not have completed this project without his support. My dissertation committee consisting of Drs. Robb T. Brumfield, Bryan C. Carstens, Mark S. Hafner, Michael E. Hellberg, and Daniel B. Paulsen has provided critical advice and guidance throughout this project for which I am very grateful.