Martha M. Muñoz
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information
Division of Ecology, Evolution and Genetics
Research School of Biology
The Australian National University
Gould Building 116
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
Phone: + 1 (617) 383-1899
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.marthamunoz.com
Education & Training
2014—present
Post-doctoral Researcher, Australian National University
Advisor: Craig Moritz
2008—2014
Ph.D. Organismic & Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Advisor: Jonathan Losos
2007—2008
Fulbright Research Scholar
National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid, Spain
2003—2007
B. A. Biology (honors), Boston University
summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Advisor: Christopher Schneider
Fellowships
2014
2013
2012
2010
2008
2007
National Science Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship (declined)
John Parker Merit Fellowship, Harvard University
Robert A. Chapman Memorial Fellowship, Harvard University
National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
Herchel Smith Graduate Fellowship, Harvard University
William J. Fulbright Research Fellowship (Spain)
Publications
‡ denotes high school mentee; † denotes undergraduate mentee
11. Muñoz MM, Losos JB. Behavioral drive meets behavioral inertia: Behavior
simultaneously triggers and halts evolution in different traits in a tropical lizard.
Submitted.
10. Conover AE‡, Cook EG†, Boronow KE, Muñoz MM. Effects of ectoparasitism on
behavioral thermoregulation in the tropical lizards, Anolis cybotes and A. armouri.
Accepted pending revision at Breviora.
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9. Muñoz MM. 2014. The London Baedeker for the Darwin enthusiast. Evolution:
Education and Outreach 7:31 (in press)
8. Muñoz MM, Crandell KE, Campbell-Staton S, Fenstermacher K, Kim-Frank H, Van
Middlesworth P, Sasa M, Losos JB, Herrel A. Multiple paths to aquatic specialization
in four species of Central American aquatic Anolis lizards. Journal of Natural History
(in press)
7. Muñoz MM, Wegener JE, Algar AC. 2014. Untangling intra- and interspecific
effects on body size clines reveals divergent processes structuring convergent patterns
in Anolis lizards. American Naturalist 184:636—646.
6. Muñoz MM, Stimola MA†, Algar AC, Conover A‡, Rodriguez A†, Landestoy MA,
Bakken GS, Losos JB. 2014. Evolutionary stasis and lability in thermal physiology in
a group of tropical lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 281:20132433.
5. Muñoz MM, Crawford NG, McGreevy TJ, Messana NJ, Tarvin RD, Revell LJ,
Zandvliet RM, Hopwood JM†, Mock E†, Schneider AL, Schneider CJ. 2013.
Divergence in coloration and ecological speciation in the Anolis marmoratus species
complex. Molecular Ecology 22:2668—2682.
4. Muñoz MM, Hewlett J. 2011. Ecological consequences of continual volcanic activity
on the lizard, Anolis lividus, from Montserrat. Herpetological Review 42:160—165.
3. Yamaguchi A, Muñoz MM, Bose TO, Oberlander JG, Smith S. 2010. Sexually
distinct development of vocal pathways in Xenopus laevis. Developmental
Neurobiology 70:862—874.
2. Crandall ED, Jones EM, Muñoz MM, Akinronbi B, Erdmann MV, Barber PH. 2008.
Comparative phylogeography of two seastars and their ectosymbionts within the
Coral Triangle. Molecular Ecology 17:5276—5290.
1. Reitzel AM, Sullivan JC, Brown BK, Chin, DW, Cira EK, Edquist SK, Genco BM,
Joseph OC, Kaufman CA, Kovitvongsa K, Muñoz MM, Negri TL, Taffel JR,
Zuehike RT, Finnerty JR. 2007. Ecological and developmental dynamics of a hostparasite system involving a sea anemone and two ctenophores. Journal of
Parasitology 93:1392—1402.
Research Grants & Awards
2014
2012
2010
Raymond B. Huey Best Student Presentation Award;
Division of Ecology and Evolution; SICB
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG)
Sigma Xi Grant-In-Aid
Ken B. Miyata Expedition Grant, Harvard
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Grant, Harvard
George Putnam Expedition Grant, Harvard
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2008
2006
2004
2003
Ken B. Miyata Expedition Grant, Harvard
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, early induction; Boston University
College of Arts and Sciences Merit Award; Boston University
Harold C. Case Award; Boston University
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant, Boston University
Funded Research Opportunities Grant, Boston University
National Hispanic Merit Scholar
Invited Seminars & Lectures
9. Muñoz MM. 2015. Finding your niche: Pathways to a career in science and academia.
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Invited Speaker and Panelist for the Community
College Undergraduate Research Initiative Colloquium; Portland Community College;
Portland, OR. (upcoming)
8. Muñoz MM. 2014. Lizards between a rock and a hard place: Physiological and
morphological evolution in the Anolis cybotes species complex. Invited Lecture for
Herpetology course; James Cook University; Townsville, Australia.
7. Muñoz MM. 2014. Thermoregulatory behavior serves as a motor and brake for
evolution. Departmental lunch seminar; Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate
Change, James Cook University; Townsville, Australia.
6. Muñoz MM. 2014. A multidimensional perspective on the role of behavior in
evolution. Departmental seminar speaker; Department of Ecology and Evolution;
University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ.
5. Muñoz MM. 2014. The role of behavior in evolution: A case study using Anolis
lizards. Departmental seminar speaker; Department of Biology; Union College;
Schenectady, NY.
4. Muñoz MM. 2012. Behavioral drive meets behavioral inertia in the tropical lizard,
Anolis cybotes. Departmental seminar speaker; Department of Biology; Indiana
State University; Terre Haute, IN.
3. Muñoz MM. 2012. Convergent evolution, adaptation, and sexual selection. Invited
Speaker for the Topics in Evolution Lecture Series; Harvard Museum of Natural
History; Cambridge, MA.
2. Muñoz MM. 2012. Evolutionary consequences of behavioral drive and inhibition in
the tropical lizard, Anolis cybotes. Invited Lecture for Herpetology course; Department
of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Harvard University; La Selva Biological
Station, Costa Rica
1. Muñoz MM. 2010. Finding your academic niche: Graduate school, research, and
beyond. Invited Speaker for the Women in Science and Math Lecture Series.
Department of Natural Sciences; Buffalo State College; Buffalo, NY.
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Conference Presentations
‡ denotes high school mentee; † denotes undergraduate mentee
21. Muñoz MM, and JB Losos. 2015. Behavioral drive meets behavioral inertia in the
tropical lizard, Anolis cybotes. Australian Society of Herpetology; Eildon, Australia.
(upcoming)
20. Algar AC, Wegener JE, and MM Muñoz. 2015. Toward a unified model of body size
clines (and other trait-environment relationships). International Biogeography Society;
Bayreuth, Germany. (upcoming)
19. Muñoz MM, and JB Losos. 2014.Behavioral drive and behavioral inertia in the
tropical lizard, Anolis cybotes. Evolution; Raleigh, NC.
18. Muñoz MM, and JB Losos. 2014. Behavior simultaneously drives and impedes
evolution: An empirical test using the lizard, Anolis cybotes. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology; Austin, TX. *Awarded the Raymond B. Huey Award for Best
Student Presentation; Division of Ecology and Evolution; SICB
17. Boronow KE, Muñoz MM, Shields IH†, and JB Losos. 2014. Behavioral divergence
along an altitudinal gradient in a clade of tropical lizards. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology; Austin, TX.
16. Muñoz MM, Stimola MA†, Algar AC, Bakken GB, and JB Losos. 2013.
Evolutionary stasis and lability in thermal physiology in a group of tropical lizards.
Special Symposium: The Biological Impacts of Tropical Climate Warming for
Ectothermic Animals; San Juan, Puerto Rico.
15. Muñoz MM, Crawford NG, McGreevy, Jr. TJ, and CJ Schneider. 2013. Divergence
in coloration and the evolution of reproductive isolation in the Anolis marmoratus species
complex. Evolution; Snowbird, UT.
14. Muñoz MM, Stimola MA†, Landestoy MA, Conover A‡, Rodriguez A†, Algar AC,
and JB Losos. 2013. Does thermal specialization accompany environmental
differentiation in a diverse clade of Caribbean Anolis lizards? Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology; San Francisco, CA.
13. Conover AE‡, Muñoz MM, Boronow KE, Cooke EG†, Shields I†, Landestoy MA,
Losos JB, and J Gastel. 2013. Does parasite load affect thermoregulation in a diverse
clade of Caribbean anoles? Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology; San
Francisco, CA. (poster)
12. Cooke EG†, Muñoz MM, Conover AE‡, Shields IH†, Boronow KE, Murphy, TG,
and MA Johnson. 2013. Is dewlap color an honest indicator of health in Anolis lizards?
An analysis of population differences in body condition and parasite load. Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology; San Francisco, CA.
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11. Muñoz MM, Stimola MA†, Landestoy MA, Conover A‡, Rodriguez A†, and JB
Losos. 2012. Behavioral and physiological mechanisms of thermal adaptation in a diverse
clade of Anolis lizards. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology; Charleston, SC.
10. Stimola MA†, Muñoz MM, Landestoy MA, Conover A‡, Rodriguez A†, Losos JB.
2012. A comparison of heat and cold tolerance among closely related anoles from
different thermal environments. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology;
Charleston, SC.
9. Muñoz MM, Hewlett J, and JB Losos. 2009. Ecomorphological response of Anolis
lividus to volcanic activity on Montserrat. Anolis Symposium; Cambridge, MA. (poster)
8. Herrel A, Velasco J, Sasa M, Campbell-Staton S, Crandell KE, Fenstermacher K,
Frank H, Mahler L, Muñoz MM, Van Middlesworth P, and JB Losos. 2009. Why are
mainland anoles different? An ecomorphological perspective. Society for Integrative and
Comparative Biology; Boston, MA.
7. Muñoz MM, Herrel A, Sasa-Marín M, and JB Losos. 2009. How similar are aquatic
Anolis lizards: A detailed ecological and behavioral analysis of two Costa Rican species
(A. oxylophus and A. aquaticus). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology;
Boston, MA.
6. Muñoz MM, and CJ Schneider. 2008. Local adaptation and speciation in the
morphologically divergent Guadeloupean lizard, Anolis marmoratus. VIII Latin American
Herpetology Conference; Varadero, Cuba.
5. Muñoz MM. 2008. The application of molecular markers to questions in evolutionary
biology: A study of Iberian owl flies. Fulbright Research Conference; Valencia, Spain.
4. Muñoz MM, and PH Barber. 2006. Phylogeography of the pink anemonefish,
Amphiprion perideraion, across the Indo-Pacific. Boston University Marine Program
Symposium; Boston, MA.
3. Muñoz MM, Akinronbi B, Crandall ED, and PH Barber. 2006. Differing population
genetics response of two seastars, their commensal shrimp, and parasitic gastropod to
abiotic forces in the Indonesian archipelago. Evolution; Stony Brook, NY.
2. Muñoz MM, and PH Barber. 2005. Comparison of dispersal in two sea stars, Linckia
laevigata and Protoreaster nodosus, across a known dispersal barrier. Young Scientist
Symposium; Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute; Wood's Hole, MA.
1. Oberlander J, Potter KA, Bose T, Smith S, Muñoz MM, and A Yamaguchi. 2004.
Sexual differentiation of vocal motoneurons during development of Xenopus laevis.
Society for Neuroscience Symposium; New Orleans, LA. (poster)
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Teaching Experience
* awarded a Distinction in Teaching certificate (Derek Bok Teaching Center, Harvard)
2013
2011
2009
2005
2004
Teaching Fellow for Adaptive Radiation (Seminar), Harvard
Teaching Fellow for Evolutionary Biology, Harvard*
Teaching Fellow for Animal Behavior, Harvard*
Teaching Fellow for Evolutionary Biology, Harvard*
Instructor for Organic Chemistry Preparatory Course, Boston University
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Intro. Biology, Boston University
Professional Reviewing
Journals: Animal Conservation, BMC Evolutionary Biology, Canadian Journal of
Zoology, Ecology Letters, Evolution (4), Evolutionary Biology, Functional Ecology (2),
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Herpetological Conservation and Biology,
Herpetological Journal, Molecular Ecology (2)
Grants and Fellowships: National Geographic Society (2)
Synergistic Activities
(i) Mentoring and training future scientists: During the course of my PhD research, I
mentored and trained seven undergraduates and one high school student (Asa Conover).
Four undergraduates (Ellee Cook, Juanita Hopwood, Chloe Soukas, and Maureen
Stimola) are female and three students (Juanita Hopwood, Elbert Mock, and Anthony
Rodríguez) are from underrepresented minority groups. Three students have presented
their work at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting:
Stimola (2012), Conover (2013), and Cook (2013). I mentored Conover on his Intel
Science Talent Search (ISTS) independent project. ISTS is a competitive national science
competition for high school students aspiring to become scientists and innovators.
Hopwood and Mock are co-authors on a publication in Molecular Ecology. Conover,
Rodríguez, and Stimola are co-authors on a publication in Proceedings of the Royal
Society, B. Conover and Cook are co-authors on a manuscript in review at Breviora.
Mentee Ian Shields is a co-author on a manuscript in review at Journal of Herpetology.
(ii) Disseminating research to the public: I mentored an undergraduate student, Juanita
Hopwood, in the development and publication of six new webpages for the Encyclopedia
of Life (www.eol.org). The EOL is an innovative global collaboration between 180
content partners whose mission is to “gather, generate, and share knowledge in an open,
freely accessible and trusted digital resource.” Since its inception in 2008 this online
platform has attracted over 5 million visitors. Hopwood and I produced the first accounts
for six species of anole from the Dominican Republic. We integrated multiple sources to
create platforms as accessible to scientists as to the general public. Link to sample page
(Anolis cybotes): http://eol.org/pages/795854/overview.
(iii) Community outreach through the Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH): (1)
In 2012 I gave a public course entitled “Convergent Evolution, Adaptation, and Sexual
Selection” through the Topics in Evolution series. The goal of this lecture was to orient
the general public and, in particular, local educators, on the basic tenets of evolutionary
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biology, and highlight important emerging trends in these topics. This course combined
classroom lecture, museum tours, and a laboratory exercise. (2) On various other
occasions I have given public tours of the private herpetological research collections of
the Museum of Comparative Zoology. For each tour I set up displays highlighting the
hallmarks of reptilian evolution, gave interactive presentations and laboratory exercises
using specimens, and provided private tours of the research collections. (3) I participated
in Cambridge TEACH visits with local middle school children through the HMNH. I
offered tours of the HMNH and discussed how to pursue scientific research before
entering college.
(iv) Public outreach to the Cambridge community: (1) During graduate school I was a
participating member of Gradwagon (www.gradwagon.org), a group that engages local
students and educators with graduate students. I gave several presentations to local high
school groups, and gave resources for students interested in pursuing a career in science.
(2) I worked with the Cambridge Science Club for Girls (CSCG) to take middle school
girls on a fieldtrip to local vernal pools, and discuss pathways to success in academia.
(v) Writing popular science articles for the Anole Annals: Since 2011 I have contributed
regularly to the Anole Annals (www.anoleannals.org), a public blog highlighting research
and emerging trends in Anolis lizards. This blog is run and curated by scientists and is
dedicated to providing the public with emerging research and ideas in the field in a
format accessible to professionals, enthusiasts, and the general public. This blog has
attracted more than 800,000 visits to date. My articles can be found here:
http://www.anoleannals.org/author/marthamunoz/
(vi) Graduate Student Service: Representative for the graduate students in the
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (2010-2011). Along with corepresentative Ben Ewen-Campen, I inaugurated the Graduate Student Invited Speaker
seminar series. In addition, I served as student representative for two faculty search
committees for Vertebrate Paleontology and Invertebrate Paleontology. I reviewed
applications, met candidates, and attended seminars in order to communicate the qualities
of each candidate to the student body, synthesize the students' comments and responses,
and disseminate the opinions of the students to the search committee chair.
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