Bryan McLean
Area of Expertise
Biodiversity, Environmental Change, Mammals, Parasites
Education
Postdoctoral, University of Florida
PhD Biology, University of New Mexico
M.A. Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington
B.S. Biology, Appalachian State University
Courses Taught
- Biology of Mammals
- Introduction to Biodiversity Data
- Biostatistics II
- Landscape Ecology
- Seminar in Landscape Ecology
Research
Research in the McLean lab focuses on landscape- to continental-scale patterns of mammalian evolution and mammal response to past and present environmental change. Our work is data-driven and blends field-, laboratory-, and biodiversity informatics approaches to understand the captivating global diversity of mammals and how it interacts with a dynamic planet.
Selected Publications
McLean BS, Stierman KE, Ivey LR, Weller AK, Chapman OS, Miller AM, Byrd JS, Garcia AM, Greiman SE. Seasonal body size plasticity and the generality of Dehnel’s phenomenon in Sorex shrews. American Naturalist in press.
McLean BS, Rickart EA, Cook JA, Guralnick RP, Burgin C, Lohr K. Integrative species delimitation reveals an Idaho-endemic ground squirrel, Urocitellus idahoensis (Merriam 1913) (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Journal of Mammalogy in press. <https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyae135> <Popular Press here, here, and here>
Chapman OS, McLean BS. 2024. Gastrointestinal morphology is an effective functional proxy for understanding small mammal community structure. Ecology 2024:e4454. <https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4454>
Weller AK, Chapman OS, Gora SL, Guralnick RP, McLean BS. 2023. New insight into drivers of mammalian litter size from individual-level traits. Ecography 2023:e06928 <https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06928>
McLean BS, Bell KC, Cook JA. 2022. SNP-based phylogenomic inference in Holarctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 169: 107396 <doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107396>