- Mejia-Trujillo, R.**, Smith, C.H. The complete paternally inherited mitochondrial genomes of the freshwater mussel Potamilus streckersoni (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, In Review.
- Smith, C.H., Robertson, C.R., Randklev, C.R. DNA barcoding identifies a novel population of the imperiled Trinity Pigtoe, Fusconaia chunii (Lea, 1862), in the San Jacinto River drainage in Texas. Check List, In Review.
- Smith, C.H., Pfeiffer, J.M., Johnson, N.A., Haag, W.R., Williams, J.D., Lopes-Lima, M., Santos-Gomez, A., Froufe, E., Hillis, D.M. Coevolution with freshwater fish hosts drives the radiation of a group of parasitic bivalves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, In Review.
- Smith, C.H., Kiser, A.H., Johnson, N.A., Randklev, C.R. Environmental, morphological, and molecular data reveal a new species of freshwater mussel, Strophitus howellsi, endemic to the Edwards Plateau in Texas. Conservation Genetics, In Review.
- Neemuchwala, S.**, Johnson, N.A., Pfeiffer, J.M., Hillis, D.M., Lopes-Lima, M., Santos-Gomez, A., Froufe, Smith, C.H. Coevolution with host fishes shapes life histories in a highly specialized group of freshwater mussels (Unionida: Quadrulini). Bulletin of Society of Systematic Biologists, Major Revision.
- Saxon, R., Randklev, C.R., Roe, K.J., Smith, C.H. A phylogeographic assessment redefines the distribution of Truncilla species (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in Texas. Journal of Molluscan Studies, Accepted.
- DeMoulpied, M., Smith, C.H., Robertson, C.R., Johnson, N.A., Lopez, R., Randklev, C.R. Biogeography of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) in Texas and implications on conservation biology. Diversity and Distributions 28(7), 1458-1474. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13555
- Kiser, A.H., Cummings, K., Tiemann, J., Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Lopez, R., Randklev, C.R. (2022). Using a multi-model ensemble approach to determine biodiversity hotspots with limited occurrence data in understudied areas: an example using freshwater mussels in México. Ecology and Evolution 12, e8909. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8909
- Breton, S., Stewart, D.T., Brémaud, J., Havird, J.C. Smith, C.H., Hoeh, W.R. (2022). Did doubly uniparental inheritance (DUI) of mtDNA originate as a cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system? BioEssays 44(4), e2100283. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202100283
- Smith, C.H.*, Ferrante, J.A.*, Thompson, L.M., Hunter, M.E. (2022). Genome-wide SNP analysis of three moose subspecies at the southern range limit in the contiguous United States. Conservation Genetics 23(1), 109-121. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01402-w *Co-first author.
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Robertson, C.R., Doyle, R.D., Randklev, C.R. Establishing conservation units to promote recovery of two threatened freshwater mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionida: Potamilus). Ecology and Evolution, Accepted.
- Smith, C.H. A high-quality reference genome for a parasitic bivalve with doubly uniparental inheritance (Bivalvia: Unionida). Genome Biology and Evolution 13(3), evab029. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab029. Assembly and annotation available here.
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Havlik, K., Doyle, R.D., Randklev, C.R. (2021). Resolving species boundaries in the critically imperiled freshwater mussel species, Fusconaia mitchelli (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(1), 60-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzs.12412
- Smith, C.H., Pfeiffer, J.M., Johnson, N.A. (2020). Comparative phylogenomics reveals complex evolution of life history strategies in a clade of bivalves with parasitic larvae (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Ambleminae). Cladistics 36(5), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1111/cla.12423
- Randklev, C.R., Wolverton, S., Johnson, N.A., Smith, C.H., Popejoy, T., Robertson, C.R., Coley, J. (2020). The utility of zooarchaeological data to guide listing efforts for an imperiled mussel species (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Pleurobema riddellii). Conservation Science and Practice 2(9), e253. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.253
- Johnson, N.A., Smith, C.H. (2020). Novel genetic resources to facilitate future molecular studies in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Data 5(3), 65. https://doi.org/10.3390/data5030065
- Inoue, K., Cummings, K.S., Tiemann, J.S., Miller, T.D., Johnson, N.A., Smith, C.H., Randklev, C.R. (2020). A new species of Popenaias Frierson, 1927, from the Gulf coastal rivers of central Mexico (Bivalvia: Unionida: Unionidae). Zootaxa 4816(4), 457-490. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4816.4.3
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A. (2020). A comparative phylogeographic approach to facilitate recovery of an imperiled freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionida: Potamilus inflatus). Diversity 12(7), 281. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12070281
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Inoue, K., Doyle, R.D., Randklev, C.R. (2019). Integrative taxonomy warrants recognition of a new species of freshwater mussel species, Potamilus streckersoni sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Implications for conservation and management. Systematics and Biodiversity 17(4), 331-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2019.1607615
- Pieri, A.M., Inoue, K., Johnson, N.A., Smith, C.H., Harris, J.L., Robertson, C., Randklev, C.R. (2018). Molecular and morphometric analyses reveal cryptic diversity within freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the western Gulf coastal drainages of the United States. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 124, 261–277. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly046
- Johnson, N.J., Smith, C.H., Pfeiffer, J.M., Randklev, C.R., Williams, J.D., Austin, J.D. (2018). Integrative taxonomy resolves taxonomic uncertainty for freshwater mussels being considered for protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Scientific Reports 8, 15892. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33806-z
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Pfeiffer, J.M., and Gangloff, M.M. (2018). Molecular and morphological data to facilitate future research on freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Anodontinae). Data in Brief 17, 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.050
- Smith, C.H., Johnson, N.A., Pfeiffer, J.M., and Gangloff, M.M. (2018). Molecular and morphological data reveal non-monophyly and speciation in imperiled freshwater mussels (Anodontoides and Strophitus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 119, 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.018