Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
2021-2023
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Faculty
Faculty
Lotanna Micah Nneji, PhD ( He/His)
Assistant Professor
Department/Office
- Biology
School/College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Biography
The Nneji Ecology, Genetics, Evolution, and Conservation (NEGEC) Lab investigates the ecological and evolutionary processes that generate, structure, and maintain biodiversity across tropical ecosystems. Our research integrates field-based biodiversity surveys, natural history collections, morphological and ecological data, molecular phylogenetics, population and comparative genomics, computational biology, and machine learning to address fundamental questions in biodiversity discovery, evolutionary diversification, biogeography, ecological adaptation, and conservation.
A central focus of our research is understanding how evolutionary history, environmental heterogeneity, ecological interactions, and geographic connectivity interact to shape patterns of species diversity, distribution, and genetic differentiation across tropical landscapes and aquatic ecosystems. We also investigate how climate change and anthropogenic disturbances influence biodiversity patterns, population connectivity, and species vulnerability. By integrating genomic and ecological datasets with remote sensing, geospatial analyses, machine learning, and predictive modeling, we aim to identify the mechanisms underlying biodiversity responses to environmental change and improve our capacity to forecast future ecological and evolutionary outcomes. Our research further explores the trophic ecology and microbiome science of tropical fauna, examining how dietary specialization, resource availability, environmental conditions, and host-associated microbial communities influence ecological interactions, trophic niche differentiation, and adaptation. Through these complementary research directions, we seek to advance a more integrative understanding of the relationships among biodiversity, evolutionary processes, ecological dynamics, and environmental change.
Beyond fundamental scientific discovery, the NEGEC Lab is committed to translating research findings into actionable biodiversity conservation strategies, particularly in tropical regions where biological diversity remains incompletely documented and increasingly threatened. We actively collaborate with researchers, conservation practitioners, museums, and local institutions to strengthen biodiversity research, scientific capacity, and evidence-based conservation planning.
Education, mentorship, and community engagement are integral to our mission. We welcome undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and collaborators interested in biodiversity discovery, evolutionary biology, systematics, biogeography, phylogenetics, comparative and population genomics, computational biology, machine learning, predictive ecological modeling, trophic ecology, and microbiome science.
We are also dedicated to making science accessible beyond academic institutions through conservation education, community outreach, and participatory research. Our citizen science initiatives engage local communities in biodiversity monitoring, ecological data collection, and conservation planning, fostering meaningful partnerships that connect scientific discovery with local knowledge, conservation priorities, and long-term biodiversity stewardship.
Education & Expertise
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Herpetology
Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2018-2020
PhD
Genetics
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
2015-2018
MSc
Zoology (Ecology and Environmental Biology)
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
2013-2015
BSc
Biology
University of Abuja, Nigeria
2006-2011
National Diploma
Science Laboratory Technology
Federal Polytechnic Oko, Nigeria
2002-2004
Expertise
Biodiversity Discovery, Evolutionary Biology, Systematics, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics, Comparative and Population Genomics, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Trophic Ecology, and Microbiome Science of Tropical Fauna.
Academics
Academics
BIOL240 (Evolution)
BIOL494 (Senior Seminar)
BIOG533 (Ecological and Environmental Biology)
BIOG534 (Evolutionary and Systematic Biology)
BIOL328 (Global Environment/Climate Change)
BIOL217 (Honors Orientation)
Research
Research
Specialty
Biodiversity Discovery, Evolutionary Biology, Systematics, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics, Comparative and Population Genomics, Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Trophic Ecology, and Microbiome Science of Tropical Fauna.Funding
2026: National Science Foundation: Leveraging Natural History Collections to Advance Biodiversity Knowledge and Riverscape Genetic Patterns in Freshwater Ray-Finned Fishes of the Afrotropical (River Niger) Basin. Role: PI for the project. Requested Amount: $1,427,819.
2026: National Geographic: Mitigating Climate-Induced Wildfire Risks in the Oldest African Rainforests. Role: Co-PI for the project. Requested Amount: $48,600
2025: PADI Foundation Grant: Comparison of species-specific qPCR and metabarcoding methods to detect distribution patterns of highly threatened freshwater stingrays in Nigeria from environmental DNA.
2025: Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation: Saving the last remaining populations of the critically endangered Niger stingray (genus Fontitrygon) in Nigeria through research and actions.
2024: Conservation Nation Firefly Grant: Conservation education across local schools in Obudu Plateau, Nigeria.
2024: Rufford Foundation: Saving the last remaining populations of the highly threatened Nigerian montane herpetofauna through conservation education and community awareness programmes.
2023-2025: National Geographic Grant: Scaling Up Conservation of Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) Amphibians on Obudu Plateau, Nigeria
2023: Meridian National Geographic Grant: ‘Developing Multidisciplinary Approach towards sustainable conservation of the threatened Nigerian-Cameroon highlands’
2022: First Booster Rufford Small Grant: ‘Enhancing studies and sustainable conservation actions for amphibians and reptiles in highly biodiverse and threatened Nigerian montane regions’
2022: Emerging Conservationist Grant by the Conservation Nation for the project ‘Saving the Critically Endangered and Endemic Toad in Nigeria’.
2022: Future Conservationist Award by the Conservation Leadership Programme for the project ‘Conservation status of a poorly known and endemic lizard (Ondo Forest gecko) from Nigeria’
2021-24 : International Scientific Coordination Network - South (GDRI-Sud) to support ‘West African Marine Fish DNA Barcoding Network (WAMBA-net)’.
Accomplishments
Accomplishments
1. U.S.–Africa Frontiers Fellow (2026), U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2. Next Generation Leadership Award, Advanced Genome Biology and Technology. (February 7, 2024).
Publications and Presentations
Publications and Presentations
62. Ajao, A. A., Mukaila, Y. O., Azeez, S. O., Olaniyan, D. O., Oseni, O. M., Micah, A. D., Nneji, L. M., Oladipo, S. O., Ayoola, A., Chukwuma, E. C., & Oyebanji, O. (2026). Unlocking the hidden biodiversity trove: Gaps, insights and perspectives from DNA barcoding in Nigeria. Diversity, 18(10), 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18100622
61. Omotoso, O., & Nneji, L. M. (2026). Convergent evolution of longevity reveals divergent genomic mechanisms in small and large mammals. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-13430-2.
60. Atofarati, O. T., Oladipo, S. O., Nneji, C. I., Adelakun, K. M., Asiamah, M. K., Everett, A., & Nneji, L. M. (2026). Spatial variation shapes gut microbiome composition and functional potential in an Afrotropical fish. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-71562-7.
59. Ikegwu, C. M., Hutchins, A., Oladipo, S. O., Akrasi, M. G., & Nneji, L. M. (2026). Bibliometric analysis of research trends, themes and global collaborations in Nigerian amphibian studies from 1933–2025. African Journal of Herpetology, 75(1), 100–123. https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2026.2625473
58. Yu Z-C, Wang X-Y, Gao C, Wang K, Wang M-F, Gao B-W, Zhao W, Wu S-H, Xu Z-P, Zhou X, Xu L-L, Yu J, Nneji L. M.,Chen J-M, Jin W, Lee PS (2026). Long-term camera trap monitoring of mammalian diversity and activity rhythms of threatened species in Xianxialing Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, China. Biodiversity Data Journal,14: e208779. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e208779.
57. Efenakpo, O. D., Nneji, L. M., Jacob, D. E., Ringim, A. S., Eniang, E., Petrozzi, F., Ikegwu, C. M., & Luiselli, L. M. (2026). Ecological research and knowledge gaps in the snake fauna of Nigeria: A systematic review with conservation implications. Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2026.2646915
56. Adous, A. B. J. C., Kouamé, N. E., Owo, N. R., Ndiaye, A., Béarez, P., Rieuvilleneuve, F., Oladipo, S. O., Nneji, L. M., Abouo Adepo-Gourène, B., & Durand, J.-D. (2026). DNA barcoding reveals overlooked species diversity in rays and sharks of Côte d’Ivoire. Marine Biodiversity, 56, 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-026-01636-2
55. Nneji, L. M., Oladipo, S. O., Oyebanji, O. O., Ayoola, A. O., Omotoso, O., Nneji, I. C., & Adelakun, K. M. (2026). First chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of an endangered freshwater stingray (Fontitrygon garouaensis) from Africa. Nature Scientific Data, 13, 302. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-026-06646-0
54. Oyebanji, O., Chukwuma, E., Mambo, W. W., Adeonipekun, P. A., Bolaji, T., Agbo-Adediran, A. O., & Nneji, L. M. (2026). Evaluating the impact of anthropogenic activities and climate change on distribution dynamics and habitat suitability of Lophira alata in Nigeria. Nature Scientific Reports, 16, 10289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-35865-z
53. Nneji, I. C, Mambo, W. W., Zheng, Z., Oladipo, S. O., Zhao, H., Lu, W., Nneji, L. M., Lin, J., & Liu, W. (2025). Predicting habitat suitability and range dynamics of three ecologically important fish in East Asian waters under projected climate change. Biology, 14(11), 1476. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14111476
52. Nneji, L. M., Oladipo, S. O., Nneji, I. C., Atofarati, O. T., Asiamah, M. K., & Adelakun, K. M. (2025). Evaluating eDNA metabarcoding for fish biodiversity assessment in Nigerian aquatic ecosystems: potential, limitations, and comparisons with traditional methods. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2025.2541689.
51. Oladipo, S., Everett, A., Durand, J.-D., Adelakun, K. M., Dieudonne, W. P., Maame, A., Nneji, I., Ayoola, A. O., Atofarati, O. T., Kachi, J. B., & Nneji, L. (2025). Morphology, DNA Barcoding and Range Extension of a Poorly Known Freshwater Stingray Fontitrygon garouaensis Stauch & Blanc, 1962 from Nigerian Inland Water. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaf125.
50. Oladipo, S., Smith, K., Everett, A., Adelakun, K. M., & Nneji, L. (2025). An updated ichthyofaunal checklist for the Nigerian Lagos Lagoon with notes on nomenclatural changes and the conservation status of species. Zootaxa, 5646(1), 38–62.
49. Efenakpo, O. D., Nneji, L., Luiselli, L., Adeyi, A. O., Eniang, E. A., Akani, G. C., Battisti, C., & Agbons, A. M. (2025). Human–reptile cohabitation and the associated conservation dilemmas in Nigeria. Biodiversity.
48. Zuo, B., Chen, R.-M., Tang, X.-L., Shao, Y., Liu, X.-L., Nneji, L., & Sun, Y.-B. (2024). Genomic Insights Into Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Conservatism and Innovation in Frogs. Integrative Zoology.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1749-4877.12931.
47. Kosch, T. A., Torres-Sánchez, M., Liedtke, H. C., … the Amphibian Genomics Consortium (Nneji, L. M. is a contributing member). (2024). The Amphibian Genomics Consortium: advancing genomic and genetic resources for amphibian research and conservation. BMC Genomics, 25, 1025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10899-7.
46. Wu, Y.-H., Xu, M.-H., Suwannapoom, C., Nguyen, S. N., Murphy, R. W., Papenfuss, T. J., Lathrop, A., Kilunda, F. K., Gao, W., Yuan, Z.-Y., Chen, J.-M., Zhang, L., Zhao, H.-P., Wang, L.-J., Rahman, M. M., Nneji, L. M., Zhao, G.-G., Wang, Y.-Y., Jin, J.-Q., Zhang, P., & Che, J. (2024). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the genus Sylvirana (Anura: Ranidae) highlights unrecognized diversity, revised classification and historical biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108223.
45. Oladipo, S., Ayoola, A. O., Ross, K., Edah, B., Adelakun, K. M., Mustapha, M., Carine Adous, C., Gourène, B., Diop, M., Kamla, A. T., Dieudonne, W. P., Nneji, I. C., Akinsemolu, A. A., Durand, J.-D., & Nneji, L. (2024). DNA Barcoding and Morphological Characterization of Marine Stingrays (Genus Fontitrygon) from the African Gulf of Guinea. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(7), e4231. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4231.
44. Mi, C., Ma, L., Yang, M., Li, X., … Nneji, L. M., … Itescu, Y., Wilcove, D., Nagy, Z., & Liu, X. (2023). Global protected areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change. Nature Communications, 14, 1389. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36987-y
43. Oyebanji, O. O., Onditi, K. O., Azevedo, J. A., Rahaingoson, F. R., Nneji, L., Adeleye, M. A., Stull, G. W., Zhang, R., & Yi, T.-S. (2023). Biogeographic patterns and environmental drivers of species richness in the globally distributed Millettioid/Phaseoloid clade (Fabaceae, subfamily Papilionoideae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11.http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1231553.
42. Nneji, L., Azevedo, J. A., Oyebanji, O. O., Ma, L., Elsen, P. R., Oladipo, S. O., Salako, G., Puschendorf, R., & Pringle, R. M. (2023). Patterns of species richness and turnover in endemic amphibians of the Guineo‐Congolian rain forest. Diversity and Distributions, 29(8), 1035-1051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13717.
41. Zuo, B., Nneji, L., & Sun, Y.-B. (2023). Comparative genomics reveals insights into anuran genome size evolution. BMC Genomics, 24(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09499-8.
40. Adeola, A. C., Bello, S., Abdussamad, A., Mark, A., Sanke, O., Onoja, A., Nneji, L., Abdullahi, N., Olaogun, S., Rogo, L., Mangbon, G., Pedro, S., Hiinan, M., Mukhtar, M., Ibrahim, J., Saidu, H., Dawuda, P., Bala, R., Abdullahi, H., Salako, A., Kdidi, S., Yahyaoui, M. H., & Yin, T.-T. (2023). Polymorphism of prion protein gene (PRNP) in Nigerian sheep. Prion, 17(1), 44-54.
39. Babarinde, I., Adeola, A. C., Djagoun, C. A. M. S., Nneji, L., Okeyoyin, A. O., Niba, G., Wanzie, N., Oladipo, O. C., Adebambo, A., Bello, S., Ng’ang’a, S., Olaniyi, W., Okoro, V., Adedeji, B., Olatunde, O., Ayoola, A. O., Matouke, M., Wang, Y.-y., Sanke, O., Oseni, S., Nwani, C., & Murphy, R. (2023). Population structure and evolutionary history of the greater cane rat (Thryonomys swinderianus) from the Guinean Forests of West Africa. Frontiers in Genetics, 14.https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2023.1041103.
38. Xie, H.-B., Yan, C., Adeola, A., Wang, K., Haung, C.-P., Xu, M.-M., Qiu, Q., Yin, X., Fan, C.-Y., Ma, Y.-F., Yin, T.-T., Gao, Y., Deng, J.-K., Okeyoyin, A., Oluwole, O., Omotoso, O., Okoro, V., Omitogun, O., Dawuda, P., Olaogun, S., Nneji, L., Ayoola, A., Sanke, O., Luka, P., Okoth, E., Lekelool, I., Mijele, D., Bishop, R., Han, J., Wang, W., Peng, M.-S., & Zhang, Y.-P. (2022). African Suid Genomes Provide Insights into the Local Adaptation to Diverse African Environments. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 39(12). https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac256.
37. Adeola, A. C., Bello, S., Abdussamad, A., Mark, A., Sanke, O., Onoja, A., Nneji, L., Abdullahi, N., Olaogun, S., Rogo, L., Mangbon, G., Pedro, S., Hiinan, M., Mukhtar, M., Ibrahim, J., Saidu, H., Dawuda, P., Bala, R., Abdullahi, H., Salako, A., Kdidi, S., Yahyaoui, M. H., & Yin, T.-T. (2022). Scrapie-associated polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) in Nigerian native goats. Gene, 855, 147121.
36. Liu, Y.-N., Chen, R.-M., Pu, Q.-T., Nneji, L., & Sun, Y.-B. (2022). Expression Plasticity of Transposable Elements Is Highly Associated with Organismal Re-adaptation to Ancestral Environments. Genome Biology and Evolution, 14(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evac084.
35. Adeola, A. C., Sola-Ojo, F., Opeyemi, Y., Oguntunji, A., Nneji, L., Ewuola, M., Bello, S., Olaniyi, W., Adesoji, A., Karuno, A., & Sanke, O., Daniel, E. L. (2022). Genetic diversity and population structure of muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) from Nigeria. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13236.
34. Oladipo, S., Nneji, L., Adeniyi, A., Adeyemi-Ale, O., & Adelakun, K. (2022). Environmental correlates of some selected fish species in the Jebba Dam, North-Central Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 38(3), 107–117. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467421000511.
33. Ugoh, A., Nneji, L., Adedeji, B., & Adeyi, A. (2021). A preliminary survey of amphibians from the Idanre Forest Ecosystem, southwestern Nigeria. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, 5(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.22120/jwb.2021.139825.1201.
32. Rahman, M. M., Nneji, L., Hossain, M. M., Nishikawa, K., & Habib, K. A. (2021). Diversity and distribution of amphibians in central and northwest Bangladesh with an updated checklist for the country. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 15, 147-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2021.12.002.
31. Ayoola, A., Nneji, L., Odewumi, O., Oluwatobi, O., Emmanuel, S., & Ogunjemite, B. (2021). Preliminary survey of non-human Primates in four forest areas of Yewa River Basin at the Nigeria-Benin Republic transboundary. Biologia, 77,181–186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00891-x.
30. Jaynes, K., Myers, E., Gvoždík, V., Blackburn, D., Portik, D., Greenbaum, E., Jongsma, G., Rödel, M.-O., Badjedjea, G., Bamba-Kaya, A., Baptista, N., Akuboy, J., Ernst, R., Kouete, M., Kusamba, C., Masudi, F., McLaughlin, P., Nneji, L., Onadeko, A., Penner, J., Vaz Pinto, P., Stuart, B., Tobi, E., Zassi-Boulou, A.-G., Leaché, A., Fujita, M., & Bell, R. (2021). Giant Tree Frog diversification in West and Central Africa: Isolation by physical barriers, climate, and reproductive traits. Molecular Ecology, 31, 3979–3998. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16169.
29. Yan, F., Nneji, L., Jin, J.-Q. B., Yuan, Z.-y., Chen, J., Mi, X., Chen, H., Murphy, R., & Che, J. (2021). Multi-locus genetic analyses of Quasipaa from throughout its distribution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 163, 107218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107218.
28. Oladipo, S., Nneji, L., Iyiola, O., Nneji, I., Ayoola, A., Anifowoshe, A., Adelakun, K., Adeola, A., & Mustapha, M. (2021). Patterns of ichthyofaunal diversity and distribution across Jebba Hydro-Electric Power (HEP) dam, Jebba, north-central Nigeria. Brazilian Journal of Biology. https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.222952.
27. Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Adedeji, B., Olatunde, O., Onadeko, A., Eniang, E. A., Ayoola, A., Okeyoyin, A., Usongo, J., Adeyi, A., Oladipo, S., Rahman, M. M., Andem, A. B., Nneji, I., Ugwumba, O., Ugwumba, A., Adedeyi, A., & Olory, C. S. (2021). Species richness, distribution pattern, and conservation status of amphibians in Cross River National Park, south‐eastern Nigeria. Biologia, 76, 2573–2588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-021-00751-8.
26. Shen, Q.-K., Peng, M.-S., Adeola, A., Kui, L., Duan, S., Miao, Y.-W., Eltayeb, N., Lichoti, J., Otecko, N., Strillacci, M. G., Gorla, E., Bagnato, A., Charles, O., Sanke, O., Dawuda, P., Okeyoyin, A., Musina, J., Njoroge, P., Agwanda, B., Kusza, S., Nanaei, H. A., Peder, R., Xu, M.-M., Du, Y., Nneji, L., Murphy, R., Wang, M.-S., Esmailizadeh, A., Dong, Y., Ommeh, S., & Zhang, Y.-P. (2021). Genomic Analyses Unveil Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris) Domestication in West Africa. Genome Biology and Evolution, 13(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab090.
25. Booth, H., Clark, M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Amponsah-Mensah, K., Antunes, A. P., Brittain, S., Castilho, L., Campos-Silva, J., Constantino, P., Li, Y., Mandoloma, L., Nneji, L., Iponga, D., Moyo, B., McNamara, J., Rakotonarivo, S., Shi, J., Tagne, C., Velden, J., & Williams, D. (2021). Investigating the risks of removing wild meat from global food systems. Current Biology, 31(8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.079.
24. Oyebanji, O., Salako, G., Nneji, L., Oladipo, S., Bolarinwa, K. A., Chukwuma, E., Ayoola, A., Olagunju, T., Ighadalo, D., & Nneji, I. (2020). Impact of climate change on the spatial distribution of endemic legume species of the Guineo-Congolian forest, Africa. Ecological Indicators, 122, 107282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107282.
23. Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Ayoola, A., Adedeji, B., Olatunde, O., Onadeko, A., Eniang, E. A., Ayoola, A., Oladipo, S., Wang, Y.-y., Mallan, Y., Anyaele, O., Nneji, I., Rahman, M. M., & Olory, C. S. (2020). DNA barcoding and species delimitation of butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Nigeria. Molecular Biology Reports, 47, 9441–9457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-020-05984-5.
22. Ayoola, A., Zhang, B.-L., Meisel, R., Nneji, L., Shao, Y., Morenikeji, O., Ayoola, A., Ng’ang’a, S., Ogunjemite, B., Okeyoyin, A., Ross, C., & Wu, D.-D. (2020). Population Genomics Reveals Incipient Speciation, Introgression, and Adaptation in the African Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38(3), 876–890. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa248.
21. Oladipo, S., Nneji, L., Anifowoshe, A., & Nneji, I. (2020). Molecular characterization of Malapterurus minjiriyaSagua, 1987 and phylogenetic relationships within the genus Malapterurus (Silurifomes, Malapteruridae) from Nigerian inland water bodies. Journal of Fish Biology, 97, 1865–1869. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14547.
20. Rahman, M. M., Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Chen, J., Eniang, E. A., Oladipo, S., Olatunde, O., Onadeko, A., Kilunde, F., Ayoola, A., Adedeji, B., Nneji, I., Akaowo, N., Ugwumba, A., Jin, J.-Q. B., Yin, T., Peng, M.-S., Olory, C. S., Eninekit, N., & Che, J. (2020). Amphibian assemblages and diversity patterns in two forest ecosystems of South-Eastern Nigeria. African Journal of Ecology, 58, 815–827. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12776.
19. Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Mustapha, M., Oladipo, S., Djagoun, C., Nneji, I., Adedeji, B., Olatunde, O., Ayoola, A., Okeyoyin, A., Ikhimiukor, O., Useni, G., Iyiola, O., Faturoti, E., Matouke, M., Ndifor, W., Wang, Y.-Y., Chen, J., Wang, W.-Z., Kachi, J., Ugwumba, O., Ugwumba, A., & Nwani, C. (2020). DNA barcoding Silver butter catfish (Schilbe intermedius) reveals patterns of mitochondrial genetic diversity across African river systems. Nature Scientific Reports, 10(7097). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63837-4.
18. Adeola, A., Ewuola, M., Nneji, L., Oguntunji, A., Bello, S., Sola-Ojo, F., Ayoola, A., Adesoji, A., Sanke, O., Ebiakpor, D., Jonah, K., Jia, X., Wu, R.-N., Peng, M.-S., & Zhang, Y.-P. (2020). Mitochondrial DNA variation of Nigeria Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata). Animal Genetics, 51, 485–486. https://doi.org/10.1111/age.12924.
17. Ajao, A., Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Oladipo, S., Ayoola, A., Wang, Y.-y., Adeniyi, A., & Olademeji, Y. (2020). Genetic diversity and population structure of the native Western African honeybee (Apis mellifera adansonii Latreille, 1804) in Nigeria based on mitochondrial COI sequences. Zoologischer Anzeiger (Journal of Comparative Zoology), 293, 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2021.05.007.
16. Nneji, L., Adeola, A., Wang, Y.-y., Ajao, A., Anyaele, O., Mallan, Y., Olatunde, O., Nneji, I., Ayoola, A., Rahman, M. M., Adeniyi, A., Okeyoyin, A., & Olory, C. S. (2020). Testing the Effectiveness of DNA Barcoding for Biodiversity Assessment of Moths from Nigeria. Diversity, 12(2), 85. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020085.
15. Nneji, L., Salako, G., Oladipo, S., Onadeko, A., Adedeji, B., Olatunde, O., Ugwumba, A., & Adeola, A. (2019). Species Distribution Modelling predicts habitat suitability and reduction of suitable habitat under future climatic scenario for Sclerophrys perreti: A critically endangered Nigerian endemic toad. African Journal of Herpetology, 58, 481–491. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12713.
14. Ayoola, A., Ogunjemite, B., Nneji, L., & Nkume, O. (2019). Comparative reproductive behavior in captive baboon (Papio anubis) and red capped mangabey (Cercocebus torquatus). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(6), 479-483. http://www.entomoljournal.com.
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