I. Peer-Reviewed Publications

61. Franz, N.M., et al. 2017. Checklist of the Weevils of Sonora, Mexico. Version 1, 2017. Biodiversity Data Journal. (In Preparation) URL: http://tinyurl.com/curcu-sonora

60. Zhang, G., P. Browne, G. Zhen, M.A. Johnston, H. Cadillo-Quiroz & N.M. Franz. 2017. Endosymbiont diversity and evolution across the weevil tree of life. Environmental Microbiology. (In Preparation) Preprint in biorXiv: DOI: 10.1101/171181

59. Franz, N.M., L.J. Musher, J.W. Brown, S. Yu & B. Ludäscher. 2017. Verbalizing phylogenomic conflict: representation of node congruence across competing reconstructions of the neoavian explosion" PLoS Computational Biology. (In Review) Preprint in biorXiv: 10.1101/233973

58. Cao, Y., N. Franz, J. Macklin, J. Mao & H. Cui. 2017. Resolving taxonomic names using evidence extracted from text. iConference 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. (To Appear)

57. Senderov, V., K. Simov, N. Franz, P. Stoev, T. Catapano; D. Agosti, G. Sautter & L. Penev. 2017. OpenBiodiv: the Open Biodiversity Knowledge Management System Ontology. Journal of Biomedical Semantics. (To Appear)

56. Franz, N.M. & B.W. Sterner. 2017. To increase trust, change the social design behind aggregated biodiversity data. Database. (To Appear) DOI: 10.1093/database/bax100

55. Cheng, Y.-Y., N.M. Franz, J. Schneider, S. Yu, T. Rodenhausen & B. Ludäscher. 2017. Agreeing to disagree: reconciling conflicting taxonomic views using a logic-based approach. ASIST 2017. October 27 to November 01, 2017, Crystal City, VA. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology 54(1): 46-56. DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401006

54. Franz, N.M., C. Zhang & J. Lee. 2017. A logic approach to modeling nomenclatural change. Cladistics 33: 22 pages. (Early View) DOI: 10.1111/cla.12201

53. Sterner, B.W. & N.M. Franz. 2017. Taxonomy for humans or computers? Cognitive pragmatics for big data. Biological Theory 12(2): 99–111. DOI: 10.1007/s13752-017-0259-5

52. Seltmann, K.C. et al. (47 co-authors, including N.M. Franz). 2017. LepNet: The Lepidoptera of North America Network. Zootaxa 4247(1): 73–77. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.1.10

51. Franz, N.M. & G. Zhang. 2017.Three new species of entimine weevils in Early Miocene amber from the Dominican Republic (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e10469. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e10469

50. Zhang, G., U. Basharat, N. Matzke & N.M. Franz. 2017. Model selection in the historical biogeography of Neotropical weevils – the Exophthalmus genus complex (Insecta: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109 (April 2017): 226–239. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.039

49. Franz, N.M., B. Ludäscher, E.E. Gilbert & A.S. Weakley. 2016. Controlling the taxonomic variable: Taxonomic concept resolution for a southeastern United States herbarium portal. Research Ideas and Outcomes 2: e10610. DOI: 10.3897/rio.2.e10610

48. Singh, S.S., M.A. Jansen, N.M. Franz & N. Chawla. 2016. Microstructure and nanoindentation of the rostrum of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Materials Characterization 118: 206–211. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2016.05.022

47. M.A. Jansen, S.S. Singh, N. Chawla & N.M. Franz. 2016. A multilayer micromechanical model of the cuticle of Curculio longinasus Chittenden, 1927 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Structural Biology 195(2): 139–158. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2016.05.007

46. Franz, N.M, N.M. Pier, D.M. Reeder, M. Chen, S. Yu, P. Kianmajd, S. Bowers & B. Ludäscher. 2016. Two influential primate classifications logically aligned. Systematic Biology 65(4): 561–582. DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syw023

45. Franz, N.M., M. Chen, P. Kianmajd, S. Yu, S. Bowers, A.S. Weakley & B. Ludäscher. 2016. Names are not good enough: reasoning over taxonomic change in the Andropogon complex. Semantic Web 7(6): 1–23. DOI: 10.3233/SW-160220

44. Thessen, A.E. et al. (21 co-authors, including N.M. Franz and G. Zhang). 2015. Emerging semantics to link phenotype and environments. PeerJ 3:e1470. (39 pages) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1470

43. M.A. Johnston, D. Fleming, N.M. Franz & A.D. Smith. 2015. Amphidorini Leconte(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of Arizona: keys and species accounts. Coleopterists Bulletin 69(4): 27–54. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-69.mo4.27

42. Dang, T.N., N.M. Franz, B. Ludäscher & A.G. Forbes. 2015. ProvenanceMatrix: a visualization tool for multi-taxonomy alignments. In: Ivanova, V., P. Lambrix, S. Lohmann & C Pesquita (editor): Voila!2015. Proceedings of the International Workshop on Visualizations and User Interfaces for Ontologies and Linked Data, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA, October 11, 2015. CEUR Workshop Proceedings 1456: 13–24. URL: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1456/paper2.pdf

41. Jansen, M.A. & N.M. Franz. 2015. Phylogenetic revision of Minyomerus Horn, 1876 sec. Jansen & Franz, 2015 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) using taxonomic concept annotations and alignments. ZooKeys 528: 1–133. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.528.6001

40. Chen, M., S. Yu, P. Kianmajd, N. Franz, S. Bowers & B. Ludäscher. 2015. Provenance for explaining taxonomy alignments. In: Ludäscher, B. & B. Plale (editors): Provenance and Annotation of Data and Processes. 5th International Provenance and Annotation Workshop, IPAW 2014, Cologne, Germany, June 9-13, 2014. Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8628: 258–260. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16462-5_27

39. Franz, N.M., M. Chen, S. Yu, P. Kianmajd, S. Bowers & B. Ludäscher. 2015. Reasoning over taxonomic change: exploring alignments for the Perelleschus use case. PLoS ONE 10(2): e0118247. (34 pages) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118247

38. Deans, A.R. et al. (73 co-authors, including S.S. Anzaldo and N.M. Franz). 2015. Finding our way through phenotypes. PLoS Biology 13(1): e1002033. (9 pages) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002033

37. Chen, M., S. Yu, N. Franz, S. Bowers & B. Ludäscher. 2014. A hybrid diagnosis approach combining Black-Box and White-Box reasoning. In: A. Bikakis, P. Fodor & D. Roman (editors):  RuleML 2014, Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8620: 127–141. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-09870-8_9

36. Gries, C., E.E. Gilbert & N.M. Franz. 2014. Symbiota – a virtual platform for creating voucher-based biodiversity information communities. Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1114. (24  pages) DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1114

35. Patterson, D.J., W. Egloff, D. Agosti, D. Eades, N. Franz, G. Hagedorn & D. Remsen. 2014. Scientific names of organisms: attribution, rights and licensing. BMC Research Notes 2014, 7:79. (9 pages). DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-79

34. Franz, N.M. 2014. Anatomy of a cladistic analysis. Cladistics 30(3): 294–321. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12042

33. Franz, N.M. & J. Cardona-Duque. 2013. Description of two new species and phylogenetic reassessment of Perelleschus Wibmer & O'Brien, 1986 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with a complete taxonomic concept history of Perelleschus sec. Franz & Cardona-Duque, 2013. Systematics and Biodiversity 11(2): 209–236. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2013.806371

32. Franz, N.M. & A.M. Goldstein. 2013. Phenotype ontologies: are homology relations central enough? A reply to Deans et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 28(3): 131–132. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.08.001

31. Cardona-Duque, J. & N.M. Franz. 2012. Description and phylogeny of Azotoctla, a new Neotropical genus of Acalyptini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Curculioninae) associated with the staminodes of Cyclanthaceae. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166(3): 559–623. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00851.x

30. Girón, J.C. & N.M. Franz. 2012. Phylogenetic assessment of the Caribbean weevil genus Lachnopus Schoenherr (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Invertebrate Systematics 26(1): 67–82. DOI: 10.1071/IS11033

29. Franz, N.M. 2012. Phylogenetic reassessment of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae: Eustylini, Geonemini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 164(3): 510–557. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00774.x

28. Franz, N.M. 2011. Melathra huyenae, a new genus and new species of entimine weevil from southwestern Hispaniola (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Coleopterists Bulletin 65(4): 352–362. DOI: 10.1649/072.065.0406

27. Girón, J.C. & N.M. Franz. 2010. Revision, phylogeny, and historical biogeography of the genus Apodrosus Marshall, 1922 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 41(4): 339–414. DOI: 10.1163/187631210X538799

26. Franz, N.M. & D. Thau. 2010. Biological taxonomy and ontology development: scope and limitations. Biodiversity Informatics 7(1): 45–66. DOI: 10.17161/bi.v7i1.3927

25. Franz, N.M. 2010. Revision and phylogeny of the genus Apotomoderes Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). ZooKeys 49: 33–75. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.49.303

24. Franz, N.M. & M.S. Engel. 2010. Can higher-level phylogenies of weevils explain their evolutionary success? A critical review. Systematic Entomology 35(4): 596–606. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00534.x

23. Franz, N.M. 2010. Redescriptions of critical type species in the Eustylini Lacordaire (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Journal of Natural History 44(1–2): 41–80. DOI: 10.1080/00222930903383495

22. Martínez, N.J., N.M. Franz & J.A. Acosta. 2009. Structure of the scarab beetle fauna (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in forest remnants of western Puerto Rico. Entomotropica 24(1): 1–9. URL: http://www.entomotropica.org/index.php/entomotropica/article/view/228

21. Franz, N.M. & S.Z. Yusseff Vanegas. 2009. The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Insect Collection – then and now. Entomological News 120(4): 401–408. DOI: 10.3157/021.120.0409

20. Franz, N.M., C.W. O'Brien & D. Ruiz Nuñez. 2009. New records of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) from Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Solenodon 8: 82–98. URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267889416

19. Martínez, N.J., J.A. Acosta & N.M. Franz. 2009. Structure of the beetle fauna (Insecta: Coleoptera) in forest remnants localized on the Campus of the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 93(1/2): 83–100. URL: http://www.cabdirect.org/abstracts/20093344446.html

18. Franz, N.M. & R.K. Peet. 2009. Towards a language for mapping relationships among taxonomic concepts. Systematics and Biodiversity 7(1): 5–20. DOI: 10.1017/S147720000800282X

17. Franz, N.M. & J.C. Girón. 2009. Scelianoma elydimorpha, a new genus and new species of entimine weevil from southwestern Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae). Neotropical Entomology 38(2): 219–230. DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2009000200009

16. Genaro, J.A. & N.M. Franz. 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 0040: 1–24. URL: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/569

15. Franz, N.M. & P.E. Skelley. 2008. Pharaxonotha portophylla (Coleoptera: Erotylidae), new species and pollinator of Zamia (Zamiaceae) in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science 44(3): 321–333. DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v44i3.a7

14. Franz, N.M. 2008. Revision, phylogeny, and natural history of Cotithene Voss (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Zootaxa 1782: 1–33. DOI: 10.11646/%25x

13. Franz, N.M. 2007. Reproductive trade-offs in a specialized plant/pollinator system involving Asplundia uncinata Harling (Cyclanthaceae) and a derelomine flower weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 269(3): 183–201. DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0595-1

12. Franz, N.M. 2007. Pollination of Anthurium by derelomine flower weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). International Journal of Tropical Biology 55(1): 269–277. URL: http://ref.scielo.org/sz39s7

11. Franz, N.M. 2006. Towards a phylogenetic system of derelomine flower weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Systematic Entomology 31(2): 220–287. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00308.x

10. Franz, N.M. & R.M. Valente. 2005. Evolutionary trends in derelomine flower weevils: from associations to homology. Invertebrate Systematics 19(6): 499–530. DOI: 10.1071/IS05026

9. Franz, N.M. 2005. On the lack of good scientific reasons for the growing phylogeny/classification gap. Cladistics 21(5): 495–500. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2005.00080.x

8. Franz, N.M. 2005. Outline of an explanatory account of cladistic practice. Biology and Philosophy 20(2): 489–515. DOI: 10.1007/s10539-004-0757-2

7. Franz, N.M. 2004. Analyzing the history of the derelomine flower weevil-Carludovica association (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; Cyclanthaceae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81(4): 483–517. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00293.x

6. Franz, N.M. & W.T. Wcislo. 2003. Foraging behavior in two species of Ectatomma (Formicidae: Ponerinae): individual learning of orientation and timing. Journal of Insect Behavior 16(3): 381–410. DOI: 10.1023/A:1024880110189

5. Franz, N.M. 2003. Systematics of Cyclanthura, a new genus of Derelomini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Insect Systematics and Evolution 34(2): 153–198. DOI: 10.1163/187631203788964818

4. Franz, N.M. 2003. Mating behaviour of Staminodeus vectoris (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and the value of systematics in behavioural studies. Journal of Natural History 37(4): 1727–1750. DOI: 10.1080/00222930210130348

3. Franz, N.M. & C.W. O'Brien. 2001. Ganglionus, a new genus of Derelomini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) associated with Carludovica (Cyclanthaceae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 74(6): 835–850. DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0835:GANGOD]2.0.CO;2

2. Franz, N.M. & C.W. O'Brien. 2001. Revision and phylogeny of Perelleschus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with notes on its association with Carludovica (Cyclanthaceae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 127(2): 255–287. URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078744

1. Franz, N.M. 2001. Description and phylogeny of Staminodeus, a new genus of Derelomini (Coleoptera:  Curculionidae) associated with Cyclanthaceae. Coleopterists Bulletin 55(4): 411–432. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0411:DAPOSA]2.0.CO;2

II. Contributed Book Chapters

4. Franz, N.M., C.W. O'Brien, S.D. Shirota, M.T. Shillingburg, C.R. Tellez & E.E. Gilbert. 2016. Assembling a virtual Weevils of North America checklist with Symbiota – preliminary insights; pp. 49–59. In Ralston, B. (editor): Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau. United States Geological Survey, Scientific Investigations Report 2015–5180. DOI: 10.3133/sir20155180

3. Caldara, R., N.M. Franz & R.G. Oberprieler. 2014. 3.7.10. Curculioninae Latreille, 1802; pp. 589–628. In Leschen, R.A.B. & R.G. Beutel (editors): Handbook of Zoology. Arthropoda: Insecta. Coleoptera, Beetles. Volume 3: Morphology and Systematics (Phytophaga). Walter de Gruyter, Berlin. DOI: 10.1515/9783110274462.423

2. Franz, N.M. 2009. Letter to Linnaeus; pp. 63–74. In Knapp, S. & Q.D. Wheeler (editors): Letters to Linnaeus. Commemorative Volume of the 250th Anniversary of the 10th Edition of the Systema Naturae. Linnean Society of London, London. ISBN-13: 978-0950620794. On-Line (PDF reprint)

1. Franz, N.M., R.K. Peet & A.S. Weakley. 2008. On the use of taxonomic concepts in support of biodiversity research and taxonomy; pp. 63–86. In Wheeler, Q.D. (editor): The New Taxonomy. Systematics Association Special Volume Series 76. Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL. DOI: 10.1201/9781420008562.ch5

III. Published Reviews

5. Franz, N.M. 2010. Review of "G.B. Curry & C.J. Humphries. 2007. Biodiversity Databases: Techniques, Politics, and Applications". The Systematist 31: 16–19. URL: http://www.systass.org/newsletter/TheSystematist31.pdf

4. Franz, N.M. 2008. Review of "D.E. Bright & P. Bouchard. 2008. Weevils of Canada and Alaska, Volume 2. Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 25". Coleopterists Bulletin 62(4): 524–525. DOI: 10.1649/1142.1

3. Franz, N.M. 2007. Review of "J.-W. Wägele. 2005. Foundations of Phylogenetic Systematics". Cladistics 23(6): 634–636. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00166.x

2. Franz, N.M. 2005. Review of "A. Sforzi & L. Bartolozzi. 2004. Brentidae of the World (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)". Insecta Mundi 19(1–2): 117–118. URL: http://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/view/25054/

1. Solomon, S.A. & N.M. Franz. 2004. Review of "G. Kuschel. 2003. Nemonychidae, Belidae, Brentidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea). Fauna of New Zealand 45". Coleopterists Bulletin 58(1): 27–28. DOI: 10.1649/722

IV. Other Non-Refereed Publications

5. Senderov. V., T. Georgiev, D. Agosti, T. Catapano, G. Sautter, E. Ó Tuama, N. Franz, K. Simov, P. Stoev & L. Penev. 2017. OpenBiodiv computer demo: an implementation of a semantic system running on top of the biodiversity knowledge graph. Proceedings of TDWG 1: e20193. URL: https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20193

4. Senderov. V., T. Georgiev, D. Agosti, T. Catapano, G. Sautter, E. Ó Tuama, N. Franz, K. Simov, P. Stoev & L. Penev. 2017. OpenBiodiv poster: an implementation of a semantic system running on top of the biodiversity knowledge graph. Proceedings of TDWG 1: e20246. URL: https://doi.org/10.3897/tdwgproceedings.1.20246

3. Chen, M., S. Yu, N. Franz, S. Bowers & B. Ludäscher. 2014. Euler/X: a toolkit for logic-based taxonomy integration. WFLP 2013 – 22nd International Workshop on Functional and (Constraint) Logic Programming. 8 pages. URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.1992

2. Franz, N.M. & D. Thau. 2010. Biological taxonomy and ontology development: scope and limitations. Nature Preceedings. Handle: 10101/npre.2010.4593.1 URL: http://precedings.nature.com/documents/4593/version/1

1. Franz, N.M., Editor. 2002–2008. CURCULIO, International Newsletter for Curculionoidea Research, Volumes 44–56. URL: http://www.coleopsoc.org/default.asp?Action=Show_Resources&ID=Curculio

V. Select Recent Presentations (see https://www.slideshare.net/taxonbytes/presentations)

2017   Franz, N.M. "Non-unitary syntheses of taxonomic and phylogenetic knowledge". CIRSS Seminar, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL. URL @ SlideShare

2016   Franz, N.M., A. Basham & A. Mast. "New developments for the Libraries of Life project and app". Annual Meeting of the Biodiversity Information Standards Association (TDWG), Santa Clara de San Carlos, Costa Rica. URL @ SlideShare

2016   Franz, N.M., N. Cobb, B. Brandt & A. Basham. Introducing LepNet – the Lepidoptera of North America Network. Annual Meeting of the Biodiversity Information Standards Association (TDWG), Santa Clara de San Carlos, Costa Rica. URL @ SlideShare

2016   Franz, N.M., E. Gilbert, B. Brandt & R. Collin. "Updates on multiple Neotropical Symbiota portals – STRI, Flora, and Arthropods". Annual Meeting of the Biodiversity Information Standards Association (TDWG), Santa Clara de San Carlos, Costa Rica. URL @ SlideShare

2016   Franz, N.M. & B. Ludäscher. "Logic that embraces systematic progress and persistent conflict - an update on taxonomic concept reasoning". Annual Meeting of the Biodiversity Information Standards Association (TDWG), Santa Clara de San Carlos, Costa Rica. URL @ SlideShare

2016   Franz, N.M. & B.W. Sterner. "A new power balance is needed for trustworthy biodiversity data". Annual Meeting of the Biodiversity Information Standards Association (TDWG), Santa Clara de San Carlos, Costa Rica. URL @ SlideShare

2015   Franz, N., N. Cobb & K. Seltmann. "The current state of arthropod biodiversity data: addressing impacts of global change". 30th Annual Meeting, Society for the Preservation of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. URL @ SlideShare

2015   Franz, N., E. Gilbert, A. Weakley & B. Ludäscher. "Taxonomic concept resolution for voucher-based biodiversity information platforms". 30th Annual Meeting, Society for the Preservation of Natural History, Gainesville, FL. URL @ SlideShare

2014   Franz, N.M. "Explaining taxonomy's legacy to computers – how and why?" Symposium – The Meaning of Names: Naming Diversity in the 21st Century, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. URL @ SlideShare

2014   Zhang, G., U. Basharat & N. Franz.  "Ancient reverse colonization of Central America from the Caribbean in weevils of the Exophthalmus genus complex (Curculionidae: Entiminae)". Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR. URL @ SlideShare