Search Results - "Pollinger, John P."

Hypoxia adaptations in the grey wolf (Canis lupus chanco) from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhang, Wenping, Fan, Zhenxin, Han, Eunjung, Hou, Rong, Zhang, Liang, Galaverni, Marco, Huang, Jie, Liu, Hong, Silva, Pedro, Li, Peng, Pollinger, John P, Du, Lianming, Zhang, XiuyYue, Yue, Bisong, Wayne, Robert K, Zhang, Zhihe

“…The Tibetan grey wolf (Canis lupus chanco) occupies habitats on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a high altitude (>3000 m) environment where low oxygen tension…”
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A genome-wide perspective on the evolutionary history of enigmatic wolf-like canids by vonHoldt, Bridgett M, Pollinger, John P, Earl, Dent A, Knowles, James C, Boyko, Adam R, Parker, Heidi, Geffen, Eli, Pilot, Malgorzata, Jedrzejewski, Wlodzimierz, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, Sidorovich, Vadim, Greco, Claudia, Randi, Ettore, Musiani, Marco, Kays, Roland, Bustamante, Carlos D, Ostrander, Elaine A, Novembre, John, Wayne, Robert K

“…High-throughput genotyping technologies developed for model species can potentially increase the resolution of demographic history and ancestry in wild…”
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Individual Behaviors Dominate the Dynamics of an Urban Mountain Lion Population Isolated by Roads by Riley, Seth P.D., Serieys, Laurel E.K., Pollinger, John P., Sikich, Jeffrey A., Dalbeck, Lisa, Wayne, Robert K., Ernest, Holly B.

“…Large carnivores can be particularly sensitive to the effects of habitat fragmentation on genetic diversity [1, 2]. The Santa Monica Mountains (SMMs), a large…”
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Extensive population genetic structure in the giraffe by Brown, David M, Brenneman, Rick A, Koepfli, Klaus-Peter, Pollinger, John P, Milá, Borja, Georgiadis, Nicholas J, Louis, Jr, Edward E, Grether, Gregory F, Jacobs, David K, Wayne, Robert K

“…A central question in the evolutionary diversification of large, widespread, mobile mammals is how substantial differentiation can arise, particularly in the…”
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Evolutionary consequences of human disturbance in a rainforest bird species from Central Africa by SMITH, THOMAS B, MILÁ, BORJA, GRETHER, GREGORY F, SLABBEKOORN, HANS, SEPIL, IREM, BUERMANN, WOLFGANG, SAATCHI, SASSAN, POLLINGER, JOHN P

“…Relatively little attention has been directed towards understanding the impacts of human disturbance on evolutionary processes that produce and maintain…”
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Admixture mapping identifies introgressed genomic regions in North American canids by vonHoldt, Bridgett M., Kays, Roland, Pollinger, John P., Wayne, Robert K.

“…Hybrid zones typically contain novel gene combinations that can be tested by natural selection in a unique genetic context. Parental haplotypes that increase…”
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Mapping the risk of avian influenza in wild birds in the US by Fuller, Trevon L, Saatchi, Sassan S, Curd, Emily E, Toffelmier, Erin, Thomassen, Henri A, Buermann, Wolfgang, DeSante, David F, Nott, Mark P, Saracco, James F, Ralph, Cj, Alexander, John D, Pollinger, John P, Smith, Thomas B

“…Avian influenza virus (AIV) is an important public health issue because pandemic influenza viruses in people have contained genes from viruses that infect…”
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Genetic evidence for the persistence of the critically endangered Sierra Nevada red fox in California by Perrine, John D, Pollinger, John P, Sacks, Benjamin N, Barrett, Reginald H, Wayne, Robert K

“…California is home to both the native state-threatened Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator), which historically inhabited high elevations of the…”
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Interactions between demography, genetics, and landscape connectivity increase extinction probability for a small population of large carnivores in a major metropolitan area by Benson, John F., Mahoney, Peter J., Sikich, Jeff A., Serieys, Laurel E. K., Pollinger, John P., Ernest, Holly B., Riley, Seth P. D.

“…The extinction vortex is a theoretical model describing the process by which extinction risk is elevated in small, isolated populations owing to interactions…”
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Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a rich history underlying dog domestication by Wayne, Robert K, vonHoldt, Bridgett M, Pollinger, John P, Lohmueller, Kirk E, Han, Eunjung, Parker, Heidi G, Quignon, Pascale, Degenhardt, Jeremiah D, Boyko, Adam R, Earl, Dent A, Auton, Adam, Reynolds, Andy, Bryc, Kasia, Brisbin, Abra, Knowles, James C, Mosher, Dana S, Spady, Tyrone C, Elkahloun, Abdel, Geffen, Eli, Pilot, Malgorzata, Jedrzejewski, Wlodzimierz, Greco, Claudia, Randi, Ettore, Bannasch, Danika, Wilton, Alan, Shearman, Jeremy, Musiani, Marco, Cargill, Michelle, Jones, Paul G, Qian, Zuwei, Huang, Wei, Ding, Zhao-Li, Zhang, Ya-ping, Bustamante, Carlos D, Ostrander, Elaine A, Novembre, John

“…Advances in genome technology have facilitated a new understanding of the historical and genetic processes crucial to rapid phenotypic evolution under…”
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Whole-genome sequence analysis shows that two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf by vonHoldt, Bridgett M, Cahill, James A, Fan, Zhenxin, Gronau, Ilan, Robinson, Jacqueline, Pollinger, John P, Shapiro, Beth, Wall, Jeff, Wayne, Robert K

“…Protection of populations comprising admixed genomes is a challenge under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which is regarded as the most powerful species…”
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A southern California freeway is a physical and social barrier to gene flow in carnivores by Riley, Seth P D, Pollinger, John P, Sauvajot, Raymond M, York, Eric C, Bromley, Cassity, Fuller, Todd K, Wayne, Robert K

“…Roads present formidable barriers to dispersal. We examine movements of two highly mobile carnivores across the Ventura Freeway near Los Angeles, one of the…”
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genealogy and genetic viability of reintroduced Yellowstone grey wolves by VONHOLDT, BRIDGETT M, STAHLER, DANIEL R, SMITH, DOUGLAS W, EARL, DENT A, POLLINGER, JOHN P, WAYNE, ROBERT K

“…The recovery of the grey wolf in Yellowstone National Park is an outstanding example of a successful reintroduction. A general question concerning…”
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Natural re-colonization and admixture of wolves (Canis lupus) in the US Pacific Northwest: challenges for the protection and management of rare and endangered taxa by Hendricks, Sarah A, Schweizer, Rena M, Harrigan, Ryan J, Pollinger, John P, Paquet, Paul C, Darimont, Chris T, Adams, Jennifer R, Waits, Lisette P, vonHoldt, Bridgett M, Hohenlohe, Paul A, Wayne, Robert K

“…Admixture resulting from natural dispersal processes can potentially generate novel phenotypic variation that may facilitate persistence in changing…”
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Re-defining historical geographic range in species with sparse records: Implications for the Mexican wolf reintroduction program by Hendricks, Sarah A., Sesink Clee, Paul R., Harrigan, Ryan J., Pollinger, John P., Freedman, Adam H., Callas, Richard, Figura, Peter J., Wayne, Robert K.

“…Reintroduction is often the only remaining option for recovery of extirpated species. According to the U.S. Endangered Species Act, species should be…”
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Identification of recent hybridization between gray wolves and domesticated dogs by SNP genotyping by vonHoldt, Bridgett M, Pollinger, John P, Earl, Dent A, Parker, Heidi G, Ostrander, Elaine A, Wayne, Robert K

“…The ability to detect recent hybridization between dogs and wolves is important for conservation and legal actions, which often require accurate and rapid…”
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A novel assessment of population structure and gene flow in grey wolf populations of the Northern Rocky Mountains of the United States by VONHOLDT, BRIDGETT M., STAHLER, DANIEL R., BANGS, EDWARD E., SMITH, DOUGLAS W., JIMENEZ, MIKE D., MACK, CURT M., NIEMEYER, CARTER C., POLLINGER, JOHN P., WAYNE, ROBERT K.

“…The successful re‐introduction of grey wolves to the western United States is an impressive accomplishment for conservation science. However, the degree to…”
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Disease and freeways drive genetic change in urban bobcat populations by Serieys, Laurel E. K., Lea, Amanda, Pollinger, John P., Riley, Seth P. D., Wayne, Robert K.

“…Urbanization profoundly impacts animal populations by causing isolation, increased susceptibility to disease, and exposure to toxicants. Genetic effects…”
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Pandemic A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus in Swine, Cameroon, 2010 by Njabo, Kevin Y., Fuller, Trevon L., Chasar, Anthony, Pollinger, John P., Cattoli, Giovanni, Terregino, Calogero, Monne, Isabella, Reynes, Jean-Marc, Njouom, Richard, Smith, Thomas B.

“…Although swine origin A/H1N1/2009 influenza virus (hereafter “pH1N1″) has been detected in swine in 20 countries, there has been no published surveillance of…”
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The role of geography and ecology in shaping the phylogeography of the speckled hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys) in Ecuador by Chaves, Jaime A, Pollinger, John P, Smith, Thomas B, LeBuhn, Gretchen

“…The Andes of South America contain one of the richest avifaunas in the world, but little is known about how this diversity arises and is maintained. Variation…”
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