Area of research
Genetics · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic diversity and population structure, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Identification and Quantification in Food.
Duplex PCR assay to determine sex and mating status of <i>Ixodes scapularis</i> (Acari: Ixodidae), vector of the Lyme disease pathogen
Genome-targeted enrichment and sequencing of human-infecting <i>Cryptosporidium</i> spp.
Tissue Distribution of Mercury in the Bodies of Wild American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) from a Coastal Marsh in Louisiana (USA)
Co‐occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site
Population genetic divergence of bonnethead sharks <scp><i>Sphyrna tiburo</i></scp> in the western North Atlantic: Implications for conservation
Integration of ecosystem science into radioecology: A consensus perspective
Identification and characterization of microRNAs (miRNAs) and their transposable element origins in the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
Microbiota of Four Tissue Types in American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) Following Extended Dietary Selenomethionine Exposure
Adapterama I: universal stubs and primers for 384 unique dual-indexed or 147,456 combinatorially-indexed Illumina libraries (iTru & iNext)
Earth history and the passerine superradiation
Adapterama III: Quadruple-indexed, double/triple-enzyme RADseq libraries (2RAD/3RAD)
Adapterama II: universal amplicon sequencing on Illumina platforms (TaggiMatrix)
Examining the Effects of Chronic Selenium Exposure on Traditionally Used Stress Parameters in Juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Dietary Selenomethionine Administration and Its Effects on the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): Oxidative Status and Corticosterone Levels
Formation of a recent hybrid zone offers insight into the geographic puzzle and maintenance of species boundaries in musk turtles
Resolving taxonomic turbulence and uncovering cryptic diversity in the musk turtles (Sternotherus) using robust demographic modeling
Addressing ecological effects of radiation on populations and ecosystems to improve protection of the environment against radiation: Agreed statements from a Consensus Symposium
Use of sonic tomography to detect and quantify wood decay in living trees
Chronic Ingestion of Coal Fly-Ash Contaminated Prey and Its Effects on Health and Immune Parameters in Juvenile American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)
Nephrotoxicity of epigenetic inhibitors used for the treatment of cancer
Implementing and testing the multispecies coalescent model: A valuable paradigm for phylogenomics
Impacts of degraded <scp>DNA</scp> on restriction enzyme associated <scp>DNA</scp> sequencing (<scp>RADS</scp>eq)
Assessment of Environmental DNA for Detecting Presence of Imperiled Aquatic Amphibian Species in Isolated Wetlands
Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds
The drivers of tropical speciation
Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs
Incongruence among different mitochondrial regions: A case study using complete mitogenomes
Comparative Genome Analyses Reveal Distinct Structure in the Saltwater Crocodile MHC
A Phylogeny of Birds Based on Over 1,500 Loci Collected by Target Enrichment and High-Throughput Sequencing
Target Capture and Massively Parallel Sequencing of Ultraconserved Elements for Comparative Studies at Shallow Evolutionary Time Scales