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David W. Weisrock

University of Kentucky · US
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Area of research
Global and Planetary Change · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genetic diversity and population structure, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Primate Behavior and Ecology.
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85
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Recent publications

Multiple bursts of speciation in Madagascar's endangered lemurs.
2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
An annotated chromosome-level genome for the red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufifrons) sheds light on brown lemur evolution.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Whole Genomes Reveal Evolutionary Relationships and Mechanisms Underlying Gene-Tree Discordance in Neodiprion Sawflies.
2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
A Pervasive History of Gene Flow in Madagascar's True Lemurs (Genus <i>Eulemur</i>).
2023cited by 5position: contributordoi
Whole Genomes Reveal Evolutionary Relationships and Mechanisms Underlying Gene-Tree Discordance in <i>Neodiprion</i> Sawflies
2023cited by 1position: contributordoi
Go west: population genomics reveals unexpected population fluctuations and little gene flow in Western Hemisphere populations of the predatory lady beetle, <i>Hippodamia convergens</i>
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Shared patterns of population genomic variation and phenotypic response across rapid range expansions in two invasive lady beetle species
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Lemur gut microeukaryotic community variation is not associated with host phylogeny, diet, or habitat
2023cited by 0position: contributordoi
Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life.
2021cited by 107position: contributordoi
Phylotranscriptomic evidence for pervasive ancient hybridization among Old World salamanders.
2021cited by 44position: contributordoi
Cryptic Patterns of Speciation in Cryptic Primates: Microendemic Mouse Lemurs and the Multispecies Coalescent.
2021cited by 41position: contributordoi
Geography is more important than life history in the recent diversification of the tiger salamander complex.
2021cited by 9position: contributordoi
Phylogenomics Reveals Ancient Gene Tree Discordance in the Amphibian Tree of Life
Systematic Biology 2020cited by 222position: lastdoi
Insights from Population Genomics to Enhance and Sustain Biological Control of Insect Pests.
2020cited by 22position: contributordoi
Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Pheromone Receptor Class 1 Family (V1R) Reveals Extreme Complexity in Mouse Lemurs (Genus, Microcebus) and a Chromosomal Hotspot across Mammals.
2020cited by 10position: contributordoi
A spatial genomic approach identifies time lags and historical barriers to gene flow in a rapidly fragmenting Appalachian landscape.
2020cited by 8position: contributordoi
Natatanuran frogs used the Indian Plate to step-stone disperse and radiate across the Indian Ocean.
2019cited by 36position: contributordoi
Microbial assemblages reflect environmental heterogeneity in alpine streams.
2019cited by 24position: contributordoi
Amplicon sequencing of 42 nuclear loci supports directional gene flow between South Pacific populations of a hydrothermal vent limpet
Ecology and Evolution 2019cited by 17position: middledoi
Genomic Data Reveal Conserved Female Heterogamety in Giant Salamanders with Gigantic Nuclear Genomes.
2019cited by 14position: contributordoi
Amplicon sequencing of 42 nuclear loci supports directional gene flow between South Pacific populations of a hydrothermal vent limpet.
2019cited by 12position: contributordoi
Extensive variability in the gut microbiome of a highly-specialized and critically endangered lemur species across sites.
2019cited by 11position: contributordoi
Long-distance dispersal, ice sheet dynamics and mountaintop isolation underlie the genetic structure of glacier ice worms.
2019cited by 9position: contributordoi
Complex processes of cryptic speciation in mouse lemurs from a micro-endemism hotspot in Madagascar
2019cited by 1position: middle
Elaborate expansion of syntenic V1R hotspots correlates with high species diversity in nocturnal mouse and dwarf lemurs
2019cited by 0position: contributordoi
Cryptic Patterns of Speciation in Cryptic Primates: Microendemic Mouse Lemurs and the Multispecies Coalescent
2019cited by 0position: contributordoi
Natatanuran frogs used the Indian Plate to step-stone disperse and radiate across the Indian Ocean
National Science Review 2018cited by 66position: middledoi
Species discovery and validation in a cryptic radiation of endangered primates: coalescent‐based species delimitation in <scp>M</scp>adagascar's mouse lemurs
Molecular Ecology 2016cited by 116position: lastdoi
Genomic data detect corresponding signatures of population size change on an ecological time scale in two salamander species
Molecular Ecology 2016cited by 87position: lastdoi
Parallel tagged amplicon sequencing reveals major lineages and phylogenetic structure in the <scp>N</scp>orth <scp>A</scp>merican tiger salamander (<i><scp>A</scp>mbystoma tigrinum</i>) species complex
Molecular Ecology 2012cited by 115position: lastdoi

Grants

The role of hybridization in generating biodiversity: insights from genomics of Madagascars true lemurs (Eulemur)
NSF2207198$724,7822022–2027PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Assessing gene- and site-specific support for deep amphibian relationships across nuclear loci that interact with mitochondria and ribosomes
NSF1601586$18,9672016–2018PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Estimating the genetic and demographic response of an amphibian metapopulation to global climate change
NSF1601470$18,9462016–2018PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Species tree reconstruction using neutral and non-neutral phylogenomic data.
NSF1355000$597,2242014–2020PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Phylogeographic analysis of introgressive gene flow among nuclear loci functionally linked to the mitochondrion
NSF1406876$19,4852014–2017PIRePORTER
Genome-level resolution of species boundaries and phylogeny of the North American tiger salamander radiation
NSF0949532$450,0002010–2014PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Emily Moriarty Lemmon · Florida State University3 papers (2019–2025) · 3 papers (2019–2025) · 2 papers (2018–2020) · 2 papers (2018–2020) · 2 papers (2018–2020) · 2 papers (2016–2019)Michelle Kortyna · Iowa State University2 papers (2018–2020)Lounès Chikhi · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique2 papers (2019–2021)Scott Hotaling · Utah State University2 papers (2019–2021)Kathryn M. Everson · Oregon State University2 papers (2021–2025) · 2 papers (2018–2020)Alan R. Lemmon · Florida State University2 papers (2018–2020)Emily Moriarty Lemmon · Florida State University2 papers (2016–2018)Justin D. Kratovil · University of Kentucky1 papers (2020–2020)Kelsie E. Hunnicutt · Stanford University1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2016–2016)Sean Holland · Iowa State University1 papers (2018–2018) · 1 papers (2019–2019)Rachel C. Williams · University of Houston1 papers (2019–2019)
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