John C. Avise

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John C. Avise is an American evolutionary geneticist renowned for pioneering the use of molecular markers to study natural populations, phylogeography, and conservation biology.

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instanceOf academic
author
evolutionary geneticist
person
academicDegree Bachelor of Science
Doctor of Philosophy
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of California, Davis
University of Michigan
employer University of California, Irvine
University of Georgia
fieldOfWork behavioral ecology
conservation biology
evolutionary genetics
molecular ecology
phylogeography
population genetics
hasReceivedAward Dobzhansky Prize
E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award
Molecular Ecology Prize
Sewall Wright Award
Wilhelmine E. Key Award
hasWritten numerous scientific papers on conservation genetics
numerous scientific papers on molecular ecology
influenced development of phylogeography as a discipline
use of DNA-based parentage analysis in behavioral ecology
knownFor applications of genetics to conservation biology
foundational work in phylogeography
pioneering use of molecular markers in natural populations
studies of parentage and mating systems using DNA markers
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
National Academy of Sciences
surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
notableWork Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution
surface form: Genetic Markers, Natural History and Evolution

Inside the Human Genome: A Case for Non-Intelligent Design
Molecular Markers, Natural History and Evolution
Phylogeography: The History and Formation of Species
The Genetic Gods: Evolution and Belief in Human Affairs
positionHeld Distinguished Professor
Professor of Genetics
researchFocus evolution of mating systems
genetic management of endangered species
genetic structure of natural populations
historical biogeography of species
sexOrGender male

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Darwin–Wallace Medal notableRecipient John C. Avise
this entity surface form: Joseph Felsenstein