Robert Wayne

Professor

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

UCLA Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
2312 Life Sciences Building
BOX 951606
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
Campus Mailcode: 160606

Personal Website

Research Interests

Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, and sociobiology.

Recent Publications

Testing alternative mechanisms of evolutionary divergence in an African rainforest passerine bird

Smith, T. B.; Calsbeek, R.; Wayne, R. K.; Holder, K. H.; Pires, D.; Bardeleben, C.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18(2), 257–268, 2004.

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SNPs in ecology, evolution and conservation

Morin, P. A.; Luikart, G.; Wayne, R. K.

Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19(4), 208–216, 2004.

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Conservation in conflict: The tale of two endangered species

Roemer, G. W.; Wayne, R. K.

Conservation Biology 17(5), 1251–1260., 2003.

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Examining monophyly in a large radiation of Madagascan butterflies (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae: Mycalesina) based on mitochondrial DNA data

Torres, E.; Lees, D. C.; Vane-Wright, R. I.; Kremen, C.; Leonard, J. A.; Wayne, R. K.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 20(3), 460–473, 2001.

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The behavioural ecology of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

Roemer, G. W.; Smith, D. A.; Garcelon, D. K.; Wayne, R. K.

Journal of Zoology 2001, 255(1), 1–14, 2001.

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[Commentary] Biodiversity hotspots and beyond: the need for preserving environmental transitions

Smith, T. B.; Kark, S.; Schneider, C. J.; Wayne, R. K.; Moritz, C.

Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16(8), 431, 2001.

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Microsatellite analysis of female mating behaviour in lek-breeding sage grouse

Semple, K.; Wayne, R. K.; Gibson, R. M.

Molecular Ecology 10(8), 2043–2048, 2001.

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Patterns of population subdivision, gene flow and genetic variability in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Girman, D. J.; Vila, C.; Geffen, E.; Creel, S.; Mills, M. G.; McNutt, J. W.; Ginsberg, J.; Kat, P. W.; Mamiya, K. H.; Wayne, R. K.

Molecular Ecology 10(7), 1703–1723, 2001.

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Hybridization and Conservation of Carnivores

Wayne, R. K.; Brown, D. W.

Cambridge University Press 255, 145–162, 2001.

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Widespread origins of domestic horse lineages

Vila, C.; Leonard, J. A.; Gotherstrom, A.; Marklund, S.; Sandberg, K.; Liden, K.; Wayne, R. K.; Ellegren, H.

Science 291(5503), 474–477, 2001.

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Robert Wayne

Research Interests

Projects

DNA methylation variation as a mechanism to alleviate inbreeding depression in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

Recent Publications