Wildlife Genetics

 

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Exciting discoveries
in our lab

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White-tailed deer

DNA to reconstruct pedigrees of deer with Chronic Wasting Disease

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magpie

Yellow-billed Magpies in California: decline associated with West Nile Virus

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Black Bear

Black Bear Population Genetics: Population Structure & Historical Translocation.

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Galápagos hawk

Genetics links raptor species that live thousands of miles apart: Swainson's Hawk & Galápagos hawk

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puma

First DNA markers developed for pumas (mountain lions)

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Ecology and Genetics forSelasphorus Hummingbird
Wildlife Population Health

Laboratory of Holly Ernest DVM PhD


Applying the science of DNA analysis, disease testing, and ecological tools to answer key questions toward improved population health, conservation, and management of wildlife birds and mammals.

Expertise in Wildlife of California

Educating the next generation of scientists, wildlife veterinarians, and applied ecologists.


WHAT WE DOMagpie

  • Basic and applied wildlife population health, conservation ecology, and population genetics research
  • Undergraduate, veterinary, graduate, and post-doctoral training and education
  • Collaborative work toward wildlife conservation with non-profit organizations, state and federal agencies,nongovernmental organizations, and community citizen scientist volunteers
  • Outreach and education to the public

OUR RESEARCH

Spans multiple taxonomic groups: mammals and birdssea otter

  • Conservation genetics genetics
  • Landscape genetics
  • Interface among disease ecology, toxicology & genetics
  • invasion ecology & genetics of non-native species in California
  • Kinship genetics of populations with Chronic Wasting Disease
  • Population genetics and cancer incidence
  • Disease epidemiology
  • Field ecology for population studies


Eric Great Gray Owl

 

Opportunities
for Graduate, Veterinary, and Undergraduate Students

 

 


 

Help us through donations for our research, education and service to the public

You can help by donating money to keep our projects active or to fund the education of students who will lead wildlife conservation efforts in not-so-distant future years.

 

 

Photo credits

Great Gray Owl