Wildlife Genetics Publications

Holly ErnestHolly Ernest, DVM, PhD

Wildlife Ecologist, Geneticist and Veterinarian

ecological genetics & disease research
for wildlife population health and conservation

Address: 258 CCAH Office Phone: (530) 754-8245
University of California Laboratory Phone: (530) 752-5727
One Shields Ave Fax: (530) 754-5518
Davis, CA 95616 Contact Holly Ernest

Interests for research, education, and service

Annas Hummingbird

Interdisciplinary applied and basic research in ecological genetics, biology, and disease ecology for wildlife conservation and population health.  Wild bird population genetics, natural history, ecology and population health.  Free-ranging species of conservation & management concern.  Threatened and endangered species. Raptors (birds of prey), Corvids (magpies, crows, and relatives), Hummingbirds.  Population effects of diseases on wild birds (West Nile virus and others). Large mammals: carnivores, mountain lions, bobcats, wild pigs (feral hogs), sea otters.
Special interests in ecological genetics:  Molecular DNA to reconstruct of family trees to reveal ecological relationships among individuals, kin groups, populations and disease distributions.
Special interest species: Hummingbirds, Yellow-billed Magpie, Swainson's Hawk, Mountain Lion, Sea Otter.
Special interest regions:  California, Mexico, Chile; South/Central America; global interests

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