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BOOKS

 

J.A DeWoody, J.W. Bickham, C. Michler, K. Nichols, O.E. Rhodes, and K. Woeste (eds.) Molecular approaches in natural resource conservation.  (2010) Cambridge University Press, 392 pp.  ISBN 978-0-521-51564-1 Hardback.  To see the Table of Contents, click here .

 

 

OTHER PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

(journal articles & book chapters)

DeWoody J.A., Honeycutt R.L. & Skow L.C. (1995) Microsatellite markers in white-tailed deer. Journal of Heredity 86:317-319.

Cathey J.C., Smith L.M., Baker R.J. & DeWoody J.A. (1996) Trinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the alpha-enolase/taucrystallin locus in ducks. Animal Genetics 27:130-131.

Cathey J.C., Schmidt C.A. & DeWoody J.A. (1997) Incorporation of bromophenol blue enhances visibility of polyacrylamide gels. Biotechniques 22:222.

Cathey J.C., DeWoody J.A. & Smith L.M. (1998) Microsatellite markers in Canada geese (Branta canadenensis). Journal of Heredity 89:173-175.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins, S.D., Nelson W. & Avise J.C. (1998) Molecular genetic dissection of spawning, parentage, and reproductive tactics in a population of redbreast sunfish, Lepomis auritus. Evolution 52:1802-1810.

DeWoody J.A. (1999) Nucleotide variation in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene of voles from Chernobyl, Ukraine. Mutation Research 439:25-36.

DeWoody J.A., Chesser R.K. & Baker R.J. (1999) A translocated cytochrome b pseudogene in voles (Rodentia: Microtus) from Chernobyl, Ukraine. Journal of Molecular Evolution 48:380-382.

Baker R.J., DeWoody J.A., Wright A.J. & Chesser R.K. (1999) On the utility of heteroplasmy in genotoxic studies:  an example from Chernobyl. Ecotoxicology 8:301-309.

Chesser R.K., Sugg D.W., Lomakin M.D., Van Den Bussche R.A., DeWoody J.A., Jagoe C.H., Dallas C.E., Whicker W., Smith M.H., Gaschak S.P., Chizhevsky I.V., Lyabik V.V., Buntova E.G., Holloman K. & Baker R.J. (2000)  Concentrations and dose rate estimates of ^134,137Cesium and ⁹⁰strontium  in small mammals at Chornobyl, Ukraine. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:305-312.

DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2000) Microsatellite variation in animal populations, with special emphasis on marine, freshwater, and anadromous fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 56:461-473.

DeWoody J.A., DeWoody Y.D., Fiumera A. & Avise J.C. (2000) On the number of reproductives contributing to a half-sib progeny array. Genetical Research (Cambridge) 75:95-105.

DeWoody J.A., Walker D., & Avise J.C. (2000) Genetic parentage in large half-sib clutches: theoretical estimates and empirical appraisals. Genetics 154:1907-1912.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D. & Avise J.C. (2000) Microsatellite analyses of parentage and nest guarding in the tessellated darter (Pisces: Percidae). Copeia 2000:740-747.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins S.D., Mackiewicz M. & Avise J.C. (2000) The genetic mating system of the spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus): mate numbers and the influence of male reproductive parasites. Molecular Ecology 9:2119-2128.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins S.D., Nelson, W. & Avise J.C. (2000) Biparental care and genetic monogamy in an externally-fertilizing fish, the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Proceedings of the Royal Society B267:2431-2437.

Fiumera A.C, DeWoody Y.D., DeWoody J.A., Asmussen M.A. & Avise J.C. (2001) Accuracy and precision of methods to estimate the numbers of parents contributing to a half-sib progeny array. Journal of Heredity 92:120-126.  Invited contribution.

DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2001) Genetic perspectives on the natural history of fish mating systems. Journal of Heredity 92:167-172.  Invited review paper.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D. & Avise J.C. (2001) Genetic documentation of filial cannibalism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 98:5090-5092.

Mackiewicz, M., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D., DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2002) A genetic assessment of parentage in a natural population of dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) based on microsatellite markers. Molecular Ecology 11:1877-1883.

Avise J.C., Jones A.G., Walker D. & DeWoody J.A. (2002) Microsatellite profiles of the genetic mating systems and reproductive natural histories of fishes. Annual Review of Genetics 36:19-45.

Fiumera A.C., DeWoody J.A., Asmussen M.A. & Avise J.C. (2002) Estimating the proportion of offspring attributable to candidate adults. Evolutionary Ecology 16:549-565.

Glaubitz J.C., Rhodes O.E. & DeWoody J.A. (2003) Prospects for inferring pairwise relationships with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Molecular Ecology 12:1039-1048.

Belfiore T., Hoffman F.G., Baker R.J. & DeWoody J.A. (2003) The use of nuclear and mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify cryptic species.  Molecular Ecology 12:2011-2017.

Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2004) Fluorescent dUTP helps characterize ten novel tetranucleotide microsatellites from an enriched salamander (Ambystoma texanum) genomic library. Molecular Ecology Notes 4:17-19.

Howard R.D., DeWoody J.A. & Muir W. (2004) Alternative mating tactics may halt a Trojan gene despite transgenic mating advantage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 101:2934-2938.

DeWoody J.A., Schupp J., Kenefic L., Busch J., Murfitt L. & Keim P. (2004) A universal method for producing ROX-labeled size standards suitable for automated genotyping.  Biotechniques 37:348-352.

DeWoody Y.D. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) On the estimation of genome-wide heterozygosity using molecular markers. Journal of Heredity 96:85-88.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A., Rhodes O.E. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) Using naturally shed feathers for individual identification, genetic parentage analyses, and population monitoring in an endangered Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) population from Kazakhstan. Molecular Ecology 14:2959-2967.

Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) Molecular characterization of major histocompatibility complex class II alleles in wild tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). Immunogenetics 57:775-781.

DeWoody J.A. (2005) Molecular approaches to the study of parentage, relatedness and fitness: practical applications for wild animals. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1400-1418.  Invited review paper.

Gopurenko, D., Williams R.N., McCormick C. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Insights into the aggregate breeding biology of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) as revealed by genetic parentage analyses. Molecular Ecology 15:1917-1928.

Waser, P.M., Busch J., McCormick C.R. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Parentage analysis detects cryptic pre-capture dispersal in a philopatric rodent. Molecular Ecology 15:1929-1937.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Accelerated molecular evolution in Microtus (Rodentia) as assessed via complete mitochondrial genome sequences. Genetica 128:95-108.

Waser, P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Multiple paternity in a philopatric rodent:  the interaction of competition and choice.  Behavioral Ecology 17:971-978.

Busch J.D., Waser P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Recent demographic bottlenecks are not accompanied by a genetic signature in two populations of banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis).  Molecular Ecology 16:2450-2462.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) The occurrence, detection, and avoidance of mitochondrial DNA translocations in mammalian systematics and phylogeography.  Journal of Mammalogy 88:908-920.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Species identification of birds through genetic analysis of naturally shed feathers.  Molecular Ecology Notes 7:757-762.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Extensive numt transfer in a rapidly evolving rodent has been mediated by independent insertion events and by duplications.  Gene 401:61-70.

Bos D.H., Turner S.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Haplotype inference from diploid sequence data: evaluating the performance of Bayesian methods using non-neutral MHC sequences.  Hereditas 144:228-234.

Turner S.M., Faisal M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotype predicts susceptibility to Renibacterium salmoninarum in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).  Animal Genetics 38:517-519.

Gopurenko D., Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Reproductive and mating success in the small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum) estimated via microsatellite parentage analysis.  Evolutionary Biology 34:130-139.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Molecular analyses of mitochondrial pseudogenes within the nuclear genome of arvicoline rodents.  Genetica 132:21-33.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) A noninvasive genetic evaluation of population size, philopatry, and communal roosting behavior of non-breeding imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca).  Conservation Genetics 9:667-676.

Glista D.J., DeVault T.L & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Vertebrate road mortality and its impact on amphibians.  Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3:77-87.

Bos D.H., Gopurenko D., Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Inferring population history and demography using microsatellites, mitochondrial DNA, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes.  Evolution 62:1458-1468.

Chaves-Campos, J. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) The spatial distribution of avian relatives:  do obligate army-ant-following birds roost and feed near family members?  Molecular Ecology 17:2963-2974.

Bulut, Z., McCormick C.R., Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Polymorphism for alternative splicing of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) transcripts in wild tiger salamanders.  Journal of Molecular Evolution 67:68-75.

Williams R.N., Bos D.H., Gopurenko D. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Amphibian malformations and inbreeding.  Biology Letters 4:549-552.

Busch J.D., Waser P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Characterization of expressed class II MHC loci in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) reveals multiple DRB loci.  Immunogenetics 60:677-688.

McCormick, C.R., Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2008)  Multiple molecular approaches yield no evidence for sex-determining genes in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).  Journal of Applied Ichthyology 24:643-645.

DeVault T., Glista D. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) A review of mitigation measures for reducing wildlife mortality on roadways.  Landscape and Urban Planning 91:1-7.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Integrating numt pseudogenes into mitochondrial phylogenies: comment on Mitochondrial phylogeny of Arvicolinae using comprehensive taxonomic sampling yields new insights.  Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 97:223-224.

Hale M.C., McCormick C.R., Jackson J.R. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Next-generation pyrosequencing of gonad transcriptomes in the polyploid lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens):  the relative merits of normalization and rarefaction in gene discovery.  BMC Genomics 10:203.  Designated a Highly Accessed paper by the journal, indicating this paper has been especially highly accessed (>6100x) relative to its age

Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Reproductive success and sexual selection in wild tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum).  Evolutionary Biology 36:201-213.

Bulut Z., McCormick C.R., Gopurenko D., Williams R.N., Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Microsatellite mutation rates in the eastern tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum tigrinum) differ 10-fold across loci.  Genetica 136:501-504.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Demography and phylogenetic utility of numt pseudogenes in the southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi).  Journal of Mammalogy 90:561-570.

Rudnick J.A., Miller A., Lacy R.C. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Methods and prospects for using molecular data in the genetic management of populations:  an empirical example using parma wallabies (Macropus parma).  Journal of Heredity 100:441-454.

Turner S.M., Chaves-Campos J. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Parental relatedness and major histocompatibility effects on early embryo survivorship in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).  Genetica 137:99-109.

Bos D.H., Gopurenko D., Williams R.N., Bulut Z. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Condition-dependant mate choice and a reproductive disadvantage for MHC-divergent tiger salamanders. Molecular Ecology 18:3307-3315.  Highlighted by an accompanying News and Views Perspective article in Molecular Ecology; recommended reading by the Faculty of 1000.

Busch J.D., Waser P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) The influence of density and sex on patterns of fine-scale genetic structure.  Evolution 63:2302-2314.

Williams R.N., Kemp K., Williams B. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) Breeding chronology, sexual dimorphism, and genetic diversity of congeneric Ambystomatid salamanders.  Journal of Herpetology 43: 438-449.

Araya-Ajoy Y., Chaves-Campos J., Kalko E.K.V. & DeWoody J.A. (2009) High-pitched notes during vocal contests signal genetic diversity in ocellated antbirds.  PLoS ONE 4(12): e8137. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008137  Viewed >2300x online.

Cooper J.D., Waser P.M., Vitalis R., Gopurenko D., Hellgren E.C., Gabor T.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2010) Quantifying male-biased dispersal among social groups in the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) using analyses based on mtDNA variation.  Heredity 104:79-87.

Hale M.C., Jackson J.R. & DeWoody J.A. (2010) Discovery and evaluation of candidate sex-determining genes and xenobiotics in the gonads of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).  Genetica 138:745-756. DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9455-y

Eo S.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2010) Evolutionary rates of mitochondrial genomes correspond to diversification rates and to contemporary species richness in birds and reptiles.  Proceedings of the Royal Society 277:3587-3592.

Cooper J.D., Waser P., Gopurenko D., Hellgren E., Gabor T. & DeWoody J.A. (2010) Measuring sex-biased dispersal in social mammals: comparisons of nuclear and mitochondrial genes in collared peccaries.  Journal of Mammalogy 91:1413-1424.

Doyle J.M., McCormick C.R. & DeWoody J.A. (2011) The quantification of spermatozoa by real-time quantitative PCR, spectrophotometry, and spermatophore cap size. Molecular Ecology Resources 11:101-106.

DeWoody J.A. (2011) Transformational discoveries and paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology.  Review of Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species by Sean B. Carroll.  BioScience 61:154-155.  Invited review.

Eo S.H., Doyle J.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2011) Genetic diversity in birds is associated with body mass and habitat type.  Journal of Zoology 283:220-226.

Cooper J.D, Waser P.M., Hellgren E.C., Gabor T.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2011) Is sexual monomorphism a predictor of polygynandry?  Evidence from a social mammal, the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu).  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65:775-785.

Katzner T.E., Ivy J.A., Bragin E.A., Milner-Gulland E.J. & DeWoody J.A. (2011) Conservation implications of inaccurate estimation of cryptic population size.  Animal Conservation 14:328-332.  Feature Article, highlighted on journal cover with three accompanying Commentary articles.

 

Katzner T.E., Ivy J.A., Bragin E.A., Milner-Gulland E.J. & DeWoody J.A. (2011) Cryptic population size and conservation: consequences of making the unknown known.  Animal Conservation 14:340-341.  Response to three Commentaries on our Feature Article.

McCreight J., DeWoody J.A & Waser P.M. (2011) DNA from copulatory plugs provides insights into sexual selection.  Journal of Zoology 284:300-304.

Eo S.H., Doyle J.M., Hale M.C., Marra N.J., Ruhl J.D. & DeWoody J.A. (2012) Comparative transcriptomics and gene expression in larval tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) gill and lung tissues as revealed by pyrosequencing.  Gene 492:329-338.

Katzner T.E., Wheeler M., Negro J.J., Kapetanakos Y., DeWoody J.A., Horvath M. & Lovette I. (2012) To pluck or not to pluck:  scientific methodologies should be carefully chosen, not one size fits all.  Journal of Avian Biology 43:1-3.

Campomizzi, A. J., M. L. Morrison, J. A. DeWoody, S. L. Farrell & R.N. Wilkins. (2012) Win-stay, lose-switch and public information strategies for patch fidelity of songbirds with rare extra-pair paternity. Scientific Reports 2:294 | DOI: 10.1038/srep00294.

Fahey A.L., Ricklefs R.E., Latta S. & DeWoody J.A. (2012) Comparative historical demography of migratory and nonmigratory birds from the Carribean island of Hispaniola.  Evolutionary Biology 39:400-414.

Eo, S.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2012) The effects of contig length and depth on the estimation of SNP frequencies, and the relative abundance of SNPs in protein-coding and non-coding transcripts.  BMC Genomics 13:259 | DOI:10.1186/1471-2164-13-259. Designated a Highly Accessed paper by the journal, indicating this paper has been especially highly accessed (~1000x) relative to its age

Marra N.J., Eo S.H., Hale M.C., Waser P.M., & DeWoody J.A. (2012) A priori and a posteriori approaches for finding genes of evolutionary interest in non-model species:  osmoregulatory genes in the kidney transcriptome of the desert rodent Dipodomys spectabilis (banner-tailed kangaroo rat).  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D 2012:328-339.

DeWoody J.A., Abts K.C., Fahey A.L., Kimble S.J., Marra N.J., Wijayawardena B.K. & Willoughby J.R. (2013) Of contigs and quagmires: sequencing pitfalls.  Submitted.

 

If you would like a reprint of a paper, please email me at dewoody@purdue.edu and I'll send you an electronic version.