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Overview

Andrew G. Young is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Ecology, Aerospace Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Andrew G. Young has published extensively in a range of academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Bradleya
  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Anesthesia

Recent papers by Andrew G. Young include:

  • "Genome size variation and endopolyploidy in the diverse succulent plant family Aizoaceae," 2020, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "The form, structure and size of Lithops N.E.Br. seeds and the taxonomic implications," 2020, Bradleya
  • "Evolution of sex differences in cooperation: the role of trade-offs with dispersal," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Performance of the SLAC-PAL-Vitzrotech X-band Cavity BPMs in the LCLS-II Undulator Beam Lines," 2021, OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • "Trigger point injections for orofacial muscle pain: a narrative review," 2022, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Anesthesia

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Roy A. Earlé
  • Robyn F. Powell
  • Laura Pulido Suarez
  • A.R. Magee
  • J.S. Boatwright

The diverse nature of Andrew G. Young's research can be seen through the variety of journals, topics, and collaboration networks. Their contributions span detailed plant taxonomy and evolution studies alongside investigations into animal behavior and technical engineering aspects in aerospace and electronic engineering.

Best Publications

  • The population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation for plants

    Andrew Young;Tim Boyle;Tony Brown

  • Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments : a genetic perspective

    Andrew R. Weeks;Carla M. Sgro;Andrew G. Young;Richard Frankham

  • Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations

    Andrew G. Young;Geoffrey M. Clarke

  • Microclimate and vegetation edge effects in a fragmented podocarp-broadleaf forest in New Zealand

    Andrew Young;Neil Mitchell

  • Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database

    Andrew Bissett;Anna Fitzgerald;Thys Meintjes;Pauline M. Mele

  • The effects of forest fragmentation on genetic variation in Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) populations

    A G Young;A G Young;H G Merriam;S I Warwick

  • Genetic erosion, inbreeding and reduced fitness in fragmented populations of the endangered tetraploid pea Swainsona recta

    Lejla Buza;Andrew Young;Peter Thrall

  • Ecological drivers of soil microbial diversity and soil biological networks in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo;Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo;Manuel Delgado‐Baquerizo;Frank Reith;Paul G. Dennis;Kelly Hamonts

  • To close the yield-gap while saving biodiversity will require multiple locally relevant strategies

    Saul A. Cunningham;Simon J. Attwood;Kamal S. Bawa;Tim G. Benton

  • Genetic Structure of Fragmented Populations of the Endangered Daisy Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides

    A. G. Young;A. H. D. Brown;F. A. Zich

  • Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations: Genetic erosion, restricted mating and reduced viability in fragmented populations of the endangered grassland herb Rutidosis leptorrhynchoides

    Andrew G. Young;Anthony H. D. Brown;Brian G. Murray;Peter H. Thrall

  • Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice

    Andrew G. Young;D. Boshier;Timothy James Butler Boyle

  • Genetic factors in threatened species recovery plans on three continents

    Jennifer C Pierson;Jennifer C Pierson;David J Coates;J Gerard B Oostermeijer;Steven R Beissinger

  • Effects of forest fragmentation on the spatial genetic structure of Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) populations

    A G Young;H G Merriam

  • Variation in resistance and virulence among demes of a plant host-pathogen metapopulation

    Peter H. Thrall;Jeremy J. Burdon;Andrew Young

  • Empirical evidence of fixed and homeostatic patterns of polyploid advantage in a keystone grass exposed to drought and heat stress

    Robert C. Godfree;David J. Marshall;Andrew G. Young;Cathy H. Miller

  • Testing Criteria and Indicators for assessing the sustainability of forest management: genetic criteria and indicators

    G. Namkoong;T.J.B. Boyle;H.-R. Gregorius;H. Joly

  • Population dynamics and body‐size selection in Daphnia

    Alan J. Tessier;Andrew Young;Mathew A Leibold

  • Native forests and climate change: Lessons from eucalypts

    T.H. Booth;L.M. Broadhurst;E. Pinkard;S.M. Prober

  • Comparative Population Genetic Structure of the Rare Woodland Shrub Daviesia suaveolens and Its Common Congener D. mimosoides

    A.G. Young;A.H.D. Brown

  • Computer note. AUTOTET: A program for analysis of autotetraploid genotypic data

    PH Thrall;A Young

  • Incorporating evolutionary processes into population viability models.

    Jennifer C. Pierson;Steven R. Beissinger;Jason G. Bragg;David J. Coates

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Thrall
Peter H. Thrall Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Saul A. Cunningham
Saul A. Cunningham Australian National University
Anthony H. D. Brown
Anthony H. D. Brown Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David J. Ayre
David J. Ayre University of Wollongong
Robert J. Whelan
Robert J. Whelan University of Wollongong
Frank Reith
Frank Reith University of Adelaide
Jeremy J. Burdon
Jeremy J. Burdon CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Margaret Byrne
Margaret Byrne University of Western Australia

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