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Anne M. Bronikowski

Anne M. Bronikowski

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
7267
World Ranking
4294
National Ranking
1489

Overview

Anne M. Bronikowski is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans environmental science with a specialization in areas such as global and planetary change, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, and aging. This multidisciplinary focus reflects a broad engagement with biological and ecological processes at varying scales.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad scope, Bronikowski's subfields highlight detailed explorations in:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aging

Their research topics cover a range of biological and ecological themes, emphasizing:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Bronikowski's authorship includes multiple recent papers focusing on aging biology and ecological physiology published in recognized journals. Notable works include:

  • "Sex-specific aging in animals: Perspective and future directions" (2022) in Aging Cell
  • "Lack of consensus on an aging biology paradigm? A global survey reveals an agreement to disagree, and the need for an interdisciplinary framework" (2020) in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • "The conundrum of human immune system "senescence"" (2020) in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development (co-authored by Graham Pawelec)
  • "Female reproductive aging in seven primate species: Patterns and consequences" (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Surviving winter: Physiological regulation of energy balance in a temperate ectotherm entering and exiting brumation" (2021) in General and Comparative Endocrinology

Frequent collaborators in Bronikowski's work include:

  • Eric J. Gangloff
  • David A. Miller
  • Peggy R. Biga
  • Erica Larschan
  • Gerald S. Wilkinson

Bronikowski has published recurrently in the following academic venues, illustrating a consistency in their publication outlets:

  • Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
  • General and Comparative Endocrinology
  • Ecology
  • Aging Cell
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage

    H. Bradley Shaffer;Patrick Minx;Daniel E. Warren;Andrew M. Shedlock;Andrew M. Shedlock

  • The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes

    Todd A. Castoe;Todd A. Castoe;A. P. Jason de Koning;A. P. Jason de Koning;Kathryn T. Hall;Daren C. Card

  • Aging in the Natural World: Comparative Data Reveal Similar Mortality Patterns Across Primates

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Jeanne Altmann;Diane K. Brockman;Marina Cords

  • Lifelong voluntary exercise in the mouse prevents age-related alterations in gene expression in the heart

    A. M. Bronikowski;A. M. Bronikowski;P. A. Carter;T. J. Morgan;T. Garland

  • Mechanistic basis of resistance to PCBs in Atlantic tomcod from the Hudson River.

    Isaac Wirgin;Nirmal K. Roy;Matthew Loftus;R. Christopher Chambers

  • Foraging in a variable environment: Weather patterns and the behavioral ecology of baboons

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Jeanne Altmann

  • THE EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY OF LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN THE GARTER SNAKE THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Stevan J. Arnold

  • Oxidative stress and life histories: unresolved issues and current needs

    John R. Speakman;John R. Speakman;Jonathan D. Blount;Anne M. Bronikowski;Rochelle Buffenstein

  • The emergence of longevous populations

    Fernando Colchero;Fernando Colchero;Roland Rau;Roland Rau;Owen R. Jones;Julia A. Barthold

  • The aging baboon: Comparative demography in a non-human primate

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann;Craig Packer

  • Experimental evidence for the adaptive evolution of growth rate in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans.

    Anne M. Bronikowski

  • Reproductive aging patterns in primates reveal that humans are distinct

    Susan C. Alberts;Jeanne Altmann;Diane K. Brockman;Marina Cords

  • Complete vertebrate mitogenomes reveal widespread repeats and gene duplications.

    Giulio Formenti;Arang Rhie;Jennifer Balacco;Bettina Haase

  • Open-field behavior of house mice selectively bred for high voluntary wheel-running.

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Patrick A. Carter;John G. Swallow;Isabelle A. Girard

  • Low Demographic Variability in Wild Primate Populations: Fitness Impacts of Variation, Covariation, and Serial Correlation in Vital Rates

    William F. Morris;Jeanne Altmann;Diane K. Brockman;Marina Cords

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity

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  • Lack of consensus on an aging biology paradigm? A global survey reveals an agreement to disagree, and the need for an interdisciplinary framework

    Alan A. Cohen;Brian K. Kennedy;Ulrich Anglas;Anne M. Bronikowski

  • An empirical test of evolutionary theories for reproductive senescence and reproductive effort in the garter snake Thamnophis elegans

    Amanda M Sparkman;Stevan J Arnold;Anne M Bronikowski

  • Evolution of senescence in nature: physiological evolution in populations of garter snake with divergent life histories.

    Kylie A. Robert;Anne M. Bronikowski

  • Testing evolutionary theories of aging in wild populations

    Anne M. Bronikowski;Daniel E.L. Promislow

  • Decades of field data reveal that turtles senesce in the wild

    Daniel A. Warner;David A. W. Miller;Anne M. Bronikowski;Fredric J. Janzen

  • Sequencing the genome of the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) as a model for studying extreme adaptations in snakes

    Todd A Castoe;AP Jason de Koning;Kathryn T Hall;Ken D Yokoyama

  • The conundrum of human immune system "senescence".

    Graham Pawelec;Anne Bronikowski;Stephen C. Cunnane;Luigi Ferrucci

  • The Primate Life History Database: a unique shared ecological data resource

    Karen B. Strier;Jeanne Altmann;Diane K. Brockman;Anne M. Bronikowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Alberts
Susan C. Alberts Duke University
Todd A. Castoe
Todd A. Castoe The University of Texas at Arlington
Jeanne Altmann
Jeanne Altmann Princeton University
Theodore Garland
Theodore Garland University of California, Riverside
Fredric J. Janzen
Fredric J. Janzen Iowa State University
Anne E. Pusey
Anne E. Pusey Duke University
Linda M. Fedigan
Linda M. Fedigan University of Calgary
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
David D. Pollock
David D. Pollock University of Colorado Denver
Karen B. Strier
Karen B. Strier University of Wisconsin–Madison

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