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58
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18473
World Ranking
2515
National Ranking
891

Overview

Brant C. Faircloth is affiliated with Louisiana State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Their research spans various subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

Their main research topics cover Genetic diversity and population structure, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Plant and animal studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Faircloth illustrate their research focus. These include:

  • "Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics" (2020, Nature)
  • "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot" (2020, Science)
  • "Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes" (2024, Nature)
  • "Palaeoclimate ocean conditions shaped the evolution of corals and their skeletons through deep time" (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Prolonged morphological expansion of spiny-rayed fishes following the end-Cretaceous" (2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

Faircloth frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature. These platforms reflect a focus on evolutionary biology, genetics, and genomics research.

The scientist's collaborative work is evidenced by frequent co-authors including Robb T. Brumfield, Michael E. Alfaro, Edward L. Braun, Richard Harrington, and Thomas J. Near. These collaborations suggest a broad network within evolutionary biology and genetics communities.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Ultraconserved elements anchor thousands of genetic markers spanning multiple evolutionary timescales.

    Brant C. Faircloth;John E. McCormack;Nicholas G. Crawford;Michael G. Harvey

  • msatcommander: detection of microsatellite repeat arrays and automated, locus-specific primer design

    Brant C. Faircloth

  • PHYLUCE is a software package for the analysis of conserved genomic loci.

    Brant C. Faircloth

  • The drivers of tropical speciation

    Brian Tilston Smith;John E. McCormack;Andrés M. Cuervo;Michael. J. Hickerson

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees

    Michael G. Branstetter;Michael G. Branstetter;Bryan N. Danforth;James P. Pitts;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Ultraconserved elements are novel phylogenomic markers that resolve placental mammal phylogeny when combined with species-tree analysis.

    John E. McCormack;Brant C. Faircloth;Nicholas G. Crawford;Patricia Adair Gowaty

  • A phylogeny of birds based on over 1,500 loci collected by target enrichment and high-throughput sequencing.

    John E. McCormack;Michael G. Harvey;Brant C. Faircloth;Nicholas G. Crawford

  • Earth history and the passerine superradiation

    Carl H Oliveros;Daniel Jared Field;Daniel Jared Field;Daniel T Ksepka;F Keith Barker

  • More than 1000 ultraconserved elements provide evidence that turtles are the sister group of archosaurs

    Nicholas G. Crawford;Brant C. Faircloth;John E. McCormack;Robb T. Brumfield

  • Implementing and testing the multispecies coalescent model: A valuable paradigm for phylogenomics

    Scott V. Edwards;Zhenxiang Xi;Axel Janke;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs

    Richard E. Green;Edward L. Braun;Joel Armstrong;Dent Earl

  • The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot

    Michael G. Harvey;Michael G. Harvey;Gustavo A. Bravo;Gustavo A. Bravo;Santiago Claramunt;Santiago Claramunt;Santiago Claramunt;Andrés M. Cuervo;Andrés M. Cuervo

  • Target Capture and Massively Parallel Sequencing of Ultraconserved Elements for Comparative Studies at Shallow Evolutionary Time Scales

    Brian Tilston Smith;Michael G. Harvey;Brant C. Faircloth;Travis C. Glenn

  • A Phylogenomic Perspective on the Radiation of Ray-Finned Fishes Based upon Targeted Sequencing of Ultraconserved Elements (UCEs).

    Brant C. Faircloth;Laurie Sorenson;Francesco Santini;Michael E. Alfaro

  • A phylogenomic analysis of turtles

    Nicholas G. Crawford;James F. Parham;Anna B. Sellas;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Enriching the ant tree of life: enhanced UCE bait set for genome-scale phylogenetics of ants and other Hymenoptera

    Michael G. Branstetter;Michael G. Branstetter;John T. Longino;Philip S. Ward;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Sequence Capture versus Restriction Site Associated DNA Sequencing for Shallow Systematics.

    Michael G. Harvey;Brian Tilston Smith;Travis C. Glenn;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Sequence capture of ultraconserved elements from bird museum specimens

    John E. McCormack;Whitney L.E. Tsai;Brant C. Faircloth

  • Target enrichment of ultraconserved elements from arthropods provides a genomic perspective on relationships among Hymenoptera.

    Brant C. Faircloth;Brant C. Faircloth;Michael G. Branstetter;Noor D. White;Noor D. White;Seán G. Brady

Frequent Co-Authors

Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia
Michael E. Alfaro
Michael E. Alfaro University of California, Los Angeles
Robb T. Brumfield
Robb T. Brumfield Louisiana State University
Edward L. Braun
Edward L. Braun University of Florida
Kevin Winker
Kevin Winker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Michael J. Braun
Michael J. Braun University of Maryland, College Park
Rebecca T. Kimball
Rebecca T. Kimball University of Florida
Alexandre Aleixo
Alexandre Aleixo Instituto Tecnológico Vale
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University

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