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Colin J. Garroway

Colin J. Garroway

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
4135
World Ranking
7896
National Ranking
486

Overview

Colin J. Garroway is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains within environmental sciences and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on ecology and genetics. Their work frequently addresses genetic diversity, wildlife ecology, and the impacts of urbanization and climate change on natural populations.

The scientist's recent publications showcase engagement with topics related to environmental change and biodiversity. Notable works include:

  • "Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover" (2022) published in Science
  • "Continent-wide effects of urbanization on bird and mammal genetic diversity" (2020) published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status" (2023) published in Conservation Biology
  • "Interactions between climate change and urbanization will shape the future of biodiversity" (2024) published in Nature Climate Change
  • "The evolution of plasticity at geographic range edges" (2023) published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Frequently appearing collaborative partners in their research include:

  • Chloé Schmidt
  • Evelien de Greef
  • Kyle J. Lefort
  • Margaret F. Docker
  • Patrick J. O. Miller

The primary publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Global Change Biology
  • Canadian Journal of Zoology

Their fields of study are mainly:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, subfields reflecting their research contributions include:

  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Oceanography

The principal topics they investigate involve:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

    Veronika N. Laine;Toni I. Gossmann;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Kyle M. Schachtschneider;Colin J. Garroway

  • Climate change induced hybridization in flying squirrels

    Colin J. Garroway;Jeff Bowman;Tara J. Cascaden;Gillian L. Holloway

  • Consistent individual differences in the social phenotypes of wild great tits, Parus major

    Lucy M. Aplin;J. A. Firth;Damien R. Farine;B. Voelkl

  • The Effect of Map Boundary on Estimates of Landscape Resistance to Animal Movement

    Erin L. Koen;Colin J. Garroway;Paul J. Wilson;Jeff Bowman

  • Applications of graph theory to landscape genetics.

    Colin J. Garroway;Jeff Bowman;Denis Carr;Paul J. Wilson

  • Do social networks of female northern long-eared bats vary with reproductive period and age?

    Krista J. Patriquin;Marty L. Leonard;Hugh G. Broders;Colin J. Garroway

  • Social network analysis of mixed-species flocks: exploring the structure and evolution of interspecific social behaviour

    Damien R. Farine;Colin J. Garroway;Ben C. Sheldon

  • The role of social and ecological processes in structuring animal populations : A case study from automated tracking of wild birds

    Damien R. Farine;Josh A. Firth;Lucy M. Aplin;Ross A. Crates

  • Continent-wide effects of urbanization on bird and mammal genetic diversity.

    C. Schmidt;M. Domaratzki;R. P. Kinnunen;J. Bowman

  • Genetic differentiation of eastern wolves in Algonquin Park despite bridging gene flow between coyotes and grey wolves

    L Y Rutledge;C J Garroway;K M Loveless;B R Patterson

  • Inferring social structure from temporal data

    Ioannis Psorakis;Bernhard Voelkl;Colin J. Garroway;Reinder Radersma

  • Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status

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  • Thermal Properties of Tree Cavities During Winter in a Northern Hardwood Forest

    Andrea B. Coombs;Jeff Bowman;Colin J. Garroway

  • Nonrandom association patterns at northern long- eared bat maternity roosts

    Colin J. GarrowayC.J. Garroway;Hugh G. BrodersH.G. Broders

  • Using a genetic network to parameterize a landscape resistance surface for fishers, Martes pennanti.

    Colin J. Garroway;Jeff Bowman;Paul J. Wilson

  • Collective decision making and social interaction rules in mixed-species flocks of songbirds

    Damien R. Farine;Lucy M. Aplin;Colin J. Garroway;Richard P. Mann

  • The genetic signature of rapid range expansion by flying squirrels in response to contemporary climate warming

    Colin J. Garroway;Jeff Bowman;Gillian L. Holloway;Jay R. Malcolm

  • Day roost characteristics of northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) in relation to female reproductive status

    Colin J. Garroway;Hugh G. Broders

  • How to Quantify Urbanization When Testing for Urban Evolution

    Marta Szulkin;Colin J. Garroway;Michela Corsini;Andrzej Z. Kotarba

  • Molecular data provide strong evidence of natural hybridization between native and introduced lineages of Phragmites australis in North America

    Jennifer Paul;Nicole Vachon;Colin J. Garroway;Joanna R. Freeland

  • Landscape resistance and American marten gene flow

    Erin L. Koen;Jeff Bowman;Colin J. Garroway;Colin J. Garroway;Stephen C. Mills

  • The quantitative effects of population density and winter weather on the body condition of white- tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Nova Scotia, Canada

    Colin J Garroway;Hugh G Broders

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben C. Sheldon
Ben C. Sheldon University of Oxford
Jeff Bowman
Jeff Bowman Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Damien R. Farine
Damien R. Farine University of Zurich
Steven H. Ferguson
Steven H. Ferguson Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Jon Slate
Jon Slate University of Sheffield
Stéphane Dray
Stéphane Dray Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Marcel E. Visser
Marcel E. Visser University of Groningen
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans
Richard P. M. A. Crooijmans Wageningen University & Research
Patrick Minx
Patrick Minx Washington University in St. Louis
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research

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