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Overview

David A. Tallmon is affiliated with the University of Alaska Southeast in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science, with particular attention to genetics and conservation-related topics.

The scientist's work spans significant subfields such as Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Physiology. Their main research topics cover Genetic diversity and population structure, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Marine and fisheries research, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species.

David A. Tallmon has contributed to several recent papers including:

  • The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation (2021), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Reproductive success of jack and full-size males in a wild coho salmon population (2023), Royal Society Open Science
  • Alternative life-history strategy contributions to effective population size in a naturally spawning salmon population (2023), Evolutionary Applications
  • ONeSAMP 3.0: estimation of effective population size via single nucleotide polymorphism data from one population (2024), G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Frequent coauthors with whom David A. Tallmon has published include:

  • W. Chris Funk
  • Scott C. Vulstek
  • Marty Kardos
  • Ellie E. Armstrong
  • Sarah W. Fitzpatrick

The scientist's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Royal Society Open Science, Evolutionary Applications, and G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. Tallmon has multiple publications across these journals reflecting ongoing engagement with genetic and ecological research communities.

Best Publications

  • The power and promise of population genomics: from genotyping to genome typing

    Gordon Luikart;Phillip R. England;David Tallmon;Steve Jordan

  • The alluring simplicity and complex reality of genetic rescue

    David A. Tallmon;Gordon Luikart;Robin S. Waples

  • Genetic rescue to the rescue

    Andrew R. Whiteley;Sarah W. Fitzpatrick;W. Chris Funk;David A. Tallmon

  • Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches

    Gordon Luikart;Nils Ryman;David A. Tallmon;Michael K. Schwartz

  • ESTIMATING ANIMAL ABUNDANCE USING NONINVASIVE DNA SAMPLING: PROMISE AND PITFALLS

    L. Scott Mills;John J. Citta;Kevin P. Lair;Michael K. Schwartz

  • ONeSAMP: a program to estimate effective population size using approximate Bayesian computation

    David A. Tallmon;Ally Koyuk;Gordon Luikart;Mark A. Beaumont

  • The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation.

    Marty Kardos;Ellie E Armstrong;Sarah W Fitzpatrick;Samantha Hauser

  • Estimating Population Size of Elusive Animals with DNA from Hunter-Collected Feces: Four Methods for Brown Bears

    Eva Bellemain;Jon E. Swenson;David Tallmon;Sven Brunberg

  • Neglect of genetic diversity in implementation of the convention on biological diversity.

    Linda Laikre;Fred W. Allendorf;Laurel C. Aroner;C. Scott Baker

  • Simple life-history traits explain key effective population size ratios across diverse taxa

    Robin S. Waples;Gordon Luikart;James R. Faulkner;David A. Tallmon

  • The Exciting Potential and Remaining Uncertainties of Genetic Rescue

    Donovan A. Bell;Zachary L. Robinson;W. Chris Funk;Sarah W. Fitzpatrick

  • Estimating effective population size from linkage disequilibrium: severe bias in small samples

    Phillip R. England;Jean-Marie Cornuet;Pierre Berthier;David A. Tallmon

  • Experimental Evidence for Beneficial Fitness Effects of Gene Flow in Recently Isolated Populations

    Dara Newman;David A. Tallmon

  • Review of DNA‐based census and effective population size estimators

    Michael K. Schwartz;David A. Tallmon;Gordon Luikart

  • Genetic change for earlier migration timing in a pink salmon population

    Ryan P. Kovach;Anthony J. Gharrett;David A. Tallmon;David A. Tallmon

  • Comparative evaluation of a new effective population size estimator based on approximate bayesian computation.

    David A Tallmon;David A Tallmon;Gordon Luikart;Mark A Beaumont

  • OF MICE AND MEN AND TRILLIUM: CASCADING EFFECTS OF FOREST FRAGMENTATION

    David A. Tallmon;Erik S. Jules;Nikki J. Radke;L. Scott Mills

  • Earlier migration timing, decreasing phenotypic variation, and biocomplexity in multiple salmonid species.

    Ryan P. Kovach;John E. Joyce;Jesse D. Echave;Mark S. Lindberg

  • When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends

    David A. Tallmon;Dave Gregovich;Robin S. Waples;C. Scott Baker

  • The Arctic melting pot

    Brendan P. Kelly;Andrew Whiteley;David Tallmon

  • The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

    M. Kardos;E. Armstrong;S. W. Fitzpatrick;S. Hauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon Luikart
Gordon Luikart University of Montana
Andrew R. Whiteley
Andrew R. Whiteley University of Montana
Michael K. Schwartz
Michael K. Schwartz US Forest Service
Fred W. Allendorf
Fred W. Allendorf University of Montana
L. Scott Mills
L. Scott Mills University of Montana
Douglas W. Yu
Douglas W. Yu University of East Anglia
W. Chris Funk
W. Chris Funk Colorado State University
Robin S. Waples
Robin S. Waples University of Washington
Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Philip W. Hedrick
Philip W. Hedrick Arizona State University

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