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David Haig is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields with a focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these broad areas, they have contributed notably to subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Social Psychology.

Haig's research topics cover a range of biological and behavioral themes. Key areas include Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, and Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior.

The scientist has published multiple papers across several peer-reviewed venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Embryo Selection and Mate Choice: Can 'Honest Signals' Be Trusted?" (2020) in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Poles Apart: Monosporic, Bisporic, and Tetrasporic Embryo Sacs Revisited" (2020) in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "On the logic of Fisherian sexual selection" (2020) in Evolution
  • "Concerted evolution of ribosomal DNA: Somatic peace amid germinal strife" (2021) in BioEssays

The frequent venues where Haig's work has appeared include Evolution, BioEssays, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Scientific Reports, and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Haig include Dakota E. McCoy, Jennifer Kotler, Brett M. Frye, Amanda Embury, and Judith M. Burkart, indicating a collaborative research environment.

Haig has authored book publications as well, with a notable work published by The MIT Press titled From Darwin to Derrida (2020).

Best Publications

  • Genetic Conflicts in Human Pregnancy

    David Haig

  • Genomic imprinting in mammalian development: a parental tug-of-war

    Tom Moore;David Haig

  • Does the Agent of Scrapie Replicate without Nucleic Acid

    Tikvah Alper;W. A. Cramp;D. A. Haig;M. C. Clarke

  • Parent-Specific Gene-Expression and the Triploid Endosperm

    David Haig;Mark Westoby

  • High-Resolution Analysis of Parent-of-Origin Allelic Expression in the Mouse Brain

    Christopher Gregg;Jiangwen Zhang;Brandon Weissbourd;Brandon Weissbourd;Shujun Luo

  • What good is genomic imprinting: the function of parent-specific gene expression

    Jon F Wilkins;David Haig

  • Sex-Specific Parent-of-Origin Allelic Expression in the Mouse Brain

    Christopher Gregg;Jiangwen Zhang;James E. Butler;James E. Butler;David Haig

  • A quantitative measure of error minimization in the genetic code.

    David Haig;Laurence D. Hurst

  • The Kinship Theory of Genomic Imprinting

    David Haig

  • Genomic imprinting and kinship: how good is the evidence?

    David Haig

  • The (dual) origin of epigenetics.

    D. Haig

  • Parental antagonism, relatedness asymmetries, and genomic imprinting.

    David Haig

  • The common marmoset genome provides insight into primate biology and evolution

    Kim C. Worley;Wesley C. Warren;Jeffrey Rogers;Devin Locke

  • Placental hormones, genomic imprinting, and maternal—fetal communication

    D. Haig

  • Genetic scrambling as a defence against meiotic drive.

    David Haig;Alan Grafen

  • Multiple mating, sperm competition and meiotic drive

    David Haig;Carl T. Bergstrom

  • Weismann Rules! OK? Epigenetics and the Lamarckian temptation

    David Haig

  • Paternally Inherited DLK1 Deletion Associated With Familial Central Precocious Puberty.

    Andrew Dauber;Marina Cunha-Silva;Delanie B. Macedo;Vinicius N. Brito

  • Inactivation of the Scrapie Agent by Near Monochromatic Ultraviolet Light

    R. Latarjet;B. Muel;D. A. Haig;M. C. Clarke

  • Gestational drive and the green-bearded placenta

    David Haig

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Westoby
Mark Westoby Macquarie University
Andrew J. Oswald
Andrew J. Oswald University of Warwick
Evgeny M. Zdobnov
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
William C. Aird
William C. Aird Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Naomi E. Pierce
Naomi E. Pierce Harvard University
Catherine Dulac
Catherine Dulac Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ann M. Dvorak
Ann M. Dvorak Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jinchuan Xing
Jinchuan Xing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Matthew T. Weirauch
Matthew T. Weirauch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Derek E. Wildman
Derek E. Wildman University of South Florida

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