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D-Index
50
Citations
9919
World Ranking
3841
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Ian G. Jamieson is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with specific attention to Ecology, Genetics, Ecological Modeling, Molecular Biology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent publications include studies in diverse areas related to avian ecology, genomics, and digital radiography. Notable papers are:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2021, Nature
  • Impacts of aerial 1080 predator control on nest success and adult survival of South Island robins, 2020, New Zealand Journal of Ecology
  • SCIMITAR: optimising chest digital tomosynthesis devices using geometric simulations and genetic algorithms, 2025, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express

Jamieson collaborates frequently with several scholars, including:

  • Shaohong Feng
  • Josefin Stiller
  • Yuan Deng
  • Joel Armstrong
  • Qi Fang

Their work has been published predominantly in:

  • Nature
  • New Zealand Journal of Ecology
  • Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express

Key topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging

These themes reflect multidisciplinary integration, spanning from molecular biology to applied ecological conservation techniques and digital imaging technologies.

Ian G. Jamieson has received the distinction of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, underscoring recognition in their field.

Best Publications

  • Multimodel inference in ecology and evolution: challenges and solutions

    C. E. Grueber;S. Nakagawa;R. J. Laws;I. G. Jamieson

  • How does the 50/500 rule apply to MVPs?

    Ian G. Jamieson;Fred W. Allendorf

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

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

  • Disentangling the roles of natural selection and genetic drift in shaping variation at MHC immunity genes

    Jolene T. Sutton;Shinichi Nakagawa;Bruce C. Robertson;Ian G. Jamieson

  • Standards for documenting and monitoring bird reintroduction projects

    William J. Sutherland;Doug Armstrong;Stuart H. M Butchart;Joanne M. Earnhardt

  • Inbreeding and endangered species management: is New Zealand out of step with the rest of the world?

    Ian G. Jamieson;Graham P. Wallis;James V. Briskie

  • Founder effects, inbreeding, and loss of genetic diversity in four avian reintroduction programs

    Ian G. Jamieson

  • Behavioral Heterochrony and the Evolution of Birds' Helping at the Nest: An Unselected Consequences of Communal Breeding?

    Ian G. Jamieson

  • The Functional Approach to Behavior: Is it Useful?

    Ian G. Jamieson

  • Inbreeding depression accumulation across life-history stages of the endangered Takahe.

    Catherine E. Grueber;Rebecca J. Laws;Shinichi Nakagawa;Ian G. Jamieson

  • Heterozygosity-fitness correlations and their relevance to studies on inbreeding depression in threatened species

    Catherine E Grueber;Graham P Wallis;Ian G Jamieson

  • Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology

    Ian G. Jamieson;Robert C. Lacy

  • Testing reproductive skew models in a communally breeding bird, the pukeko, Porphyrio porphyrio

    Ian G. Jamieson

  • Successful island reintroductions of New Zealand robins and saddlebacks with small numbers of founders

    Sabrina S. Taylor;Ian G. Jamieson;Doug P. Armstrong

  • Episodic positive selection in the evolution of avian toll-like receptor innate immunity genes.

    Catherine E. Grueber;Graham P. Wallis;Ian G. Jamieson

  • SHARED PATERNITY AMONG NON-RELATIVES IS A RESULT OF AN EGALITARIAN MATING SYSTEM IN A COMMUNALLY BREEDING BIRD, THE PUKEKO

    Ian G. Jamieson;James S. Quinn;Paul A. Rose;Brad N. White

  • Do Female Fish Prefer to Spawn in Nests with Eggs for Reasons of Mate Choice Copying or Egg Survival

    Ian Jamieson

  • Eggs in the nests of males and their effect on mate choice in the three-spined stickleback

    Ian G. Jamieson;Patrick W. Colgan

  • Genetic drift outweighs natural selection at toll-like receptor (TLR) immunity loci in a re-introduced population of a threatened species.

    Catherine E. Grueber;Graham P. Wallis;Ian G. Jamieson

  • Preserving genetic diversity in threatened species reintroductions: how many individuals should be released?

    L. N. Tracy;G. P. Wallis;M. G. Efford;I. G. Jamieson

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine E. Grueber
Catherine E. Grueber University of Sydney
Bruce C. Robertson
Bruce C. Robertson University of Otago
Graham P. Wallis
Graham P. Wallis University of Otago
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales
Doug P. Armstrong
Doug P. Armstrong Massey University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University

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