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  • 1989 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

James L. Hamrick is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research spans several fields within biological sciences, particularly focusing on genetics, ecology, and conservation biology.

The main fields of study in their work are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Subfields in which they have published include:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology

The main research topics covered in their publications are:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

James L. Hamrick has coauthored multiple papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Dorset W. Trapnell
  • Sung-Won Son
  • Sonia Herrando-Moraira
  • Masayuki Maki
  • Young-Dong Kim

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Incorporating differences between genetic diversity of trees and herbaceous plants in conservation strategies" (2020, Conservation Biology)
  • "Ecological niche modelling and phylogeography reveal range shifts of pawpaw, a North American understorey tree" (2021, Journal of Biogeography)
  • "The role of anthropogenic dispersal in shaping the distribution and genetic composition of a widespread North American tree species" (2021, Ecology and Evolution)
  • "Genetic inference of orchid population dynamics on different-aged lava flows in Costa Rica" (2022, Biotropica)
  • "Changing patterns of genetic differentiation in the slender wild oat, Avena barbata" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The venues where James L. Hamrick has most frequently published include:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Biotropica
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In recognition of their contributions to science, James L. Hamrick was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1989.

Best Publications

  • Effects of life history traits on genetic diversity in plant species

    J. L. Hamrick;M. J. W. Godt

  • ECOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF GENETIC STRUCTURE IN PLANT POPULATIONS

    M. D. Loveless;J. L. Hamrick

  • Factors influencing levels of genetic diversity in woody plant species

    J. L. Hamrick;Mary Jo W. Godt;Susan L. Sherman-Broyles

  • Relationships Between Life History Characteristics and Electrophoretically Detectable Genetic Variation in Plants

    J. L. Hamrick;Y. B. Linhart;J. B. Mitton

  • Allozyme polymorphisms detected in mature needle tissue of ponderosa pine

    J. B. Mitton;Y. B. Linhart;K. B. Sturgeon;J. L. Hamrick

  • The influence of seed dispersal mechanisms on the genetic structure of tropical tree populations

    J. L. Hamrick;Darlyne A. Murawski;John D. Nason

  • Reproductive and Genetic Consequences of Forest Fragmentation: Two Case Studies of Neotropical Canopy Trees

    J. D. Nason;J. L. Hamrick

  • Microgeographical Variation in Allozyme Frequencies in Avena barbata

    J. L. Hamrick;R. W. Allard

  • Isozymes and the Analysis of Genetic Structure in Plant Populations

    J. L. Hamrick

  • Reproductive Dominance of Pasture Trees in a Fragmented Tropical Forest Mosaic

    Preston R. Aldrich;J. L. Hamrick

  • The breeding structure of a tropical keystone plant resource

    John D. Nason;E. Allen Herre;J. L. Hamrick

  • The effect of the density of flowering individuals on the mating systems of nine tropical tree species

    D A Murawski;J L Hamrick

  • Allozyme Diversity in Cultivated Crops

    J. L. Hamrick;M. J. W. Godt

  • Microsatellite analysis of demographic genetic structure in fragmented populations of the tropical tree Symphonia globulifera

    Preston R. Aldrich;J. L. Hamrick;Paul Chavarriaga;Gary Kochert

  • POLLEN DISPERSAL IN LOW-DENSITY POPULATIONS OF THREE NEOTROPICAL TREE SPECIES

    Elizabeth A. Stacy;James L. Hamrick;James D. Nason;Stephen P. Hubbell

  • SONORAN DESERT COLUMNAR CACTI AND THE EVOLUTION OF GENERALIZED POLLINATION SYSTEMS

    Theodore H. Fleming;Catherine T. Sahley;J. Nathaniel Holland;Jason D Nason

  • Quantification of genetic diversity at allozyme loci

    E E Berg;J L Hamrick

  • Observations on the genetic structure and mating system of ponderosa pine in the Colorado front range.

    J. B. Mitton;Y. B. Linhart;J. L. Hamrick;J. S. Beckman

  • The Advantage of Mast Years for Wind Pollination

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  • Genetic variation in Pueraria lobata (Fabaceae), an introduced, clonal, invasive plant of the southeastern United States.

    Rebecca A. Pappert;J. L. Hamrick;Lisa A. Donovan

  • Conservation Genetics: Case Histories From Nature.

    Andrew Balmford;J. C. Avise;J. L. Hamrick

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Nason
John D. Nason Iowa State University
Stephen P. Hubbell
Stephen P. Hubbell University of California, Los Angeles
Peter E. Smouse
Peter E. Smouse Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lisa A. Donovan
Lisa A. Donovan University of Georgia
Theodore H. Fleming
Theodore H. Fleming University of Miami
Alejandro Casas
Alejandro Casas National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michael L. Arnold
Michael L. Arnold University of Georgia
Britta Denise Hardesty
Britta Denise Hardesty CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Saara J. DeWalt
Saara J. DeWalt Clemson University
Travis C. Glenn
Travis C. Glenn University of Georgia

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