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Overview

Jesús E. Maldonado is affiliated with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biology, focusing heavily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. Maldonado's work incorporates both fundamental genetic studies and applied conservation biology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, key subfields are prominently represented, such as:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Paleontology

Maldonado's research topics cover a range of biological and ecological themes, including:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Evolution and paleontology studies
  • Bat biology and ecology studies
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Animal ecology and behavior studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Maldonado has contributed to scientific knowledge through several notable recent publications, including:

  • "Epigenetic clock and methylation studies in elephants," 2021, Aging Cell
  • "Museomics of tree squirrels: a dense taxon sampling of mitogenomes reveals hidden diversity, phenotypic convergence, and the need of a taxonomic overhaul," 2020, BMC Evolutionary Biology
  • "The Challenges of Reconstructing Tropical Biodiversity With Sedimentary Ancient DNA: A 2200-Year-Long Metagenomic Record From Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Ancient DNA From Museum Specimens and Next Generation Sequencing Help Resolve the Controversial Evolutionary History of the Critically Endangered Puebla Deer Mouse," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Comparison of genomic diversity and structure of sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) in zoos, conservation centers, and private ranches in North America," 2020, Evolutionary Applications

Frequent coauthors in Maldonado's research include:

  • Lillian D. Parker
  • Michael G. Campana
  • Susette Castañeda-Rico
  • Klaus-Peter Koepfli
  • Don E. Wilson

The scientist has published multiple articles in key venues such as:

  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Heredity
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Jesús E. Maldonado has also contributed to book publications, including one titled "Delitos ambientales que afectan la seguridad ciudadana en Colombia: estudios de caso sobre la deforestación y el tráfico de madera," published in 2021 by Editorial de la Dirección Nacional de Escuelas de la Policía Nacional de Colombia (Vicerrectoría de Investigación) eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog

    Carles Vilà;Peter Savolainen;Jesús E. Maldonado;Isabel R. Amorim

  • Phylogenetic relationships, evolution, and genetic diversity of the domestic dog

    C Vilà;JE Maldonado;RK Wayne

  • Tidal Marshes: A Global Perspective on the Evolution and Conservation of Their Terrestrial Vertebrates

    Russell Greenberg;Jesus E. Maldonado;Sam Droege;M. V. McDONALD

  • Detection and accuracy rates of dogs trained to find scats of San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

    Deborah A. Smith;Katherine Ralls;Aimee Hurt;Brice Adams

  • The surprising evolutionary history of South American deer

    José Maurício Barbanti Duarte;Susana González;Jesus E. Maldonado

  • Phylogeny of the Procyonidae (Mammalia: Carnivora): Molecules, morphology and the Great American Interchange

    Klaus-Peter Koepfli;Matthew E. Gompper;Eduardo Eizirik;Cheuk-Chung Ho

  • Forest corridors maintain historical gene flow in a tiger metapopulation in the highlands of central India

    Sandeep Sharma;Sandeep Sharma;Trishna Dutta;Trishna Dutta;Jesús E. Maldonado;Thomas C. Wood

  • Adaptive divergence despite strong genetic drift: genomic analysis of the evolutionary mechanisms causing genetic differentiation in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

    W. Chris Funk;Robert E. Lovich;Paul A. Hohenlohe;Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman;Courtney A. Hofman

  • Conservation genetics of the endangered Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)

    S. González;J. E. Maldonado;J. A. Leonard;C. Vilà

  • Taxonomic revision of the olingos (Bassaricyon), with description of a new species, the Olinguito

    Kristofer M. Helgen;C. Miguel Pinto;Roland Kays;Lauren E. Helgen

  • Ancient wolf lineages in India.

    Dinesh K. Sharma;Jesus E. Maldonado;Yadrendradev V. Jhala;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Prioritizing tiger conservation through landscape genetics and habitat linkages.

    Bibek Yumnam;Yadvendradev V. Jhala;Qamar Qureshi;Jesus E. Maldonado

  • Survival of multiple myeloma patients who are potential candidates for early high-dose therapy intensification/ autotransplantation and who were conventionally treated.

    J Bladé;J F San Miguel;M Fontanillas;A Alcalá

  • Behavioural inbreeding avoidance in wild African elephants

    Elizabeth A. Archie;Julie A. Hollister‐Smith;Joyce H. Poole;Phyllis C. Lee

  • Male dominance, paternity, and relatedness in the Jamaican fruit-eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)

    Jorge Ortega;Jesús E. Maldonado;Gerald S. Wilkinson;Héctor T. Arita

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 - 31 May 2010

    P. Abelló;Weiming Ai;Carolin Altmann;Giacomo Bernardi

  • MORPHOMETRIC DIFFERENTIATION OF ENDANGERED PAMPAS DEER (OZOTOCEROS BEZOARTICUS), WITH DESCRIPTION OF NEW SUBSPECIES FROM URUGUAY

    Susana González;Fernando Álvarez-Valin;Jesús E. Maldonado

  • INTRASPECIFIC GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION IN CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS (ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS) FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA

    Jesús E. Maldonado;Flavio Orta Davila;Brent S. Stewart;Eli Geffen

  • Tripartite genetic subdivisions in the ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus).

    Jesus E. Maldonado;Carles VilA;Robert K. Wayne

  • Canine assistants for conservationists.

    Deborah A. Smith;Katherine Ralls;Barbara Davenport;Brice Adams

  • Fine-scale population genetic structure in a fission-fusion society.

    Elizabeth A. Archie;Jésus E. Maldonado;Julie A. Hollister-Smith;Joyce H. Poole

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jennifer A. Leonard
Jennifer A. Leonard Spanish National Research Council
Katherine Ralls
Katherine Ralls Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Kristofer M. Helgen
Kristofer M. Helgen Australian Museum
Torben C. Rick
Torben C. Rick National Museum of Natural History
Robert K. Wayne
Robert K. Wayne University of California, Los Angeles
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte
José Maurício Barbanti Duarte Sao Paulo State University
David E. Wildt
David E. Wildt Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
D. Montes
D. Montes Complutense University of Madrid
Glenn J. White
Glenn J. White The Open University

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