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Kristofer M. Helgen

Kristofer M. Helgen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
11549
World Ranking
3983
National Ranking
302

Overview

Kristofer M. Helgen is affiliated with the Australian Museum in Australia, contributing extensively to research in Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Ecological Modeling.

Their research topics cover a broad range of studies, emphasizing Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, as well as Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology.

Helgen has contributed to several recent scientific papers in high-impact journals. These include:

  • The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities, 2022, Journal of Biogeography
  • Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials, 2022, Cell
  • Dire wolves were the last of an ancient New World canid lineage, 2021, Nature
  • Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity, 2022, Conservation Letters

Key frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include Stephen Jackson, Timothy F. Flannery, Chris Stringer, Raphael Eisenhofer, and Pierre-Henri Fabre.

Helgen's research has been published in notable scientific venues such as:

  • Records of the Australian Museum
  • Alcheringa An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biogeography

The figure's research portfolio reveals a significant focus on the interface between ecology, paleontology, and molecular biology, reflected in a diverse range of contributions to understanding mammalian species distribution, evolutionary processes, and conservation efforts. This inter-disciplinary approach underscores their involvement in mapping species ranges, applying ecological modeling techniques, and examining evolutionary lineage sorting.

Best Publications

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

    David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

  • Molecular and Genomic Data Identify the Closest Living Relative of Primates

    Jan E. Janečka;Webb Miller;Thomas H. Pringle;Frank Wiens

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome

    Rebecca N. Johnson;Rebecca N. Johnson;Denis O’Meally;Denis O’Meally;Zhiliang Chen;Graham J. Etherington

  • Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

    Scott A. Thomson;Richard L. Pyle;Shane T Ahyong;Shane T Ahyong;Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered marsupial Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil).

    Webb Miller;Vanessa M. Hayes;Vanessa M. Hayes;Aakrosh Ratan;Desiree C. Petersen;Desiree C. Petersen

  • Genome-wide Evidence Reveals that African and Eurasian Golden Jackals Are Distinct Species

    Klaus Peter Koepfli;Klaus Peter Koepfli;John Pollinger;Raquel Godinho;Raquel Godinho;Jacqueline Robinson

  • Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus

    Kristofer M. Helgen;F. Russell Cole;Lauren E. Helgen;Don E. Wilson

  • Global trends and biases in new mammal species discoveries.

    DeeAnn M. Reeder;Kristofer M. Helgen;Don E. Wilson

  • Mesozoic origin for West Indian insectivores

    Alfred L. Roca;Gila Kahila Bar-Gal;Eduardo Eizirik;Eduardo Eizirik;Kristofer M. Helgen

  • True single-molecule DNA sequencing of a pleistocene horse bone

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Maanasa Raghavan;Julia Vilstrup

  • The mitochondrial genome sequence of the Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)

    Webb Miller;Daniela I. Drautz;Jan E. Janecka;Arthur M. Lesk

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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  • Incomplete lineage sorting and phenotypic evolution in marsupials

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  • Declines in large wildlife increase landscape-level prevalence of rodent-borne disease in Africa

    Hillary S. Young;Rodolfo Dirzo;Kristofer M. Helgen;Douglas J. McCauley

  • Mitochondrial Phylogenomics of Modern and Ancient Equids

    Julia T. Vilstrup;Andaine Seguin-Orlando;Mathias Stiller;Aurelien Ginolhac

  • 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

  • Efficient cross-species capture hybridization and next-generation sequencing of mitochondrial genomes from noninvasively sampled museum specimens

    Victor C. Mason;Gang Li;Kristofer M. Helgen;William J. Murphy

  • Nomenclature and placental mammal phylogeny

    Robert J Asher;Kristofer M Helgen

  • Effects of mammalian herbivore declines on plant communities: observations and experiments in an African savanna

    Hillary S. Young;Douglas J. McCauley;Kristofer M. Helgen;Jacob R. Goheen

  • Description of a new species of Hoolock gibbon (Primates: Hylobatidae) based on integrative taxonomy

    Peng-Fei Fan;Kai He;Xing Chen;Alejandra Ortiz

  • Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences

    Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Luis M.P. Ceríaco;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Eliécer E. Gutiérrez;Alain Dubois;Cristian Simón Abdala

Frequent Co-Authors

Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Don E. Wilson
Don E. Wilson National Museum of Natural History
Hillary S. Young
Hillary S. Young University of California, Santa Barbara
William J. Murphy
William J. Murphy Texas A&M University
Rodolfo Dirzo
Rodolfo Dirzo Stanford University
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Douglas J. McCauley
Douglas J. McCauley University of California, Santa Barbara
Todd M. Palmer
Todd M. Palmer University of Florida
Robert M. Pringle
Robert M. Pringle Princeton University
Webb Miller
Webb Miller Pennsylvania State University

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