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Mark D. B. Eldridge

Mark D. B. Eldridge

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
47
Citations
9782
World Ranking
4386
National Ranking
344

Overview

Mark D. B. Eldridge is affiliated with the Australian Museum in Australia. Their research spans multiple domains within environmental science and molecular biology, focusing extensively on wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic diversity, and species distribution in the context of climate change.

The main fields of study for Eldridge include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their work further concentrates on several subfields:

  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Key topics addressed in Eldridge's research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Their frequent co-authors reflect ongoing collaborative efforts in these areas and include:

  • Greta J. Frankham
  • Sally Potter
  • Linda E. Neaves
  • Rebecca N. Johnson
  • Anna J. MacDonald

Eldridge has published numerous papers in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities" (2022) in Journal of Biogeography
  • "AnimalTraits - a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size" (2022) in Scientific Data
  • "Sequence Capture From Historical Museum Specimens: Maximizing Value for Population and Phylogenomic Studies" (2022) in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Limited Introgression between Rock-Wallabies with Extensive Chromosomal Rearrangements" (2021) in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Future-proofing the koala: Synergising genomic and environmental data for effective species management" (2022) in Molecular Ecology

The scientist's frequent publication venues further illustrate their research focus. These venues include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Australian Journal of Zoology
  • Records of the Australian Museum
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Australian Zoologist

Best Publications

  • Predicting the probability of outbreeding depression

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Mark D. B. Eldridge;Robert C. Lacy

  • Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments : a genetic perspective

    Andrew R. Weeks;Carla M. Sgro;Andrew G. Young;Richard Frankham

  • Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D Ballou;Katherine Ralls;Mark D B Eldridge

  • Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations

    Katherine Ralls;Jonathan D. Ballou;Michele R. Dudash;Mark D. B. Eldridge

  • Transmission of a fatal clonal tumor by biting occurs due to depleted MHC diversity in a threatened carnivorous marsupial

    Hannah V. Siddle;Alexandre Kreiss;Mark D. B. Eldridge;Erin Noonan

  • Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Michele R. Dudash;Mark D.B. Eldridge

  • Unprecedented Low Levels of Genetic Variation and Inbreeding Depression in an Island Population of the Black-Footed Rock-Wallaby

    Mark D. B. Eldridge;Juliet M. King;Anne K. Loupis;Peter B. S. Spencer

  • 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

  • Multi-Spectral Imaging from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Enables the Assessment of Seasonal Leaf Area Dynamics of Sorghum Breeding Lines.

    Andries B. Potgieter;Barbara George-Jaeggli;Barbara George-Jaeggli;Scott C. Chapman;Scott C. Chapman;Kenneth Laws

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

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  • Chromosomal Speciation in the Genomics Era: Disentangling Phylogenetic Evolution of Rock-wallabies

    Sally Potter;Sally Potter;Jason G. Bragg;Mozes P. K. Blom;Janine E. Deakin

  • A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations

    Richard Frankham;Richard Frankham;Jonathan D. Ballou;Katherine Ralls;Mark D. B. Eldridge

  • Genomic Instability Within Centromeres of Interspecific Marsupial Hybrids

    Cushla J. Metcalfe;Kira V. Bulazel;Gianni C. Ferreri;Elizabeth Schroeder-Reiter

  • Genetic diversity in remnant mainland and "pristine"’ island populations of three endemic Australian macropodids (Marsupialia): Macropus eugenii, Lagorchestes hirsutus and Petrogale lateralis

    M.D.B. Eldridge;M.D.B. Eldridge;J.E. Kinnear;K.R. Zenger;L.M. McKenzie

  • Analysis of Phylogenomic Tree Space Resolves Relationships Among Marsupial Families

    David A Duchêne;Jason G Bragg;Jason G Bragg;Sebastián Duchêne;Linda E Neaves

  • Chromosomics: Bridging the Gap between Genomes and Chromosomes.

    Janine E Deakin;Sally Potter;Sally Potter;Rachel O'Neill;Aurora Ruiz-Herrera

  • Fine-scale spatial genetic correlation analyses reveal strong female philopatry within a brush-tailed rock-wallaby colony in southeast Queensland.

    S. L. Hazlitt;M. D. B. Eldridge;M. D. B. Eldridge;A. W. Goldizen

  • Source population of dispersing rock-wallabies (Petrogale lateralis) identified by assignment tests on multilocus genotypic data.

    M. D. B. Eldridge;J. E. Kinnear;M. L. Onus

  • Multiple biogeographical barriers identified across the monsoon tropics of northern Australia: phylogeographic analysis of the brachyotis group of rock‐wallabies

    Sally Potter;Mark D.B. Eldridge;Mark D.B. Eldridge;David A. Taggart;Steven J.B. Cooper;Steven J.B. Cooper

  • Microsatellite variation and population structure in a declining Australian Hylid Litoria aurea

    Emma L. Burns;Mark D. B. Eldridge;Mark D. B. Eldridge;Bronwyn A. Houlden

  • The Wayward Dog: Is the Australian native dog or Dingo a distinct species?

    S.M. Jackson;C.P. Groves;P.J.S. Flemming;K.P. Aplin

  • Evolution in a transmissible cancer: a study of the chromosomal changes in devil facial tumor (DFT) as it spreads through the wild Tasmanian devil population.

    Anne Maree Pearse;Kate Swift;Pamela Hodson;Bobby Hua

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Frankham
Richard Frankham Macquarie University
Katherine Ralls
Katherine Ralls Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Jonathan D. Ballou
Jonathan D. Ballou Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Robert C. Lacy
Robert C. Lacy Chicago Zoological Society
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Steven J. B. Cooper
Steven J. B. Cooper University of Adelaide
David R. Jordan
David R. Jordan University of Queensland
Scott C. Chapman
Scott C. Chapman University of Queensland
Charles B. Fenster
Charles B. Fenster South Dakota State University
Graeme L. Hammer
Graeme L. Hammer University of Queensland

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