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Michael William Bruford

Michael William Bruford

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
102
Citations
39147
World Ranking
255
National Ranking
35

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael William Bruford was affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned several fields within biological and environmental sciences, particularly focusing on genetics and ecology.

The primary fields of study in their work included Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Subfields covered Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main research topics addressed by Michael William Bruford involved Genetic diversity and population structure, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Among frequent publication venues for their research were Conservation Genetics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Biology and Evolution, Science, and Nature.

Michael William Bruford co-authored extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Isa-Rita M. Russo (18 publications)
  • Gernot Segelbacher (17 publications)
  • Cristiano Vernesi (15 publications)
  • Sean Hoban (14 publications)
  • Linda Laikre (14 publications)

Their recent scientific papers included:

  • "Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved", 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability", 2020, Science
  • "Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity", 2020, Science
  • "Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition", 2022, Biological Reviews

Michael William Bruford was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

    Ruiqiang Li;Wei Fan;Geng Tian;Hongmei Zhu

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Microsatellites and their application to population genetic studies.

    Michael W. Bruford;Robert K. Wayne

  • DNA markers reveal the complexity of livestock domestication

    Michael W. Bruford;Daniel G. Bradley;Gordon Luikart

  • Single-locus and multilocus DNA fingerprinting.

    M. W. Bruford;O. Hanotte;J. F. Y. Brookfield;T. Burke

  • A role for ecotones in generating rainforest biodiversity

    Thomas B. Smith;Robert K. Wayne;Derek J. Girman;Michael William Bruford

  • DNA fingerprinting in birds.

    T. Burke;Michael William Bruford

  • Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice

    Aaron B. A. Shafer;Jochen B. W. Wolf;Paulo C. Alves;Linnea Bergstrom

  • Revealing the history of sheep domestication using retrovirus integrations

    Bernardo Chessa;Filipe Pereira;Frederick Arnaud;Antonio Amorim

  • Parental care and mating behaviour of polyandrous dunnocks Prunella modularis related to paternity by DNA fingerprinting

    T. Burke;N. B. Davies;Michael William Bruford;B. J. Hatchwell

  • Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

    Sean Hoban;Michael Bruford;Josephine D'Urban Jackson;Margarida Lopes-Fernandes

  • A spatial analysis method (SAM) to detect candidate loci for selection: towards a landscape genomics approach to adaptation

    S. Joost;A. Bonin;Michael William Bruford;L. Despres

  • SNeP: a tool to estimate trends in recent effective population size trajectories using genome-wide SNP data

    Mario Barbato;Pablo Orozco-terWengel;Miika Tapio;Michael William Bruford

  • A revised taxonomy of the Felidae. The final report of the Cat Classification Task Force of the IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group

    A.C. Kitchener;C. Breitenmoser-Würsten;E. Eizirik;A. Gentry

  • Behavior predicts genes structure in a wild primate group

    Jeanne Altmann;Susan C. Alberts;Susan A. Haines;Jean Dubach

  • Genetic diversity and introgression in the Scottish wildcat.

    M. Beaumont;E. M. Barratt;D. Gottelli;A. C. Kitchener

  • Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca

    Miranda Kadwell;Matilde Fernandez;Helen F. Stanley;Ricardo Baldi

  • Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats.

    Florian J. Alberto;Frédéric Boyer;Pablo Orozco-terWengel;Ian Streeter

  • DNA answers the call of pipistrelle bat species

    E. M. Barratt;R. Deaville;T. M. Burland;Michael William Bruford

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

    Xin Li;Ji Yang;Ji Yang;Min Shen;Xing-Long Xie

Frequent Co-Authors

Benoit Goossens
Benoit Goossens Cardiff University
Lounès Chikhi
Lounès Chikhi Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência
Fuwen Wei
Fuwen Wei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Richard A. Nichols
Richard A. Nichols Queen Mary University of London
Robert K. Wayne
Robert K. Wayne University of California, Los Angeles
Olivier Hanotte
Olivier Hanotte University of Nottingham
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Marc Ancrenaz
Marc Ancrenaz Sabah Wildlife Department
Sean Hoban
Sean Hoban Morton Arboretum
Juha Kantanen
Juha Kantanen Natural Resources Institute Finland

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