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Overview

Paul L. Leberg is affiliated with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The work includes significant contributions to the subfields of ecology, genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, molecular biology, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics addressed by Paul L. Leberg encompass:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Environmental DNA in biodiversity studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Plant and animal studies

Recent publications by Paul L. Leberg include:

  • "Waste not, want not: Microsatellites remain an economical and informative technology for conservation genetics," 2021, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Breeding Brown Pelicans Improve Foraging Performance as Energetic Needs Rise," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Validating an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Approach to Survey Colonial Waterbirds," 2020, published in Waterbirds
  • "Effects of barrier island salt marsh restoration on marsh bird occurrence in the northern Gulf of Mexico," 2020, published in Restoration Ecology
  • "Riparian areas potentially provide crucial corridors through fragmented landscape for black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) source-sink system," 2020, published in Conservation Genetics

They frequently publish in venues such as Waterbirds, Conservation Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Scientific Reports, and Restoration Ecology.

Paul L. Leberg has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including Paige Byerly, Susan Zaluski, Daniel Nellis, Samantha Hauser, and Brock Geary.

Best Publications

  • Estimating allelic richness: Effects of sample size and bottlenecks

    P. L. Leberg

  • EFFECTS OF POPULATION BOTTLENECKS ON GENETIC DIVERSITY AS MEASURED BY ALLOZYME ELECTROPHORESIS.

    Paul L. Leberg

  • Breeding Distributions of North American Bird Species Moving North as a Result of Climate Change

    Alan T. Hitch;Paul L. Leberg

  • Experimental evaluation of the usefulness of microsatellite DNA for detecting demographic bottlenecks.

    C. C. Spencer;J. E. Neigel;P. L. Leberg

  • Biases associated with population estimation using molecular tagging

    Juliann L. Waits;Paul L. Leberg

  • Role of inbreeding depression and purging in captive breeding and restoration programmes.

    Paul L. Leberg;Brigette D. Firmin

  • GENETIC APPROACHES FOR ESTIMATING THE EFFECTIVE SIZE OF POPULATIONS

    Paul Leberg

  • Effects of Population Bottlenecks on Genetic Diversity as Measured by Allozyme Electrophoresis

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  • Influence of Density on Growth of White-Tailed Deer

    Paul L. Leberg;Michael H. Smith

  • COMPARATIVE POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF A PARASITE (FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA) AND ITS DEFINITIVE HOST

    M. Mulvey;J. M. Aho;C. Lydeard;P. L. Leberg

  • Strategies for population reintroduction: effects of genetic variability on population growth and size

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  • Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity of an endangered, migratory songbird, the golden‐cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia)

    Denise L. Lindsay;Kelly R. Barr;Richard F. Lance;Scott A. Tweddale

  • Let's Not Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater: A Comment on Management for MHC Diversity in Captive Populations

    Robert C. Vrijenhoek;Paul L. Leberg

  • Factors Affecting the Analysis of Growth Patterns of Large Mammals

    Paul L. Leberg;I. Lehr Brisbin;Michael H. Smith;Gary C. White

  • Influence of Fragmentation and Bottlenecks on Genetic Divergence of Wild Turkey Populations

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  • Waste not, want not: Microsatellites remain an economical and informative technology for conservation genetics.

    Samantha S. Hauser;Giridhar Athrey;Paul L. Leberg

  • Genetic Structure of Reintroduced Wild Turkey and White-Tailed Deer Populations

    Paul L. Leberg;Peter W. Stangel;Hilburn O. Hillestad;R. Larry Marchinton

  • Population structure in an endangered songbird: maintenance of genetic differentiation despite high vagility and significant population recovery

    Kelly R. Barr;Denise L. Lindsay;Giri Athrey;Richard F. Lance

  • Temporal Changes in Allele Frequencies and a Population's History of Severe Bottlenecks

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  • DAY-ROOST SELECTION BY RAFINESQUE'S BIG-EARED BATS (CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII) IN LOUISIANA FORESTS

    Richard F. Lance;Richard F. Lance;Brian T. Hardcastle;Brian T. Hardcastle;Angela Talley;Paul L. Leberg

  • Polymorphic microsatellite markers in the western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis

    C C Spencer;C A Chlan;J E Neigel;K T Scribner

  • Variation Among Desert Topminnows in Their Susceptibility to Attack by Exotic Parasites

    Paul L. Leberg;Robert C. Vrijenhoek

  • Life history variation along a salinity gradient in coastal marshes

    Shannon B. Martin;Alan T. Hitch;Kevin M. Purcell;Paul L. Klerks

  • Multiple paternity in a salamander with socially monogamous behaviour

    Eric B. Liebgold;Paul R. Cabe;Robert G. Jaeger;Paul L. Leberg

  • Impacts of human recreation on carnivores in protected areas.

    Angela Darnell Baker;Paul L. Leberg

  • Adaptation as a potential response to sea-level rise: a genetic basis for salinity tolerance in populations of a coastal marsh fish

    Kevin M. Purcell;Alan T. Hitch;Paul L. Klerks;Paul L. Leberg

  • Heritability of heat tolerance in a small livebearing fish, Heterandria formosa

    Cathleen M. Doyle;Cathleen M. Doyle;Paul L. Leberg;Paul L. Klerks

Frequent Co-Authors

Jordan Karubian
Jordan Karubian Tulane University
Michael H. Smith
Michael H. Smith University of Georgia
Olin E. Rhodes
Olin E. Rhodes University of Georgia
Michael E. Douglas
Michael E. Douglas University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Gary C. White
Gary C. White Colorado State University
L. Scott Mills
L. Scott Mills University of Montana
Joshua J. Lawler
Joshua J. Lawler University of Washington
Reed Bowman
Reed Bowman Archbold Biological Station
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche Oklahoma State University

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