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René E. Vaillancourt

René E. Vaillancourt

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
58
Citations
10763
World Ranking
1369
National Ranking
114

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Botany

His primary areas of study are Botany, Eucalyptus globulus, Ecology, Eucalyptus and Genetic variation. The Botany study combines topics in areas such as Chloroplast DNA, Crop, Genetic diversity, Subspecies and Domestication. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Genetic distance, Gene flow, Parapatric speciation, Woody plant and Quantitative trait locus.

His work on Adaptation as part of general Ecology study is frequently linked to Glacial period, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Eucalyptus research includes elements of Diversity Arrays Technology and Genome. The concepts of his Genetic variation study are interwoven with issues in Animal science and Heritability.

His most cited work include:

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis (472 citations)
  • Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus (157 citations)
  • Genetic pollution of native eucalypt gene pools—identifying the risks (148 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Botany, Eucalyptus globulus, Ecology, Eucalyptus and Genetic variation. His Botany study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Horticulture and Heritability. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Eucalyptus globulus, narrowing it down to issues related to the Quantitative trait locus, and often Evolutionary biology and Candidate gene.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Gene pool, Gene flow and Genetic diversity in addition to Ecology. The various areas that René E. Vaillancourt examines in his Eucalyptus study include Genome and Introduced species. His studies deal with areas such as Diversity Arrays Technology and Computational biology as well as Genome.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Botany (45.53%)
  • Eucalyptus globulus (38.52%)
  • Ecology (36.19%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Ecology (36.19%)
  • Botany (45.53%)
  • Eucalyptus globulus (38.52%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Ecology, Botany, Eucalyptus globulus, Genetic variation and Eucalyptus. His work carried out in the field of Ecology brings together such families of science as Gene flow, Genetic diversity, Inbreeding and Population genetics. Botany connects with themes related to Horticulture in his study.

His Eucalyptus globulus research incorporates themes from Evolutionary biology, Agronomy, Quantitative trait locus, Introduced species and Candidate gene. His Genetic variation research includes themes of Host and Inheritance. His Eucalyptus research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of DNA sequencing, Species diversity and Genomic architecture.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis (472 citations)
  • Climate-adjusted provenancing: a strategy for climate-resilient ecological restoration (148 citations)
  • Genome‐wide scans detect adaptation to aridity in a widespread forest tree species (77 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Gene
  • Genetics

René E. Vaillancourt mainly focuses on Ecology, Adaptation, Genetic variation, Genetic diversity and Genetics. The Eucalyptus pauciflora research René E. Vaillancourt does as part of his general Ecology study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Specific leaf area, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His work deals with themes such as Taxon and Conservation genetics, which intersect with Genetic diversity.

His Genetics research integrates issues from Evolutionary biology and Eucalyptus globulus. His Eucalyptus globulus study deals with the bigger picture of Eucalyptus. Botany covers René E. Vaillancourt research in Eucalyptus.

Best Publications

  • The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

    Alexander Andrew Myburg;Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;Gerald A. Tuskan;Gerald A. Tuskan;Uffe Hellsten

  • Progress in Myrtaceae genetics and genomics: Eucalyptus as the pivotal genus

    Dario Grattapaglia;Dario Grattapaglia;René E. Vaillancourt;Merv Shepherd;Bala R. Thumma

  • Partitioning and distribution of RAPD variation in a forest tree species, Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

    KA Nesbitt;KA Nesbitt;BM Potts;RE Vaillancourt;AK West

  • Genetic pollution of native eucalypt gene pools—identifying the risks

    BM Potts;RC Barbour;AB Hingston;RE Vaillancourt

  • CHLOROPLAST SHARING IN THE TASMANIAN EUCALYPTS

    René E. Vaillancourt;Hamish D. Jackson;Bradley M. Potts

  • A high-density Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) microarray for genome-wide genotyping in Eucalyptus

    Carolina P. Sansaloni;Carolina P. Sansaloni;Cesar D. Petroli;Cesar D. Petroli;Jason Carling;Corey J. Hudson

  • Genetic effects of forest management practices: Global synthesis and perspectives

    R Wickneswari V Ratnam;Om P. Rajora;Reiner Finkeldey;Filippos Aravanopoulos

  • Plasticity of functional traits varies clinally along a rainfall gradient in Eucalyptus tricarpa

    Elizabeth H. Mclean;Suzanne M. Prober;William D. Stock;Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane

  • Glacial refugia and reticulate evolution: the case of the Tasmanian eucalypts

    Gregory J. Jordan;René E. Vaillancourt;Dorothy A. Steane

  • Population genetic analysis and phylogeny reconstruction in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) using high-throughput, genome-wide genotyping.

    Dorothy A. Steane;Dean Nicolle;Carolina P. Sansaloni;Carolina P. Sansaloni;Cesar D. Petroli;Cesar D. Petroli

  • Genetic parameters for growth, wood density and pulp yield in Eucalyptus globulus

    João Costa e Silva;João Costa e Silva;Nuno M. G. Borralho;José A. Araújo;René E. Vaillancourt

  • EXPLORATION OF THE EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS GENE POOL

    BM Potts;RE Vaillancourt;GJ Jordan;GW Dutkowski

  • Higher-level relationships among the eucalypts are resolved by ITS-sequence data

    DA Steane;D Nicolle;GE McKinnon;RE Vaillancourt

  • Parallel evolution of dwarf ecotypes in the forest tree Eucalyptus globulus

    Susan A. Foster;Dorothy A. Steane;Brad M. Potts

  • A comparative analysis of population structure of a forest tree, Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae), using microsatellite markers and quantitative traits

    Dorothy A. Steane;Natalie Conod;Rebecca C. Jones;René E. Vaillancourt

  • Genome‐wide scans detect adaptation to aridity in a widespread forest tree species

    Dorothy A. Steane;Dorothy A. Steane;Brad M. Potts;Elizabeth McLean;Suzanne M. Prober

  • Genetic Variation in the Chemical Components of Eucalyptus globulus Wood

    Desmond J. Stackpole;Desmond J. Stackpole;René E. Vaillancourt;Ana Alves;José Rodrigues

  • Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

    Haobing Li;René Vaillancourt;Neville Mendham;Meixue Zhou

  • Comparison of contemporary mating patterns in continuous and fragmented Eucalyptus globulus native forests

    Makiko Mimura;Robert C. Barbour;Brad M. Potts;René E. Vaillancourt

  • Chloroplast DNA phylogeography of Eucalyptus globulus

    J. S. Freeman;H. D. Jackson;D. A. Steane;G. E. McKinnon

  • Development and Characterisation of Microsatellite Loci in Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae)

    DA Steane;RE Vaillancourt;J Russell;W Powell

  • Age trends in genetic parameters for growth and wood density in Eucalyptus globulus

    Desmond J. Stackpole;René E. Vaillancourt;Marcelo de Aguigar;Brad M. Potts

Frequent Co-Authors

Brad M. Potts
Brad M. Potts University of Tasmania
Dorothy A. Steane
Dorothy A. Steane University of Tasmania
Dario Grattapaglia
Dario Grattapaglia Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
James B. Reid
James B. Reid University of Tasmania
Margaret Byrne
Margaret Byrne University of Western Australia
Andrzej Kilian
Andrzej Kilian Diversity Arrays Technology
William D. Stock
William D. Stock Edith Cowan University
Suzanne M. Prober
Suzanne M. Prober Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Caroline Mohammed
Caroline Mohammed University of Tasmania
Gregory J. Jordan
Gregory J. Jordan University of Tasmania

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