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Russell D. Fernald

Russell D. Fernald

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Neuroscience

D-Index
78
Citations
19318
World Ranking
1783
National Ranking
859

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Russell D. Fernald is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a focused research portfolio centered on genetics, behavior, and ecology primarily within aquatic species. Their work spans the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, incorporating studies on animal behavior, reproductive biology, and genetic mechanisms in fish.

The scientist's recent publications include studies that explore genetic influences on social status and behavior in cichlid fish as well as molecular factors affecting physical traits and reproductive organs. Notable papers are:

  • Modular genetic control of social status in a cichlid fish, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A behavioral logic underlying aggression in an African cichlid fish, 2021, Ethology
  • DNA methylation of the endothelin receptor B makes blue fish yellow, 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Control of testes mass by androgen receptor paralogs in a cichlid, 2021, Journal of Comparative Physiology B
  • Modular genetic control of social status in a cichlid fish, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Beau A. Alward, Danielle M. Blakkan, Andrew P. Hoadley, Vibhav A. Laud, and Christopher J. Skalnik.

Fernald has published mainly in venues like bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ethology, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, and UNC Libraries.

Their main fields of study are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Subfields covered in their research include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Global and Planetary Change

The primary research topics addressed include:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

Russell D. Fernald has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2003.

Best Publications

  • HOW THE BRAIN PROCESSES SOCIAL INFORMATION: Searching for the Social Brain*

    Thomas R. Insel;Russell D. Fernald

  • Genes and Social Behavior

    Gene E. Robinson;Russell D. Fernald;David F. Clayton

  • Fish can infer social rank by observation alone.

    Logan Grosenick;Tricia S. Clement;Tricia S. Clement;Russell D. Fernald

  • The evolution of eyes.

    M F Land;R D Fernald

  • Second gene for gonadotropin-releasing hormone in humans

    Richard B. White;Jonathan A. Eisen;Thomas L. Kasten;Russell D. Fernald

  • Stress and Dominance in a Social Fish

    Helen E. Fox;Stephanie A. White;Mimi H. F. Kao;Russell D. Fernald

  • An improved method for plotting retinal landmarks and focusing the eyes.

    Russell Fernald;Ronald Chase

  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Genes: Phylogeny, Structure, and Functions

    Russell D. Fernald;Richard B. White

  • Genesis of rods in teleost fish retina.

    Pamela Raymond Johns;Pamela Raymond Johns;Russell D. Fernald;Russell D. Fernald

  • Multiple corticosteroid receptors in a teleost fish: distinct sequences, expression patterns, and transcriptional activities.

    Anna K. Greenwood;Paul C. Butler;Richard B. White;Ulrike DeMarco

  • Rapid behavioral and genomic responses to social opportunity.

    Sabrina S Burmeister;Erich D Jarvis;Russell D Fernald

  • Social regulation of the brain-pituitary-gonadal axis

    Richard C. Francis;Kiran Soma;Russell D. Fernald

  • Circadian rhythm and light regulate opsin mRNA in rod photoreceptors

    Juan I. Korenbrot;Russell D. Fernald

  • Social control of neuronal soma size

    Mark R. Davis;Russell D. Fernald

  • Three gonadotropin-releasing hormone genes in one organism suggest novel roles for an ancient peptide

    Stephanie A. White;Thomas L. Kasten;Chris T. Bond;John P. Adelman

  • Casting a genetic light on the evolution of eyes

    R.D. Fernald

  • Expression of arginine vasotocin in distinct preoptic regions is associated with dominant and subordinate behaviour in an African cichlid fish

    Anna K Greenwood;Abigail R Wark;Russell D Fernald;Hans A Hofmann

  • Social regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone

    Stephanie A. White;Stephanie A. White;Tuan Nguyen;Russell D. Fernald

  • What do fish make of mirror images

    Julie K. Desjardins;Russell D. Fernald

  • Teleost vision: seeing while growing.

    Russell D. Fernald

  • Evolution of eyes

    Russell D Fernald

  • Neuroethology: Nerve Cells and the Natural Behavior of Animals by Jeffrey M. Camhi, Sinauer Associates Inc. 1984. £24.00 (xv + 416 pages) ISBN 0 87893 075 2

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Frequent Co-Authors

Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Norihiro Okada
Norihiro Okada National Cheng Kung University
Larry J. Young
Larry J. Young Emory University
Andrey E. Ryabinin
Andrey E. Ryabinin Oregon Health & Science University
George Paxinos
George Paxinos Neuroscience Research Australia
Chris T. Amemiya
Chris T. Amemiya University of California, Merced
Byrappa Venkatesh
Byrappa Venkatesh Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Francis Galibert
Francis Galibert University of Rennes
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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