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Samantha M. Wisely is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States and has produced a significant body of research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. Their scholarly work covers a range of subfields including Infectious Diseases, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Agronomy and Crop Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Parasitology.

Their research topics primarily focus on viral infections and vectors, vector-borne animal diseases, animal disease management and epidemiology, vector-borne infectious diseases, research on Trypanosoma species and related implications, wildlife ecology and conservation, and studies on leishmaniasis.

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • New developments in the field of genomic technologies and their relevance to conservation management, 2021, Conservation Genetics
  • An ethical analysis of cloning for genetic rescue: Case study of the black-footed ferret, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Imported Dengue Case Numbers and Local Climatic Patterns Are Associated with Dengue Virus Transmission in Florida, USA, 2022, Insects
  • Identification of the parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, in multiple tissues of epidemiological significance in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana): Implications for environmental and vertical transmission routes, 2022, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Recreational Greenspaces in North Central Florida, USA, 2023, Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Samantha M. Wisely include Juan M. Campos Krauer, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kristen Wilson, and Zoe S. White.

These co-authors have contributed extensively to their joint research efforts, with collaborations occurring dozens of times over the course of their careers.

Their work is frequently published in venues such as EDIS, Viruses, Journal of Medical Entomology, Pathogens, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where they have multiple publications that reflect their active involvement in research dissemination.

Best Publications

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009

    Glenn R. Almany;Maurício P. De Arruda;Wolfgang Arthofer

  • Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia

    Keith B. Aubry;Mark J. Statham;Benjamin N. Sacks;John D. Perrine

  • Genetic Diversity and Fitness in Black-Footed Ferrets Before and During a Bottleneck

    S M Wisely;S W Buskirk;M A Fleming;D B McDonald

  • Land-cover change in the Paraguayan Chaco: 2000–2011

    Marcellus M. Caldas;Douglas Goodin;Steven Sherwood;Juan M. Campos Krauer

  • Quantifying drivers of wild pig movement across multiple spatial and temporal scales

    Shannon L. Kay;Justin W. Fischer;Andrew J. Monaghan;James C. Beasley

  • Effects of wind energy development on nesting ecology of Greater Prairie-Chickens in fragmented grasslands

    Lance B. Mcnew;Lyla M. Hunt;Andrew J. Gregory;Samantha M. Wisely

  • Space use by female Greater Prairie‐Chickens in response to wind energy development

    V. L. Winder;L. B. McNew;A. J. Gregory;L. M. Hunt

  • A technique for sampling ancient DNA that minimizes damage to museum specimens.

    Samantha M. Wisely;Jesús E. Maldonado;Robert C. Fleischer

  • Genetic Diversity and Structure of the Fisher (Martes pennanti) in a Peninsular and Peripheral Metapopulation

    Samantha M. Wisely;Steven W. Buskirk;Gregory A. Russell;Keith B. Aubry

  • Assessment of Social Attraction Techniques Used to Restore a Common Murre Colony in Central California

    Michael W. Parker;Stephen W. Kress;Richard T. Golightly;Harry R. Carter

  • The origin of recently established red fox populations in the United States: translocations or natural range expansions?

    Mark J. Statham;Mark J. Statham;Benjamin N. Sacks;Keith B. Aubry;John D. Perrine

  • Genotypic and phenotypic consequences of reintroduction history in the black-footed ferret ( Mustela nigripes )

    Samantha M. Wisely;Rachel M. Santymire;Rachel M. Santymire;Travis M. Livieri;Sara A. Mueting

  • Effects of wind energy development on survival of female greater prairie-chickens

    Virginia L. Winder;Lance B. McNew;Andrew J. Gregory;Lyla M. Hunt

  • Demography of greater prairie‐chickens: Regional variation in vital rates, sensitivity values, and population dynamics

    Lance B. McNew;Andrew J. Gregory;Samantha M. Wisely;Brett K. Sandercock

  • New developments in the field of genomic technologies and their relevance to conservation management

    Gernot Segelbacher;Mirte Bosse;Pamela Burger;Peter Galbusera

  • Assessing the utility of metabarcoding for diet analyses of the omnivorous wild pig (Sus scrofa).

    Michael S. Robeson Ii;Michael S. Robeson Ii;Kamil Khanipov;George Golovko;Samantha M. Wisely

  • North American montane red foxes: expansion, fragmentation, and the origin of the Sacramento Valley red fox

    Benjamin N. Sacks;Benjamin N. Sacks;Mark J. Statham;Mark J. Statham;John D. Perrine;Samantha M. Wisely

  • Inconsistent effects of landscape heterogeneity and land-use on animal diversity in an agricultural mosaic: a multi-scale and multi-taxon investigation

    Chevonne Reynolds;Chevonne Reynolds;Robert J. Fletcher;Celine M. Carneiro;Nicole Jennings

  • Field data implicating Culicoides stellifer and Culicoides venustus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus.

    Bethany L. McGregor;Kristin E. Sloyer;Katherine A. Sayler;Olivia Goodfriend

  • Invasion ecology of wild pigs ( Sus scrofa ) in Florida, USA: the role of humans in the expansion and colonization of an invasive wild ungulate

    Felipe A. Hernández;Brandon M. Parker;Cortney L. Pylant;Timothy J. Smyser

  • Evaluation of the genetic management of the endangered black‐footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)

    Samantha M. Wisely;David B. McDonald;Steven W. Buskirk

  • Inferring Geographic Isolation of Wolverines in California Using Historical DNA

    Michael K. Schwartz;Keith B. Aubry;Kevin S. Mckelvey;Kristine L. Pilgrim

  • Heteroduplex molecules cause sexing errors in a standard molecular protocol for avian sexing

    Ashley E. Casey;Kenneth L. Jones;Brett K. Sandercock;Samantha M. Wisely

  • Ranavirus phylogenomics: Signatures of recombination and inversions among bullfrog ranaculture isolates

    Sieara C. Claytor;Kuttichantran Subramaniam;Nelmarie Landrau-Giovannetti;V. Gregory Chinchar

Frequent Co-Authors

Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
John A. Lednicky
John A. Lednicky University of Florida
Ara Monadjem
Ara Monadjem University of Pretoria
Keith B. Aubry
Keith B. Aubry US Forest Service
Benjamin N. Sacks
Benjamin N. Sacks University of California, Davis
James C. Beasley
James C. Beasley University of Georgia
Steven W. Buskirk
Steven W. Buskirk University of Wyoming
Kurt C. VerCauteren
Kurt C. VerCauteren United States Department of Agriculture
John C. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo US Forest Service
Gregory E. Glass
Gregory E. Glass University of Florida

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