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Stephen A. Smith is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including Immunology, Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, Small Animals, and Plant Science. Their main research topics focus on aquaculture disease management and microbiota, aquaculture nutrition and growth, Vibrio bacteria research studies, epigenetics and DNA methylation, legume nitrogen fixing symbiosis, gut microbiota and health, and aquatic life and conservation.

Smith has contributed to multiple recent academic papers, demonstrating a range of interests within biological and aquatic sciences. Notable publications include:

  • "Widespread conservation and lineage-specific diversification of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns across arthropods" (2020) published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Impact of a yeast-based dietary supplement on the intestinal microbiome of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss" (2020) published in Aquaculture Research
  • "Effects of selenium-enriched prebiotic on the growth performance, innate immune response, oxidative enzyme activity and microbiome of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)" (2020) published in Aquaculture
  • "Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed probiotic during the earliest developmental stages have enhanced growth rates and intestinal microbiome bacterial diversity" (2022) published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Fish Welfare in Public Aquariums and Zoological Collections" (2023) published in Animals

Smith's frequent coauthors reflect ongoing collaboration within the field. These include:

  • David D. Kuhn (11 coauthored works)
  • Ann M. Stevens (8 coauthored works)
  • Ian S. Hines (7 coauthored works)
  • Samuel H. Lewis (4 coauthored works)
  • Laura Ross (4 coauthored works)

The scientist has published repeatedly in several academic venues, with multiple publications in Aquaculture Research, PLoS ONE, Aquaculture Fish and Fisheries, and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) from La Trobe University. They have also contributed to PLoS Genetics.

Best Publications

  • Maximum likelihood inference of geographic range evolution by dispersal, local extinction, and cladogenesis.

    Richard H. Ree;Stephen A. Smith

  • Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life

    Casey W. Dunn;Casey W. Dunn;Andreas Hejnol;David Q. Matus;Kevin Pang

  • Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

    Amy E. Zanne;David C. Tank;William K. Cornwell;Jonathan M. Eastman

  • The Origins of C4 Grasslands: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecosystem Science

    Erika J. Edwards;Colin P. Osborne;Caroline A.E. Strömberg;Stephen A. Smith

  • Constructing a broadly inclusive seed plant phylogeny.

    Stephen A. Smith;Joseph W. Brown

  • Synthesis of phylogeny and taxonomy into a comprehensive tree of life

    Cody E. Hinchliff;Stephen A. Smith;James F. Allman;J. Gordon Burleigh

  • Rates of molecular evolution are linked to life history in flowering plants.

    Stephen A. Smith;Michael J. Donoghue

  • treePL: divergence time estimation using penalized likelihood for large phylogenies

    Stephen A. Smith;Brian C. O’Meara

  • The Genome of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and Its Implications for Cell Type Evolution

    Joseph F. Ryan;Joseph F. Ryan;Kevin Pang;Christine E. Schnitzler;Anh Dao Nguyen

  • Angiosperm phylogeny: 17 genes, 640 taxa

    Douglas E. Soltis;Stephen A. Smith;Nico Cellinese;Kenneth J. Wurdack

  • Rates of speciation and morphological evolution are correlated across the largest vertebrate radiation

    Daniel L. Rabosky;Francesco Santini;Jonathan Eastman;Stephen A. Smith

  • Analysis of phylogenomic datasets reveals conflict, concordance, and gene duplications with examples from animals and plants

    Stephen A Smith;Michael J Moore;Joseph W Brown;Ya Yang

  • Hematology and plasma chemistry reference intervals for cultured tilapia (Oreochromis hybrid).

    Terry C. Hrubec;Jenifer L. Cardinale;Stephen A. Smith

  • Species Selection Maintains Self-Incompatibility

    Emma E. Goldberg;Joshua R. Kohn;Russell Lande;Kelly A. Robertson

  • Evolutionary history of the angiosperm flora of China

    Li Min Lu;Ling Feng Mao;Tuo Yang;Jian Fei Ye

  • Resolving the evolutionary relationships of molluscs with phylogenomic tools

    Stephen A. Smith;Nerida G. Wilson;Nerida G. Wilson;Freya E. Goetz;Caitlin Feehery;Caitlin Feehery

  • An uncorrelated relaxed-clock analysis suggests an earlier origin for flowering plants

    Stephen A. Smith;Jeremy M. Beaulieu;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Phylogenetic analyses reveal the shady history of C4 grasses

    Erika J. Edwards;Stephen A. Smith

  • Climate, Niche Evolution, and Diversification of the “Bird‐Cage” Evening Primroses (Oenothera, Sections Anogra and Kleinia)

    Margaret E. K. Evans;Stephen A. Smith;Rachel S. Flynn;Michael J. Donoghue

  • Orthology Inference in Nonmodel Organisms Using Transcriptomes and Low-Coverage Genomes: Improving Accuracy and Matrix Occupancy for Phylogenomics

    Ya Yang;Stephen A. Smith

  • Patterns in the assembly of temperate forests around the Northern Hemisphere.

    Michael J. Donoghue;Stephen A. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas E. Soltis
Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida
Michael J. Donoghue
Michael J. Donoghue Yale University
Jeremy M. Beaulieu
Jeremy M. Beaulieu University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Amy E. Zanne
Amy E. Zanne University of Miami
Peter B. Reich
Peter B. Reich University of Minnesota
Jacek Oleksyn
Jacek Oleksyn Polish Academy of Sciences
William K. Cornwell
William K. Cornwell University of New South Wales
Alexandros Stamatakis
Alexandros Stamatakis Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Peter F. Stevens
Peter F. Stevens Missouri Botanical Garden

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