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Terry D. Beacham is affiliated with Fisheries and Oceans Canada in Canada. Their research primarily spans environmental science, with substantial contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work is focused on several interconnected subfields including nature and landscape conservation, genetics, molecular biology, ecology, and global and planetary change.

The research topics covered by Terry D. Beacham emphasize areas such as fish ecology and management studies, genetic diversity and population structure, identification and quantification in food, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, marine and fisheries research, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and genomics and phylogenetic studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Technical Report
  • PLoS ONE
  • Molecular Ecology

Collaborations with other researchers have been an important part of Beacham's career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Éric Rondeau
  • Ruth E. Withler
  • Ben Sutherland
  • Kim Jonsen
  • Ben F. Koop

Selected recent publications by Terry D. Beacham and colleagues are:

  • Accurate estimation of conservation unit contribution to coho salmon mixed-stock fisheries in British Columbia, Canada, using direct DNA sequencing for single nucleotide polymorphisms, 2020, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Demographic history shaped geographical patterns of deleterious mutation load in a broadly distributed Pacific Salmon, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • The sockeye salmon genome, transcriptome, and analyses identifying population defining regions of the genome, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • The pink salmon genome: Uncovering the genomic consequences of a two-year life cycle, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Long-distance migration is a major factor driving local adaptation at continental scale in Coho salmon, 2022, Molecular Ecology

The body of work by Terry D. Beacham contributes to understanding genetic diversity and population dynamics in salmon species, with a focus on conservation genetics and fisheries management. This includes the application of molecular tools such as DNA sequencing for assessing fish populations and their adaptation patterns across geographical scales.

Best Publications

  • Temperature, Egg Size, and Development of Embryos and Alevins of Five Species of Pacific Salmon: A Comparative Analysis

    Terry D. Beacham;Clyde B. Murray

  • Isolation and cross species amplification of microsatellite loci useful for study of Pacific salmon.

    R. J. Nelson;T. D. Beacham

  • Development of a Standardized DNA Database for Chinook Salmon

    L. W. Seeb;A. Antonovich;Michael A. Banks;T. D. Beacham

  • Discriminating coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) populations within the Fraser River, British Columbia using microsatellite DNA markers.

    M. P. Small;T. D. Beacham;R. E. Withler;R. J. Nelson

  • Harnessing the Power of Genomics to Secure the Future of Seafood

    Louis Bernatchez;Maren Wellenreuther;Maren Wellenreuther;Cristián Araneda;David T. Ashton

  • Fecundity and egg size variation in North American Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus)

    T. D. Beacham;C. B. Murray

  • Managing fisheries using genetic data: case studies from four species of Pacific salmon

    James B Shaklee;Terry D Beacham;Lisa Seeb;Bruce A White

  • Adaptive Variation in Body Size, Age, Morphology, Egg Size, and Developmental Biology of Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in British Columbia

    T. D. Beacham;C. B. Murray

  • Differentiating salmon populations at broad and fine geographical scales with microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms.

    S. R. Narum;M. Banks;T. D. Beacham;M. R. Bellinger

  • Estimation of Stock Composition and Individual Identification of Sockeye Salmon on a Pacific Rim Basis Using Microsatellite and Major Histocompatibility Complex Variation

    Terry D. Beacham;John R. Candy;Brenda McIntosh;Cathy MacConnachie

  • Parallel epigenetic modifications induced by hatchery rearing in a Pacific salmon.

    Jérémy Le Luyer;Jérémy Le Luyer;Martin Laporte;Terry D. Beacham;Karia H. Kaukinen

  • Effect of Female Size, Egg Size, and Water Temperature on Developmental Biology of Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) from the Nitinat River, British Columbia

    Terry D. Beacham;Clyde B. Murray

  • Geographic heterogeneity in natural selection on an MHC locus in sockeye salmon.

    K.M. Miller;K.H. Kaukinen;T.D. Beacham;R.E. Withler

  • Estimating Stock Composition in Mixed Stock Fisheries Using Morphometric, Meristic, and Electrophoretic Characteristics

    D. A. Fournier;T. D. Beacham;B. E. Riddell;C. A. Busack

  • Estimation of Stock Composition and Individual Identification of Chinook Salmon across the Pacific Rim by Use of Microsatellite Variation

    Terry D. Beacham;John R. Candy;Kimberly L. Jonsen;Janine Supernault

  • Development of tri- and tetranucleotide repeat microsatellite loci in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

    K. M. Miller;K. D. Le;T. D. Beacham

  • Stock Identification of Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Using Microsatellites and Major Histocompatibility Complex Variation

    Terry D. Beacham;Michael Lapointe;John R. Candy;Brenda McIntosh

  • Multiple stock structure of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off Newfoundland and Labrador determined from genetic variation

    Terry D. Beacham;John Brattey;Kristina M. Miller;Khai D. Le

  • Variation in developmental biology of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) in British Columbia

    Terry D. Beacham;Clyde B. Murray

  • Evaluation and application of microsatellite and major histocompatibility complex variation for stock identification of coho salmon in British Columbia

    Terry D. Beacham;John R. Candy;K. Janine Supernault;Tobi Ming

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristina M. Miller
Kristina M. Miller Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Ben F. Koop
Ben F. Koop University of Victoria
Richard J. Beamish
Richard J. Beamish Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Francis Juanes
Francis Juanes University of Victoria
Shawn R. Narum
Shawn R. Narum University of Idaho
Asit Mazumder
Asit Mazumder University of Victoria
Lisa W. Seeb
Lisa W. Seeb University of Washington
David L. Mackas
David L. Mackas Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Bruce E. Deagle
Bruce E. Deagle Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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