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Vicki L. Friesen

Vicki L. Friesen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
7114
World Ranking
4684
National Ranking
307

Overview

Vicki L. Friesen is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Molecular Biology.

The research topics covered by Friesen include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

Friesen's academic output includes multiple publications in notable venues. The most frequently appearing journals and publication venues where they have contributed include:

  • Nature
  • Conservation Genetics
  • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics (2020), published in Nature
  • The Effects of Weather on Avian Growth and Implications for Adaptation to Climate Change (2021), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Identifying mechanisms of genetic differentiation among populations in vagile species: historical factors dominate genetic differentiation in seabirds (2020), published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) breeding at their southern limit struggle with prey shortages as a result of warming waters (2021), published in ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Using genomic tools to inform management of the Atlantic northern fulmar (2020), published in Conservation Genetics

Friesen has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Drew Sauve
  • Anna Tigano
  • Anne Charmantier
  • Lila Colston-Nepali
  • Marianne Gousy-Leblanc

Best Publications

  • Genomics of local adaptation with gene flow.

    Anna Tigano;Vicki L. Friesen

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Mechanisms of population differentiation in seabirds

    V. L. Friesen;T. M. Burg;K. D. McCOY

  • Estimated six per cent loss of genetic variation in wild populations since the industrial revolution.

    Deborah M. Leigh;Andrew P. Hendry;Ella Vázquez‐Domínguez;Vicki L. Friesen

  • Sympatric speciation by allochrony in a seabird

    V. L. Friesen;A. L. Smith;E. Gómez-Díaz;M. Bolton

  • Intron variation in marbled murrelets detected using analyses of single‐stranded conformational polymorphisms

    V. L. Friesen;B. C. Congdon;H. E. Walsh;T. P. Birt

  • A TEST OF THE GLACIAL REFUGIUM HYPOTHESIS USING PATTERNS OF MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR DNA SEQUENCE VARIATION IN ROCK PTARMIGAN (LAGOPUS MUTUS).

    K. Holder;R. Montgomerie;V. L. Friesen

  • Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2009–30 November 2009

    Junghwa An;Arnaud Bechet;Åsa Berggren;Sarah K. Brown

  • Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters

    Airam Rodríguez;José M. Arcos;Vincent Bretagnolle;Maria P. Dias

  • The role of allochrony in speciation

    Rebecca S. Taylor;Vicki L. Friesen

  • Phylogenetic relationships within the Alcidae (Charadriiformes: Aves) inferred from total molecular evidence.

    Vicki L. Friesen;Allan J. Baker;John F. Piatt

  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers for the amplification of five nuclear introns in vertebrates.

    V. L. Friesen;B. C. Congdon;M. G. Kidd;T. P. Birt

  • Complex hybridization dynamics between golden‐winged and blue‐winged warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera and Vermivora pinus) revealed by AFLP, microsatellite, intron and mtDNA markers

    R. Vallender;R. Vallender;R. J. Robertson;V. L. Friesen;I. J. Lovette

  • POLYTOMIES AND THE POWER OF PHYLOGENETIC INFERENCE.

    H. E. Walsh;M. G. Kidd;T. Moum;V. L. Friesen

  • Speciation in seabirds: why are there so many species…and why aren’t there more?

    Vicki L. Friesen

  • MECHANISMS OF POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION IN MARBLED MURRELETS: HISTORICAL VERSUS CONTEMPORARY PROCESSES

    Bradley C. Congdon;John F. Piatt;Kathy Martin;Vicki L. Friesen

  • Monteiro's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monteiroi: a new species from the Azores

    Mark Bolton;Mark Bolton;Andrea L. Smith;Elena Gómez-Díaz;Vicki L. Friesen

  • Phylogeny and Evolution of the Sulidae (Aves: Pelecaniformes): A Test of Alternative Modes of Speciation

    V.L. Friesen;D.J. Anderson

  • Status Review of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Alaska and British Columbia

    John F. Piatt;K.J. Kuletz;A.E. Burger;Scott A. Hatch

  • Appraisal of the consequences of the DDT-induced bottleneck on the level and geographic distribution of neutral genetic variation in Canadian peregrine falcons, Falco peregrinus.

    Joseph W. Brown;Peter J. Van Coeverden De Groot;Tim P. Birt;Gilles Seutin

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Anderson
David J. Anderson Wake Forest University
John F. Piatt
John F. Piatt United States Geological Survey
Anthony J. Gaston
Anthony J. Gaston Environment and Climate Change Canada
William A. Montevecchi
William A. Montevecchi Memorial University of Newfoundland
Raleigh J. Robertson
Raleigh J. Robertson Queen's University
Bradley C. Congdon
Bradley C. Congdon James Cook University
Jacob González-Solís
Jacob González-Solís University of Barcelona
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Simon Fraser University
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland

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