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William G. Wilson

William G. Wilson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
8131
World Ranking
6527
National Ranking
2207

Overview

William G. Wilson is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with an additional focus on Medicine.

Their research spans various subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Developmental Biology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

Main topics of their scholarly work include:

  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Congenital limb and hand anomalies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Wilson has published papers in several reputable venues, notably:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Movement Disorders
  • Brain

Recent significant publications include:

  • "Truncating SRCAP variants outside the Floating-Harbor syndrome locus cause a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder with a specific DNA methylation signature," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Highlighting the Dystonic Phenotype Related to GNAO1," 2022, Movement Disorders
  • "The broad phenotypic spectrum of PPP2R1A-related neurodevelopmental disorders correlates with the degree of biochemical dysfunction," 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • "Loss-of-function variants in MYCBP2 cause neurobehavioural phenotypes and corpus callosum defects," 2022, Brain
  • "Defining the clinical phenotype of Saul-Wilson syndrome," 2020, Genetics in Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wilson include:

  • Shelley Towner
  • Kirsty McWalter
  • Susan J. Connor
  • Berkley Schmidt
  • Elizabeth Roeder

Best Publications

  • Pollen limitation of plant reproduction: Ecological and evolutionary causes and consequences

    Tia-Lynn Ashman;Tiffany M Knight;Janette A Steets;Priyanga Amarasekare

  • Ecosystem engineering in space and time.

    Alan Hastings;James E. Byers;Jeffrey A. Crooks;Kim Cuddington

  • Using ecosystem engineers to restore ecological systems

    James E. Byers;Kim Cuddington;Clive G. Jones;Theresa S. Talley

  • ROBUST DECISION‐MAKING UNDER SEVERE UNCERTAINTY FOR CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT

    Helen M. Regan;Yakov Ben-Haim;Bill Langford;William G. Wilson

  • Mobility Versus Density-Limited Predator--Prey Dynamics on Different Spatial Scales

    A.M. de Roos;E. McCauley;W.G. Wilson

  • Dynamics of age-structured and spatially structured predator-prey interactions: individual-based models and population-level formulations.

    E. McCauley;W.G. Wilson;A.M. de Roos

  • When can two plant species facilitate each other's pollination?

    Tracy S. Feldman;William F. Morris;William G. Wilson

  • Resolving Discrepancies between Deterministic Population Models and Individual‐Based Simulations

    William G. Wilson

  • Floral evolution and male reproductive success: Optimal dispensing schedules for pollen dispersal by animal-pollinated plants

    Lawrence D. Harder;William G. Wilson

  • Ecological Dynamics of Mutualist/Antagonist Communities

    Judith L. Bronstein;William G. Wilson;William F. Morris

  • Pattern Formation and the Spatial Scale of Interaction between Predators and Their Prey

    de Roos Am;E McCauley;WG Wilson

  • Spatial Instabilities within the Diffusive Lotka-Volterra System: Individual-Based Simulation Results

    W.G. Wilson;A.M. Deroos;E. Mccauley

  • A clarification of pollen discounting and its joint effects with inbreeding depression on mating system evolution.

    Lawrence D. Harder;William G. Wilson

  • Self-fertilization and the escape from pollen limitation in variable pollination environments.

    Martin T. Morgan;William G. Wilson

  • Plant population dynamics, pollinator foraging, and the selection of self-fertilization

    Martin T. Morgan;William G. Wilson;Tiffany M. Knight

  • PRIMARY-PRODUCTIVITY GRADIENTS AND SHORT-TERM POPULATION DYNAMICS IN OPEN SYSTEMS

    R. M. Nisbet;S. Diehl;W. G. Wilson;S. D. Cooper

  • THEORETICAL CONSEQUENCES OF HETEROGENEOUS TRANSPORT CONDITIONS FOR POLLEN DISPERSAL BY ANIMALS

    Lawrence D. Harder;William G. Wilson

  • Reproductive uncertainty and the relative competitiveness of simultaneous hermaphroditism versus dioecy.

    W. G. Wilson;L. D. Harder

  • Ecosystem Engineers: Feedback and Population Dynamics

    K. Cuddington;W. G. Wilson;A. Hastings

  • COOPERATION AND COMPETITION ALONG SMOOTH ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS

    William G. Wilson;Roger M. Nisbet

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger M. Nisbet
Roger M. Nisbet University of California, Santa Barbara
William F. Morris
William F. Morris Duke University
Edward McCauley
Edward McCauley University of Calgary
Alan Hastings
Alan Hastings University of California, Davis
Per Lundberg
Per Lundberg Lund University
Lawrence D. Harder
Lawrence D. Harder University of Calgary
Judith L. Bronstein
Judith L. Bronstein University of Arizona
Martin Morgan
Martin Morgan Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Clive G. Jones
Clive G. Jones Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
André M. de Roos
André M. de Roos University of Amsterdam

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