J. Andrew DeWoody

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DeWoody J.A., Honeycutt R.L. & Skow L.C. (1995) Microsatellite markers in white-tailed deer. Journal of Heredity 86:317-319.

Cathey J.C., Smith L.M., Baker R.J. & DeWoody J.A. (1996) Trinucleotide repeat polymorphism at the alpha-enolase/taucrystallin locus in ducks. Animal Genetics 27:130-131.

Mathews N.M., DeWoody J.A., Porter W., Skow L.C. & Honeycutt R.L. (1997) Genetic variation as a predictor of social structure:  Genetic approaches for studying free-ranging white-tailed deer. Pp. 99-119, in The Science of Overabundance: Deer Ecology and Population Management,  Smithsonian Press. 432 pp.

Cathey J.C., Schmidt C.A. & DeWoody J.A. (1997) Incorporation of bromophenol blue enhances visibility of polyacrylamide gels. Biotechniques 22:222.

Cathey J.C., DeWoody J.A. & Smith L.M. (1998) Microsatellite markers in Canada geese (Branta canadenensis). Journal of Heredity 89:173-175.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins , S.D. , Nelson W. & Avise J.C. (1998) Molecular genetic dissection of spawning, parentage, and reproductive tactics in a population of redbreast sunfish, Lepomis auritus. Evolution 52, 1802-1810.

DeWoody J.A. (1999) Nucleotide variation in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene of voles from Chernobyl , Ukraine . Mutation Research 439, 25-36.

DeWoody J.A., Chesser R.K. & Baker R.J. (1999) A translocated cytochrome b pseudogene in voles (Rodentia: Microtus) from Chernobyl , Ukraine. Journal of Molecular Evolution 48, 380-382.

DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2000) Microsatellite variation in marine, freshwater and anadromous fishes compared with other animals. Journal of Fish Biology 56, 461-473.

DeWoody J.A., DeWoody Y.D., Fiumera A. & Avise J.C. (2000) On the number of reproductives contributing to a half-sib progeny array. Genetical Research (Cambridge ) 75, 95-105.

DeWoody J.A., Walker D., & Avise J.C. (2000) Genetic parentage in large halfsib clutches: theoretical estimates and empirical appraisals. Genetics 154, 1907-1912.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D. & Avise J.C. (2000) Microsatellite analyses of parentage and nest guarding in the tessellated darter (Pisces:Percidae). Copeia 2000, 740-747.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins S.D. , Mackiewicz M. & Avise J.C. (2000) The genetic mating system of the spotted sunfish (Lepomis punctatus): mate numbers and the influence of male reproductive parasites. Molecular Ecology 9, 2119-2128.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D., Wilkins S.D. , Nelson, W. & Avise J.C. (2000) Genetic monogamy and biparental care in an externally fertilizing fish, the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). Proceedings of the Royal Society (Series B) 267, 2431-2437.

DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2001) Genetic perspectives on the natural history of fish mating systems. Journal of Heredity 92, 167-172.

Fiumera A.C, DeWoody Y.D., DeWoody J.A., Asmussen M.A. & Avise J.C. (2001) Accuracy and precision of methods to estimate the numbers of parents contributing to a half-sib progeny array. Journal of Heredity 92, 120-126.

DeWoody J.A., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D. & Avise J.C. (2001) Genetic documentation of filial cannibalism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 98, 5090-5092.

Mackiewicz, M., Fletcher D.E., Wilkins S.D., DeWoody J.A. & Avise J.C. (2002) A genetic assessment of parentage in a natural population of dollar sunfish (Lepomis marginatus) based on microsatellite markers. Molecular Ecology 11, 1877-1883.

Avise J.C., Fiumera A.C., Jones A.G., Walker D. & DeWoody J.A. (2002) Genetic mating systems and reproductive natural histories of fishes: lessons for ecology and evolution. Annual Review of Genetics 36, 19-45.

Fiumera A.C., DeWoody J.A., Asmussen M.A. & Avise J.C. (2002) Estimating the proportion of offspring attributable to candidate adults. Evolutionary Ecology 16, 549-565.

Glaubitz J.C., Rhodes O.E. & DeWoody J.A. (2003) Prospects for inferring pairwise relationships with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Molecular Ecology 12, 1039-1047.

Belfiore T., Hoffman F.G., Baker R.J. & DeWoody J.A. (2003) The use of nuclear and mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to identify cryptic species. Molecular Ecology 12, 2011-2017.

Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2003) Fluorescent dUTP helps characterize ten novel tetranucleotide microsatellites from an enriched salamander (Ambystoma texanum) genomic library. Molecular Ecology Notes 4, 17-19.

Howard R.D., DeWoody J.A. & Muir W. (2004) Alternative mating tactics may halt a Trojan gene despite transgenic mating advantage. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 101, 2934-2938.

DeWoody J.A., Schupp J., Kenefic L., Busch J., Murfitt L. & Keim P. (2004) A universal method for producing ROX-labeled size standards suitable for automated genotyping. Biotechniques 37, 348-352.

DeWoody Y.D. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) On the estimation of genome-wide heterozygosity using molecular markers. Journal of Heredity 96, 85-88.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A., Rhodes O.E. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) Using naturally shed feathers for individual identification, genetic parentage analyses, and population monitoring in an endangered Eastern imperial eagle ( Aquila heliaca ) population from Kazakhstan. Molecular Ecology 14, 2959-2967.

Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2005) Molecular characterization of major histocompatibility complex class II alleles in wild tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). Immunogenetics 57, 775-781.

DeWoody J.A. (2005) Molecular approaches to the study of parentage, relatedness and fitness: practical applications for wild animals. Journal of Wildlife Management, 69, 1400-1418. Invited review paper.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Accelerated molecular evolution in Microtus (Rodentia) as assessed via complete mitochondrial genome sequences. Genetica 128:95-108 .

Waser, P.M., Busch J., McCormick C.R. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Parentage analysis detects cryptic pre-capture dispersal in a philopatric rodent. Molecular Ecology 15:1929-1937.

Gopurenko D., Williams R.N., McCormick C. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Insights into the aggregate breeding biology of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma t. tigrinum) as revealed by genetic parentage analyses.  Molecular Ecology 15:1917-1928.

Waser, P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2006) Polyandry in a philopatric rodent: female strategy or side effect of mate competition? Behavioral Ecology 17:971-978.

Busch J.D., Waser P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Recent demographic bottlenecks are not accompanied by a genetic signature in two populations of banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis). Molecular Ecology 16:2450-2462.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A.(2007) The occurrence, detection, and avoidance of mitochondrial DNA translocations in mammalian systematics and phylogeography. Journal of Mammalogy 88:908-920.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Species identification of birds through genetic analysis of naturally shed feathers. Molecular Ecology Notes 7:757-762.

Turner S.M., Faisal M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotype predicts susceptibility to Renibacterium salmoninarum in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Animal Genetics 38:517-519.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Extensive numt transfer in a rapidly evolving rodent has been mediated by independent insertion events and by duplications. Gene 401:61-70.

Gopurenko D., Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Reproductive and mating success in the small-mouthed salamander (Ambystoma texanum) estimated via microsatellite parentage analysis. Evolutionary Biology 34:130-139 .

Bos D.H., Turner S.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2007) Haplotype inference from diploid sequence data: evaluating the performance of Bayesian methods using non-neutral MHC sequences. Hereditas 144:228-234.

Bragin E.A., Rudnick J.A., Katzner T., & DeWoody J.A. (2008).  New methods for raptors research:  results of research on the imperial eagle in north Kazakhstan. Research and conservation of birds of prey of northern Eurasia. Materials of the 5th international conference on birds of prey of northern Eurasia.  Ivanovo State University Press.  Edited by V.M. Galushin, V.N. Melnikov, A.I. Shretaikov, & D.I. Chudnenko.  360 pp.  In Russian. 

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Molecular analyses of mitochondrial pseudogenes within the nuclear genome of arvicoline rodents. Genetica 132:21-33.

Rudnick J.A., Katzner T.E., Bragin E.A. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) A noninvasive genetic evaluation of population size, philopatry, and communal roosting behavior of non-breeding imperial eagles (Aquila heliaca). Conservation Genetics 9:667-676 .

Glista D.J., DeVault T.L & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Vertebrate road mortality and its impact on amphibians.  Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3:77-87.

Bos D.H., Gopurenko D., Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Inferring population history and demography using microsatellites, mitochondrial DNA, and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes. Evolution 62:1458-1468.

Chaves-Campos, J. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) The spatial distribution of avian relatives:  do obligate army-ant-following birds roost and feed near family members? Molecular Ecology 17:2963-2974.

Rudnick J.A., DeWoody J.A., & Katzner T.E. (2008) Genetic analyses of noninvasively collected feathers can provide new insights into avian demography and behavior.  In:  Biological Conservation Research Trends.  Nova Science Publishers.  Invited contribution. (in press).

Bulut, Z., McCormick C.R., Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Polymorphism for alternative splicing of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) transcripts in wild tiger salamanders. Journal of Molecular Evolution 67:68-75.

McCormick, C.R., Bos D.H. & DeWoody J.A. (2008)  Multiple molecular approaches yield no evidence for sex-determining genes in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens).  Journal of Applied Icthyology (in press).

Williams R.N., Bos D.H., Gopurenko D. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Inbreeding and amphibian malformations.  Biology Letters (in press).

Busch J.D., Waser P.M. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) Characterization of expressed class II MHC loci in the banner-tailed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis) reveals multiple DRB loci. Immunogenetics (in press).

Cooper J.D., Waser P.M., Gopurenko D., Hellgren E.C., Gabor T.M. & DeWoody J.A. Genetic detection of sex-biased dispersal in a social mammal using a maternally inherited molecular marker.  Molecular Ecology (in revision).

DeVault T., Glista D. & DeWoody J.A.  A review of mitigation measures for reducing wildlife mortality on roadways.  Landscape and Urban Planning (in revision).

Williams R.N. & DeWoody J.A. Reproductive success and sexual selection in wild tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum).  Submitted.

Bos D.H., Gopurenko D., Williams R.N., Bulut Z. & DeWoody J.A. A reproductive disadvantage for MHC-divergent tiger salamanders.  Submitted.

Triant D.A. & DeWoody J.A. Evidence for multiple mitochondrial translocations in the southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi).  Submitted.

Rudnick J.A., Miller A., Lacy R.C. & DeWoody J.A. Methods and prospects for using molecular data in the genetic management of populations: an empirical example using parma wallabies (Macropus parma).