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email:  rwayne@biology.ucla.edu
phone:  (310) 206-0334
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research interests:  Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation

Research Interests

Research Interests:

Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, and sociobiology

Selected Publications

Leonard, J.A. and Wayne, R.K.. 2008. Native Great Lakes wolves were not restored Biol. Lett 4: 95-98 .

Koepfli, K.P., Deer, K.A., Slater, G.J., Begg, C., Begg, K., Grassman, L., Lucherini, M., Veron, G., and Wayne, R.K.. 2008. Multigene phylogeny of the Mustelidae: Resolving relationships, tempo and biogeographical history of a mammalian adaptive radiation BMC Biology 2008: 1-22 [link].

Vonholdt, B.M., Stahler, D.R., Smith, D.W., Earl, D.A., Pollinger, J.P. and Wayne, R.K.. 2008. The genealogy and genetic viability of reintroduced Yellowstone grey wolves Molecular Ecology 17: 252-274 .

Koepfli, K.P., Kanchanasaka, B., Sasaki, H., Jacques, H., Louie, K.D.Y., Hoai, T., Dang, N.X., Geffen, E., Gutleb, A., Han, S.-Y., Heggberget, T.M., LaFontaine, L., Lee, H., Melisch, R., Ruiz-Olmo, J., Santos-Reis, M., Sidorovich, V.E., Stubbe, M. and Wayne, R.K.. 2008. Establishing the foundation for an applied molecular taxonomy of otters in Southeast Asia Conservation Genetics [link].

Delaney, K.S., Safar, S. and Wayne, R.K.. 2008. Genetic divergence and differentiation within western scrub-jays (Aphelocoma californica) The Auk 124: 11-11 .

Wayne, R.K. and Ostrander, E.A.. 2007. Lessons learned from the dog genome Trends Genet 23: 557-567 .

Koepfli, K.P., Jenks, S.M., Eizirik, E., Zahipour, T., Van Valkenburgh, B. and Wayne, R.K.. 2006. Molecular systematics of the Hyaenidae: relationships of a relictual lineage resolved by a molecular supermatrix Mol Phylogenet Evol 38: 603-620 .

Kohn, M.H., Murphy, W.J., Ostrander, E.A.and Wayne, R.K.. 2006. Genomics and conservation genetics Trends Ecol Evol 21: 629-637 .

Maldonado, J.E., Leonard, J., Miranda, G.A., Ortega, J., Wayne, R.K. and Aguilera, R.J.. 2006. Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for the endangered Buena Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus relictus) Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 349-352 .

Riley, S.P., Pollinger, J.P., Sauvajot, R.M., York, E.C., Bromley, C., Fuller, T.K. and Wayne, R.K.. 2006. A southern California freeway is a physical and social barrier to gene flow in carnivores Molecular Ecology 15: 1733-1741 .