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- PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Princeton University
- Masters Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Princeton University
- Bachelors Biology University of California, Santa Cruz
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Don J. Melnick was an environmental biologist and conservationist. He held the position of Thomas Hunt Morgan Professor of Conservation Biology at Columbia University, where he was also professor of anthropology and biological sciences.
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- Asian Primate Classification (2004) (398)
- A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of African clawed frogs: phylogeography and implications for polyploid evolution. (2004) (281)
- PATERNAL, MATERNAL, AND BIPARENTAL MOLECULAR MARKERS PROVIDE UNIQUE WINDOWS ONTO THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF MACAQUE MONKEYS (2003) (256)
- Cercopithecines in multimale groups : genetic diversity and population structure (1987) (255)
- Comparison of Y chromosome and mtDNA phylogenies leads to unique inferences of macaque evolutionary history. (2000) (223)
- Phylogenetics of fanged frogs: testing biogeographical hypotheses at the interface of the asian and Australian faunal zones. (2003) (221)
- Phylogenetic relationships of the macaques (Cercopithecidae: Macaca), as revealed by high resolution restriction site mapping of mitochondrial ribosomal genes. (1998) (167)
- A new west African chimpanzee subspecies? (1997) (165)
- Y-Chromosome and Mitochondrial Markers in Macaca fascicularis Indicate Introgression with Indochinese M. mulatta and a Biogeographic Barrier in the Isthmus of Kra (2002) (159)
- Reliable noninvasive genotyping: fantasy or reality? (2003) (144)
- DNA Analysis Indicates That Asian Elephants Are Native to Borneo and Are Therefore a High Priority for Conservation (2003) (142)
- mtDNA diversity in rhesus monkeys reveals overestimates of divergence time and paraphyly with neighboring species. (1993) (115)
- Population differentiation within and among Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) populations in southern India (2005) (109)
- Differences in male and female macaque dispersal lead to contrasting distributions of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation (1992) (108)
- Cercopithecine Y-chromosome data provide a test of competing morphological evolutionary hypotheses. (2003) (108)
- Sex chromosome phylogenetics indicate a single transition to terrestriality in the guenons (tribe Cercopithecini). (2004) (102)
- Male migration and inbreeding avoidance in wild rhesus monkeys (1984) (96)
- A complete species-level phylogeny of the Hylobatidae based on mitochondrial ND3-ND4 gene sequences. (2005) (91)
- Evolution of RAG-1 in polyploid clawed frogs. (2005) (87)
- Paternity assessment in wild groups of toque macaques Macaca sinica at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka using molecular markers (1997) (86)
- HYBRIDIZATION AND POPULATION GENETICS OF TWO MACAQUE SPECIES IN SULAWESI, INDONESIA (2001) (83)
- MONKEYS AND TOADS DEFINE AREAS OF ENDEMISM ON SULAWESI (2003) (80)
- Resolution of the Hylobates phylogeny: congruence of mitochondrial D-loop sequences with molecular, behavioral, and morphological data sets. (2007) (80)
- An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. I. The scaling of the maxillary dentition. (1978) (77)
- DIVERSIFICATION OF SULAWESI MACAQUE MONKEYS: DECOUPLED EVOLUTION OF MITOCHONDRIAL AND AUTOSOMAL DNA (2003) (76)
- The genetic consequences of primate social organization: a review of macaques, baboons and vervet monkeys (1987) (70)
- Environment and human well-being : a practical strategy : summary version (2005) (68)
- The genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). I. Genetic variability within and between social groups (1984) (63)
- Molecular sexing eutherian mammals (2001) (63)
- A Reexamination of the Phylogenetic Position of Callimico (Primates) Incorporating New Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data (1998) (61)
- Range-wide mtDNA phylogeography yields insights into the origins of Asian elephants (2009) (61)
- The local distribution of highly divergent mitochondrial DNA haplotypes in toque macaques Macaca sinica at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka (1994) (59)
- Origin of the Sulawesi macaques (Cercopithecidae:Macaca) as suggested by mitochondrial DNA phylogeny (1999) (59)
- Monkeys and toads define areas of endemism on Sulawesi. (2003) (57)
- The genetic consequences of social group fission in a wild population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) (1983) (54)
- IUCN greatly underestimates threat levels of endemic birds in the Western Ghats (2017) (52)
- Population genetic structure and conservation of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) across India (2005) (52)
- Genetic Variability in mtDNA of the Silvery Gibbon: Implications for the Conservation of a Critically Endangered Species (2001) (49)
- Conservation Genetics of the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), I: Evidence from the Mitochondrial DNA of Three Populations (1990) (46)
- The Effects of Social Structure, Geographical Structure, and Population Size on the Evolution of Mitochondrial DNA: II. Molecular Clocks and the Lineage Sorting Period (1998) (41)
- Genetic diversity, phylogeny and conservation of the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) (2006) (41)
- The Effects of Social Structure, Geographical Structure, and Population Size on the Evolution of Mitochondrial DNA: II. Molecular Clocks and the Lineage Sorting Period (1998) (41)
- Lack of population genetic structure and host specificity in the bat fly, Cyclopodia horsfieldi, across species of Pteropus bats in Southeast Asia (2013) (39)
- Electrophoresis artefacts — a previously unrecognized cause of error in microsatellite analysis (2001) (39)
- Comparative molecular phylogeography of two Xenopus species, X. gilli and X. laevis, in the south‐western Cape Province, South Africa (1997) (38)
- Phylogeographic analysis of pigtail macaque populations (Macaca nemestrina) inferred from mitochondrial DNA. (1997) (36)
- What is mtDNA good for in the study of primate evolution? (2005) (33)
- Isolation and characterization of tri‐ and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus (2001) (33)
- Noninvasive methods for collecting fresh hair tissue (1999) (32)
- A Phylogeny of Chinese Leaf Monkeys Using Mitochondrial ND3-ND4 Gene Sequences (1997) (32)
- Molecular systematics of the living rhinoceros. (1994) (31)
- Molecular phylogenetic affinities of the simakobu monkey (Simias concolor). (2006) (29)
- Dinucleotide microsatellite primers designed for a critically endangered primate, the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) (2005) (29)
- Scale-Dependent Effects of a Heterogeneous Landscape on Genetic Differentiation in the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) (2012) (27)
- High Mitochondrial DNA Diversity with Little Structure Within and Among Leaf Monkey Populations (Trachypithecus cristatus and Trachypithecus auratus) (2004) (26)
- The evolutionary history of the sinica-group of macaque monkeys as revealed by mtDNA restriction site analysis. (1992) (25)
- Coral reef health and management on the verge of a tourism boom: A case study from Miches, Dominican Republic (2017) (24)
- Mitochondrial DNA Variability and Conservation Genetics of the Sumatran Rhinoceros (1997) (24)
- Genetic evidence for dispersal by both sexes in the Central American Squirrel Monkey, Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus (2012) (23)
- Sex-Linked Inheritance in Macaque Monkeys: Implications for Effective Population Size and Dispersal to Sulawesi (2010) (23)
- ABSENCE OF EXTENSIVE INTROGRESSION BETWEEN XENOPUS GILLI AND XENOPUS LAEVIS LAEVIS (ANURA : PIPIDAE) IN SOUTHWESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA (1998) (23)
- Reduced representation genome sequencing suggests low diversity on the sex chromosomes of tonkean macaque monkeys. (2014) (22)
- Multicopy gene family evolution on primate Y chromosomes (2016) (20)
- IS Presbytis A DISTINCT MONOPHYLETIC GENUS: INFERENCES FROM MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES (2008) (20)
- An analysis of cercopithecoid odontometrics. II. Relations between dental dimorphism, body size dimorphism and diet. (1978) (19)
- Polymorphic microsatellites in white rhinoceros (2003) (19)
- Genetics of a wild population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): II. The Dunga Gali population in species-wide perspective. (1986) (17)
- Conservation genetics of the black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis bicornis, in Namibia (2011) (17)
- The Millennium Project: the positive health implications of improved environmental sustainability (2005) (17)
- Speciation over the edge: gene flow among non-human primate species across a formidable biogeographic barrier (2017) (17)
- Y-chromosome Data and Tribal Affiliations of Allenopithecus and Miopithecus (2002) (15)
- Range-wide mtDNA phylogeography yields insights into the origins of Asian elephants (2010) (14)
- Y-chromosomal Window onto the History of Terrestrial Adaptation in the Cercopithecini (2004) (14)
- Characterization of new microsatellite loci for the ring‐tailed lemur (Lemur catta) (2005) (14)
- Optimization of novel polymorphic microsatellites in the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) (2004) (13)
- Subspecies of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) as Units for Conservation (2013) (12)
- The genetic structure of a primate species: Rhesus macaques and other Cercopithecine monkeys (1988) (12)
- Molecular Phylogenetic Studies of Nonhuman Primates (1999) (12)
- Mitogenomics of macaques (Macaca) across Wallace's Line in the context of modern human dispersals. (2020) (10)
- Molecules, evolution and time (1990) (9)
- Examination of the Taxonomy and Diversification of Leontopithecus using the Mitochondrial Control Region (2008) (9)
- UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGINS OF AREAS OF ENDEMISM IN PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSES: A REPLY TO BRIDLE ET AL. (2004) (9)
- Modelling randomness in locational archaeology (1990) (9)
- Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) (2018) (8)
- The effects of social structure, geographical structure, and population size on the evolution of mitochondrial DNA: I. A simulation model (1996) (7)
- Isolation of 10 microsatellite markers for mongoose lemurs (Eulemur mongoz) (2004) (6)
- Reply from g.a. Hoelzer and d.j. Melnick. (1994) (5)
- Patterns of genetic variation and the role of selection in HTR1A and HTR1B in macaques (Macaca) (2014) (4)
- Correction to ‘Speciation over the edge: gene flow among non-human primate species across a formidable biogeographic barrier’ (2017) (4)
- BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: Paternity in Primates: Genetic Tests and Theories. Implications of Human DNA Fingerprinting. R. D. Martin, A. F. Dixson, and E. J. Wickings (1993) (4)
- The 2010 (M 8.8) Maule, Chile Earthquake: An Overview of the Emergency Geodetic Response and Some of its Early Findings (Invited) (2010) (4)
- I. THE SCALING OF THE MAXILLARY DENTITION (1978) (3)
- Lack of population genetic structure and host specificity in the bat fly, Cyclopodia horsfieldi, across species of Pteropus bats in Southeast Asia (2013) (3)
- Mitonuclear interactions and introgression genomics of macaque monkeys (Macaca) highlight the influence of behaviour on genome evolution (2021) (3)
- Altered fire regimes modify lizard communities in globally endangered Araucaria forests of the southern Andes (2021) (2)
- Phylogenetic Position of the Genus Trachypithecus as Inferred from Y-chromosome and Autosomal DNA Sequences (2005) (2)
- About the Relationship Between Forearc Anatomy and Megathrust Earthquakes (2006) (2)
- UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGINS OF AREAS OF ENDEMISM IN PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC ANALYSES: A REPLY TO BRIDLE ET AL (2004) (1)
- - and Post-Seismic Surface Deformation Produced by the Maule Earthquake as Observed by a Dense Network of Continuous GPS Stations (2010) (1)
- Active Faulting, Surface Deformation and Subduction Earthquakes at Isla Santa Maria, South-Central Chile (2004) (1)
- Quaternary Tectonic Tilting Governed by Rupture Segments Controls Surface Morphology and Drainage Evolution along the South-Central Coast of Chile (2004) (1)
- The bear bones: mosaic ancestry of Macaca arctoides explains divergent baculum morphology (2020) (1)
- Supplementary material from "Speciation over the edge: gene flow among non-human primate species across a formidable biogeographic barrier" (2017) (1)
- Evolution of genes involved in the unusual genitals of the bear macaque, Macaca arctoides (2022) (1)
- Genetic variants related to disease susceptibility and immunotolerance in the Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC, Fy) gene in the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus, primates) (2017) (1)
- Current developments in anthropological genetics (volume 2): Ecology and population structure: Edited by Michael H. Crawford and James H. Mielke. New York: Plenum press, 1982, 350 pp., $59.50 cloth (1983) (1)
- Short communication Molecular phylogenetic aYnities of the simakobu monkey (Simias concolor) (2006) (1)
- Patterns of genetic variation and the role of selection in HTR1A and HTR1B in macaques (Macaca) (2014) (0)
- origins of Asian elephants Range-wide mtDNA phylogeography yields insights into the Supplementary data (2009) (0)
- Slip distribution of the 1960 Chile earthquake using a FEM with precise geometry (2009) (0)
- Areas of genetic endemism (AGE) in Southeast Asian primates [Abstract] (1999) (0)
- Subspecies of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) as Units for Conservation (2012) (0)
- Finer spatial resolution improves accuracy of species distribution models in heterogeneous landscapes - A response to Praveen J (2017) (0)
- Multicopy gene family evolution on primate Y chromosomes (2016) (0)
- Fault slip associated with the Mw 8.8 Chilean Earthquake of 27 February 2010 (Invited) (2010) (0)
- Phylogeography, Population Structure, and Conservation of the Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) (2017) (0)
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