Richard A. Nichols
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- Bachelors Biology University of California, Berkeley
- Masters Genetics Stanford University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Richard Alan Nichols FLS is Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at Queen Mary University of London. He is known for the Balding–Nichols model. He graduated with a first-class degree in zoology from University College London in 1981 and completed his PhD at the University of East Anglia in 1984 under the supervision of Godfrey Hewitt.
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Published Works
- Evaluating loci for use in the genetic analysis of population structure (1996) (1826)
- Hybridization and speciation (2013) (1613)
- Spatial patterns of genetic variation generated by different forms of dispersal during range expansion (1996) (752)
- Gene trees and species trees are not the same. (2001) (494)
- DNA profile match probability calculation: how to allow for population stratification, relatedness, database selection and single bands. (1994) (454)
- A method for quantifying differentiation between populations at multi-allelic loci and its implications for investigating identity and paternity (2005) (422)
- Y genetic data support the Neolithic demic diffusion model (2002) (288)
- The genetic consequences of long distance dispersal during colonization (1994) (268)
- Dates from the molecular clock: how wrong can we be? (2007) (244)
- Conservation biology: ‘Ghost’ alleles of the Mauritius kestrel (2000) (223)
- Interpreting DNA Evidence: Statistical Genetics for Forensic Scientists (1999) (211)
- Culex pipiens in London Underground tunnels: differentiation between surface and subterranean populations (1999) (192)
- Application of DNA microarrays to study the evolutionary genomics of Yersinia pestis and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. (2003) (183)
- Collapse of Amphibian Communities Due to an Introduced Ranavirus (2014) (179)
- SEVERE INBREEDING DEPRESSION AND RAPID FITNESS REBOUND IN THE BUTTERFLY BICYCLUS ANYNANA (SATYRIDAE) (1996) (160)
- Transition-Transversion Bias Is Not Universal: A Counter Example from Grasshopper Pseudogenes (2007) (156)
- Next generation sequencing reveals genome downsizing in allotetraploid Nicotiana tabacum, predominantly through the elimination of paternally derived repetitive DNAs. (2011) (145)
- The persistence of Pliocene populations through the Pleistocene climatic cycles: evidence from the phylogeography of an Iberian lizard (2001) (123)
- Analysis of the giant genomes of Fritillaria (Liliaceae) indicates that a lack of DNA removal characterizes extreme expansions in genome size (2015) (118)
- Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management (2013) (116)
- Phylogenetic Analysis of Varicella-Zoster Virus: Evidence of Intercontinental Spread of Genotypes and Recombination (2002) (114)
- Mating patterns, relatedness and the basis of natal philopatry in the brown long‐eared bat, Plecotus auritus (2001) (108)
- Evidence for Directional Selection at a Novel Major Histocompatibility Class I Marker in Wild Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) Exposed to a Viral Pathogen (Ranavirus) (2009) (100)
- The role of vicariance vs. dispersal in shaping genetic patterns in ocellated lizard species in the western Mediterranean (2008) (98)
- Deep Sequencing of Viral Genomes Provides Insight into the Evolution and Pathogenesis of Varicella Zoster Virus and Its Vaccine in Humans (2013) (97)
- Patterns of colonization in a metapopulation of grey seals (2002) (96)
- Diploidization and genome size change in allopolyploids is associated with differential dynamics of low- and high-copy sequences. (2013) (92)
- State of Cloud Applications and Platforms: The Cloud Adopters' View (2011) (89)
- Estimating the Number of Subpopulations (K) in Structured Populations (2016) (84)
- Sperm precedence and homogamy across a hybrid zone in the alpine grasshopper Podisma pedestris (1989) (81)
- Genome size and ploidy influence angiosperm species' biomass under nitrogen and phosphorus limitation (2016) (76)
- Genetic differentiation of a European caddisfly: past and present gene flow among fragmented larval habitats (2001) (75)
- Ribosomal DNA in the Grasshopper Podisma pedestris: Escape From Concerted Evolution (2006) (75)
- A method for quantifying differentiation between populations at multi-allelic loci and its implications for investigating identity and paternity (2008) (74)
- Independent, Rapid and Targeted Loss of Highly Repetitive DNA in Natural and Synthetic Allopolyploids of Nicotiana tabacum (2012) (71)
- European phylogeography of the common frog (Rana temporaria): routes of postglacial colonization into the British Isles, and evidence for an Irish glacial refugium (2009) (69)
- Significant genetic correlations among Caucasians at forensic DNA loci (1997) (68)
- The origin and evolution of geminivirus-related DNA sequences in Nicotiana (2004) (68)
- Reconstructing the emergence of a lethal infectious disease of wildlife supports a key role for spread through translocations by humans (2016) (67)
- Sustaining genetic variation in a small population: evidence from the Mauritius kestrel (2001) (67)
- Using nested clade analysis to assess the history of colonization and the persistence of populations of an Iberian Lizard (2002) (64)
- Genetic population structure and neighbourhood population size estimates of the caddisfly Plectrocnemia conspersa (2003) (60)
- Effects of population structure on DNA fingerprint analysis in forensic science (1991) (59)
- Unidirectional diploid–tetraploid introgression among British birch trees with shifting ranges shown by restriction site‐associated markers (2016) (59)
- Landscape, habitat characteristics and the genetic population structure of two caddisflies (2007) (58)
- Genomic Prediction of Testcross Performance in Canola (Brassica napus) (2016) (56)
- Inbreeding of bottlenecked butterfly populations. Estimation using the likelihood of changes in marker allele frequencies. (1999) (55)
- A method for distinguishing consanguinity and population substructure using multilocus genotype data. (2001) (54)
- The fire ant social chromosome supergene variant Sb shows low diversity but high divergence from SB (2017) (53)
- The double origin of Iberian peninsular chameleons (2002) (53)
- Next generation sequencing analysis reveals a relationship between rDNA unit diversity and locus number in Nicotiana diploids (2012) (51)
- Molecular phylogeny and morphological change in the Psittacula parakeets. (2004) (48)
- Natural selection for rash-forming genotypes of the varicella-zoster vaccine virus detected within immunized human hosts (2007) (47)
- Effects of bottlenecks on quantitative genetic variation in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. (2001) (46)
- A molecular phylogeny of African kestrels with reference to divergence across the Indian Ocean. (2002) (46)
- What is genetic differentiation, and how should we measure it—GST, D, neither or both? (2014) (46)
- Population structure and the shape of a chromosomal cline between two races of Podisma pedestris (Orthoptera: Acrididae) (1986) (45)
- The Inexorable Spread of a Newly Arisen Neo-Y Chromosome (2008) (42)
- Molecular footprints of the Holocene retreat of dwarf birch in Britain (2014) (41)
- Does runaway sexual selection work in finite populations? (1989) (40)
- Genomic basis of European ash tree resistance to ash dieback fungus (2019) (38)
- Range expansion and hybridization in Round Island petrels (Pterodroma spp.): evidence from microsatellite genotypes (2010) (36)
- Detecting gene conversion: primate visual pigment genes (1992) (36)
- Effects of historic and projected climate change on the range and impacts of an emerging wildlife disease (2019) (36)
- Household size is critical to varicella-zoster virus transmission in the tropics despite lower viral infectivity (2011) (34)
- Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): Bridging the divide between conservation research and practice (2013) (33)
- Spatial targeting of infectious disease control: identifying multiple, unknown sources (2014) (32)
- Population genetics of STR loci in Caucasians (2006) (30)
- Testing single-sample estimators of effective population size in genetically structured populations (2014) (30)
- Population genetic patterns suggest a behavioural change in wild common frogs (Rana temporaria) following disease outbreaks (Ranavirus) (2009) (30)
- Rates of Vaccine Evolution Show Strong Effects of Latency: Implications for Varicella Zoster Virus Epidemiology (2015) (29)
- Heterochromatin readjusting chiasma distribution in two species of the genus Arcyptera: The effect among individuals and populations (1986) (28)
- An Analysis of Consanguinity and Social Structure Within the UK Asian Population Using Microsatellite Data (2003) (28)
- Evaluating the severity of the population bottleneck in the Mauritius kestrel Falco Punctatus from ringing records using MCMC estimation (2001) (28)
- Genetic differentiation between and within strains of the saw‐toothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) at RAPD loci (1997) (28)
- Homogamy in a hybrid zone in the alpine grasshopper Podisma pedestris (1987) (27)
- Using molecular markers with high mutation rates to obtain estimates of relative population size and to distinguish the effects of gene flow and mutation: a demonstration using data from endemic Mauritian skinks (2004) (26)
- The effect of reproductive compensation on recessive disorders within consanguineous human populations (2002) (25)
- The Frequency of RDNA Variants Within Individuals Provides Evidence of Population History and Gene Flow Across a Grasshopper Hybrid Zone (2008) (23)
- Genetical and ecological differentiation across a hybrid zone (1988) (22)
- Philopatry in the alpine grasshopper, Podisma pedestris: a novel experimental and analytical method (1995) (22)
- Vaccine Oka varicella-zoster virus genotypes are monomorphic in single vesicles and polymorphic in respiratory tract secretions. (2006) (21)
- Genomic assessment of local adaptation in dwarf birch to inform assisted gene flow (2019) (20)
- Genome-wide haplotype analysis improves trait predictions in Brassica napus hybrids. (2019) (19)
- Genetic diversity maintained among fragmented populations of a tree undergoing range contraction (2018) (19)
- Recruitment, kin and the spatial genetic structure of a caddisfly Plectrocnemia conspersa in a southern English stream (2005) (19)
- Predictions of single‐nucleotide polymorphism differentiation between two populations in terms of mutual information (2011) (18)
- Genome-wide characterisation of Hepatitis B mutations involved in clinical outcome (2006) (18)
- Investigations into the life history stages of the common frog (Rana temporaria) affected by an amphibian ranavirus in the United Kingdom (2013) (17)
- Geographically localised bursts of ribosomal DNA mobility in the grasshopper Podisma pedestris (2009) (17)
- Comment: Some causes for concern about DNA profiles (1994) (16)
- Genetic signature of reproductive manipulation in the phylogeography of the bat fly, Trichobius major. (2011) (15)
- Experimental evidence in support of single host maintenance of a multihost pathogen (2014) (15)
- Stops making sense: translational trade-offs and stop codon reassignment (2011) (15)
- Phylogenetic Relationships in Pterodroma Petrels Are Obscured by Recent Secondary Contact and Hybridization (2011) (15)
- Inside the Melanoplinae: new molecular evidence for the evolutionary history of the Eurasian Podismini (Orthoptera: Acrididae). (2014) (15)
- The Fragmentation of Tension Zones in Sparsely Populated Areas (1989) (14)
- Population diversity in batches of the varicella Oka vaccine. (2011) (12)
- Genomic architecture and evolutionary antagonism drive allelic expression bias in the social supergene of red fire ants (2020) (12)
- A novel approach to characterise pathogen candidate genetic polymorphisms involved in clinical outcome. (2006) (12)
- Interactions between plant genome size, nutrients and herbivory by rabbits, molluscs and insects on a temperate grassland (2019) (11)
- Genomic assessment of local adaptation in dwarf birch to inform assisted gene flow (2019) (11)
- Microsatellites for the net-spinning caddisfly Plectrocnemia conspersa (Polycentropodidae) (2001) (11)
- Morphological differentiation following experimental bottlenecks in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana (Nymphalidae) (2006) (10)
- Detection of a frog virus 3-like ranavirus in native and introduced amphibians in the United Kingdom in 2007 and 2008 (2014) (9)
- Purifying Selection in Deeply Conserved Human Enhancers Is More Consistent than in Coding Sequences (2014) (8)
- Modelling Ranavirus Transmission in Populations of Common Frogs (Rana temporaria) in the United Kingdom (2019) (8)
- DNA sequence variability in Oka vaccine isolates. (2007) (6)
- Induced dispersal in wildlife management: experimental evaluation of the risk of hybrid breakdown and the benefit of hybrid vigor in the F1 generation (2011) (5)
- Phylogentic Analysis of 24 Ranavirus Isolates from English Amphibians using 2 Partial Loci (2017) (4)
- Temperature is a key driver of a wildlife epidemic and future warming will increase impacts (2018) (4)
- Evidence for the Widespread Occurrence of Bacteria Implicated in Acute Oak Decline from Incidental Genetic Sampling (2021) (4)
- Population Structure and Insecticidal Control of the Sawtoothed Grain Beetle (Coleoptera: Silvanidae) Under Simulated Field Conditions (1997) (4)
- Faculty Opinions recommendation of From beavis to beak color: a simulation study to examine how much qtl mapping can reveal about the genetic architecture of quantitative traits. (2014) (4)
- Minisatellite mutational processes reduce Fst estimates (1999) (4)
- Sexual preference and genetic correlations. (1992) (4)
- Correction: The Inexorable Spread of a Newly Arisen Neo-Y Chromosome (2008) (3)
- Whi3 mnemon association with endoplasmic reticulum membranes confines the memory of deceptive courtship to the yeast mother cell (2020) (3)
- Quantitative genetics focus issue (2005) (2)
- A mechanism to prevent transformation of the Whi3 mnemon into a prion (2020) (2)
- Estimating K in Genetic Mixture Models (2015) (2)
- Godfrey M Hewitt (1940–2013): highlights in Heredity from a career in evolutionary genetics (2013) (1)
- Genetical and ecological differences across a hybrid zone (1985) (1)
- Next generation sequencing analysis reveals a relationship between rDNA unit diversity and locus number in Nicotiana diploids (2012) (1)
- Supplementary material from "Interactions between plant genome size, nutrients and herbivory by rabbits, molluscs and insects on a temperate grassland" (2019) (1)
- Non-Lethal Detection of Frog Virus 3-Like (RUK13) and Common Midwife Toad Virus-Like (PDE18) Ranaviruses in Two UK-Native Amphibian Species (2022) (1)
- Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic (2022) (1)
- Spatially clustered count data provide more efficient search strategies in invasion biology and disease control. (2021) (1)
- Mitocho drial DNA clues to Gopher tortoise dispersal (1989) (1)
- 1868 and all that for Magicicada (1988) (1)
- Genomic architecture and evolutionary conflict drive allele-specific expression in the social supergene of the red fire ant (2020) (1)
- Genetic diversity maintained among fragmented populations of a tree undergoing range contraction (2018) (0)
- PILOT TRIBAL CONSULTATION EFFORTS BY THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 2005-004 (2009) (0)
- Ensemble et procede de commander l'energie de torsion d'un train de tiges (2004) (0)
- The California Coastal Trail Project: Plans for Completion of the CCT (2005) (0)
- Dirty Discipleship: The Essential Nature of Recovery Ministry in Fulfilling the Great Commission (2017) (0)
- Hybridisation between the British and the Spanish bluebell (2015) (0)
- Concurrent Sessions A: Dam Removal III - Dillon Diverson Dam Removal Feasibility Study (2013) (0)
- Arr for Selected Lands For Exchange, Arr 05-05-452a (1980) (0)
- Variation In Speciation Time For Different Parts Of The Genome (2013) (0)
- Evolution at a snail's pace (1988) (0)
- Two-Way Species (1989) (0)
- Correction: Genomic architecture and evolutionary antagonism drive allelic expression bias in the social supergene of red fire ants (2020) (0)
- Genomic evidence of natural selection for ash dieback 1 resistance 2 (2022) (0)
- Hepatitis B virus mutations involved in clinical outcome (2006) (0)
- Assembly-free quantification of vagrant DNA inserts. (2023) (0)
- INTROGRESSION AMONG BRITISH BIRCH TREES (2015) (0)
- Natural selection of rash-forming genotypes of the varicella vaccine virus within humans (2006) (0)
- Interim Report IR-13-021 Hybridization and speciation (2013) (0)
- Testing single-sample estimators of effective population size in genetically structured populations (2013) (0)
- Supplementary information containing Supplementary text, Figures, and Tables from Interactions between plant genome size, nutrients and herbivory by rabbits, molluscs and insects on a temperate grassland (2019) (0)
- The Application of Molecular Genetic Techniques in Forensic Science (2020) (0)
- Author response: Genomic architecture and evolutionary antagonism drive allelic expression bias in the social supergene of red fire ants (2020) (0)
- Report munities Due to an Introduced Ranavirus (0)
- within immunized human hosts Natural selection for rash-forming genotypes of the varicella-zoster vaccine virus detected (2006) (0)
- Genomic basis of European ash tree resistance to ash dieback fungus (2019) (0)
- Mitochondrial sequences or Numts – By-catch differs between sequencing methods (2019) (0)
- Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management (2013) (0)
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