Melanie Culver
Research Unit Assistant
Fish Biology
The U.S. Geological Survey
United States Virgin Islands
Biography
Melanie Culver, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Assistant Unit Leader -- Fish Biologist Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Research Interest
Conservation genetics New technology development Wildlife disease issues Climate change Genomics
Publications
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Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the crested caracara, Caracara cheriway Vaughn EE, Morrison JL, Dwyer J, and Culver M. 2015. Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the crested caracara, Caracara cheriway. Conservation Genetic Resources, 7(1):1877-7252
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A new panel of SNP markers for the individual identification of North American pumas Fitak RR, Naidu A, Thompson RW and M Culver. PumaPlex 1.0: a new panel of SNP markers for the genetic management of North American pumas. 2015. Submitted to Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
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Testing taxon tenacity of tortoises: Evidence for a geographical-selection gradient at a secondary contact zone Edwards T, Berry KH, Inman RD, Esque TC, Nussear KE, Jones CA and M Culver. 2015. Testing taxon tenacity of tortoises: Evidence for a geographical-selection gradient at a secondary contact zone. Ecology and Evolution,