John P. Dumbacher

California Academy of Sciences — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(39), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(27), Species Distribution and Climate Change(23), Plant and animal studies(13), Identification and Quantification in Food(12)

Publications99 total

Phylogeny, population structure, and conservation genomics of Galapagos vermilion flycatchers (genus Pyrocephalus)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2025Open Access
Extending mammal specimens with their essential phenotypic traits
Journal of Mammalogy·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
First Whole-Genome Assembly of the Galápagos Petrel ( <i>Pterodroma phaeopygia</i> ) Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing to Advance Conservation Genomics in a Critically Endangered Seabird
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
High-Quality <i>De Novo</i> Genome Assembly for the Galápagos Endemic Lava Gull Using Oxford Nanopore Technologies
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Genomic data from the extinct California brown bear suggests a source population for reintroduction to California
Journal of Heredity·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Global phylogenetic relationships of Butorides herons (Aves: Ardeidae) reveal the evolutionary history and taxonomic status of the Galápagos Lava Heron
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
When avifauna collide: the case for lethal control of barred owls in western North America
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Lousy Associations: Sucking Lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) Parasitizing Rodents and Lagomorphs in the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada
Journal of Parasitology·2024
Species-specific dynamics may cause deviations from general biogeographical predictions – evidence from a population genomics study of a New Guinean endemic passerine bird family (Melampittidae)
PLoS ONE·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Genome Assembly of <i>Pyrocephalus nanus</i>: A Step Toward the Genetic Conservation of the Endangered Little Vermilion Flycatcher of the Galapagos Islands
Genome Biology and Evolution·2024Open Access
Phylogeny, Population Structure, and Conservation Genomics of Galapagos Vermilion Flycatchers (Genus Pyrocephalus)
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Specimen collection is essential for modern science
PLoS Biology·2023· 60 citedOpen Access
Species-specific dynamics may cause deviations from general biogeographical predictions – evidence from a population genomics study of a New Guinean endemic passerine bird family (Melampittidae)
2023Open Access
APPARENT PREVALENCE, DIVERSITY, AND ASSOCIATED LESIONS OF PERIORBITAL NEMATODES IN A POPULATION OF BARRED OWLS (STRIX VARIA) FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, USA
Journal of Wildlife Diseases·2023· 4 cited
The Role for Scientific Collections and Public Museums in Island Conservation
Social and ecological interactions in the Galapagos Islands·2023
Genomic and geographic diversification of a “great-speciator” (<i>Rhipidura rufifrons</i>)
The Auk·2022· 17 cited
DNA metabarcoding reveals the threat of rapidly expanding barred owl populations to native wildlife in western North America
Biological Conservation·2022· 11 cited
DNA metabarcoding reveals the threat of rapidly expanding barred owl populations to native wildlife in western North America
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Prevalence and diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites across islands of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Parasitology Research·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Evidence that toxin resistance in poison birds and frogs is not rooted in sodium channel mutations and may rely on “toxin sponge” proteins
Biophysical Journal·2022· 4 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Robert C. Fleischer(9), Jérôme Fuchs(6), Rauri C. K. Bowie(5), John W. Daly(5), Zachary R. Hanna(5), Jon Fjeldså(4), Joël Cracraft(4), Scott V. Edwards(4), Ethan Linck(4), Galen B. Rathbun(4), Peter A. Hosner(3), Shannon J. Hackett(3), Frederick H. Sheldon(3), Thomas F. Spande(3), Joseph L. DeRisi(3), Michael J. Andersen(3), Leo Joseph(3), Robert G. Moyle(3), James Henderson(3), Shaohong Feng(2)