Helen Schwantje

Government of British Columbia — Canada

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

16h-index764citations51works2.72yr avg
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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(11), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(11), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(8), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology(5), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology(5)

Publications51 total

A comparison of protocols for isolating and extracting host DNA from caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fecal pellets
Conservation Genetics Resources·2026
Replication Data for: A comparison of protocols for isolating and extracting host DNA from caribou (Rangifer tarandus) fecal pellets
Borealis·2025Open Access
Glacial history and landscape features shape the hierarchical population genetic structure of woodland caribou ( <i>Rangifer tarandus caribou</i> ) in western Canada
2025Open Access
Endangered Deep‐Snow Mountain Caribou Have a Distinct Winter Diet and Gut Microbiome That May Be Altered by Maternal Penning
Molecular Ecology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Resolving the evolutionary history of bighorn sheep to inform future management: an answer to the California bighorn lineage question
2025Open Access
Integrating movement behaviours for intra-specific conservation: The caribou case
Biological Conservation·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus)
Global Ecology and Conservation·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Widespread exposure to Francisella tularensis in Rangifer tarandus in Canada and Alaska
Polar Research·2024Open Access
High genetic load without purging in caribou, a diverse species at risk
Current Biology·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Paranannizziopsis spp. infections in wild snakes and a qPCR assay for detection of the fungus
Frontiers in Microbiology·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
<i>Paranannizziopsis</i> spp. associated with skin lesions in wild snakes in North America and development of a real-time PCR assay for rapid detection of the fungus in clinical samples
2023Open Access
Genomics of founders for conservation breeding: the Jasper caribou case
Conservation Genetics·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
High genetic load without purging in a diverse species-at-risk
2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Population structure of threatened caribou in western Canada inferred from genome-wide SNP data
Conservation Genetics·2022· 5 cited
Whole-Genome Sequence of Cervid atadenovirus A from the Initial Cases of an Adenovirus Hemorrhagic Disease Epizootic of Black-Tailed Deer in Canada
Microbiology Resource Announcements·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique
Rangifer·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Evaluating the use of hair as a non-invasive indicator of trace mineral status in woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)
PLoS ONE·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Seasonal movements in caribou ecotypes of Western Canada
Movement Ecology·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Selection of both habitat and genes in specialized and endangered caribou
Conservation Biology·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
First whole-genome sequence of <i>Cervid atadenovirus A</i> outside of the United States from an Adenoviral hemorrhagic disease epizootic of black-tailed deer in Canada
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Dave Hervieux(10), Jean L. Polfus(8), Tomy Joseph(8), Marco Musiani(8), Maria Cavedon(7), Robin Steenweg(7), Susan Kutz(6), Allicia Kelly(6), Emily Jenkins(5), Ann P. Britton(5), Troy Hegel(5), Caeley Thacker(5), Lalenia Neufeld(5), Brett Elkin(4), Rebecca S. Taylor(4), Micheline Manseau(4), Nicholas C. Larter(4), Mary Gamberg(4), Paul J. Wilson(4), Heindrich N. Snyman(4)