Kurt E. Galbreath

Northern Michigan University — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

21h-index1.8kcitations57works3.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions(26), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies(21), Species Distribution and Climate Change(17), Genetic diversity and population structure(15), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(14)

Publications57 total

Parasite diversity at the Holarctic nexus: species of Arostrilepis (Eucestoda: Hymenolepididae) in voles and lemmings (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae) from greater Beringia
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Multiple Species of Protostrongylid Nematodes Occur in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA
Journal of Wildlife Diseases·2026
The first phylogenetic reconstruction of Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae) reveals 3 new genera, the polyphyletic nature of <i>Carolinensis</i> and <i>Vexillata</i> , and identifies 5 clades with varying associations with mammals
Parasitology·2025Open Access
Harnessing natural history collections for collaborative pandemic preparedness
BioScience·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Global natural history infrastructure requires international solidarity, support, and investment in local capacity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Evidence of Intraspecific Adaptive Variation in the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>) on a Continental Scale Using a Target Enrichment and Mitochondrial Genome Skimming Approach
Molecular Ecology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Putative climate adaptation in American pikas (Ochotona princeps) is associated with copy number variation across environmental gradients
Scientific Reports·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Phylogenomics of American pika (Ochotona princeps) lineage diversification
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Evaluating genotyping‐in‐thousands by sequencing as a genetic monitoring tool for a climate sentinel mammal using non‐invasive and archival samples
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Consequences of postglacial contact between phylogroups of <i>Blarina brevicauda</i> in North America’s Great Lakes Region
Journal of Mammalogy·2023· 1 cited
Late Cenozoic history and the role of Beringia in assembling a Holarctic cestode species complex
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2023· 6 cited
The Roof Rat, Rattus rattus, in Virginia
Northeastern Naturalist·2022
<i>Citellinema</i> (Nematoda: Heligmosomidae) from North America with descriptions of 2 new species from the red squirrel <i>Tamiasciurus hudsonicus</i> and 1 from the Canadian woodchuck, <i>Marmota monax</i>
Parasitology·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
From Habitat to Hormones: Year-around territorial behavior in rock-dwelling but not in forest and grassland lagomorphs and the role of DHEA
Hormones and Behavior·2022· 5 cited
Chromosome-Level Reference Genome Assembly for the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)
Journal of Heredity·2021· 19 citedOpen Access
Morphological and molecular characterization of adult hairworms (Phylum Nematomorpha) from Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and documentation of their non-adult stages and hosts
Zootaxa·2021· 5 cited
When parasites persist: tapeworms survive host extinction and reveal waves of dispersal across Beringia
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2020· 12 citedOpen Access
Taxon pulse dynamics, episodic dispersal and host colonization across Beringia drive diversification of a Holarctic tapeworm assemblage
Journal of Biogeography·2020· 20 citedOpen Access
Discovery of Arostrilepis tapeworms (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) and new insights for parasite species diversity from Eastern North America
Parasitology Research·2020· 8 cited
Supplemental Table S1 from When parasites persist: tapeworms survive host extinction and reveal waves of dispersal across Beringia
Figshare·2020Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Eric P. Hoberg(23), Joseph A. Cook(16), Arseny A. Makarikov(11), Ralph P. Eckerlin(6), Stephen E. Greiman(6), Susan Kutz(5), Kayce C. Bell(5), Jonathan L. Dunnum(5), Andrew G. Hope(5), Michael A. Russello(5), Heikki Henttonen(4), Anson V. Koehler(4), Vasyl V. Tkach(4), Walter A. Boeger(3), Scott V. Edwards(3), Pamela S. Soltis(3), Mariel Campbell(3), F. Agustín Jiménez(3), Nyamsuren Batsaikhan(3), Genevieve M.S. Haas(3)