Erik R. Funk

Zoological Society of San Diego — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

7h-index257citations30works2.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(13), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(5), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(4), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies(4), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(4)

Publications30 total

Past genomes guide future conservation: insights from extinct populations of the endangered Pacific pocket mouse
Journal of Heredity·2025
Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse
Science·2025· 4 cited
Population genomic assessment of <i>Dudleya brevifolia</i> for <i>in situ</i> conservation management
Annals of Botany·2025
Replicate geographic transects across a hybrid zone reveal parallelism and differences in the genetic architecture of reproductive isolation
Evolution Letters·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Weak population structure in the North American house wren <i>Troglodytes aedon</i>
Journal of Avian Biology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Estimating phylogenies from genomes: A beginners review of commonly used genomic data in vertebrate phylogenomics
Journal of Heredity·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
The genetic basis of plumage coloration and elevation adaptation in a clade of recently diverged alpine and arctic songbirds
Evolution·2022· 3 cited
Interspecific introgression and widespread intraspecific gene flow in a clade of tropical and subtropical seabirds
2022Open Access
A supergene underlies linked variation in color and morphology in a Holarctic songbird
Nature Communications·2021· 70 citedOpen Access
Genomic and acoustic differences separate Lilian’s Meadowlark (<i>Sturnella magna lilianae</i>) from Eastern (<i>S. magna</i>) and Western (<i>S. neglecta</i>) meadowlarks
The Auk·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Phylogenomic Data Reveal Widespread Introgression Across the Range of an Alpine and Arctic Specialist
Systematic Biology·2020· 7 cited
Masked Flowerpiercer (Diglossa cyanea)
Birds of the World·2020
Greater Flowerpiercer (Diglossa major)
Birds of the World·2020
Rusty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides)
Birds of the World·2020
Fulvous Shrike-Tanager (Lanio fulvus)
Birds of the World·2020
Black-bellied Tanager (Ramphocelus melanogaster)
Birds of the World·2020· 1 cited
Merida Flowerpiercer (Diglossa gloriosa)
Birds of the World·2020
High-throughput sequencing is revealing genetic associations with avian plumage color
The Auk·2019· 45 citedOpen Access
Recent Literature The Ascent of Birds: How Modern Science is Revealing their Stories John Reilly, 2018. Pelagic Publishing, Exeter, UK. 340 pages. ISBN 9781784271695. $33.00 (Hardcover).
Journal of Field Ornithology·2019
Evolutionary distinctiveness and conservation priorities in a large radiation of songbirds
Animal Conservation·2018· 10 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Kevin J. Burns(14), Casey H. Richart(12), Scott A. Taylor(8), Garth M. Spellman(4), Nolan C. Kane(2), Kevin Winker(2), Jack J. Withrow(2), Kristen Ruegg(2), William Anderson(2), Aryn P. Wilder(2), Debra M. Shier(2), Caitlin Curry(2), Cynthia Steiner(2), Kathryn C. Grabenstein(2), Kelsey McQuen(2), Josh Wauer(2), Steven Byrum(2), Chie Horita(2), Ashley Morrison(2), Courtney Drake(2)