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Jessica Rick

Assistant Professor, Wildlife & Biodiversity Conserv. Mgt | Member of the Graduate Faculty

Sch of Nat Resource&Enviro-Res
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$35K / $70K Funding
8+ Publications

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lake tanganyika, evolutionary biology, genetic differentiation, structural variation, sardines, genomic research, morphological divergence, genetic divergence, arctic char populations, alaskan lakes

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    Admixture and environmental fluctuations shape the evolutionary history of a predator radiation in East Africa's Lake Tanganyika

    2024

    Population Genomics of Adaptive Radiation

    2024
    population genomics, evolutionary biology, genetic variation

    Reference genome choice and filtering thresholds jointly influence phylogenomic analyses

    2023
    phylogenomics, genome filtering, reference genome, phylogenetic analysis, genomic data

    Parallel shifts in trout feeding morphology suggest rapid adaptation to alpine lake environments

    2023
    evolutionary biology, adaptation, ecology, fish biology, alpine ecosystems

    Variable hybridization between two Lake Tanganyikan cichlid species in recent secondary contact

    2022
    hybridization, cichlid, species interaction, genetic introgression, lake tanganyika

    The genetic population structure of Lake Tanganyika's Lates species flock, an endemic radiation of pelagic topredators

    2022
    genetic population structure, lake tanganyika, lates species flock, endemic radiation, pelagic top predators

    Investigating the morphological and genetic divergence of arctic char Salvelinus alpinus populations in lakes of arctic Alaska

    2021
    morphological divergence, genetic divergence, arctic char populations, alaskan lakes, salvelinus alpinus

    A Beginner’s Guide to Conducting Reproducible Research

    2021
    research methods, reproducible research, research transparency, data analysis, scientific methodology

    Structural genomic variation leads to genetic differentiation in Lake Tanganyika's sardines

    2020
    genetic differentiation, structural variation, lake tanganyika, sardines, genomic research

    • Conservation Genetics

    • Sustainable Earth: Natural Resources and the Environment

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