Prairie Preserve (western Minnesota)
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Prairie Preserve (western Minnesota) |
Hugh Britten, Associate Professor |
Ph.D. Biology, Montana State University, 1991.
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RAPD gel of Black-tailed prairie dogs (Phillips CO, MT).
The major focus of my research is the application of population genetics techniques and theories to the conservation and management of threatened and endangered species and unique or isolated populations. A related research interest is the use of population genetics in the study of population structure and biogeography of narrowly endemic and disjunct taxa. My research has involved a diverse set of organisms including the endangered Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly and cui-ui, and the threatened desert tortoise. I have also conducted research on additional fish and butterfly species.
I am currently involved in several studies that concern the effects of habitat fragmentation and population bottlenecks on population genetic variability and structure in the northern plains. Study organisms include the Dakota skipper (Lepidoptera), the trumpeter swan, and the black-tailed prairie dog.
Trudeau, K.M., H.B. Britten, and M. Restani. 2004. Sylvatic plague reduces genetic variability in black-tailed prairie dogs. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40: 205-211.
Britten, H.B., E. Fleishman, G.T. Austin, and D.D. Murphy. 2003. Genetically effective and adult population sizes in the Apache silverspot butterfly (Speyeria nokomis apacheana) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Western North American Naturalist 63: 229-235.
Pelizza, C. and H.B. Britten. 2002. Isozyme analysis reveals genetic differences between three Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, populations in western North America. Waterbirds 25 (Special Publication 1): 355-359.
Britten, H.B. and R. J. Baker. 2002. Landscape connections and genetic diversity. Pp. 131-149 In: K.J. Gutzwiller (ed.) Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation. Springer-Verlag.
Epps, T.M., H.B. Britten, and R.W. Rust. 2000. Allozyme variability, isolation, and dispersal of Eusattus muricatus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) within the silver State Dune Comples, Great Basin, western North America. Western North American Naturalist 60: 281-290.
Britten, H.B., B.R. Riddle, P.F. Brussard, R. Marlow, and T.E. Lee, Jr. 1997. Genetic delineation of management units for the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii , in the northeastern Mojave Desert. Copeia 1997:523-530.
Britten, H.B. 1996. Meta analyses of the association between multi locus heterozygosity and fitness. Evolution 50: 2158 2164.
Britten, H.B. and P.F. Brussard. 1996. Genetic variability in pre and post bottleneck segments of the cui ui (Osteichthys: Casmistes cujus ) population of Pyramid Lake, Nevada. The Southwestern Naturalist 41: 43 47.
Britten, H.B. and R.W. Rust. 1996. Population structure of a sand dune obligate beetle, Eusattus muricatus , and its implications for dune management. Conservation Biology 10: 647 652.
Britten, H.B., P.F. Brussard, and D.D. Murphy. 1996. Isozyme data and the taxonomy of checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas ). The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 32: 124 134.
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