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overview
I am an ornithologist/evolutionary biologist, and my lab focuses primarily on developing molecular phylogenies of avian lineages (and now a few mammals), and using these phylogenies to address questions posed by relationships within those lineages. To date, this research has focused on genera that are distributed on two or more continents (Anthus (pipits), Motacilla (wagtails), Cinclus (dippers) and Turdus (thrushes)). In addition to resolving species relationships and revising taxonomy, work in my lab has has dealt with reconstructing historical biogeography and examining the relative roles that dispersal and vicariance (e.g., mountain uplift) may have played in the development of modern day species distributions and assemblages.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States)
selected publications
Academic Articles81
- Voelker, G., Huntley, J. W., Bryja, J., Denys, C., umbera, R., Demos, T. C., ... Kerbis Peterhans, J. C. (2021). Molecular systematics and biogeographic history of the African climbing-mouse complex (Dendromus).. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 161, 107166-107166.
- Hibbitts, T. J., Ryberg, W. A., Harvey, J. A., Voelker, G., Lawing, A. M., Adams, C. S., ... Laduc, T. J. (2019). Phylogenetic structure of Holbrookia lacerata (Cope 1880) (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae): one species or two?. Zootaxa. 4619(1), zootaxa.4619.1.6-154.
- Castellanos, A. A., Huntley, J. W., Voelker, G., & Lawing, A. M. (2019). Environmental filtering improves ecological niche models across multiple scales. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 10(4), 481-492.
- Rakovi, M., Neto, J. M., Lopes, R. J., Koblik, E. A., Fadeev, I. V., Lohman, Y. V., ... Drovetski, S. V. (2019). Geographic patterns of mtDNA and Z-linked sequence variation in the Common Chiffchaff and the 'chiffchaff complex'.. PLoS One. 14(1), e0210268-e0210268.
- Harvey, J. A., & Voelker, G. (2019). Host associations and climate influence avian haemosporidian distributions in Benin.. Int J Parasitol. 49(1), 27-36.
researcher on
Principal Investigator2
recent teaching activities
- ECCB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB402 General Ornithology Instructor
- ECCB485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB491 Research Instructor
- ECCB691 Research Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Huntley, Jerry Wallace (2017-08). Insights from Avian Diversification Patterns in the Guineo-Congolian Tropical Lowland Forests. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Palacios Mejia, Maura Evelyn (2017-05). Phylogenetics and Diversification of Sailfin and Shortfin Mollies (Mollienesia, Poecilia, Poeciliidae). (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Pistone, John Paul (2016-12). Evaluation of Blood Gas Analytes and Ectoparasites from South Texas Birds. (Master's Thesis)
- Hutchinson, Mark Ryan (2016-08). Completing the Annual Cycle: Investigating the Non-breeding Ecology of Two Neotropical Migrants. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Welborn, Sarah (2012-08). Population Genetic Analyses of the Baird's Pocket Gopher, Geomys breviceps. (Master's Thesis)
Email
gvoelker@tamu.edu
First Name
Gary
Last Name
Voelker
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences; 2258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2258
USA
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