John Avise
American evolutionary geneticist, conservationist, ecologist and natural historian (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Charles Avise (born 1948) is an American evolutionary geneticist, conservationist, natural historian, and prolific science author. He is an Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolution, University of California, Irvine, and was previously a Distinguished Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia.
John Charles Avise | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75ā76) Grand Rapids, Michigan, US |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Known for | Phylogeography, Conservation Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, Ecological Genetics |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Phylogeography |
Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Avise (pronounced "Avis") received his B.S. in 1970 in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan; his M.A.in 1971 in Zoology from the University of Texas at Austin; and his Ph.D. in 1975 in Genetics from the University of California, Davis. Avise's research entails the use of molecular markers to analyze ecological, behavioral, and evolutionary processes in nature.[1]