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Dustin Wood

   Geneticist

Dustin Wood
San Diego Field Station
4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 225-6432
Fax: (619) 225-6436
Email: dawood@usgs.gov 		Dustin Wood, Dumont Dunes, San Bernardino Co, CA
Bio

Research Interests

  • Snake ecology and evolution
  • Biogeography of North American Deserts
  • Conservation genetics
  • Phylogeography
  • Phylogenetics

Education

  • M.S., Evolutionary Biology. Department of Biology, San Diego State University (2001).  Thesis title: "Intraspecific phylogeny of the Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata), implications for phylogeography, taxonomy, and conservation."
  • B.S., Biology. San Diego State University, San Diego (1997)

Professional Experience

  • Geneticist.  USGS Western Ecological Research Center, San Diego Field Station  (2005-Present)
  • Collections Manager.  Department of Herpetology, San Diego Natural History Museum.  (2002-2005)
  • Zoology Technician.  Division of Wildlife Resources, State of Utah.  (2001-2002)
Selected Publications

Lovich, J., C Drost, A. J. Monatesti, D. Casper, D. A. Wood, M. Girard. 2010. Reptilian prey of the Sonora Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) with comments on saurophagy and ophiophagy in North American Turtles. The Southwestern Naturalist 55, 135-138.

Vandergast, A.G, D. A. Wood, M. Simovich, A. J. Bohonak. 2009. Species identification of co-occurring Branchinecta Fairy Shrimp from encysted embryos using multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction. Molecular Ecology Resources 9, 767-770.

Wood, D. A., J. M. Meik, A. T. Holycross, R. N. Fisher, A. G. Vandergast. 2008. Molecular and phenotypic diversity in Chionactis occipitalis (Western Shovel-nosed Snake), with emphasis on the status of C. o. klauberi (Tucson Shovel-nosed Snake). Conservation Genetics 9, 1489-1507.

Wood, D. A., C. J. Rochester, and R. N. Fisher.  2008. Lichanura orcutti (Natural History Notes; Predation). Herpetological Review 39, 354-355.

Wood, D. A., T. W. Reeder, and R. N. Fisher. 2008. Novel Patterns of Historical Isolation, Dispersal, and Secondary Contact Across Baja California in the Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46, 484-502.

Hollingsworth B. D., and D. A. Wood. 2005. Why and how do lizards grow back separated tails? Discover 26(5).

Wood, D. A., B. D. Hollingsworth, and J. Valdez-Villavicencio. 2004 Thamnophis validus celaeno (Natural History Notes; Mortality). Herpetological Review 36, 328-329.

Wood D. A., and J. Q. Richmond. 2003.  Distribution of Diadophis punctatus. Herpetological Review 34, 169.

Hedin, M., and D. Wood. 2002.  Genealogical exclusivity in geographically proximate populations of Hypochilus thorelli (Araneae, Hypochilidae) on the Cumberland Plateau of North America.  Molecular Ecology 11, 1975-1988.

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2013 Vandergast, AG, RD Inman, KR Barr, KE Nussear, TC Esque, SA Hathaway, DA Wood, PA Medica, JW Breinholt, CL Stephen, AD Gottscho, SB Marks, WB Jennings, RN Fisher. 2013. Evolutionary hotspots in the Mojave Desert. Diversity 5(2): 293-319. doi: 10.3390/d5020293 [Journal_Article]
2012 Wood, DA, AG Vandergast, KR Barr, RD Inman, TC Esque, KE Nussear, RN Fisher. 2012. Comparative phylogeography reveals deep lineages and regional evolutionary hotspots in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts. Diversity and Distributions. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12022 [Journal_Article]
2011 Wood, DA, AG Vandergast, JA Lemos Espinal, RN Fisher, AT Holycross. 2011. Refugial isolation and divergence in the Narrowheaded Gartersnake species complex (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) as revealed by multilocus DNA sequence data. Molecular Ecology 20: 3856–3878. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05211.x [Journal_Article]
2011 Schoville, Sean. D., Tate S. Tunstall, Vance T. Vredenburg, Adam R. Backlin, Elizabeth Gallegos, Dustin A. Wood, Robert N. Fisher. 2011. Conservation genetics of evolutionary lineages of the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa (Amphibia: Ranidae), in southern California.   Biological Conservation 144(7):2031-2040. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.04.025 [Journal_Article]
2009 Vandergast, A. G., D. A. Wood, M. A. Simovich, and A. J. Bohonak. 2009. Species identification of co-occurring Branchinecta fairy shrimp from encysted embryos using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:767-770. [Journal_Article]
2008 Wood, D. A., J. M. Meik, A. T. Holycross, R. N. Fisher, and A. G. Vandergast. In Press. Molecular and phenotypic diversity in the Western Shovel-nosed snake, with emphasis on the status of the Tucson Shovel-nosed snake (Chionactis occipitalis klauberi). Conservation Genetics DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9482-0. [Journal_Article]
2008 Wood, D. A., T. W. Reeder, and R. N. Fisher. 2008. Novel patterns of historical isolation, dispersal, and secondary contact across Baja California in the Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46:484-502. [Journal_Article]
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2011 Wood, DA, AG Vandergast, JL Espinal, RN Fisher, AT Holycross. 2011. Estimating the distribution of genetic variation within the narrow-headed gartersnake species complex and its utility in informing conservation management practices. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference.  Waikoloa, HI. [Presentation]
2011 Vandergast, AG, K Nussear, TC Esque, RN Fisher, KR Barr, RD Inman, SA Hathaway and DA Wood. 2011. Hotspots of genetic diversity and differentiation in the desert southwest and potential impacts of renewable energy development. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference.  Waikoloa, HI. [Presentation]
2007 Wood, D. A. 2007. Genetic and morphological diversity in the Western Shovel-nosed snake, with special emphasis on the conservation status of the Tucson Shovel-nosed snake. Oral Presentation. The Wildlife Society Meetings. Tucson, AZ. [Presentation]
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