Amy G. Vandergast - Concepedia

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Amy G. Vandergast

Western Ecological Research Center ORCID

Also Known As

A. G. VANDERGAST, A. G. Vandergast, AG Vandergast, AMY G. VANDERGAST, Amy G Vandergast, Amy G. Vandergast, Amy Vandergast, US Geological Survey

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Western Ecological Research Center United States Geological Survey San Diego State University University of California, Berkeley California Academy of Sciences

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Amy G. Vandergast is an author at Western Ecological Research Center specializing in evolutionary biology, biodiversity, and molecular ecology.

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#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Medicine	13	16	574
2	Natural Sciences	13	17	708
3	Engineering	8	8	320
4	Social Sciences	3	3	88
5	Public Health	1	1	51

Amy G. Vandergast

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	Year	Citations
Are hotspots of evolutionary potential adequately protected in southern California? Amy G. Vandergast, Andrew J. Bohonak, Stacie A. Hathaway, Biological Conservation BiodiversityEngineeringWildlife EcologyHabitat LossNature Conservation	2008	150
Understanding the genetic effects of recent habitat fragmentation in the context of evolutionary history: phylogeography and landscape genetics of a southern California endemic Jerusalem cricket (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae:<i>Stenopelmatus</i>) Amy G. Vandergast, Andrew J. Bohonak, David B. Weissman, Molecular Ecology Geographical Information SystemEntomologyLandscape GeneticsPopulation EcologyBiological Evolution	2006	149
Influence of volcanic activity on the population genetic structure of Hawaiian <i>Tetragnatha</i> spiders: fragmentation, rapid population growth and the potential for accelerated evolution Amy G. Vandergast, Rosemary G. Gillespie, George Roderick Molecular Ecology	2004	96
Genetic landscapes GIS Toolbox: tools to map patterns of genetic divergence and diversity Amy G. Vandergast, William M. Perry, ROBERTO V. LUGO, Molecular Ecology Resources GeneticsLandscape GeneticsGenetic DiversityGeographic Information SystemsMolecular Ecology	2010	92
Metabarcoding of Fecal Samples to Determine Herbivore Diets: A Case Study of the Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Amy G. Vandergast, Robert S. Cornman, PLoS ONE Herbivore DietsEngineeringEx-situ ConservationRodent EcologyDna Barcoding	2016	71
Comparative phylogeography reveals deep lineages and regional evolutionary hotspots in the <scp>M</scp>ojave and <scp>S</scp>onoran Deserts Dustin A. Wood, Amy G. Vandergast, Kelly R. Barr, Diversity and Distributions SpeciationPhylogenetic AnalysisConservation GeneticsPhylogeneticsMolecular Ecology	2012	69
Habitat fragmentation in coastal southern <scp>C</scp>alifornia disrupts genetic connectivity in the cactus wren (<i><scp>C</scp>ampylorhynchus brunneicapillus</i>) Kelly R. Barr, Barbara E. Kus, Kristine L. Preston, Molecular Ecology	2015	53
Loss of genetic connectivity and diversity in urban microreserves in a southern California endemic Jerusalem cricket (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae: Stenopelmatus n. sp. “santa monica”) Amy G. Vandergast, Eric A. Lewallen, Joseph B. Deas, Journal of Insect Conservation BiologyMolecular EcologyNatural SciencesInsect ConservationEvolutionary Biology	2008	51
Distinguishing recent dispersal from historical genetic connectivity in the coastal California gnatcatcher Amy G. Vandergast, Barbara E. Kus, Kristine L. Preston, Scientific Reports	2019	46
Evolutionary Hotspots in the Mojave Desert Amy G. Vandergast, Richard D. Inman, Kelly R. Barr, Diversity Genetic DiversityBiodiversityDesertificationBiogeographyMojave Desert	2013	44

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