John Avise

John Charles Avise
Born1948 (age 75–76)
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forPhylogeography, Conservation Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, Ecological Genetics
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics, Evolutionary Biology, Phylogeography
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Irvine

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.

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]

  1. ^ Avise, John C. (2009-08-25). "John C. Avise". Current Biology. 19 (16): R673–R674. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.035. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 19711500. S2CID 11336795.

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