Bruford, Mike - Cardiff University - School of Biosciences

个人简介

I did my PhD at the University of Leicester on the development of DNA fingerprinting techniques in birds and genome mapping in chickens using minisatellite DNA markers between 1986 and 1990. Between 1990 and 1999 I worked as a postdoctoral research associate, research fellow and then Head of Conservation Genetics at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London. I joined Cardiff University in 1999, and I am currently Division Leader for Organisms and Environment. I currently serve on the editorial boards of Conservation Genetics Resources, Integrative Zoology and Endangered Species Research. I have previously served on the editorial review board for Molecular Ecology and was a founding editor for the journal Animal Conservation. I also currently serve on the Steering Committee for the Wales Biodiversity Partnership, the Academy of Finland's Ecology Grants Committee and the External Advisory Board for the University of Lisbon's Centre for Environmental Biology. I was awarded the Zoological Society of London's Scientific Medal in 2003, was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2010 and I am currently a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holder (2012-2016).

研究领域

I am a molecular ecologist interested in studying the demographic and evolutionary processes in endangered species. My group focuses on understanding the determinants of genome diversity and structure over a variety of spatio-temporal scales, from examining the movements of individuals within territories to studying the impacts of social structure on genetic diversity in fragmented ecosystems to studying species throughout their range with continent-wide dispersal patterns. We orient our projects towards an understanding of the basic processes governing the evolution of endangered species and place substantial emphasis on the provision of data and recommendations to management authorities for action and policy development. We study a combination of elusive wild species (e.g. orang-utans in Borneo) and model species such as livestock breeds whose demographic history is often well understood and where genome resources are abundant. We use methods such as forensic DNA profiling through to whole genome sequencing and we integrate these data with landscape analysis (GIS) and genealogical modeling in an effort to provide comprehensive information for biodiversity management and conservation.

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Moodley, Y.et al. 2017. Extinctions, genetic erosian and conservation options for the black rhinoceros (Diceros biocornis). Scientific Reports pdf Stucki, S.et al. 2016. High performance computation of landscape genomic models including local indicators of spatial association. Molecular Ecology Resources (10.1111/1755-0998.12629) MacDonald, H. C., Ormerod, S. J. and Bruford, M. W. 2016. Enhancing capacity for freshwater conservation at the genetic level: a demonstration using three stream macroinvertebrates. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (10.1002/aqc.2691) Russo, I.et al. 2016. Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa). Scientific Reports 6, article number: 29168. (10.1038/srep29168) pdf Stanton, D. W. G., Mulville, J. and Bruford, M. W. 2016. Colonization of the Scottish islands via long-distance Neolithic transport of red deer (Cervus elaphus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283(1828), article number: 20160095. (10.1098/rspb.2016.0095) pdf Goossens, B.et al. 2016. Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity in natural populations of the Bornean elephant: Implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 196, pp. 80-92. (10.1016/j.biocon.2016.02.008) pdf Minhós, T.et al. 2016. Genetic consequences of human forest exploitation in two colobus monkeys in Guinea Bissau. Biological Conservation 194, pp. 194-208. (10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.019) Durance, I.et al. 2016. The challenges of linking ecosystem services to biodiversity. Advances in Ecological Research 54, pp. 87-134. (10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.10.003) Basto, M.et al. 2016. Assessing genetic structure in common but ecologically distinct carnivores: the stone marten and red fox. PLoS ONE 11(1), article number: e0145165. (10.1371/journal.pone.0145165) pdf Stanton, D.et al. 2016. Non-invasive genetic identification confirms the presence of the endangered okapi Okapia Johnstoni south-west of the Congo River. Oryx 50(01), pp. 134-137. (10.1017/S0030605314000593) Joost, S., Bruford, M. W. and The Genomic-Resources Consortium, 2015. Editorial: Advances in farm animal genomic resources. Frontiers in Genetics 6, article number: 333. (10.3389/fgene.2015.00333) pdf