Anne D. Yoder, Professor, Biology

Contact Info:

Education:

PhD

Duke University

1992

Specialties:

Evolution
Primate Behavior
Systematics
Cognition
Genetics

Research Interests:

My primary research focus is the phylogenetics and evolution of Madagascar's lemurs. This has also inspired a broader interest in the biogeography of Madagascar, especially its modern terrestrial vertebrates. Given that Madagascar's natural habatitats are under extreme human pressures, I am also involved with conservation projects, especially those that involve training local Malagasy students and other scholars.

Keywords:

biogeography, Madagascar; phylogenetics; conservation genetics

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Erin McKenney  
• Sheena Faherty  
• Amy Heilman  

Postdocs Mentored

• Lauren Chan (2009/12-present)  
• Jason Brown (2009/12-present)  
• Brice Noonan (2007 - 2009)  
• David Weisrock (2007 - 2009)  

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Chan, L. M., Goodman, S.M. *Nowak, M.D. *Weisrock, D.W. and A. D. Yoder, Increased population sampling confirms low genetic divergence among Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) fruit bats of Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands, PLoS Currents: Tree of Life (2011)
2. Chan, L., Brown, J. and A.D. Yoder, Merging population genetics and geospatial analysis brings new power to phylogeography, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 59 no. 2 (2011), pp. 523 – 537
3. Nowak, M. D., Davis, A., Anthony, F. and A.D. Yoder, Expression and trans-specific polymorphism of self-incompatibility RNases in Coffea (Rubiaceae), PLoS One, vol. 6 no. 6 (2011), pp. e21019
4. Junge, R.E., Barrett, M. and A.D. Yoder, Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on indri (Indri indri) health in Madagascar, American Journal of Primatology, vol. 73 no. 7 (2011), pp. 632-642
5. Klopfer, P., Krystal. A., Williams, C. and A.D. Yoder, Neuroethology: do hibernating primates sleep?, Nova Acta Leopoldina (Accepted, 2011)