Research Interests for Anne D. Yoder

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:

Biodiversity, biogeography, Madagascar; phylogenetics; conservation genetics, Biological Evolution, Cheirogaleidae, Conservation of Natural Resources, Demography, Endangered Species, Environment, Evolution, Molecular, Extinction, Biological, Gene Flow, Genetic Speciation, Genetic Variation, Genomics, Hibernation, Lemuridae, Lemurs, Madagascar, Mammals, Models, Genetic, Models, Theoretical, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Phylogeography, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Speciation, Vomeronasal Organ

Recent Publications   (search)

1. Paietta, EN; Lefkowitz, EJ; Van Der Pol, WJ; Hendrickson, RC; Johnston, RA; Randrianarisoa, SF; Kraberger, S; Razanamahenina, TT; Ramboninarimalala, A; Raherinirina, TG; Raveloson, L; Finley, NL; Scotch, M; Baitchman, E; Yoder, AD; Varsani, A, Divergent poxvirus identified in a non-native black rat from Madagascar., Virology, vol. 623 (October, 2026), pp. 111021 [doi] [abs]
2. Kania, HP; Seifert, SA; Yoder, AD, TE_Bench: a foundational benchmarking workflow for transposable element annotation pipelines., Mobile DNA (July, 2026) [doi] [abs]
3. Blanco, MB; Greene, LK; Andriambeloson, J-B; Rahalinarivo, V; Randriahaingo, HNT; Randriamanantsaina, NH; Tsavohitra, B; Yoder, AD; Dausmann, KH, Greater ecological flexibility in furry-eared dwarf lemurs versus sympatric Sibree's dwarf lemurs: Insights from tree-hole, nest, and underground occupancy., Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology (June, 2026), pp. 1-15 [doi] [abs]
4. Trivedi, M; Gianfrate, F; de Gennaro, L; Ayllon, M; Munson, KM; Hoekzema, K; Yoo, D; Ehmke, EE; Yoder, AD; Chang, S; Lalgudi, C; Krasnow, M; Ventura, M; Eichler, EE, Rapid centromere turnover and the adaptive radiation of lemurs., bioRxiv (May, 2026) [doi] [abs]
5. Paietta, EN; Johnston, RA; Kraberger, S; Randrianarisoa, SF; Razanamahenina, TT; Ramboninarimalala, A; Velontsara, J-B; Raherinirina, TG; Raveloson, L; Finley, NL; Baitchman, E; McAdoo, BG; Yoder, AD; Varsani, A, Mammal-infecting DNA viruses identified in lemurs and rodents in Madagascar mirror the evolutionary history of their hosts., Microbial genomics, vol. 12 no. 5 (May, 2026) [doi] [abs]