Alan Brelsford

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Brelsford is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Brelsford has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Genetics, 41 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 21 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Alan Brelsford's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (17 papers). Alan Brelsford is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (36 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (32 papers) and Plant and animal studies (17 papers). Alan Brelsford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Alan Brelsford's co-authors include David P. L. Toews, Darren E. Irwin, Nicolas Perrin, Christophe Dufresnes, Jessica Purcell, Irby J. Lovette, Borja Milá, Michel Chapuisat, Scott A. Taylor and Rachel Vallender and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alan Brelsford

67 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The biogeography of mitochondrial and nuclear discordance in animals

2012 1.2k citations David P. L. Toews, Alan Brelsford Molecular Ecology profile →
Plumage Genes and Little Else Distinguish the Genomes of Hybridizing Warblers

2016 273 citations David P. L. Toews, Scott A. Taylor et al. Current Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A comparison of phylogenomic inference pipelines for low‐coverage whole‐genome sequencing in Formica ants 2025 ·Systematic Entomology ·(unknown), Long Lin, (unknown), Alan Brelsford, Jessica Purcell	0
2	Unexpected absence of a multiple-queen supergene haplotype from supercolonial populations of Formica ants 2025 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan Brelsford	1
3	A genomic basis of vocal rhythm in birds 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Simona Secomandi, (unknown), Bettina Haase, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jacquelyn Mountcastle, Jennifer Balacco, Sarah Pelan, William Chow, Olivier Fédrigo, Colleen T. Downs, Ara Monadjem, Niels J. Dingemanse, Erich D. Jarvis, Alan Brelsford, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Alexander N. G. Kirschel	6
4	Hybridization in late stages of speciation: Strong but incomplete genome‐wide reproductive isolation and ‘large Z‐effect’ in a moving hybrid zone 2023 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Alan Brelsford, (unknown), Pierre‐André Crochet, Catarina Pinho	10
5	Social antagonism facilitates supergene expansion in ants 2023 ·Current Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan Brelsford, Jessica Purcell	11
6	A socially polymorphic Formica ant species exhibits a novel distribution of social supergene genotypes 2022 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), Penglin Sun, Jessica Purcell, Alan Brelsford	8
7	Species recognition limits mating between hybridizing ant species 2022 ·Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), Jessica Purcell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Davide Staedler, Alan Brelsford, Michel Chapuisat	1
8	Linked supergenes underlie split sex ratio and social organization in an ant 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Jessica Purcell, Alan Brelsford	21
9	Mass of genes rather than master genes underlie the genomic architecture of amphibian speciation 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christophe Dufresnes, Alan Brelsford, Daniel L. Jeffries, Glib Mazepa, Tomasz Suchan, Daniele Canestrelli, Alfredo G. Nicieza, Luca Fumagalli, Sylvain Dubey, Íñigo Martínez‐Solano, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Miguel Vences, Nicolas Perrin, Pierre‐André Crochet	66
10	Comparing divergence landscapes from reduced‐representation and whole genome resequencing in the yellow‐rumped warbler ( Setophaga coronata ) species complex 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Alan Brelsford, Christopher C. Witt, David P. L. Toews	11
11	Variable levels of introgression between the endangered Podarcis carbonelli and highly divergent congeneric species 2020 ·Heredity ·(unknown), Alan Brelsford, Antigoni Kaliontzopoulou, (unknown), Pierre‐André Crochet, Catarina Pinho	17
12	An Ancient and Eroded Social Supergene Is Widespread across Formica Ants 2020 ·Current Biology ·Alan Brelsford, Jessica Purcell, (unknown), Patrick Tran Van, Junxia Zhang, (unknown), Liselotte Sundström, Heikki Helanterä, Michel Chapuisat	52
13	Asymmetric assortative mating and queen polyandry are linked to a supergene controlling ant social organization 2018 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Jessica Purcell, Alan Brelsford, Michel Chapuisat	31
14	Ants exhibit asymmetric hybridization in a mosaic hybrid zone 2016 ·Molecular Ecology ·Jessica Purcell, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michel Chapuisat, Alan Brelsford	14
15	Dmrt1 polymorphism covaries with sex‐determination patterns in Rana temporaria 2016 ·Ecology and Evolution ·Wen‐Juan Ma, Nicolas Rodrigues, Roberto Sermier, Alan Brelsford, Nicolas Perrin	21
16	Plumage Genes and Little Else Distinguish the Genomes of Hybridizing Warblers breakdown → 2016 ·Current Biology ·David P. L. Toews, Scott A. Taylor, Rachel Vallender, Alan Brelsford, Bronwyn G. Butcher, Philipp W. Messer, Irby J. Lovette	273
17	The genetic contribution to sex determination and number of sex chromosomes vary among populations of common frogs (Rana temporaria) 2016 ·Heredity ·Nicolas Rodrigues, (unknown), Alan Brelsford, Juha Merilä, Nicolas Perrin	27
18	Convergent Genetic Architecture Underlies Social Organization in Ants 2014 ·Current Biology ·Jessica Purcell, Alan Brelsford, Yannick Wurm, Nicolas Perrin, Michel Chapuisat	122
19	Isotopic variation across the Audubon's–myrtle warbler hybrid zone 2014 ·Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·David P. L. Toews, Alan Brelsford, Darren E. Irwin	10
20	Maintenance of Ancestral Sex Chromosomes in Palearctic Tree Frogs: Direct Evidence from <b><i>Hyla orientalis</i></b> 2013 ·Sexual Development ·Matthias Stöck, Romain Savary, (unknown), (unknown), Alan Brelsford, Beata Rozenblut-Kościsty, Maria Ogielska, Nicolas Perrin	12

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