David Paetkau

14.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
70 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

David Paetkau is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, David Paetkau has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Ecology, 57 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in David Paetkau's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (59 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (47 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (20 papers). David Paetkau is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (59 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (47 papers) and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (20 papers). David Paetkau collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. David Paetkau's co-authors include Curtis Strobeck, Arnaud Estoup, Wendy Calvert, Lisette P. Waits, Alexandre Alapetite, Sylvain Piry, Jean‐Marie Cornuet, Luc Baudouin, Michael Burden and Robert Slade and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

David Paetkau

70 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

GENECLASS2: A Software for Genetic Assignment and First-Generation Migrant Detection

2004 2.1k citations David Paetkau, Arnaud Estoup et al. Journal of Heredity profile →
Microsatellite analysis of population structure in Canadian polar bears

1995 1.7k citations David Paetkau, Wendy Calvert et al. Molecular Ecology profile →
Genetic assignment methods for the direct, real‐time estimation of migration rate: a simulation‐based exploration of accuracy and power

2003 1.3k citations David Paetkau, Arnaud Estoup et al. Molecular Ecology profile →
Microsatellite analysis of genetic variation in black bear populations

1994 584 citations David Paetkau, Curtis Strobeck Molecular Ecology profile →
NONINVASIVE GENETIC SAMPLING TOOLS FOR WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS: A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION

2005 562 citations Lisette P. Waits, David Paetkau profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Paetkau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Paetkau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Paetkau based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Paetkau. David Paetkau is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Berries and bullets: influence of food and mortality risk on grizzly bears in British Columbia 2023 ·Michael F. Proctor, Clayton T. Lamb, John Boulanger, (unknown), Wayne F. Kasworm, David Paetkau, Cori L. Lausen, Eric C. Palm, Mark S. Boyce, Christopher Servheen	5
2	Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions 2022 ·Science ·Kristin L. Laidre, Megan A. Supple, Erik W. Born, Eric V. Regehr, Øystein Wiig, Fernando Ugarte, Jon Aars, Runé Dietz, Christian Sonne, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Benjamin Cohen, Harry L. Stern, Twila Moon, Christopher Vollmers, (unknown), David Paetkau, Beth Shapiro	35
3	Reply to the comment by Morales et al. on “Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species” 2021 ·Canadian Journal of Zoology ·Cori L. Lausen, Michael F. Proctor, David Paetkau, David W. Nagorsen, Purnima Govindarajulu, (unknown), Karen M Blejwas	3
4	Carnivore Contact: A Species Fracture Zone Delineated Amongst Genetically Structured North American Marten Populations (Martes americana and Martes caurina) 2020 ·Frontiers in Genetics ·(unknown), Sam Cushman, (unknown), Andrea Kortello, (unknown), Garth Mowat, Sonja M. Ehlers, (unknown), Leona K. Svancara, Jack Sullivan, A. M. Rankin, David Paetkau	10
5	Population genetics reveal Myotis keenii (Keen’s myotis) and Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) to be a single species 2018 ·Canadian Journal of Zoology ·Cori L. Lausen, Michael F. Proctor, David W. Nagorsen, (unknown), David Paetkau, (unknown), Karen M Blejwas, Purnima Govindarajulu, (unknown)	9
6	Population size and major valleys explain microsatellite variation better than taxonomic units for caribou in western Canada 2012 ·Molecular Ecology ·Robert Serrouya, David Paetkau, Bruce N. McLellan, Stan Boutin, Mitch Campbell, Deborah A. Jenkins	49
7	MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES IMPROVE DNA-BASED MARK–RECAPTURE POPULATION ESTIMATES OF GRIZZLY BEARS 2008 ·Ecological Applications ·John Boulanger, Katherine C. Kendall, Jeffrey B. Stetz, David A. Roon, Lisette P. Waits, David Paetkau	93
8	Genetic Tagging Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer Using Hair Snares 2007 ·Insecta mundi ·Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas W. Seamans, David Paetkau	13
9	Effectiveness of a Regional Corridor in Connecting Two Florida Black Bear Populations 2006 ·Conservation Biology ·Jeremy Dixon, Madan K. Oli, Michael C. Wooten, Thomas Eason, J. Walter McCown, David Paetkau	104
10	Genetic diversity and population structure of Tasmanian devils, the largest marsupial carnivore 2004 ·Molecular Ecology ·Menna E. Jones, David Paetkau, Eli Geffen, Craig Moritz	146
11	Estimating marten Martes americana population size using hair capture and genetic tagging 2002 ·Wildlife Biology ·Garth Mowat, David Paetkau	104
12	Polymerase chain reaction primers for polymorphic microsatellite loci in the invasive toad species Bufo marinus 2000 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), David Paetkau, (unknown), Raphaël Leblois, Craig Moritz, Arnaud Estoup	15
13	Highly polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Heron Reef population of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina 2000 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown), Sandie M. Degnan, David Paetkau, Bernard M. Degnan	22
14	Genetic structure of the world’s polar bear populations 1999 ·Molecular Ecology ·David Paetkau, Steven C. Amstrup, Erik W. Born, Wendy Calvert, Andrew E. Derocher, G. W. Garner, François Messier, Ian Stirling, Mitchell K. Taylor, Øystein Wiig, Curtis Strobeck	187
15	Using Genetics to Identify Intraspecific Conservation Units: a Critique of Current Methods 1999 ·Conservation Biology ·David Paetkau	120
16	Gene flow between insular, coastal and interior populations of brown bears in Alaska 1998 ·Molecular Ecology ·David Paetkau, Gerald F. Shields, Curtis Strobeck	269
17	Microsatellite analysis of population structure in Canadian polar bears breakdown → 1995 ·Molecular Ecology ·David Paetkau, Wendy Calvert, (unknown), Curtis Strobeck	1702
18	Microsatellite Analysis of Paternity and Reproduction in Arctic Grizzly Bears 1995 ·Journal of Heredity ·Lance Craighead, David Paetkau, Harry V. Reynolds, E. R. Vyse, Curtis Strobeck	98
19	The molecular basis and evolutionary history of a microsatellite null allele in bears 1995 ·Molecular Ecology ·David Paetkau, Curtis Strobeck	182
20	Microsatellite analysis of genetic variation in black bear populations breakdown → 1994 ·Molecular Ecology ·David Paetkau, Curtis Strobeck	584

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