Robert G. Latta

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Robert G. Latta is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert G. Latta has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Genetics, 22 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert G. Latta's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (21 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers). Robert G. Latta is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (28 papers), Plant and animal studies (21 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (15 papers). Robert G. Latta collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Robert G. Latta's co-authors include John McKay, Jeffry B. Mitton, Kyle M. Gardner, Yan B. Linhart, Kermit Ritland, Daniel J. Schoen, J. B. Mitton, Hafiz Maherali, Mark E. Sherrard and Rachid Cheddadi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Robert G. Latta

51 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Adaptive population divergence: markers, QTL and traits

2002 664 citations John McKay, Robert G. Latta Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert G. Latta Canada	28	1.7k	1.1k	858	794	594	51	2.9k
Ivana Stehlik Canada	22	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	755 1.0×	618 1.0×	26	3.2k
Birgit Ziegenhagen Germany	29	1.2k 0.7×	752 0.7×	997 1.2×	684 0.9×	488 0.8×	71	2.5k
Anna Palmé Sweden	19	1.9k 1.1×	981 0.9×	923 1.1×	686 0.9×	660 1.1×	44	3.0k
Jarosław Burczyk Poland	27	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	891 1.0×	928 1.2×	674 1.1×	80	2.6k
Myriam Heuertz France	33	2.3k 1.3×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	895 1.1×	811 1.4×	94	3.7k
Juan José Robledo‐Arnuncio Spain	23	1.1k 0.6×	918 0.8×	487 0.6×	986 1.2×	574 1.0×	52	2.1k
Ladislav Paule Slovakia	25	1.2k 0.7×	788 0.7×	982 1.1×	706 0.9×	720 1.2×	83	2.7k
Andrew J. Eckert United States	29	2.0k 1.1×	706 0.6×	953 1.1×	840 1.1×	691 1.2×	66	3.6k
Stephen R. Keller United States	25	1.5k 0.8×	892 0.8×	611 0.7×	768 1.0×	824 1.4×	63	2.8k
Christophe Thébaud France	32	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.5×	758 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.9×	92	3.7k

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Latta, Robert G., Wubishet A. Bekele, Charlene P. Wight, & Nicholas A. Tinker. (2019). Comparative linkage mapping of diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid Avena species suggests extensive chromosome rearrangement in ancestral diploids. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 12298–12298. 20 indexed citations

Yan, Honghai, Wubishet A. Bekele, Charlene P. Wight, et al.. (2016). High-density marker profiling confirms ancestral genomes of Avena species and identifies D-genome chromosomes of hexaploid oat. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 129(11). 2133–2149. 49 indexed citations

Crosby, Kate, et al.. (2014). Evolving California genotypes of Avena barbata are derived from multiple introductions but still maintain substantial population structure. PeerJ. 2. e633–e633. 4 indexed citations

Latta, Robert G., et al.. (2010). Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping of Genes Under Selection Across Multiple Years and Sites inAvena barbata: Epistasis, Pleiotropy, and Genotype-by-Environment Interactions. Genetics. 185(1). 375–385. 18 indexed citations

Latta, Robert G.. (2009). Testing for local adaptation in Avena barbata: a classic example of ecotypic divergence. Molecular Ecology. 18(18). 3781–3791. 29 indexed citations

Latta, Robert G. & Christy M. McCain. (2009). Path analysis of natural selection via survival and fecundity across contrasting environments in Avena barbata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 22(12). 2458–2469. 22 indexed citations

Latta, Robert G., et al.. (2008). GENOTYPE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FOR FITNESS IN HYBRID GENOTYPES OFAVENA BARBATA. Evolution. 62(3). 573–585. 21 indexed citations

Latta, Robert G.. (2008). Conservation genetics as applied evolution: from genetic pattern to evolutionary process. Evolutionary Applications. 1(1). 84–94. 37 indexed citations

Maherali, Hafiz, et al.. (2008). Leaf hydraulic conductivity and photosynthesis are genetically correlated in an annual grass. New Phytologist. 180(1). 240–247. 42 indexed citations

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Sherrard, Mark E., Hafiz Maherali, & Robert G. Latta. (2008). WATER STRESS ALTERS THE GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF FUNCTIONAL TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT ADAPTATION INAVENA BARBATA. Evolution. 63(3). 702–715. 38 indexed citations

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Gardner, Kyle M. & Robert G. Latta. (2008). Heritable variation and genetic correlation of quantitative traits within and between ecotypes ofAvena barbata. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 21(3). 737–748. 21 indexed citations

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Gardner, Kyle M. & Robert G. Latta. (2006). Identifying loci under selection across contrasting environments inAvena barbatausing quantitative trait locus mapping. Molecular Ecology. 15(5). 1321–1333. 93 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G. & John McKay. (2002). Genetic population divergence: markers and traits.: markers and traits.. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 17(11). 501. 1 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G., et al.. (2002). Mitochondrial haplotype distribution, seed dispersal and patterns of postglacial expansion of ponderosa pine. Molecular Ecology. 12(1). 293–298. 53 indexed citations

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Mitton, J. B., et al.. (2000). Glacial refugia of limber pine (Pinus flexilisJames) inferred from the population structure of mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecology. 9(1). 91–97. 90 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G. & Jeffry B. Mitton. (1999). Historical Separation and Present Gene Flow Through a Zone of Secondary Contact in Ponderosa Pine. Evolution. 53(3). 769–769. 32 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G.. (1998). Differentiation of Allelic Frequencies at Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Locally Adaptive Traits. The American Naturalist. 151(3). 283–292. 149 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G. & Yan B. Linhart. (1997). Path analysis of natural selection on plant chemistry: the xylem resin of ponderosa pine. Oecologia. 109(2). 251–258. 19 indexed citations

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Latta, Robert G. & Jeffry B. Mitton. (1997). A Comparison of Population Differentiation Across Four Classes of Gene Marker in Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis James). Genetics. 146(3). 1153–1163. 140 indexed citations

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Schoen, Daniel J. & Robert G. Latta. (1989). Spatial autocorrelation of genotypes in populations of Impatiens pallida and Impatiens capensis. Heredity. 63(2). 181–189. 65 indexed citations

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