W. Chris Funk

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
125 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

W. Chris Funk is a scholar working on Ecology, Genetics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Chris Funk has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Ecology, 59 papers in Genetics and 49 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in W. Chris Funk's work include Genetic diversity and population structure (51 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (47 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers). W. Chris Funk is often cited by papers focused on Genetic diversity and population structure (51 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (47 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (47 papers). W. Chris Funk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ecuador. W. Chris Funk's co-authors include Fred W. Allendorf, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, David A. Tallmon, John McKay, Andrew R. Whiteley, Bryce A. Maxell, Om P. Rajora, Cameron K. Ghalambor and L. Scott Mills and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

W. Chris Funk

123 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Harnessing genomics for delineating conservation units

2012 731 citations W. Chris Funk et al. profile →
Genetic rescue to the rescue

2014 594 citations Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, W. Chris Funk et al. profile →
Population genomics for wildlife conservation and management

2020 338 citations W. Chris Funk et al. Molecular Ecology profile →
The crucial role of genome-wide genetic variation in conservation

2021 298 citations Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, David A. Tallmon et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Chris Funk

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Population Genomics Reveals Local Adaptation Related to Temperature Variation in Two Stream Frog Species: Implications for Vulnerability to Climate Warming 2025 ·Molecular Ecology ·Brenna R. Forester, (unknown), Alisha A. Shah, (unknown), Eric C. Anderson, Jessen V. Bredeson, Andrew J. Crawford, Jason B. Dunham, Cameron K. Ghalambor, Erin L. Landguth, Brent W. Murray, Daniel S. Rokhsar, W. Chris Funk	1
2	Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow) bill size is primarily shaped by thermoregulation on the California Channel Islands 2024 ·The Auk ·(unknown), Cameron K. Ghalambor, T. Scott Sillett, W. Chris Funk, (unknown), Jerry F. Husak, Raymond M. Danner	1
3	ONeSAMP 3.0: estimation of effective population size via single nucleotide polymorphism data from one population 2024 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marco Antônio Oliva, (unknown), W. Chris Funk, David A. Tallmon, Christina Boucher	4
4	Acclimation capacity of critical thermal maximum varies among populations: Consequences for estimates of vulnerability 2023 ·Ecosphere ·(unknown), Alisha A. Shah, Brenna R. Forester, Jason B. Dunham, N. LeRoy Poff, Cameron K. Ghalambor, W. Chris Funk	9
5	Linking critical thermal maximum to mortality from thermal stress in a cold-water frog 2023 ·Biology Letters ·(unknown), Cameron K. Ghalambor, W. Chris Funk	8
6	Multi‐scale relationships in thermal limits within and between two cold‐water frog species uncover different trends in physiological vulnerability 2023 ·Freshwater Biology ·(unknown), Alisha A. Shah, Brenna R. Forester, Jason B. Dunham, Cameron K. Ghalambor, W. Chris Funk	8
7	Where to draw the line? Expanding the delineation of conservation units to highly mobile taxa 2023 ·Journal of Heredity ·Sheela P. Turbek, W. Chris Funk, Kristen Ruegg	12
8	The Coalition for Conservation Genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice 2022 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·Francine Kershaw, Michael W. Bruford, W. Chris Funk, Catherine E. Grueber, Sean Hoban, Margaret E. Hunter, Linda Laikre, Anna J. MacDonald, Mariah H. Meek, Cinnamon Mittan, David O’Brien, Rob Ogden, Robyn E. Shaw, Cristiano Vernesi, Gernot Segelbacher	18
9	Big Data in Conservation Genomics: Boosting Skills, Hedging Bets, and Staying Current in the Field 2021 ·Journal of Heredity ·Rena M. Schweizer, Norah P. Saarman, Kristina M. Ramstad, Brenna R. Forester, Joanna L. Kelley, Brian K. Hand, Rachel L. Malison, (unknown), Mrinalini Watsa, Thomas C. Nelson, Albano Beja‐Pereira, Robin S. Waples, W. Chris Funk, Gordon Luikart	15
10	Genomic signatures of thermal adaptation are associated with clinal shifts of life history in a broadly distributed frog 2021 ·Journal of Animal Ecology ·Hugo Cayuela, Yann Dorant, Brenna R. Forester, (unknown), Rebecca McCaffery, Lisa A. Eby, Blake R. Hossack, Jérôme M. W. Gippet, David S. Pilliod, W. Chris Funk	18
11	Temperature dependence of metabolic rate in tropical and temperate aquatic insects: Support for the Climate Variability Hypothesis in mayflies but not stoneflies 2020 ·Global Change Biology ·Alisha A. Shah, H. Arthur Woods, Justin C. Havird, Andrea C. Encalada, Alexander S. Flecker, W. Chris Funk, Juan M. Guayasamin, Boris C. Kondratieff, N. LeRoy Poff, Steven A. Thomas, Kelly R. Zamudio, Cameron K. Ghalambor	41
12	A meeting framework for inclusive and sustainable science 2020 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Rosetta C. Blackman, Andreas Bruder, Francis J. Burdon, Peter Convey, W. Chris Funk, Sonja C. Jähnig, Mary A. Kishe, Marcelo S. Moretti, Vianny Natugonza, Jan Pawłowski, Rachel Stubbington, Xiaowei Zhang, Ole Seehausen, Florian Altermatt	8
13	Urbanization impacts apex predator gene flow but not genetic diversity across an urban‐rural divide 2019 ·Molecular Ecology ·Daryl R. Trumbo, Patricia E. Salerno, Kenneth A. Logan, Mathew W. Alldredge, Roderick B. Gagne, Christopher P. Kozakiewicz, Simona Kraberger, Nicholas M. Fountain‐Jones, Meggan E. Craft, Scott Carver, Holly B. Ernest, Kevin R. Crooks, Sue VandeWoude, W. Chris Funk	24
14	Validating anthropogenic threat maps as a tool for assessing river ecological integrity in Andean–Amazon basins 2019 ·PeerJ ·Janeth Lessmann, (unknown), Alexander S. Flecker, W. Chris Funk, Juan M. Guayasamin, Valeria Ochoa‐Herrera, N. LeRoy Poff, Esteban Suárez, Andrea C. Encalada	18
15	Regional variation in drivers of connectivity for two frog species (Rana pretiosa and R. luteiventris) from the U.S. Pacific Northwest 2018 ·Molecular Ecology ·Jeanne M. Robertson, Melanie A. Murphy, Christopher A. Pearl, Michael J. Adams, (unknown), Susan M. Haig, David S. Pilliod, Andrew Storfer, W. Chris Funk	20
16	Narrow thermal tolerance and low dispersal drive higher speciation in tropical mountains 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nicholas R. Polato, Brian A. Gill, Alisha A. Shah, (unknown), Kayce L. Casner, (unknown), Philipp W. Messer, Mark P. Simmons, Juan M. Guayasamin, Andrea C. Encalada, Boris C. Kondratieff, Alexander S. Flecker, Steven A. Thomas, Cameron K. Ghalambor, N. LeRoy Poff, W. Chris Funk, Kelly R. Zamudio	165
17	Gene Flow Constrains and Facilitates Genetically Based Divergence in Quantitative Traits 2017 ·Copeia ·Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, Corey A. Handelsman, Julián Torres‐Dowdall, Emily W. Ruell, E. Dale Broder, John A. Kronenberger, David N. Reznick, Cameron K. Ghalambor, Lisa M. Angeloni, W. Chris Funk	12
18	Diversification of the rainfrog Pristimantis ornatissimus in the lowlands and Andean foothills of Ecuador 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Juan M. Guayasamin, Carl R. Hutter, Elicio Tapia, (unknown), Nicolás Peñafiel, R. Alexander Pyron, (unknown), W. Chris Funk, Alejandro Arteaga	25
19	Locally adapted traits maintained in the face of high gene flow 2014 ·Ecology Letters ·Sarah W. Fitzpatrick, (unknown), John A. Kronenberger, Lisa M. Angeloni, W. Chris Funk	85
20	Sexual selection drives speciation in an Amazonian frog 2006 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), W. Chris Funk, Catherine R. Darst, David C. Cannatella, Michael J. Ryan	185

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