Wes Larson, Ph.D.

Biography

Only Wes' five most recent publications are shown here. For more information about Wes, including a full publications list, visit his profile page on the Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit web site.

Wes also can be reached at his University of Wisconsin email address: wlarson@uwsp.edu

Education

Ph D University of Washington 2015
BS University of California, Santa Cruz 2009

Research Interests

Population genetics
Conservation genetics
Genomics
Fisheries management
selection
Local adaptation

Teaching Interests

Population genetics
Computer programming

Science and Products

Publications

Pre-USGS Publications

Identification and characterization of sex-associated loci in sockeye salmon using genotyping-by-sequencing and comparison...

WA Larson, GJ McKinney, JE Seeb, LW Seeb. 2016. Identification and characterization of sex-associated loci in sockeye salmon using genotyping-by-sequencing and comparison with a sex-determining assay based on the sdY gene: Journal of Heredity, esw043

Major histocompatibility complex diversity is positively associated with stream water temperatures in proximate populations...

WA Larson, PJ Lisi, JE Seeb, LW Seeb, DE Schindler. Major histocompatibility complex diversity is positively associated with stream water temperatures in proximate populations of sockeye salmon. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Identification of Multiple QTL Hotspots in Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing and a Dense...

Wesley A. Larson, Garrett J. McKinney, Morten T. Limborg, Meredith V. Everett, Lisa W. Seeb, and James E. Seeb. Identification of Multiple QTL Hotspots in Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing and a Dense Linkage Map. J Hered (2016) 107 (2): 122-133 first published online December 28, 2015 doi:10.1093/jhered/esv099

The application of genomics to inform conservation of a functionally important reef fish (Scarus niger) in the Philippines

Stockwell, B.L., Larson, W.A., Waples, R.K. et al. The application of genomics to inform conservation of a functionally important reef fish (Scarus niger) in the Philippines. Conserv Genet (2016) 17: 239. doi:10.1007/s10592-015-0776-3

Estimating contemporary effective population size in non-model species using linkage disequilibrium across thousands of loci

Waples RK, Larson WA, Waples RS. In press. Estimating contemporary effective population size in non-model species using linkage disequilibrium across thousands of loci. Heredity.