Education:
BA 1987 Biology- Carleton College, MN
PhD 1994 Biology- University of California, Santa Cruz
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
1994-1996 University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1996-1998 University of Oregon
Started at USC: 1998
Research Topics: Evolutionary Biology, Marine Biology, Microbial/Invertebrate Genetics
Research Description
Professor Edmands studies conservation biology and evolutionary genetics of marine populations using a combination of fieldwork, molecular genetic analyses and controlled breeding programs. Using a tidepool copepod, Tigriopus californicus, as a model for understanding outbreeding depression, the Edmands lab is developing a genetic linkage map and assessing interactions within and between chromosomes that reduce the fitness of interpopulation hybrids. Other projects include studies of genetic structure in striped marlin and in calico bass.
Note: The publications listed below were obtained from the PubMed database. Unfortunately this database does not index publications in many important journals in the field of marine population and conservation genetics and thus does not include many of Dr. Edmand's most notable publications. For more information about her research and publications, please visit her other website given at the top of this page. Thank you.
Selected Publications
Edmands S. - Recombination in Interpopulation Hybrids of the Copepod Tigriopus californicus: Release of Beneficial Variation Despite Hybrid Breakdown. - J Hered [ 2008 ] Feb 27; . PubMed
Harrison JS, Edmands S. - Chromosomal basis of viability differences in Tigriopus californicus interpopulation hybrids. - J Evol Biol [ 2006 ] Nov;19(6):2040-51 . PubMed
Edmands S, Feaman HV, Harrison JS, Timmerman CC. - Genetic consequences of many generations of hybridization between divergent copepod populations. - J Hered [ 2005 ] Mar-Apr;96(2):114-23 . PubMed
