Allan Strand
Grice Marine Laboratory
205 Fort Johnson
Charleston, SC 29412
(843) 953-9189
stranda@cofc.edu
http://linum.cofc.edu
Ph.D., 1997, New Mexico State University
Research emphasis: Plant evolutionary biology, population genetics, demography and conservation
Current and planned research projects:
- biogeography of Sea Rocket
- empirical and statistical approaches for estimating seed dispersal rates in beach plants
- conservation of beach plants
- conservation genetics of captive freshwater fish
- hybridization in Sarracenia
- simulations of landscape-level population genetics
Selected Publications:
- Cushman, E. L.; Jue, N. K.; Strand, A. E. & Sotka, E. E. Population structure of gag Mycteroperca microlepis (Goode & Bean) in the southeastern United States: the power of genetic simulations in estimating dispersal Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 2009, In Press
- TOSSM: an R package for assessing performance of genetic analytical methods in a management context. Karen K. Martien, Dave Gregovich, Mark V. Bravington, André E. Punt, Allan E. Strand, David A. Tallmon, and Barbara L. Taylor. Molecular Ecology Resources, 2009, In Press
- Viricel, A.; Garcia, P.; Strand, A. E.; Rosel, P. E. & Ridoux, V. Insights on common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) social organization from genetic analysis of a mass-stranded pod Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2008, DOI 10.1007/s00265-008-0648-7 pdf
- Strand, A.; Pritchard, S.; McCormack, M.; Davis, M. & Oren, R. Irreconcilable differences: fine root lifespans and soil carbon persistence Science, 2008, 319, 456-458 pdf
- Strand, A. E. & Niehaus, J. M. kernelPop, a spatially-explicit population genetic simulation engine Molecular Ecology Notes, 2007, 7, 969-973 pdf