Biology Department
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Dr. Guy HoelzerAssociate ProfessorOrganismal and molecular evolution, social behavior, molecular genetics and phylogenetic methods. |
Williams College
1978, B.A.
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
1982, M.S.
University of Arizona
1989, Ph.D.
My primary research interest is the evolution of
animal social behavior; however, my interests range from
molecular evolution to sexual selection to phylogenetics. I also
like to pursue both empirical and theoretical questions in my
research. The organisms I have studied also comprise a diverse
group, including fishes and primates.
I am currently using the tools of molecular genetics to address
the evolution of primate, avian and fish taxa. My recent work has
included 1) the reconstruction of macaque phylogeny through
analysis of mitochondrial DNA restriction-sites, 2) using DNA
fingerprinting to assess the genetic structure of primate
populations and determine paternity in wild populations, 3)
phylogenetics and phylogeography of avian and fish taxa, and 4)
development of new theory and methodology in phylogenetics. My
graduate students will generally combine molecular lab work with
field work to better understand the evolution or ecology of a
group of organisms. I am particularly interested in advising
graduate students who want to work in the areas of sexual
selection or conservation genetics.
McCafferty, S., E. Bermingham, B. Quenoville, S. Planes, G. Hoelzer,
and K. Asoh. 2002. Historical biogeography and molecular systematics of the
Indo-Pacific genus Dascyllus (Teleostei: Pomacentridae). Molecular Ecology 1377-1392.
Arsenault, D. P., P. B. Stacey, and G. A. Hoelzer. 2002. No extra-pair
fertilization in flammulated owls despite aggregated nesting. Condor 104: 197-201.
Hoelzer, G. 2001. The self-organization of population substructure
in biological systems. InterJournal of Genetics Article 345.
Lyons-Weiler, J., and G. A. Hoelzer. 1999. Null model selection,
compositional bias, character-state bias and the limits of phylogenetic information.
Molecular Biology and Evolution 16: 1400-1405.
Hoelzer, G. A., J. Wallman and D. J. Melnick. 1999. Erratum: The
effects of social structure, geographical structure and population size on the
evolution of mitochondrial DNA. II. Molecular clocks and the lineage sorting
period. Journal of Molecular Evolution 48: 628-629.
Lyons-Weiler, J., G. A. Hoelzer and R. J. Tausch. 1998. Optimal
outgroup analysis. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 64: 493-511.
Hoelzer, G. A., J. Wallman and D. J. Melnick. 1998. The effects
of social structure, geographical structure and population size on the evolution
of mitochondrial DNA. II. Molecular clocks and the lineage sorting period. Journal
of Molecular Evolution 47: 21-31.
Ellsworth, J. A., and G. A. Hoelzer. 1998. Characterization of
microsatellite loci in a New World primate, the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta
palliata). Molecular Ecology 7: 657-659.
Lyons-Weiler, J. and G. A. Hoelzer. 1997. Escaping from the Felsenstein
zone prior to the inference of a phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics
and Evolution 8: 375-384.
Street address
University of Nevada Reno Biology Department m/s 314 Reno, NV
89557
Electronic mail address
hoelzer@.unr.edu
Web address
http://www.scsr.nevada.edu/~bioweb/hoelzer.html
Office phone
775-784-6188
FAX number
775-784-1302
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