John C. Avise — Recipient of 2006 Molecular Ecology Prize

Francisco J Ayala

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.3253_3.x

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John C. Avise — Recipient of 2006 Molecular Ecology Prize

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John Avise’s career has coincided with, and to a considerable degree, guided the rise and expansion of molecular ecology and molecular evolution
John has investigated a great variety of genetic processes in nature, often in collaboration with others, notably his 24 graduate students, of which many have become prominent scientists
John has served as President of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the American Genetics Association, and the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

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John Avise’s career has coincided with, and to a considerable degree, guided the rise and expansion of molecular ecology and molecular evolution. Avise — Recipient of 2006 Molecular Ecology Prize John’s first scientific paper on the evolutionary genetics of cave fishes, published in 1972 as an outcome of his Master’s thesis, quickly became a Citation Classic.

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