James Bruce Walsh (born 1957)[1] is an American geneticist whose research focuses on evolutionary and quantitative genetics. He has been Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona since 1986.[2] He discovered the moth species Lithophane leeae in 2009,[3][4] and another moth species, Drasteria walshi, is named after him.[5]
Bruce Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | James Bruce Walsh 1957 (age 66–67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Davis University of Washington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Evolutionary genetics Quantitative genetics |
| Institutions | University of Arizona |
| Thesis | Theoretical models of speciation and graphical structure: the truth about stasipatric speciation and protection of alleles in linear stepping stone models (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Joe Felsenstein |
References
edit- ^ "Walsh, Bruce, 1957–". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "J. Bruce Walsh". University of Arizona. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ Walsh, J. (2009-05-12). "Lithophane leeae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), a striking new species from southeastern Arizona". ZooKeys (9): 21–26. Bibcode:2009ZooK....9...21W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.184. ISSN 1313-2970.
- ^ Arizona, Bruce Walsh / University of (2009-06-10). "Pink moth discovered in Arizona". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Species Drasteria walshi". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
External links
edit- Home page
- Bruce Walsh publications indexed by Google Scholar