PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW
17) Hoban, S., I. Paz-Vinas, R. E. Shaw, L. Castillo-Reina, J. M. Da Silva, J. A. Dewoody, R. Ekblom, A. Fedorca, B. R. Forester, W. C. Funk , J. C. Geue , M. Heuertz, P. M. Hollingsworth, A. C. Hughes, M. E. Hunter, C. Hvilsom, F. Ishihama, R. Jordan, B. K. Stroil, F. Kershaw, C. K. Khoury, V. Köppä, L. Laikre, A. J. Macdonald , A. Mastretta-Yanes, M. H. Meek, J. Mergeay, K. L. Millette, D. O'brien, V. J. Rincón-Parra, M. A. Rodríguez-Morales, M. C. Schuman, G. Segelbacher, P. Sunnucks, R. S. Taylor, H. Thurfjell, C. Vernesi, C. E. Grueber. DNA-based studies and genetic indicator assessments are complementary approaches to conserving evolutionary potential. Conservation Genetics.
PUBLICATIONS
16) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, S. Keobouasone, P. Lui, G. Mastromonaco, K. Solmundson, A. Kelly, N. C. Larter, M. Gamberg, H. Schwantje, C. Thacker, J. L. Polfus, L. Andrew, D. Hervieux, D. Simmons, and P. J. Wilson. (2024). High genetic load without purging in caribou, a diverse species-at-risk. Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.002. PDF.
- Featured in a Trent University news article
15) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, and P. J. Wilson. (2024). Delineating conservation units should be independent of effective population size. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 121-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.010.
14) Taylor R. S. (2023). New tools for the recovery of the kākāpō. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7, 1589-1590. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02112-x. View article.
-Featured in a Nature news article
13) Birchard, K., H. G. Driver, D. Ademidun, Y. Bedolla-Guzman, T. Birt, E. Chown, P. Deane, B. Harkness, A. Morrin, P. Quillfeldt, R. S. Taylor, and V. L. Friesen. (2023). Circadian gene variation with latitude and breeding season in allochronic populations of two pelagic seabird species complexes. Scientific Reports, 13, 13692. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40702-8. PDF.
12) Solmundson, K., J. Bowman, M. Manseau, R. S. Taylor, S. Keobouasone, and P. J. Wilson. (2023). Genomic population structure and inbreeding history of Lake Superior caribou. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10278. DOI: 0.1002/ece3.10278. PDF.
11) Taylor, R. S., M. Manseau, B. Redquest, S. Keobouasone, P. Gagné, C. Martineau, and P. J. Wilson. (2022). Whole genome sequences from non-invasively collected caribou faecal samples. Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI:10.1007/s12686-021-01235-2. PDF.
10) Wolf, J. F., J. Bowman, S. Keobouasone, R. S. Taylor, and P. J. Wilson. (2022). A de novo genome assembly and annotation of the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 12, jkab373. DOI:10.1093/g3journal/jkab373. PDF.
9) Taylor R. S., E. L. Jensen, D. W. Coltman, A. D. Foote, S. Lamichhaney. (2021). Seeing the whole picture: what molecular ecology is gaining from whole genomes. Molecular Ecology, 30: 5917-5922. DOI:10.1111/mec.16282. PDF.
-Editorial for a special issue which I co-guest edited.
8) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, C. F. C. Klutsch, J. L. Polfus, A. Steedman, D. Hervieux, A. Kelly, N. C. Larter, M. Gamberg, H. Schwantje, and P. J. Wilson. (2021). Population dynamics of caribou shaped by glacial cycles before the Last Glacial Maximum. Molecular Ecology, 30: 6121-6143. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16166. PDF.
- Featured in the special issue
7) Taylor R. S., A. C. Bramwell, R. Clemente-Carvalho, N. A. Cairns, F. Bonier, K. Dares, and S. C. Lougheed. (2021). Cytonuclear discordance in the crowned-sparrows Zonotrichia atricapilla and Zonotrichia leucophrys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 162: 107216. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107216. PDF.
- Featured in a Queen's University news article
6) Taylor, R. S., M. Manseau, R. L. Horn, S. Keobouasone, G. Brian Golding, and P. J. Wilson. (2020). The role of introgression and ecotype parallelism in delineating intra-specific conservation units. Molecular Ecology, 29: 2793-2809. DOI:10.1111/mec.15522. PDF
- Featured in a Trent University news article
5) Taylor R. S., R. L. Horn, X. Zhang, G. B. Golding, M. Manseau and P. J. Wilson. (2019). The caribou (Rangifer tarandus) genome. Genes, 10, 540. DOI:10.3390/genes10070540. PDF
4) Taylor, R. S., M. Bolton, A. Beard, T. Birt, P. Deane, A. Raine, J. González-Solís, S. C. Lougheed and V. L. Friesen. (2019). Cryptic species and independent origins of allochronic populations within a seabird species complex (Hydrobates spp.). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 139: 106552. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106552.
3) Rodríguez, A., J. M. Arcos, V. Bretagnolle*, M. Dias*, N. Holmes*, M. Louzao*, J. Provencher*, A. Raine*, F. Ramírez*, B. Rodríguez*, R. A. Ranconi*, R. S. Taylor* et al. (2019). Future directions in research on petrels and shearwaters for conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9: 94. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00094. PDF
*Contributed equally and written alphabetically - collaborative review article with each conservation topic written by different experts. I wrote the section on taxonomy.
2) Taylor, R. S., A. Bailie, P. Gulavita, T. Birt, T. Aarvak, T. Anker-Nilssen, D. C. Barton, K. Lindquist, Y. Bedolla-Guzman, P. Quillfeldt, and V. L. Friesen. (2018). Sympatric population divergence within a highly pelagic seabird species complex (Hydrobates spp.). Journal of Avian Biology, e01515. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01515.
1) Taylor R. S. and V. L. Friesen. (2017). The role of allochrony in speciation. Molecular Ecology, 26: 3330-3342. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14126.
-Invited review and synthesis.
17) Hoban, S., I. Paz-Vinas, R. E. Shaw, L. Castillo-Reina, J. M. Da Silva, J. A. Dewoody, R. Ekblom, A. Fedorca, B. R. Forester, W. C. Funk , J. C. Geue , M. Heuertz, P. M. Hollingsworth, A. C. Hughes, M. E. Hunter, C. Hvilsom, F. Ishihama, R. Jordan, B. K. Stroil, F. Kershaw, C. K. Khoury, V. Köppä, L. Laikre, A. J. Macdonald , A. Mastretta-Yanes, M. H. Meek, J. Mergeay, K. L. Millette, D. O'brien, V. J. Rincón-Parra, M. A. Rodríguez-Morales, M. C. Schuman, G. Segelbacher, P. Sunnucks, R. S. Taylor, H. Thurfjell, C. Vernesi, C. E. Grueber. DNA-based studies and genetic indicator assessments are complementary approaches to conserving evolutionary potential. Conservation Genetics.
PUBLICATIONS
16) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, S. Keobouasone, P. Lui, G. Mastromonaco, K. Solmundson, A. Kelly, N. C. Larter, M. Gamberg, H. Schwantje, C. Thacker, J. L. Polfus, L. Andrew, D. Hervieux, D. Simmons, and P. J. Wilson. (2024). High genetic load without purging in caribou, a diverse species-at-risk. Current Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.002. PDF.
- Featured in a Trent University news article
15) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, and P. J. Wilson. (2024). Delineating conservation units should be independent of effective population size. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 121-122. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.010.
14) Taylor R. S. (2023). New tools for the recovery of the kākāpō. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7, 1589-1590. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-023-02112-x. View article.
-Featured in a Nature news article
13) Birchard, K., H. G. Driver, D. Ademidun, Y. Bedolla-Guzman, T. Birt, E. Chown, P. Deane, B. Harkness, A. Morrin, P. Quillfeldt, R. S. Taylor, and V. L. Friesen. (2023). Circadian gene variation with latitude and breeding season in allochronic populations of two pelagic seabird species complexes. Scientific Reports, 13, 13692. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40702-8. PDF.
12) Solmundson, K., J. Bowman, M. Manseau, R. S. Taylor, S. Keobouasone, and P. J. Wilson. (2023). Genomic population structure and inbreeding history of Lake Superior caribou. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10278. DOI: 0.1002/ece3.10278. PDF.
11) Taylor, R. S., M. Manseau, B. Redquest, S. Keobouasone, P. Gagné, C. Martineau, and P. J. Wilson. (2022). Whole genome sequences from non-invasively collected caribou faecal samples. Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI:10.1007/s12686-021-01235-2. PDF.
10) Wolf, J. F., J. Bowman, S. Keobouasone, R. S. Taylor, and P. J. Wilson. (2022). A de novo genome assembly and annotation of the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 12, jkab373. DOI:10.1093/g3journal/jkab373. PDF.
9) Taylor R. S., E. L. Jensen, D. W. Coltman, A. D. Foote, S. Lamichhaney. (2021). Seeing the whole picture: what molecular ecology is gaining from whole genomes. Molecular Ecology, 30: 5917-5922. DOI:10.1111/mec.16282. PDF.
-Editorial for a special issue which I co-guest edited.
8) Taylor R. S., M. Manseau, C. F. C. Klutsch, J. L. Polfus, A. Steedman, D. Hervieux, A. Kelly, N. C. Larter, M. Gamberg, H. Schwantje, and P. J. Wilson. (2021). Population dynamics of caribou shaped by glacial cycles before the Last Glacial Maximum. Molecular Ecology, 30: 6121-6143. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16166. PDF.
- Featured in the special issue
7) Taylor R. S., A. C. Bramwell, R. Clemente-Carvalho, N. A. Cairns, F. Bonier, K. Dares, and S. C. Lougheed. (2021). Cytonuclear discordance in the crowned-sparrows Zonotrichia atricapilla and Zonotrichia leucophrys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 162: 107216. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107216. PDF.
- Featured in a Queen's University news article
6) Taylor, R. S., M. Manseau, R. L. Horn, S. Keobouasone, G. Brian Golding, and P. J. Wilson. (2020). The role of introgression and ecotype parallelism in delineating intra-specific conservation units. Molecular Ecology, 29: 2793-2809. DOI:10.1111/mec.15522. PDF
- Featured in a Trent University news article
5) Taylor R. S., R. L. Horn, X. Zhang, G. B. Golding, M. Manseau and P. J. Wilson. (2019). The caribou (Rangifer tarandus) genome. Genes, 10, 540. DOI:10.3390/genes10070540. PDF
4) Taylor, R. S., M. Bolton, A. Beard, T. Birt, P. Deane, A. Raine, J. González-Solís, S. C. Lougheed and V. L. Friesen. (2019). Cryptic species and independent origins of allochronic populations within a seabird species complex (Hydrobates spp.). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 139: 106552. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106552.
3) Rodríguez, A., J. M. Arcos, V. Bretagnolle*, M. Dias*, N. Holmes*, M. Louzao*, J. Provencher*, A. Raine*, F. Ramírez*, B. Rodríguez*, R. A. Ranconi*, R. S. Taylor* et al. (2019). Future directions in research on petrels and shearwaters for conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9: 94. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00094. PDF
*Contributed equally and written alphabetically - collaborative review article with each conservation topic written by different experts. I wrote the section on taxonomy.
2) Taylor, R. S., A. Bailie, P. Gulavita, T. Birt, T. Aarvak, T. Anker-Nilssen, D. C. Barton, K. Lindquist, Y. Bedolla-Guzman, P. Quillfeldt, and V. L. Friesen. (2018). Sympatric population divergence within a highly pelagic seabird species complex (Hydrobates spp.). Journal of Avian Biology, e01515. DOI: 10.1111/jav.01515.
1) Taylor R. S. and V. L. Friesen. (2017). The role of allochrony in speciation. Molecular Ecology, 26: 3330-3342. DOI: 10.1111/mec.14126.
-Invited review and synthesis.