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E. Hekkala

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h-index: 17
Works: 51
Citations: 924

Most-cited papers

An ancient icon reveals new mysteries: mummy DNA resurrects a cryptic species within the Nile crocodile.
E. Hekkala, Matthew H. Shirley, G. Amato, J. Austin +6 more
2011Molecular Ecology169 citations
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A phylogenetic hypothesis for Crocodylus (Crocodylia) based on mitochondrial DNA: evidence for a trans-Atlantic voyage from Africa to the New World.
R. Meredith, E. Hekkala, G. Amato, J. Gatesy
2011Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution99 citations
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Molecular evidence for species level divergence in African Nile Crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1786)
A. Schmitz, Peter A. Mansfeld, E. Hekkala, T. Shine +3 more
200369 citations
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Molecular assessment of population differentiation and individual assignment potential of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) populations
E. Hekkala, G. Amato, R. DeSalle, M. Blum
2010Conservation Genetics55 citations
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Familiarity and flexible mating strategies of a solitary rodent, Dipodomys ingens
J. Randall, E. Hekkala, Loni D. Cooper, J. Barfield
200244 citations
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Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene “horned” crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus
E. Hekkala, J. Gatesy, A. Narechania, R. Meredith +7 more
2021Communications Biology36 citations Open access
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Integrating molecular, phenotypic and environmental data to elucidate patterns of crocodile hybridization in Belize
E. Hekkala, S. Platt, J. Thorbjarnarson, Thomas R. Rainwater +4 more
2015Royal Society Open Science34 citations Open access
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Fine scale patterns of genetic partitioning in the rediscovered African crocodile, Crocodylus suchus (Saint-Hilaire 1807)
Seth W. Cunningham, Matthew H. Shirley, E. Hekkala
2016PeerJ27 citations Open access
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Molecular data from contemporary and historical collections reveal a complex story of cryptic diversification in the Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus Species Group.
Stephanie A. Dowell, Daniel M. Portik, V. de Buffrénil, I. Ineich +3 more
2016Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution27 citations Open access
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Inter-specific variation in anti-predator behavior in sympatric species of kangaroo rat
J. Randall, S. Hatch, E. Hekkala
1995Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology23 citations
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Genetic evidence supports a distinct lineage of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in the Greater Antilles
Yoamel Milián-García, M. Russello, Jessica Castellanos-Labarcena, M. Cichon +7 more
2018PeerJ22 citations Open access
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Phylogenomics reveals novel relationships among Neotropical crocodiles (Crocodylus spp.).
Yoamel Milián-García, G. Amato, J. Gatesy, E. Hekkala +2 more
2020Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution20 citations
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Biological inventory of Ranomafana National Park tetrapods using leech-derived iDNA
M. Fahmy, Ny Anjara Fifi Ravelomanantsoa, Salma Youssef, E. Hekkala +1 more
2019Zeitschrift f\ ur Jagdwissenschaft19 citations
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Ideating iDNA: Lessons and limitations from leeches in legacy collections
M. Siddall, Megan Barkdull, Michael Tessler, M. Brugler +2 more
2019PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Historical mitochondrial diversity in African leopards (Panthera pardus) revealed by archival museum specimens
C. Anco, S. Kolokotronis, P. Henschel, Seth W. Cunningham +2 more
2018Mitochondrial DNA. Part A, DNA mapping, sequencing, and analysis18 citations
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Caught red handed: iDNA points to wild source for CITES-protected contraband leeches
Kalani M. Williams, Megan Barkdull, M. Fahmy, E. Hekkala +2 more
2020Zeitschrift f\ ur Jagdwissenschaft17 citations
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Native fishes in the Truckee River: Are in-stream structures and patterns of population genetic structure related?
M. Peacock, M. Gustin, V. Kirchoff, M. Robinson +3 more
2016Science of the Total Environment17 citations
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Return of a giant: DNA from archival museum samples helps to identify a unique cutthroat trout lineage formerly thought to be extinct
M. Peacock, E. Hekkala, V. Kirchoff, Lisa G. Heki
2017Royal Society Open Science16 citations Open access
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Resurrecting an extinct species: archival DNA, taxonomy, and conservation of the Vegas Valley leopard frog
E. Hekkala, R. Saumure, J. R. Jaeger, H. Herrmann +4 more
2011Conservation Genetics16 citations Open access
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Multilocus Metabarcoding of Terrestrial Leech Bloodmeal iDNA Increases Species Richness Uncovered in Surveys of Vertebrate Host Biodiversity.
M. Fahmy, Kalani M. Williams, Michael Tessler, S. Weiskopf +2 more
2020Journal of Parasitology15 citations
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Divergent lineages and conserved niches: using ecological niche modeling to examine the evolutionary patterns of the Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus)
Stephanie A. Dowell, E. Hekkala
2016Evolutionary Ecology15 citations
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Teasing Apart Impacts of Human Activity and Regional Drought on Madagascar’s Large Vertebrate Fauna: Insights From New Excavations at Tsimanampesotse and Antsirafaly
L. Godfrey, B. Crowley, K. Muldoon, S. Burns +23 more
2021Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution14 citations Open access
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Fine-scale genetic analysis of the exploited Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) in Sahelian Africa
Stephanie A. Dowell, V. de Buffrénil, S. Kolokotronis, E. Hekkala
2015BMC Genetics14 citations Open access
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Leech‐derived iDNA complements traditional surveying methods, enhancing species detections for rapid biodiversity sampling in the tropics
M. Fahmy, Dina Andrianoely, Patricia C. Wright, E. Hekkala
2023Environmental DNA13 citations Open access
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Genetic diversity and structure in the Endangered Allen Cays Rock Iguana, Cyclura cychlura inornata
A. Aplasca, J. Iverson, Mark E. Welch, G. Colosimo +1 more
2016PeerJ13 citations Open access
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Combining genetic and distributional approaches to sourcing introduced species: a case study on the Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) in Florida
Stephanie A. Dowell, J. Wood, T. Campbell, S. Kolokotronis +1 more
2016Royal Society Open Science13 citations Open access
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Erratum à l'article / Erratum to the article Molecular evidence for species level divergence in African Nile Crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1786) [C. R. Palevol 2 (2003) 703–712]
A. Schmitz, P. Mausfeld, E. Hekkala, T. Shine +3 more
200413 citations Open access
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The secrets of Sobek – A crocodile mummy mitogenome from ancient Egypt
E. Hekkala, M. Aardema, A. Narechania, G. Amato +6 more
202012 citations Open access
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High levels of population genetic differentiation in the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
N. Rossi, Angelica Menchaca-Rodriguez, R. Antelo, B. Wilson +17 more
2019PLoS ONE12 citations Open access
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Landscape disturbance and sporadic hybridization complicate field identification of chipmunks
C. F. Frare, M. Matocq, C. Feldman, A. White +3 more
201711 citations
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Habitat and Distribution of the Ruffed Lemur, Varecia, North of the Bay of Antongil in Northeastern Madagascar
E. Hekkala, Marius Rakotondratsima, N. Vasey
20078 citations Open access
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Life on the edge—a changing genetic landscape within an iconic American pika metapopulation over the last half century
K. Klingler, Lyle B. Nichols, E. Hekkala, J. Stewart +1 more
2023PeerJ7 citations Open access
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Using Mitogenomes to Explore the Social and Ecological Contexts of Crocodile Mummification in Ancient Egypt
E. Hekkala, R. Colten, Seth W. Cunningham, Oliver Smith +1 more
2022Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History5 citations
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Changes in the prevalence of three disease-causing pathogens in bird-borne blacklegged ticks: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and Babesia microti.
M. Pandey, J. Clark, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Christine P. Zolnik +3 more
2025Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases3 citations Open access
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Patterns of late Holocene and historical extinctions on Madagascar
L. Godfrey, Zachary S. Klukkert, B. Crowley, Robin R. Dawson +7 more
2025Cambridge Prisms: Extinction3 citations Open access
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Genome‐wide population affinities and signatures of adaptation in hydruntines, sussemiones and Asian wild asses
Jianfei Pan, Xue-Xue Liu, M. Baca, Laure Calvière-Tonasso +41 more
2024Molecular Ecology3 citations Open access
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Reconstructing the Genomic Diversity of a Widespread Sub-Saharan Bat (Pteropodidae: Eidolon helvum) Using Archival Museum Collections
Brian O'Toole, N. Simmons, E. Hekkala
2020Acta Chiropterologica3 citations Open access
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Integrating ecological and molecular data to investigate species maintenance and interspecific hybridization between the redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) and the pumpkinseed sunfish (L. gibbosus)
R. Flamio, Samantha R. Levano, T. Kashiwagi, A. M. Makkay +1 more
2022Canadian Journal of Zoology1 citations Open access
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Author Correction: Paleogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of the extinct Holocene “horned” crocodile of Madagascar, Voay robustus
E. Hekkala, J. Gatesy, A. Narechania, R. Meredith +7 more
2021Communications Biology1 citations Open access
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DNA metabarcoding on roadkill stomach contents reveals the breadth of species present in bobcat diets
Kim A Hughes, Carol S. Henger, Jason E. Hawley, E. Hekkala +2 more
2026PLoS ONE0 citations Open access
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The impact of non-native trees on galling and herbivory in New York City across space and time
Liam D. Engel, Adanna Smith, Irma Cardenas, Dunya Abdulkarem +4 more
2026Oecologia0 citations Open access
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Genome evolution and long-term demographic history in true crocodiles
Ana M. Saldarriaga-Gómez, Agusto Luzuriaga-Neira, Mario Vargas-Ramírez, G. Amato +1 more
2026G30 citations Open access
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Ancient mitogenomes reveal unexpected diversity in Madagascar’s extinct hippopotamuses
A. T. Salis, E. Hekkala, L. Godfrey, D. Burney +9 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Changes in an exurban bird assemblage and the phenology of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds: a comparison of three sampling periods between 1984 and 2019.
M. Pandey, J. Clark, Nicholas P. Piedmonte, Thomas J. Daniels +1 more
2026Journal of medical entomology0 citations
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VoronaGasyCodes: A Public Database of Mitochondrial Barcodes for Malagasy Birds
Sushma Reddy, Kristen S. Wacker, M. Fahmy, E. Hekkala +5 more
2025Molecular Ecology Resources0 citations Open access
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Description of a new haemadipsid species of genus Chtonobdella Grube, 1866 from Ranomafana National Park using micro-computed tomography
M. Fahmy, Ny Anjara Fifi Ravelomanantsoa, Aimé Victor Tombotiana, E. Hekkala
2025Madagascar Conservation & Development0 citations Open access
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Cost-effective eDNA methods for monitoring wild crocodiles
M. Fahmy, Soja Manjakamanana Zafimanaoela, Njakamamapiadana Mamenofahasoavana Rinah, J. W. Ranaivosolo +3 more
2025Biodiversity and Conservation0 citations Open access
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We believe that the ecosystem / stressor analysis at the refuge level will be beneficial to the regional inventory program of Alaska
J. Iverson, Robert P. Moore, E. Hekkala, Eric Catlin +6 more
20160 citations
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Hekkala Interspecific variation in anti-predator behavior in sympatric species of kangaroo rat
J. Randall, S. Hatch, E. Hekkala
20140 citations
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Evolution (General Phylogenetics and systematic Theory) Molecular evidence for species level divergence in African Nile Crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1786)
Andreas Schmitz, Patrick Mansfeld, E. Hekkala, T. Shine +3 more
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