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R. Fitak

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h-index: 18
Works: 66
Citations: 1,494

Most-cited papers

OptM: estimating the optimal number of migration edges on population trees using Treemix
R. Fitak
2021Biology Methods and Protocols352 citations Open access
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Abiotic Factors Shape Microbial Diversity in Sonoran Desert Soils
David R. Andrew, R. Fitak, A. Munguía-Vega, A. Racolta +2 more
2012Applied and Environmental Microbiology197 citations Open access
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Bringing the analysis of animal orientation data full circle: model-based approaches with maximum likelihood
R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2017Journal of Experimental Biology96 citations Open access
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Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025
M. Bruford, Catarina Ginja, I. Hoffmann, S. Joost +39 more
2015Frontiers in Genetics87 citations Open access
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The de novo genome assembly and annotation of a female domestic dromedary of North African origin
R. Fitak, Elmira Mohandesan, J. Corander, P. Burger
2015Molecular Ecology Resources63 citations Open access
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Novel primers for complete mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequencing in mammals
Ashwin Naidu, R. Fitak, A. Munguía-Vega, M. Culver
2012Molecular Ecology Resources59 citations Open access
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Genomic signatures of domestication in Old World camels
R. Fitak, Elmira Mohandesan, J. Corander, Adiya Yadamsuren +7 more
2020Communications Biology58 citations Open access
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Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of the Ehrlichia sp. from Panola Mountain in Amblyomma americanum
A. Loftis, Tonya R. Mixson, Ellen Y. Stromdahl, M. Yabsley +6 more
2008BMC Infectious Diseases54 citations Open access
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Mitogenome Sequencing in the Genus Camelus Reveals Evidence for Purifying Selection and Long-term Divergence between Wild and Domestic Bactrian Camels
Elmira Mohandesan, R. Fitak, J. Corander, Adiya Yadamsuren +8 more
2017Scientific Reports48 citations Open access
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Multiple origins of green coloration in frogs mediated by a novel biliverdin-binding serpin
C. Taboada, A. Brunetti, Mariana L. Lyra, R. Fitak +9 more
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America44 citations Open access
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Spectral sensitivity in ray-finned fishes: diversity, ecology and shared descent
L. Schweikert, R. Fitak, Eleanor M. Caves, T. Sutton +1 more
2018Journal of Experimental Biology40 citations
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A New Panel of SNP Markers for the Individual Identification of North American Pumas
R. Fitak, Ashwin Naidu, Ron W. Thompson, M. Culver
201634 citations Open access
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The major histocompatibility complex in Old World camelids and low polymorphism of its class II genes
M. Plášil, Elmira Mohandesan, R. Fitak, P. Musilová +3 more
2016BMC Genomics33 citations Open access
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Candidate genes mediating magnetoreception in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
R. Fitak, B. R. Wheeler, David A. Ernst, K. Lohmann +1 more
2017Biology Letters26 citations Open access
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Gray whales strand more often on days with increased levels of atmospheric radio-frequency noise.
J. Granger, L. Walkowicz, R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2020Current Biology25 citations Open access
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Genome-Wide Analysis of SNPs Is Consistent with No Domestic Dog Ancestry in the Endangered Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
R. Fitak, S. Rinkevich, M. Culver
2018Journal of Heredity22 citations Open access
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Severe reduction in genetic variation in a montane isolate: the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis)
R. Fitak, J. Koprowski, M. Culver
2013Conservation Genetics22 citations
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The Expectations and Challenges of Wildlife Disease Research in the Era of Genomics: Forecasting with a Horizon Scan-like Exercise.
R. Fitak, J. Antonides, Eric J. Baitchman, E. Bonaccorso +34 more
2019Journal of Heredity21 citations Open access
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Symbiotic magnetic sensing: raising evidence and beyond
E. Natan, R. Fitak, Yuval Werber, Y. Vortman
2020Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences17 citations Open access
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Genetic rescue of Florida panthers reduced homozygosity but did not swamp ancestral genotypes
D. Aguilar-Gómez, Y. Liu, Yulin Zhang, Alexander Ochoa +5 more
2025Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America16 citations Open access
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The prevalence of rickettsial and ehrlichial organisms in Amblyomma americanum ticks collected from Ohio and surrounding areas between 2000 and 2010.
R. Fitak, D. Kelly, M. K. Daniels, Ju Jiang +2 more
2014Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases16 citations Open access
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De novo transcriptomics reveal distinct phototransduction signaling components in the retina and skin of a color-changing vertebrate, the hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus)
L. Schweikert, R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2018Journal of Comparative Physiology15 citations
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Genomic signatures of G-protein-coupled receptor expansions reveal functional transitions in the evolution of cephalopod signal transduction
Elena A. Ritschard, R. Fitak, O. Simakov, Sönke Johnsen
2019Proceedings of the Royal Society B14 citations Open access
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Comprehensive genomic analysis of the dromedary T cell receptor gamma (TRG) locus and identification of a functional TRGC5 cassette.
R. Antonacci, G. Linguiti, P. Burger, Vito Castelli +4 more
2020Developmental and Comparative Immunology13 citations
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De Novo Assembly and Annotation from Parental and F1 Puma Genomes of the Florida Panther Genetic Restoration Program
Alexander Ochoa, Dave P. Onorato, R. Fitak, M. Roelke-Parker +1 more
2019G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics12 citations Open access
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Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) population history indicates important demographic changes near the mid-Pleistocene transition
R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2018Marine Biology12 citations
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Give and Take: Effects of Genetic Admixture on Mutation Load in Endangered Florida Panthers.
Alexander Ochoa, Dave P. Onorato, M. Roelke-Parker, M. Culver +1 more
2022Journal of Heredity11 citations
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Evolutionary and Functional Mitogenomics Associated With the Genetic Restoration of the Florida Panther
Alexander Ochoa, Dave P. Onorato, R. Fitak, M. Roelke-Parker +1 more
2017Journal of Heredity10 citations Open access
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Effect of a magnetic pulse on orientation behavior in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
R. Fitak, B. R. Wheeler, Sönke Johnsen
2020Behavioural Processes8 citations Open access
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Genome Sequence of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, an Emerging Fungal Pathogen of Snakes
M. Ohkura, R. Fitak, Jennifer H. Wisecaver, Dan F. DeBlasio +5 more
2017Genome Announcements8 citations Open access
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Pulse magnetization elicits differential gene expression in the central nervous system of the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus
David A. Ernst, R. Fitak, Manfred Schmidt, C. Derby +2 more
2020Journal of Comparative Physiology7 citations
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Unmapped sequencing reads identify additional candidate genes linked to magnetoreception in rainbow trout
Monica B. Arniella, R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2018Environmental Biology of Fishes6 citations
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Diagnostic single nucleotide polymorphism markers to identify hybridization between dromedary and Bactrian camels
E. Ruiz, Elmira Mohandesan, R. Fitak, P. Burger
2015Conservation Genetics Resources6 citations Open access
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Magnetoreception and the ruling hypothesis.
Y. Vortman, R. Fitak, E. Natan
2025Journal of Experimental Biology5 citations
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Molecular detection of bacteria in the families Rickettsiaceae and Anaplasmataceae in northern crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway).
John A. Erwin, R. Fitak, J. F. Dwyer, J. L. Morrison +1 more
2016Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases5 citations
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Reconstruction of the Major Maternal and Paternal Lineages in the Feral New Zealand Kaimanawa Horses
Muhammad Bilal Sharif, R. Fitak, B. Wallner, P. Orozco-terWengel +3 more
2022Animals4 citations Open access
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Maximum Likelihood Analysis of Circular Data [R package CircMLE version 0.3.0]
R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
20204 citations
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Conservation Genomics of the Endangered Mexican Wolf and De Novo SNP Marker Development in Pumas using Next-Generation Sequencing
R. Fitak
20144 citations
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Genetic methods for biodiversity assessment
M. Culver, R. Fitak, H. Herrmann
20114 citations
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PumaPlex100: an expanded tool for puma SNP genotyping with low-yield DNA
John A. Erwin, R. Fitak, M. Culver
2021Conservation Genetics Resources3 citations
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Beyond the Big Five: Investigating Myostatin Structure, Polymorphism and Expression in Camelus dromedarius
Maria Favia, R. Fitak, Lorenzo Guerra, C. L. Pierri +4 more
2019Frontiers in Genetics3 citations Open access
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Near absence of differential gene expression in the retina of rainbow trout after exposure to a magnetic pulse: implications for magnetoreception
R. Fitak, L. Schweikert, B. R. Wheeler, David A. Ernst +2 more
2018Biology Letters3 citations Open access
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Genomic footprints of selection under domestication in old world camelids. [W122]
R. Fitak, Elmira Mohandesan, J. Corander, Adiya Yadamsuren +5 more
20163 citations
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The magneto-microbiome: A dataset of the metagenomic distribution of magnetotactic bacteria
R. Fitak
2024Data in Brief2 citations Open access
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Correction to ‘Symbiotic magnetic sensing: raising evidence and beyond’
E. Natan, R. Fitak, Yuval Werber, Y. Vortman
2020Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences2 citations Open access
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Orientation in Pill Bugs: An Interdisciplinary Activity to Engage Students in Concepts of Biology, Physics & Circular Statistics
R. Fitak, Eleanor M. Caves, Sönke Johnsen
2018The American history teacher2 citations
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Novel Genome Sequences of Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, the Causative Agent of Snake Fungal Disease
Erin B. Brosnan, Jenna N. Palmisano, Julian Martin, R. Fitak
2023Microbiology Resource Announcements1 citations Open access
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The mitochondrial genome of the pentastome parasite Raillietiella orientalis Hett, 1915 (Raillietiellida; Raillietiellidae) with notes on its phylogenetic position
Jenna N. Palmisano, T. Farrell, Taryn M. Gustafson, R. Fitak
2023Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources1 citations Open access
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Estimating the Optimal Number of Migration Edges from 'Treemix' [R package OptM version 0.1.3]
R. Fitak
20191 citations
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De novo transcriptomics reveal distinct phototransduction signaling components in the retina and skin of a color-changing vertebrate, the hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus)
L. Schweikert, R. Fitak, Sönke Johnsen
2018Journal of Comparative Physiology1 citations
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