Bruce Walsh (scientist)

Bruce Walsh
Born
James Bruce Walsh

1957 (age 67โ€“68)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Davis
University of Washington
Scientific career
FieldsEvolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
InstitutionsUniversity 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 advisorJoe Felsenstein

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]

References

  1. ^ "Walsh, Bruce, 1957โ€“". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ "J. Bruce Walsh". University of Arizona. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. ^ Walsh, J. (2009-05-12). "Lithophane leeae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Xyleninae), a striking new species from southeastern Arizona". ZooKeys (9): 21โ€“26. Bibcode:2009ZooK....9...21W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.9.184. ISSN 1313-2970.
  4. ^ Arizona, Bruce Walsh / University of (2009-06-10). "Pink moth discovered in Arizona". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. ^ "Species Drasteria walshi". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-28.