Dr Frank Hailer

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2025

• Thomas, N. E., Chadwick, E. A., Bruford, M. W. and Hailer, F. 2025. Spatio-temporal changes in effective population size in an expanding metapopulation of Eurasian otters. Evolutionary Applications 18(1), article number: e70067. (10.1111/eva.70067)
• Davies, K. L. et al. 2025. Floral structure, histochemistry and volatile compounds in Bulbophyllum species of the ‘Cirrhopetalum alliance’ (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 207(1), pp. 10-39. (10.1093/botlinnean/boae029)
• Shaw, R. E. et al. 2025. Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss. Nature (10.1038/s41586-024-08458-x)
• Khan, S. et al. 2025. Epidemiological and genotypic assessment of cystic echinococcosis in ruminant populations of Northern Punjab, Pakistan: a neglected zoonotic disease. Parasitology Research 124, article number: 7. (10.1007/s00436-025-08451-x)

2024

• Pérez-Llorca, M., Hewett, A., de la Peña Pita, A., Hailer, F. and Sánchez Vilas, J. 2024. Sexual dimorphism at different life stages: early life sexual differences in root growth in Silene latifolia. Plant Biology (10.1111/plb.13723)
• Beard, A., Thomas, R. J., Xavier, J. C., Clingham, E., Henry, L., Medeiros Mirra, R. and Hailer, F. 2024. A taste for squid: Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) diet in the South Atlantic. Waterbirds 47(1), pp. 1-16. (10.1675/063.047.0106)
• Hinds, J. et al. 2024. Multiple novel caliciviruses identified from stoats (Mustela erminea) in the United Kingdom. Access Microbiology 6(7), article number: 813. (10.1099/acmi.0.000813.v4)
• Hewett, A. M., Sanchez Vilas, J. and Hailer, F. 2024. Two novel PCR-based assays for sexing of Silene latifolia and Silene dioica plants. MethodsX 12, article number: 102708. (10.1016/j.mex.2024.102708)
• O'Rourke, E. et al. 2024. Persistence of PFOA pollution at a PTFE production site and occurrence of replacement PFASs in English freshwaters revealed by sentinel species, the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Environmental Science and Technology 58(23), pp. 10195–10206. (10.1021/acs.est.3c09405)
• Basuony, A. E., Saleh, M. and Hailer, F. 2024. Mitogenomic analysis of Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii) confirms phylogenetic placement within the Palaearctic clade shared with its sister species, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Mitochondrial DNA Part A (10.1080/24701394.2024.2332320)
• Du Plessis, S., Chadwick, E. and Hailer, F. 2024. Could a couple of Thai otters have helped the UK’s otter population recover? Our study provides a hint. The Conversation

2023

• Beard, A. et al. 2023. Between-year and spatial variation in body condition across the breeding cycle in a pelagic seabird, the Red-billed Tropicbird. Ecology and Evolution 13(12), article number: e10743. (10.1002/ece3.10743)
• Apaa, T. et al. 2023. Lack of detection of SARS-CoV-2 in British wildlife 2020-21 and first description of a stoat (Mustela erminea) Minacovirus. Journal of General Virology 104(12), article number: 1917. (10.1099/jgv.0.001917)
• du Plessis, S. J., Blaxter, M., Koepfli, K., Chadwick, E. A. and Hailer, F. 2023. Genomics reveals complex population history and unexpected diversity of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain relative to genetic methods. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40(11), article number: msad207. (10.1093/molbev/msad207)
• Du Plessis, S. J., Hong, S., Lee, B., Koepfli, K., Chadwick, E. A. and Hailer, F. 2023. Mitochondrial genome-based synthesis and timeline of Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) phylogeography. Animal Cells and Systems 27(1), pp. 366-377. (10.1080/19768354.2023.2283763)
• Beard, A., Madeiros Mirra, R., Clingham, E., Henry, L., Thomas, R. J. and Hailer, F. 2023. Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of red-billed tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean. Emu - Austral Ornithology 123(3), pp. 185-194. (10.1080/01584197.2023.2205595)
• Apaa, T. et al. 2023. Sarbecoviruses of British horseshoe bats; sequence variation and epidemiology. Journal of General Virology 104(6), article number: 1859. (10.1099/jgv.0.001859)
• Basuony, A. et al. 2023. Paraphyly of the widespread generalist red fox (Vulpes vulpes): introgression rather than recent divergence of the arid-adapted Rüppell's fox (Vulpes rueppellii)?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 138(4), pp. 453-469. (10.1093/biolinnean/blad001)
• Beard, A. et al. 2023. Increasing use of artificial nest chambers by seasonally segregated populations of band-rumped storm petrels hydrobates castro at St Helena, South Atlantic. Marine Ornithology 51(1), pp. 85-96.
• Khan, S., Cable, J., Younus, M., Rashid, M. I., Hailer, F. and Akbar, H. 2023. IEg67 kDa bovine hydatid cyst antigen: a candidate for developing sero-diagnostic assays for cystic echinococcosis, a disease of one health importance. Animals 13(5), article number: 866. (10.3390/ani13050866)
• Khan, S., Younus, M., Cable, J., Hailer, F., Idrees, A., Imran Rashid, M. and Akbar, H. 2023. Epidemiology of Bovine Hydatidosis: Urbanization, dogs, animal care and proximity to slaughterhouses are important risk factors for cattle. Pakistan Veterinary Journal 43(3), pp. 507-514. (10.29261/pakvetj/2023.055)

2022

• Thomas, N. E., Hailer, F., Bruford, M. W. and Chadwick, E. A. 2022. Country-wide genetic monitoring over 21 years reveals lag in genetic recovery despite spatial connectivity, in an expanding carnivore (Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra) population. Evolutionary Applications 15(12), pp. 2125-2141. (10.1111/eva.13505)
• Dearborn, D. C., Warren, S. and Hailer, F. 2022. Meta-analysis of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class IIA reveals polymorphism and positive selection in many vertebrate species. Molecular Ecology 31(24), pp. 6390-6406. (10.1111/mec.16726)
• O'Rourke, E. et al. 2022. Anthropogenic drivers of variation in concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in otters (Lutra lutra) from England and Wales. Environmental Science and Technology 56(3), pp. 1675-1687. (10.1021/acs.est.1c05410)
• Mullin, K. E., Firmin, D., White, N. F. D., Hailer, F. and Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2022. The complete mitochondrial genome of rare and critically endangered Anilany helenae (Microhylidae) of Madagascar. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 7(1), pp. 153-155. (10.1080/23802359.2021.2008841)

2021

• Mullin, K. E., Rakotomanga, M. G., Razafiarimanana, M. L., Barata, I. M., Dawson, J., Hailer, F. and Orozco ter Wengel, P. 2021. First amphibian inventory of one of Madagascar’s smallest protected areas, Ankafobe, extends the range of the Critically Endangered Anilany helenae (Vallan, 2000) and the Endangered Boophis andrangoloaka (Ahl, 1928). Herpetological Notes 14, pp. 521-531.

2020

• Watson, S. E. et al. 2020. Parasites of an Arctic scavenger; the wolverine (Gulo gulo). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 13, pp. 178-185. (10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.004)
• Päckert, M. et al. 2020. “Into and out of” the Qinghai‐Tibet plateau and the Himalayas: centers of origin and diversification across five clades of Eurasian montane and alpine passerine birds. Ecology and Evolution 10(17), pp. 9283-9300. (10.1002/ece3.6615)
• Mead, D. et al. 2020. The genome sequence of the Eurasian river otter, Lutra lutra Linnaeus 1758 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Research 5, pp. 33. (10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15722.1)
• Barbato, M. et al. 2020. Adaptive introgression from indicine cattle into white cattle breeds from Central Italy. Scientific Reports, article number: 1279. (10.1038/s41598-020-57880-4)

2019

• Liu, Z. et al. 2019. Pseudogenization of Mc1r gene associated with transcriptional changes related to melanogensis explains leucistic phenotypes in Oreonectes cavefish (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 57(4), pp. 900-909. (10.1111/jzs.12286)
• Hailer, F., Kutschera, V. E. and Zachos, F. E. 2019. A summary of brown bear genetic studies: Phylogeny, phylogeography and evolutionary relationships with polar bears. In: Schlup, P. and Hertwig, S. T. eds. Of Bears and Men: Conclusions of the 1st International Bear Meeting IBear. Bern: Haupt Verlag, pp. 10-29.

2017

• Barbato, M. et al. 2017. Genomic signatures of adaptive introgression from European mouflon into domestic sheep. Scientific Reports 7, article number: 7623. (10.1038/s41598-017-07382-7)
• Reiners, T. E., Fuchs, M., Hailer, F., Janke, A. and Nowak, C. 2017. Establishing species-specific sexing markers suitable for non-invasive samples of species lacking genomic resources: an example using the highly endangered common hamster Cricetus cricetus. Conservation Genetics Resources 9(2), pp. 253-255. (10.1007/s12686-016-0664-2)

2016

• Kutschera, V. E. et al. 2016. High genetic variability of vagrant polar bears illustrates importance of population connectivity in fragmented sea ice habitats. Animal Conservation 19(4), pp. 337-349. (10.1111/acv.12250)
• Liu, Z. et al. 2016. Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals. Frontiers in Zoology 13(1), article number: 28. (10.1186/s12983-016-0161-1)
• Rossi Lafferriere, N. A. et al. 2016. Multiple paternity in a reintroduced population of the Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) at the El Frío Biological Station, Venezuela. PLOS ONE 11(3), article number: e0150245. (10.1371/journal.pone.0150245)
• Hailer, F. 2016. Why dog breeds aren’t considered separate species. [Online]. The Conversation: The Conversation Trust. Available at: https://theconversation.com/why-dog-breeds-arent-considered-separate-species-56113
• Hailer, F. and Welch, A. J. 2016. Evolutionary history of polar and brown bears. In: eLS. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 1-8., (10.1002/9780470015902.a0026303)

2015

• Schregel, J. et al. 2015. Y chromosome haplotype distribution of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Northern Europe provides insight into population history and recovery. Molecular Ecology 24(24), pp. 6041-6060. (10.1111/mec.13448)
• Aarnes, S. G. et al. 2015. Y-chromosomal testing of brown bears (Ursus arctos): Validation of a multiplex PCR-approach for nine STRs suitable for fecal and hair samples. Forensic Science International: Genetics 19, pp. 197. (10.1016/j.fsigen.2015.07.018)
• Bidon, T., Schreck, N., Hailer, F., Nilsson, M. A. and Janke, A. 2015. Genome-wide search identifies 1.9 Mb from the polar bear Y chromosome for evolutionary analyses. Genome Biology and Evolution 7(7), pp. 2010-2022. (10.1093/gbe/evv103)
• Hailer, F. 2015. Introgressive hybridization: brown bears as vectors for polar bear alleles. Molecular Ecology 24(6), pp. 1161-1163. (10.1111/mec.13101)
• Hailer, F., James, H. . F., Olson, S. L. and Fleischer, R. C. 2015. Distinct and extinct: Genetic differentiation of the Hawaiian eagle. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 83, pp. 40-43. (10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.005)

2014

• Bock, F., Gallus, S., Janke, A., Hailer, F., Steck, B. L., Kumar, V. and Nilsson, M. A. 2014. Genomic resources and genetic diversity of captive lesser kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis). Zoo Biology 33(5), pp. 440-445. (10.1002/zoo.21146)
• Kutschera, V. E., Bidon, T., Hailer, F., Rodi, J. L., Fain, S. R. and Janke, A. 2014. Bears in a forest of gene trees: Phylogenetic inference is complicated by incomplete lineage sorting and gene flow. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31(8), pp. 2004-2017. (10.1093/molbev/msu186)
• Bidon, T. et al. 2014. Brown and polar bear Y chromosomes reveal extensive male-biased gene flow within brother lineages. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31(6), pp. 1353-1363. (10.1093/molbev/msu109)
• Sanchez-Donoso, I., Huisman, J., Echegaray, J., Puigcerver, M., Rodri­guez-Teijeiro, J. D., Hailer, F. and Vila, C. 2014. Detecting slow introgression of invasive alleles in an extensively restocked game bird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 2014(2) (10.3389/fevo.2014.00015)

2013

• Gonzalez-Porter, G. P., Maldonado, J. E., Flores-Villela, O., Vogt, R. C., Janke, A., Fleischer, R. C. and Hailer, F. 2013. Cryptic population structuring and the role of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as a gene flow barrier in the critically endangered Central American River Turtle. Plos One 8(9), article number: e71668. (10.1371/journal.pone.0071668)
• Kawai, K., Hailer, F., Pauline de Guia, A., Ichikawa, H. and Saitoh, T. 2013. Refugia in Glacial Ages Led to the Current Discontinuous Distribution Patterns of the Dark Red-backed Vole Myodes rex on Hokkaido, Japan. Zoological Science 30(8), pp. 642-650. (10.2108/zsj.30.642)
• Kutschera, V. E. et al. 2013. A range-wide synthesis and timeline for phylogeographic events in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). BMC Evolutionary Biology 13, article number: 114. (10.1186/1471-2148-13-114)
• Langguth, T., Honnen, A., Hailer, F., Mizera, T., Skoric, S., Vali, U. and Zachos, F. E. 2013. Genetic structure and phylogeography of a European flagship species, the white-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla. Journal of Avian Biology 44(3), pp. 263-271.
• Kuhn, T., Hailer, F., Palm, H. W. and Klimpel, S. 2013. Global assessment of molecularly identified Anisakis Dujardin, 1845 (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in their teleost intermediate hosts. Folia Parasitologica 60(2), pp. 123-134. (10.14411/fp.2013.013)
• Bidon, T. et al. 2013. A sensitive and specific multiplex PCR approach for sex identification of ursine and tremarctine bears suitable for non-invasive samples. Molecular Ecology Resources 13(3), pp. 362-368. (10.1111/1755-0998.12072)
• Hailer, F., Kutschera, V. E., Hallstroem, B. M., Fain, S. R., Leonard, J. A., Arnason, U. and Janke, A. 2013. Response to comment on "Nuclear genomic sequences reveal that Polar Bears are an old and distinct bear lineage". Science 339(6127), pp. 1522. (10.1126/science.1228066)

2012

• Kleven, O., Hallstroem, B. M., Hailer, F., Janke, A., Hagen, S. B., Kopatz, A. and Eiken, H. G. 2012. Identification and evaluation of novel di- and tetranucleotide microsatellite markers from the brown bear (Ursus arctos). Conservation Genetics Resources 4(3), pp. 737-741. (10.1007/s12686-012-9634-5)
• Hailer, F. et al. 2012. Nuclear genomic sequences reveal that polar bears are an old and distinct bear lineage. Science 336(6079), pp. 344-347. (10.1126/science.1216424)

2011

• Gonzalez-Porter, G. P., Hailer, F., Flores-Villela, O., Garcia-Anleu, R. and Maldonado, J. E. 2011. Patterns of genetic diversity in the critically endangered Central American river turtle: human influence since the Mayan age?. Conservation Genetics 12(5), pp. 1229-1242. (10.1007/s10592-011-0225-x)
• Bozarth, C. A., Hailer, F., Rockwood, L. L., Edwards, C. W. and Maldonado, J. E. 2011. Coyote colonization of northern Virginia and admixture with Great Lakes wolves. Journal of Mammalogy 92(5), pp. 1070-1080. (10.1644/10-MAMM-A-223.1)
• Ahlering, M. A., Hailer, F., Roberts, M. T. and Foley, C. 2011. A simple and accurate method to sex savannah, forest and asian elephants using noninvasive sampling techniques. Molecular Ecology Notes 11(5), pp. 831-834. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03030.x)
• Levin, I. I. et al. 2011. Hippoboscid-transmitted Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida) infect Galapagos Pelecaniform birds: Evidence from molecular and morphological studies, with a description of Haemoproteus iwa. International Journal for Parasitology 41(10), pp. 1019-1027. (10.1016/j.ijpara.2011.03.014)
• Hailer, F., Schreiber, E. A., Miller, J. M., Levin, I. I., Parker, P. G., Chesser, R. T. and Fleischer, R. C. 2011. Long-term isolation of a highly mobile seabird on the Galapagos. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278(1707), pp. 817-825. (10.1098/rspb.2010.1342)

2010

• Andree, K. et al. 2010. Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010-31 May 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources 10(6), pp. 1098-1105. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02898.x)
• Honnen, A., Hailer, F., Kenntner, N., Literak, I., Dubska, L. and Zachos, F. E. 2010. Mitochondrial DNA and nuclear microsatellites reveal high diversity and genetic structure in an avian top predator, the white-tailed sea eagle, in central Europe. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society Linnean Society of London 99(4), pp. 727-737. (10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01373.x)

2009

• Dowling, D. K., Maklakov, A. A., Friberg, U. and Hailer, F. 2009. Applying the genetic theories of ageing to the cytoplasm: cytoplasmic genetic covariation for fitness and lifespan. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(4), pp. 818-827. (10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01692.x)
• Johnson, J. A., Tingay, R. E., Culver, M., Hailer, F., Clarke, M. L. and Mindell, D. P. 2009. Long-term survival despite low genetic diversity in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle. Molecular Ecology 18(1), pp. 54-63. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04012.x)

2008

• Dearborn, D. C., Hailer, F. and Fleischer, R. C. 2008. Microsatellite primers for relatedness and population structure in great frigatebirds (Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 8(6), pp. 1399-1401. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02351.x)
• Hailer, F. and Leonard, J. A. 2008. Hybridization among three native North American Canis species in a region of natural sympatry. Plos One 3(10), article number: e3333. (10.1371/journal.pone.0003333)
• Bjornerfeldt, S., Hailer, F., Nord, M. and Vila, C. 2008. Assortative mating and fragmentation within dog breeds. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8, article number: 28. (10.1186/1471-2148-8-28)

2007

• Helander, B., Hailer, F. and Vilà, C. 2007. Morphological and genetic sex identification of white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings. Journal of Ornithology 148(4), pp. 435-442. (10.1007/s10336-007-0156-y)
• Tingay, R. E., Dawson, D. A., Pandhal, J., Clarke, M. L., David, V. A., Hailer, F. and Culver, M. 2007. Isolation of 22 new Haliaeetus microsatellite loci and their characterization in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) and three other Haliaeetus eagle species. Molecular Ecology Notes 7(4), pp. 711-715. (10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01690.x)
• Hailer, F. et al. 2007. Phylogeography of the white-tailed eagle, a generalist with large dispersal capacity. Journal of Biogeography 34(7), pp. 1193-1206. (10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01697.x)
• Dowling, D. K., Friberg, U., Hailer, F. and Arnqvist, G. 2007. Intergenomic epistasis for fitness: within-population interactions between cytoplasmic and nuclear genes in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 175(1), pp. 235-244. (10.1534/genetics.105.052050)

2006

• Hailer, F. et al. 2006. Bottlenecked but long-lived: high genetic diversity retained in white-tailed eagles upon recovery from population decline. Biology Letters 2(2), pp. 316-319. (10.1098/rsbl.2006.0453)
• Sundqvist, A. K., Björnerfeldt, S., Leonard, J. A., Hailer, F., Hedhammar, A., Ellegren, H. and Vilà, C. 2006. Unequal contribution of sexes in the origin of dog breeds. Genetics 172(2), pp. 1121-1128. (10.1534/genetics.105.042358)

2005

• Hailer, F., Gautschi, B. and Helander, B. 2005. Development and multiplex PCR amplification of novel microsatellite markers in the White-tailed Sea Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (Aves : Falconiformes, Accipitridae). Molecular Ecology Notes 5(4), pp. 938-940. (10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01122.x)