Katherine Ralls
Research Scientist / Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
Research Focus
I am interested in the behavioral ecology, genetics, and conservation of mammals, both terrestrial and marine. Since 1980, I have been most concerned with conservation biology, especially the genetic problems of small captive and wild populations and field studies of threatened and endangered mammals, including sea otters and San Joaquin kit foxes. My practical experience with the problems of a variety of endangered species has led to my interest in developing noninvasive techniques for studying these species as well as the development of decision-making tools and processes to achieve better policy and management decisions.
Most Recent Publications
Curry, B. E., Ralls, Katherine and Brownell, R. L. Prospects for captive breeding of poorly known small cetacean species, Endangered Species Research, 19 223-243. 2013.
Frankham, Richard, Ballou, Jonathan D., Dudash, Michele R., Eldridge, Mark D. B., Fenster, Charles B., Lacy, Robert C., Mendelson III, Joseph R., Porton, Ingrid J., Ralls, Katherine and Ryder, Oliver A. Implications of different species concepts for conserving biodiversity, Biological Conservation, 153 25-31. 2012.
Frankham, Richard, Ballou, Jonathan D., Eldridge, Mark D. B., Lacy, Robert C., Ralls, Katherine, Dudash, Michele R. and Fenster, Charles B. Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression, Conservation Biology, 25 (3) 465-475. 2011.
Bozarth, Christine A., Alva-Campbell, Yvette R., Ralls, Katherine, Henry, Tammy R., Smith, Deborah A., Westphal, Michael F. and Maldonado, Jesús E. An efficient noninvasive method for discriminating among faeces of sympatric North American Canids, Conservation Genetics Resources, 2 (1) 173-175. 2010.
Miller, B., Reading, Richard P., Ralls, Katherine, Clark, T. and Estes, J. "Variables influencing carnivore translocation". In: Reading, Richard P. and Phillips, Mike, Awakening Spirits: wolves in the southern Rockies, pp. 61-75. 2010.
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