Michael Vincent Westbury

Michael Vincent Westbury

Assistant Professor

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    1. Published

      Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China

      Yuan, J., Sun, G., Xiao, B., Hu, J., Wang, L., Taogetongqimuge, Bao, L., Hou, Y., Song, S., Jiang, S., Wu, Y., Pan, D., Liu, Y., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Lai, X. & Sheng, G., 2023, In: BMC Ecology and Evolution. 23, 8 p., 56.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    2. Published

      Genomic analyses reveal an absence of contemporary introgressive admixture between fin whales and blue whales, despite known hybrids

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Petersen, Bent & Lorenzen, Eline, 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 9, 13 p., e0222004.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    3. Published

      A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives: [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Barnett, R., Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela, Gower, Graham, Vieira, Filipe Garrett, de Manuel, M., Hansen, Anders Johannes, Yamaguchi, N., Werdelin, L., Marques-Bonet, T., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Open Research Europe. 1, 16 p., 25.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    4. Published

      Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Brown, S. C., Lorenzen, J., O'Neill, S., Scott, M. B., McCuaig, J., Cheung, C., Armstrong, E., Valdes, P. J., Castruita, J. A. S., Cabrera, Andrea A., Blom, Stine Keibel, Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Louis, Marie Georgette Yolande J, Galatius, A., Fordham, D. A., dos Santos Ribeiro, Sofia Isabel, Szpak, P. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 45, 12 p., eadf3326.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    5. Published

      Aardwolf population diversity and phylogenetic positioning inferred using complete mitochondrial genomes

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Dalerum, F., Noren, K. & Hofreiter, M., 2019, In: African Journal of Wildlife Research. 49, 1, p. 27-33 7 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    6. Published

      Genomic insights into the evolutionary relationships and demographic history of kiwi

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Shepherd, L. D., Holdaway, R. N., Duchene, David & Lorenzen, Eline, 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 10, 17 p., e0266430.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    7. Published

      A genomic exploration of the early evolution of extant cats and their sabre-toothed relatives: [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Barnett, R., Sandoval-Velasco, Marcela, Gower, Graham, Vieira, Filipe Garrett, de Manuel, M., Hansen, Anders Johannes, Yamaguchi, N., Werdelin, L., Marques-Bonet, T., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Open Research Europe. 1, 15 p., 25.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    8. Published

      A genomic assessment of the marine-speciation paradox within the toothed whale superfamily Delphinoidea

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Cabrera, Andrea A., Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Duchene, David, Hartmann, S. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2023, In: Molecular Ecology. 32, 17, p. 4829-4843 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    9. Published

      Ecological Specialization and Evolutionary Reticulation in Extant Hyaenidae

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Le Duc, D., Duchene, David, Krishnan, A., Prost, S., Rutschmann, S., Grau, J. H., Dalén, L., Weyrich, A., Norén, K., Werdelin, L., Dalerum, F., Schöneberg, T. & Hofreiter, M., 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3884-3897 14 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    10. Published

      Iteratively mapping ancient DNA to reconstruct highly divergent mitochondrial genomes: An evaluation of software, parameters and bait reference

      Westbury, Michael Vincent & Lorenzen, Eline, 2022, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 13, 11, p. 2419-2428 10 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    11. Published

      Hyena paleogenomes reveal a complex evolutionary history of cross-continental gene flow between spotted and cave hyena

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Hartmann, S., Barlow, A., Preick, M., Ridush, B., Nagel, D., Rathgeber, T., Ziegler, R., Baryshnikov, G., Sheng, G., Ludwig, A., Wiesel, I., Dalen, L., Bibi, F., Werdelin, L., Heller, Rasmus & Hofreiter, M., 2020, In: Science Advances. 6, 11, 11 p., eaay0456.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    12. Published

      Narwhal Genome Reveals Long-Term Low Genetic Diversity despite Current Large Abundance Size

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Petersen, Bent, Garde, E., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2019, In: iScience. 15, p. 592-599

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    13. Published

      Ocean-wide genomic variation in Gray's beaked whales, Mesoplodon grayi

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Thompson, K. F., Louis, Marie Georgette Yolande J, Cabrera, Andrea A., Skovrind, Mikkel, Castruita, J. A. S., Constantine, R., Stevens, J. R. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Royal Society Open Science. 8, 3, 14 p., 201788.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    14. Published

      Ecological specialisation and evolutionary reticulation in extant Hyaenidae

      Westbury, Michael Vincent, Duc, D. L., Duchêne, D. A., Krishnan, A., Prost, S., Rutschmann, S., Grau, J. H., Dalen, L., Weyrich, A., Norén, K., Werdelin, L., Dalerum, F., Schöneberg, T. & Hofreiter, M., 14 Oct 2020

      Research output: Other contributionResearch

    15. Published

      A sliver of the past: The decimation of the genetic diversity of the Mexican wolf

      Taron, U. H., Salado, I., Escobar-Rodríguez, M., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Butschkau, S., Paijmans, J. L. A., vonHoldt, B. M., Hofreiter, M. & Leonard, J. A., 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6340-6354 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    16. Published

      Historic Sampling of a Vanishing Beast: Population Structure and Diversity in the Black Rhinoceros

      Sánchez-Barreiro, F., Westbury, Binia De Cahsan, Westbury, Michael Vincent, Sun, Xin, Margaryan, Ashot, Fontsere, Claudia, Bruford, M. W., Russo, I. M., Kalthoff, D. C., Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas, Petersen, Bent, Dalén, L., KU, thw266, Marquès-Bonet, T., Gilbert, M Thomas P & Moodley, Y., 2023, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40, 9, 19 p., msad180.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    17. Published

      Historical population declines prompted significant genomic erosion in the northern and southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

      Sánchez-Barreiro, F., Gopalakrishnan, Shyam, Ramos Madrigal, Jazmin, Westbury, Michael Vincent, de Manuel, M., Margaryan, Ashot, Ciucani, M. M., Vieira, Filipe Garrett, Patramanis, Ioannis, Kalthoff, D. C., Timmons, Z., Sicheritz-Pontén, Thomas, Dalén, L., Ryder, O. A., KU, thw266, Marques-Bonet, T., Moodley, Y. & Gilbert, M Thomas P, 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6355-6369 15 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    18. Published

      Successful application of ancient DNA extraction and library construction protocols to museum wet collection specimens

      Straube, N., Lyra, M. L., Paijmans, J. L. A., Preick, M., Basler, N., Penner, J., Rödel, M., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Haddad, C. F. B., Barlow, A. & Hofreiter, M., 2021, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 21, 7, p. 2299-2315 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    19. Published

      Circumpolar phylogeography and demographic history of beluga whales reflect past climatic fluctuations

      Skovrind, M., Louis, M., Westbury, M. V., Garilao, C., Kaschner, K., Castruita, J. A. S., Gopalakrishnan, S., Knudsen, S. W., Haile, J. S., Dalén, L., Meshchersky, I. G., Shpak, O. V., Glazov, D. M., Rozhnov, V. V., Litovka, D. I., Krasnova, V. V., Chernetsky, A. D., Bel'kovich, V. M., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M. & 4 others, Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Postma, L., Ferguson, S. H. & Lorenzen, Eline, Jun 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 11, p. 2543-2559 17 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    20. Paleogenome Reveals Genetic Contribution of Extinct Giant Panda to Extant Populations

      Sheng, G., Basler, N., Ji, X., Paijmans, J. L. A., Alberti, F., Preick, M., Hartmann, S., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Yuan, J., Jablonski, N. G., Xenikoudakis, G., Hou, X., Xiao, B., Liu, J., Hofreiter, M., Lai, X. & Barlow, A., 2019, In: Current Biology. 29, 10, p. 1695-1700

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    21. Published

      Ancient DNA from Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of South-Western China Reveals Genetic Diversity Loss during the Holocene

      Sheng, G., Barlow, A., Cooper, A., Hou, X., Ji, X., Jablonski, N. G., Zhong, B., Liu, H., Flynn, L. J., Yuan, J., Wang, L., Basler, N., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Hofreiter, M. & Lai, X., 2018, In: Genes. 9, 4, 16 p., 198.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    22. Published

      The origins and diversification of Holarctic brown bear populations inferred from genomes of past and present populations

      Segawa, T., Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Lorenzen, Eline & Westbury, Michael Vincent, 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2015, 9 p., 20232411.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    23. Published

      Analyses of key genes involved in Arctic adaptation in polar bears suggest selection on both standing variation and de novo mutations played an important role

      Samaniego Castruita, J. A., Westbury, Michael Vincent & Lorenzen, Eline, 2020, In: BMC Genomics. 21, 1, 8 p., 543.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    24. Published

      Topographic barriers drive the pronounced genetic subdivision of a range-limited fossorial rodent

      Reuber, V. M., Westbury, Michael Vincent, Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Asefa, A., Farwig, N., Miehe, G., Opgenoorth, L., Šumbera, R., Wraase, L., Wube, T., Lorenzen, Eline & Schabo, D. G., 2024, In: Molecular Ecology. 33, 5, 16 p., e17271.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

    25. Published

      Complete mitochondrial genome of the giant root-rat (Tachyoryctes macrocephalus)

      Reuber, V. M., Rey de la Iglesia, Alba, Westbury, Michael Vincent, Cabrera, Andrea A., Farwig, N., Skovrind, Mikkel, Sumbera, R., Wube, T., Opgenoorth, L., Schabo, D. G. & Lorenzen, Eline, 2021, In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 6, 8, p. 2191-2193 3 p.

      Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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