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Dr. A. L. Szalanski
Associate Professor
Insect Population Genetics
Address
Department of Entomology
319 Agriculture Building
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
PHONE: 479.575.4342
FAX: 479.575.2452
E-MAIL: aszalan@uark.edu
WEBSITE: http://comp.uark.edu/~aszalan/
Education
- B.S. Ag., Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 1989
- M.S., Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1992
- Ph.D., Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 1995
Courses Taught
Graduate Students and Staff
- Cesar Solorzano - Graduate Student (Ph.D) - Aedes vexans population genetics
- Roxane Magnus - Graduate Student (M.S.) - Honey bee genetic variation
- Justin Whitaker - Graduate Student (M.S.) - Nosema ceranae genetic variation
Program Area
Research Area
- Population genetics and molecular systematics of termites from North America
- Population genetics of feral and queen breeder honey bees
- Population genetics of Africanized honey bees in the United States
- Molecular diagnostics and population genetics of Nosema ceranae , an invasive pathogen of honey bees
Publications
Publication Summary : 87 refereed journal articles , 16 refereed abstracts, 7 technical reports, and over 1000 GenBank submissions .Recent Publications:
- Bae, C.H., A.L. Szalanski, and R.T. Robbins. 2009. Genetic variation of Hoplolaimus columbus populations in the United States using PCR-RFLP nuclear rRNA ITS regions. Journal of Nematology (in press).
- Trout, R., C.D. Steelman, and A.L. Szalanski . 2009. Phylogenetics and population genetics of the louse fly, Lipoptena mazamae from Arkansas, USA. Medical and Veterinary Entomology (in press).
- Trout, R.T., C.D. Steelman, and A.L. Szalanski . 2009. Population genetics and phylogeography of Amblyomma americanum L. (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Arkansas. Journal of Medical Entomology (in press).
- Trout, R.T., C.D. Steelman, and A.L. Szalanski . 2009. Population genetics and phylogeography of Ixodes scapularis collected from Arkansas canines and deer. Southwestern Entomologist (in press).
- Bae, C.H., A.L. Szalanski , and R.T. Robbins. 2009. Phylogenetic analysis of the Hoplolaiminae inferred from combined D2 and D3 expansion segments of 28S rDNA. Journal of Nematology (in press).
- McKern, J.A.*, A.L. Szalanski, J.W. Austin, and R.E. Gold. 2009. Genetic diversity of field populations of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis and the human flea, Pulex irritans, in the United States. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology (in press).
- Bae, C.H., R.T. Robbins, and A.L. Szalanski . 2009. Molecular identification of Hoplolaimus species based on multiplex PCR and PCR-RFLP analysis. Nematology 11: 471-480.
- Chapon, L., M.D. Ellis, and A.L. Szalanski . 2009. Nosema and tracheal mites in the north central region – 2008 survey. Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference. American Bee Journal 149: 585-586.
- Solorzano, C.D.*, A.L. Szalanski, M. Kence, A. Kence, J.A. McKern, and J.W. Austin. 2009. Phylogeography and population genetics of honey bees ( Apis mellifera L.) from Turkey based on COI-COII sequence data. Sociobiology 53: 237-246.
*graduate student, **undergraduate student