About Fred W. Allendorf
Born 1947. Fred W. Allendorf is an American biologist.
Frederick William Allendorf (born April 29, 1947) is an American biologist who is the Regents Professor of Biology Emeritus at the University of Montana. He has published widely on the topics of population genetics and conservation biology. Among other organisms, Allendorf has written extensively about salmon.
He received the 2015 Molecular Ecology Prize for his contributions to the fields of conservation genetics and molecular ecology.
Personal life In 2014, Allendorf's wife was killed in an avalanche that also destroyed his home.
Selected publications Allendorf, F.W., Funk, W.C., Aitken, S.N., Byrne, M., and Luikart, G.H. 2022. Conservation and the Genomics of Populations (3rd Ed). Oxford University Press: New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-19-885657-3
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Who is Fred W. Allendorf?
American geneticist
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Fred W. Allendorf was born on 29 April 1947 in Philadelphia.
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Fred W. Allendorf is a biologist.
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Fred W. Allendorf is American.
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