Dr. Amy Baird

Degrees Earned

• B.S., Biology, Texas Tech University
• Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Texas at Austin

Courses Taught

• Human Anatomy (BIOL 3305)
• Human Anatomy Lab (BIOL 3105)
• Biological Evolution (BIOL 3306)

• Wildlife Biology Lab (BIOL 4290)

  
  

Experience Qualifications

Current Grants:

• Funding from the North Slope Borough to investigate population genetics of bowhead whales
• UHD ORCA grant
• UHD Faculty Development Projects grant

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

• Baird, A.B., and J.W. Bickham. In Press. The Stocks of Bowheads. In: The Bowhead Whale: Balaena mysticetus: Biology and Human Interactions (J.G.M. Thewissen and J.C. George, eds.). Elsevier.
• Peart, C. R., S. Tusso, S. D. Pophaly, F. Botero-Castro, C. Wu, D. Aurioles-Gamboa, A. B. Baird, J. W. Bickham, J. Forcada, F. Galimberti, N. J. Gemmell, J. I. Hoffman, K. M. Kovacs, M. Kunnasranta, C. Lydersen, T. Nyman, L. R. de Oliviera, A. J. Orr, S. Sanvito, M. Valtonen, A. B. A. Shafer, J. B. W. Wolf. In Press. Determinants of genetic variation across eco-evolutionary scales and their implications for the Anthropocene. (Accepted in Nature Ecology & Evolution)
• Baird, A.B., J.E. Light, and J.W. Bickham. 2019. A new species of Rhogeessa from Nicaragua based on morphological, karyotypic, and molecular data. Pp. 257-273 in From field to laboratory: a memorial volume in honor of Robert J. Baker (R.D. Bradley, H.H. Genoways, D.J. Schmidly, and L.C. Bradley, eds.). Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 71: xi+1-911.
• Baird, A.B., M.J. Robinson, and J.W. Bickham. 2019. The role of the American Society of Mammalogists in mammalian conservation: from politics to conservation genetics. Journal of Mammalogy 100: 774-785.
• Baird, A.B., T.J. McCarthy, R.G. Trujillo, Y.Y. Kang, M. Esmaeiliyan, J. Valdez, N. Woodman, and J.W. Bickham. 2018. Molecular systematics and biodiversity of the Cryptotis mexicanus group (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae): two new species from Honduras supported. Systematics and Biodiversity 16(2): 108-117. doi: 10.1080/14772000.2017.1333539
• Baird, A.B., J.K. Braun, M.D. Engstrom, A.C. Holbert, M.G. Huerta, B.K. Lim, M.A. Mares, J.C. Patton, and J.W. Bickham. 2017. Nuclear and mtDNA phylogenetic analyses clarify the evolutionary history of two species of native Hawaiian bats and the taxonomy of Lasiurini (Mammalia: Chiroptera). PLoS One 12(10): e0186085.
• Baird, A.B., J.K. Braun, M.A. Mares, J.C. Morales, J.C. Patton, C.Q. Tran, and J.W. Bickham. 2015. Molecular systematic revision of tree bats (Lasiurini): Doubling the native mammals of the Hawaiian Islands. Journal of Mammalogy 96: 1255-1274.
• Wielstra, B., A.B. Baird, and J.W. Arntzen. 2013. A multimarker phylogeography of crested newts (Triturus cristatus superspecies) reveals cryptic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 67:167-175.
• Baird, A.B., M.R. Marchan-Rivadeneira, S.G. Perez and R.J. Baker. 2012. Morphological analysis and description of two new species of Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Neotropics. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Texas Tech University 307: 1-25.
• Baird, A.B.. 2010. Genetic identification of cryptic species: An example in Rhogeessa. In: DeWoody, Bickham, Michler, Nichols, Rhodes, and Woeste (eds). Molecular Insights into Natural Resource Management and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. p.22-23.
• Baird, A.B., G.B. Pauly, D.W. Hall and T.J. LaDuc. 2009. Records of the porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) from the eastern margins of the Edwards Plateau of Texas. The Texas Journal of Science 61: 65-67.
• Baird, A.B., D.M. Hillis, J.C. Patton, and J.W. Bickham. 2009. Speciation by monobrachial centric fusions: A test of the model using nuclear DNA sequences from the bat genus Rhogeessa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 50: 256-267.
• Baird, A.B., D.M. Hillis, J.C. Patton, and J.W. Bickham. 2008. Evolutionary history of the genus Rhogeessa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) as revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequences. Journal of Mammalogy 89: 744-754.
• Baird, A.B., J.K. Krejca, J.R. Reddell, C.E. Peden, M.J. Mahoney and D.M. Hillis. 2006. Phylogeographic structure and color pattern variation among populations of Plethodon albagula on the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas. Copeia 2006: 760-768.
• Baird, A.B. and R.K. Chesser. 2005. Chernobyl. In: Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition). Edited by Philip Wexler. Elsevier: Oxford.
• Wickliffe, J.K., A.M. Bickham, B.E. Rodgers, R.K. Chesser, C.J. Phillips, S.P. Gaschak, J.A. Goryanaya, I. Chizhevsky, and R.J. Baker. 2003. Exposure to chronic, low-dose rate gamma-radiation at Chornobyl does not induce point mutations in Big Blue mice. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 42:11-18.
• Shugart, L.R., C.W. Theodorakis, A.M. Bickham and J.W. Bickham. 2002. Genetic effects of contaminant exposure and potential impacts on animal populations. Handbook of Ecotoxicology: Second Edition, chapter 41.
• Baker, R.J., A.M. Bickham, M. Bondarkov, S. Gaschak, C.W. Matson, B.E. Rodgers, J.K. Wickliffe, and R.K. Chesser. 2001. Consequences of Polluted Environments on Population Structure: The Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) at Chornobyl. Ecotoxicology 10: 211-216.

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Dr. Baird currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Mammalogy and as a member of the United States Scientific Delegation to the International Whaling Commission. She has previously served as the President of the Texas Society of Mammalogists. She is a member of the American Society of Mammalogists and a Patron member of the Texas Society of Mammalogists.