Kristin Brzeski

Contact

kbrzeski@mtu.edu
906-487-1093
Noblet Building 172

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Associate Professor

Ph.D. Renewable Natural Resources: Wildlife, Louisiana State University
M.S. Natural Resources: Wildlife, Humboldt State University
B.S. Environmental Science, Loyola University Chicago. Cum Laude

Links of Interest

My webpage

Biodiversity Initiative

Areas of Expertise

Conservation genetics
Canid genomics
Noninvasive methods in wildlife management
Wildlife immuno- & epi- genetics
Applied conservation in Central Africa

Recent Publications

Heppenheimer,E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, M. Chamberlain, J. Robinson, R. Wayne, B. vonHoldt. 2020. A Genome-wide perspective on the persistence of red wolf ancestry in southeastern canids. Journal of Heredity. 111(3), 277-286.
DeCandia, A. K. Brzeski, E. Heppenheimer, C. Carol, G. Camenisch, P. Wandeler, C. Driscoll, B. vonHoldt. 2019. Urban colonization through multiple genetic lenses: The city-fox phenomenon revisited. Ecology and Evolution. 9(4), 2046-2060.
Heppenheimer E.^*, K. Brzeski*, R. Wooten, W. Waddell, Rutledge, M. Chamberlain, D. Stahler, J. Hinton, B. vonHoldt. 2018. Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast. Genes. 9(12):618. *co-lead & corresponding author.
Heppenheimer,E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, B. Patterson, L. Rutledge, A. DeCandia, T. Wheeldon, S. Fain, P. Hohenlohe, R. Kays, B. White, B. vonHoldt. 2018. High genomic diversity and candidate genes under selection associated with range expansion in eastern coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Ecology and Evolution. 8(24):12641-12655.
vonHoldt, B., K. Brzeski, D. Wilcove, L. Rutledge. 2018. Redefining the impact of admixture and genomics in endangered species conservation. Conservation Letters. 11(2): e12371.
Brzeski, K., M. DeBiasse, D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, S. Taylor. 2016.Mitochondrial DNA variation in Eastern pre-Columbian canids. Journal of Heredity, 107:287-293.
Brzeski, K., B. Bartel, W. Waddell, K. Wolf, D. Rabon, S. Taylor. 2015.Infectious disease and red wolf conservation: assessment of disease occurrence and associated risks. Journal of Mammalogy, 96:751-761.
Brzeski, K., D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, L. Waits, S. Taylor. 2014. Inbreeding and inbreeding depression in endangered red wolves (Canis rufus). Molecular Ecology, 23:4241–4255.