Richard Frankham Explained

Richard (Dick) Frankham
Occupation:Biologist, author, and academic
Awards:MJD White Medal, Genetics Society of Australia
Whitley Commendation, Royal Zoological Society of NSW
Ulysses S. Seal Award for Innovation in Conservation, CPSG of SSC/IUCN
Education:BScAgrHons I in Agriculture
PhD in Animal Genetics
DSc Conservation and Evolution of Small Populations
Alma Mater:University of Sydney
Macquarie University
Notable Works:Introduction to Conservation Genetics,
A Primer of Conservation Genetics,
Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations,
A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations
Main Interests:Conservation genetics
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative genetics
Conservation biology
Animal breeding
Workplaces:Agriculture Canada, Lacombe, Alberta
University of Chicago
Macquarie University
Doctoral Advisor:J. Stuart F. Barker

Richard (Dick) Frankham (born April 4, 1942) is an Australian biologist, author, and academic. He is an Emeritus Professor in Biology at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.[1] Frankham's research interests are primarily in the evolutionary genetics of small populations, spanning the fields of quantitative genetics, animal breeding, conservation genetics, and conservation biology. He is the senior author of five textbooks, including Introduction to Conservation Genetics in 2002.[2] A Primer of Conservation Genetics in 2004,[3] Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations in 2017,[4] and A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations in 2019.[5] There have been five translations of their textbooks into Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, and Korean.

He is the recipient of the M.J.D. White Medal of the Genetics Society of Australasia for his career contributions,[6] a Ulysses S. Seal Award for Innovation in Conservation from CPSG[7] and a Whitley Special Commendation for his books on conservation[8]

Early life and education

Frankham was born in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with first-class honours from the University of Sydney in 1964, followed in 1968 by a Ph.D. in animal genetics from the same institution, supervised by J. Stuart F. Barker.[1]

Scientific career

From 1967 until 1969, Frankham was a Research Scientist (poultry) for Agriculture Canada, in Lacombe, Alberta. Following this he had a postdoctoral fellowship with Richard Lewontin at the University of Chicago (1969–1971). In 1971, he joined Macquarie University in Sydney Australia as a Lecturer and was promoted to Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor until his formal retirement in 2002. He has continued full-time research since 2002 as a Visiting Professor and Emeritus Professor. His research contributions were recognised by the award of a D.Sc. from Macquarie University in 2005. In 2004, he was Hrdy Visiting professor at Harvard University.[9]

Research

Frankham's research has covered a range of topics in quantitative genetics/animal breeding,[10] [11] population genetics,[12] conservation biology,[13] and especially conservation genetics. It has involved primary research papers using Drosophila fruit flies as a model species,[14] [15] computer modeling,[16] analytical theory,[17] Darwinian syntheses,[18] meta-analyses,[19] [20] and reviews.[21] Frankham has authored or co-authored 186 publications that have been cited widely.[22] He was ranked 2715th among global scientists for scientific impact according to a joint publication by John Ioannidis and his colleagues,[23] in 2020.[24]

Genetic management

Frankham and his collaborators are known for significantly influencing the genetic management of fragmented populations, providing important contributions to the practical management of threatened species. They identified lack of gene flow in fragmented populations and lack of remedial management actions as one of the most important, largely unaddressed problems in conservation biology,[25] identified the primary cause of this problems as fears that crossing populations would be harmful (outbreeding depression),[18] devised a procedure to estimate the risk of outbreeding depression,[18] showed it worked, showed that outcrossing typically leads to large benefits in reproduction and survival,[26] and advocated for a paradigm shift in genetic management of fragmented populations.[4] [5] [27] Frankham's team provided the experimental test in a living organism of what is now the recommended genetic management procedure for threatened species (minimizing mean kinship).[15] With collaborators, he modelled the genetic benefits and cost-effectiveness of integrating biobanking into the conservation of frogs[17] and marsupials.[28] [29]

Convention of biodiversity

From 2020 to 2023, Frankham has been involved in attempts to strengthen the genetic content of the Convention on Biodiversity through committee work and publications.[30] [31] He elucidated the potential genetic harm to species if the proposed genetic goals and targets were inculcated for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and proposed better alternative indicators.[31] With collaborators, he then discussed the evolution of global biodiversity framework (GBF) and recommended several measures to improve it in order to conserve genetic diversity.[32]

Awards and fellowships

Bibliography

Books

Selected articles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dick Frankham — Macquarie University.
  2. Web site: Introduction to conservation genetics.
  3. Web site: A Primer of Conservation Genetics. Richard. Frankham. Jonathan D.. Ballou. David A.. Briscoe. May 29, 2004. Cambridge University Press.
  4. Web site: Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations .
  5. Web site: A Practical Guide for Genetic Management of Fragmented Animal and Plant Populations .
  6. Web site: Past GSA award winners – Genetics Society of AustralAsia.
  7. Web site: Ulysses to Frankham: Celebrating award winning science.
  8. Web site: Honouring Professor Richard Frankham: Winner of the 2019 Whitley Special Commendation Certificate. The Australian Museum.
  9. Web site: The Sarah and Daniel Hrdy Visiting Fellowship in Conservation Biology at Harvard University. oeb.harvard.edu.
  10. The effects of population size and selection intensity in selection for a quantitative character in Drosophila: I. Short-term response to selection. R.. Frankham. L. P.. Jones. J. S. F.. Barker. December 29, 1968. Genetics Research. 12. 3. 237–248. 10.1017/S0016672300011848. free.
  11. Unequal crossing over at the rRNA locus as a source of quantitative genetic variation. R.. Frankham. D. A.. Briscoe. R. K.. Nurthen. March 29, 1978. Nature. 272. 5648. 80–81. www.nature.com. 10.1038/272080a0.
  12. Microsatellite polymorphisms in a wild population of Drosophila melanogaster. Phillip R.. England. David A.. Briscoe. Richard. Frankham. June 29, 1996. Genetics Research. 67. 3. 285–290. 10.1017/S0016672300033760. free.
  13. Predictive accuracy of population viability analysis in conservation biology. Barry W.. Brook. Julian J.. O'Grady. Andrew P.. Chapman. Mark A.. Burgman. H. Resit. Akçakaya. Richard. Frankham. March 29, 2000. Nature. 404. 6776. 385–387. www.nature.com. 10.1038/35006050.
  14. Modeling problems in conservation genetics using captiveDrosophila populations: Rapid genetic adaptation to captivity. Richard. Frankham. David A.. Loebel. May 29, 1992. Zoo Biology. 11. 5. 333–342. CrossRef. 10.1002/zoo.1430110505.
  15. Minimizing kinship in captive breeding programs. Margaret E.. Montgomery. Jonathan D.. Ballou. Roderick K.. Nurthen. Phillip R.. England. David A.. Briscoe. Richard. Frankham. May 29, 1997. Zoo Biology. 16. 5. 377–389. CrossRef. 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:5<377::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-7.
  16. Realistic levels of inbreeding depression strongly affect extinction risk in wild populations. Julian J.. O’Grady. Barry W.. Brook. David H.. Reed. Jonathan D.. Ballou. David W.. Tonkyn. Richard. Frankham. November 1, 2006. Biological Conservation. 133. 1. 42–51. ScienceDirect. 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.05.016.
  17. Integrating biobanking minimises inbreeding and produces significant cost benefits for a threatened frog captive breeding programme. Lachlan G.. Howell. Richard. Frankham. John C.. Rodger. Ryan R.. Witt. Simon. Clulow. Rose M. O.. Upton. John. Clulow. March 29, 2021. Conservation Letters. 14. 2. CrossRef. 10.1111/conl.12776. 10536/DRO/DU:30160439. free.
  18. Predicting the Probability of Outbreeding Depression: Predicting Outbreeding Depression. Richard. Frankham. Jonathan D.. Ballou. Mark D. B.. Eldridge. Robert C.. Lacy. Katherine. Ralls. Michele R.. Dudash. Charles B.. Fenster. June 29, 2011. Conservation Biology. 25. 3. 465–475. 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01662.x. free.
  19. Effective population size/adult population size ratios in wildlife: a review. Richard. Frankham. October 29, 1995. Genetics Research. 66. 2. 95–107. 10.1017/S0016672300034455. free.
  20. Most species are not driven to extinction before genetic factors impact them. Derek. Spielman. Barry W.. Brook. Richard. Frankham. October 19, 2004. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101. 42. 15261–15264. 10.1073/pnas.0403809101. 15477597. 524053 . free .
  21. Web site: CONSERVATION GENETICS | Annual Review of Genetics. 10.1146/annurev.ge.29.120195.001513 .
  22. Web site: Richard (Dick) Frankham- Google Profile.
  23. A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field. John P. A.. Ioannidis. Jeroen. Baas. Richard. Klavans. Kevin W.. Boyack. August 12, 2019. PLOS Biology. 17. 8. e3000384. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384. 31404057 . 6699798 . free .
  24. Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators. John P. A.. Ioannidis. Kevin W.. Boyack. Jeroen. Baas. October 16, 2020. PLOS Biology. 18. 10. e3000918. 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. 33064726 . 7567353 . free .
  25. Where are we in conservation genetics and where do we need to go?. 2010. 10.1007/s10592-009-0010-2. Frankham. Richard. Conservation Genetics. 11. 2. 661–663.
  26. Genetic rescue of small inbred populations: meta-analysis reveals large and consistent benefits of gene flow. 2015. 10.1111/mec.13139. Frankham. Richard. Molecular Ecology. 24. 11. 2610–2618.
  27. Call for a Paradigm Shift in the Genetic Management of Fragmented Populations: Genetic management. Katherine. Ralls. Jonathan D.. Ballou. Michele R.. Dudash. Mark D. B.. Eldridge. Charles B.. Fenster. Robert C.. Lacy. Paul. Sunnucks. Richard. Frankham. March 29, 2018. Conservation Letters. 11. 2. e12412. 10.1111/conl.12412. free.
  28. L.G.. Howell. S.D.. Johnston. J.K.. O'Brien. R.. Frankham. J.C.. Rodger. S.A.. Ryan. C.T.. Beranek. J.. Clulow. D.S.. Hudson. R.R.. Witt. Modelling Genetic Benefits and Financial Costs of Integrating Biobanking into the Captive Management of Koalas. . 12. 8. 2022.
  29. Modeling genetic benefits and financial costs of integrating biobanking into the conservation breeding of managed marsupials. Lachlan G.. Howell. Peter R.. Mawson. Pierre. Comizzoli. Ryan R.. Witt. Richard. Frankham. Simon. Clulow. Justine K.. O'Brien. John. Clulow. Paul. Marinari. John C.. Rodger. April 29, 2023. Conservation Biology. 37. 2. 10.1111/cobi.14010. free.
  30. Suggested improvements to proposed genetic indicator for CBD. Richard. Frankham. August 1, 2021. Conservation Genetics. 22. 4. 531–532. Springer Link. 10.1007/s10592-021-01357-y.
  31. Evaluation of proposed genetic goals and targets for the Convention on Biological Diversity. Richard. Frankham. October 1, 2022. Conservation Genetics. 23. 5. 865–870. 10.1007/s10592-022-01459-1. free.
  32. Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Sean. Hoban. Michael W.. Bruford. Jessica M.. da Silva. W. Chris. Funk. Richard. Frankham. Michael J.. Gill. Catherine E.. Grueber. Myriam. Heuertz. Margaret E.. Hunter. Francine. Kershaw. Robert C.. Lacy. Caroline. Lees. Margarida. Lopes-Fernandes. Anna J.. MacDonald. Alicia. Mastretta-Yanes. Philip J. K.. McGowan. Mariah H.. Meek. Joachim. Mergeay. Katie L.. Millette. Cinnamon S.. Mittan-Moreau. Laetitia M.. Navarro. David. O’Brien. Rob. Ogden. Gernot. Segelbacher. Ivan. Paz-Vinas. Cristiano. Vernesi. Linda. Laikre. April 1, 2023. Conservation Genetics. 24. 2. 181–191. Springer Link. 10.1007/s10592-022-01492-0. 36683963. 9841145.

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