Miluska Olivera-Hyde, Ph.D.
Miluska is a Research Biologist at the Eastern Ecological Science Center in Kearneysville, WV.
Miluska Olivera-Hyde is a research biologist. She received her doctoral degree in fish and wildlife conservation from Virginia Tech, where she studied phylogenetics and morphometrics of mussels commonly known as pigtoes from the Green River, Kentucky. She also received her master’s degree in environmental and biological science from Troy University (Alabama) and her bachelor's degree in biology from the Universidad Nacional de San Agustin (Arequipa, Peru). Her research interests include population genetics/genomics and phylogenetics in mussels, fish, and wildlife species.
Science and Products
Conservation Genetics of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) and River Herring (Alosa aestivalis and Alosa pseudoharengus)
USGS scientists are studying American shad ( Alosa sapidissima ), blueback herring ( Alosa aestivalis ), and alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ; collectively “alosines”) to develop robust genetic baselines that will inform management practices for individual species.
Alosine Genetic Stock Identification and Tissue Repository
American Shad ( Alosa sapidissima ), Blueback Herring ( Alosa aestivalis ), and Alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ; collectively “alosines”) once supported large fisheries along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. However, impassable migration barriers, declines in habitat quality, and exploitation have led to declines in many spawning populations. Substantial resources have been invested to support the...
Science and Products
Conservation Genetics of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) and River Herring (Alosa aestivalis and Alosa pseudoharengus)
USGS scientists are studying American shad ( Alosa sapidissima ), blueback herring ( Alosa aestivalis ), and alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ; collectively “alosines”) to develop robust genetic baselines that will inform management practices for individual species.
Alosine Genetic Stock Identification and Tissue Repository
American Shad ( Alosa sapidissima ), Blueback Herring ( Alosa aestivalis ), and Alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ; collectively “alosines”) once supported large fisheries along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. However, impassable migration barriers, declines in habitat quality, and exploitation have led to declines in many spawning populations. Substantial resources have been invested to support the...