Clara Díaz

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Clara Díaz is a Senior Researcher at the University of Central Arkansas, with a research focus on animal genetics and breeding, particularly concerning adaptation to environmental conditions. Her work investigates the genetic underpinnings of traits like thermotolerance in livestock, examining how genetic variations influence an animal's ability to withstand heat stress. This research often involves analyzing genomic data to identify specific regions associated with adaptive traits and productive performance.

Díaz's research extends to understanding farmer attitudes towards breeding tools and climate change adaptation strategies. She has published on the development and application of scales to measure farmers' willingness to adopt new breeding technologies and their perceptions of climate impacts on livestock. Her work also includes modeling the effects of factors such as maternal effects on growth traits in goat populations and assessing inbreeding coefficients and their impact on complex traits in cattle.

Her scholarly output includes over 105 publications, with approximately 1,950 citations, and an h-index of 25, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She collaborates with other researchers at the University of Central Arkansas, including L. D. Davis and Kenneth W. Miller, and maintains an active laboratory website to disseminate her research.

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• h-index: 25
• Publications: 105
• Citations: 1,975