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Dr. Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei

Associate Professor

Faculty member in Ecology and Molecular Epidemiology

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Zoology Department, College of Sciences, ground floor, Office No. AB 58

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د. عبدالواحد بن فهد الرفاعي

Dr. Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei
Associate Professor of Ecology and Molecular Epidemiology

Zoology Department
College of Science
PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
afrefaei@ksu.edu.sa

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areas of expertise

 Ecology, Applied Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Protected Area, Biodiversity &Wild Conservation.
 Genetic classification, variation, and evolution of organisms.
 Genomics and parasitology in birds.
 Falcon genomics.

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publications
First evidence of breeding and eastward range expansion of the Mediterranean short-toed lark(Alaudala rufescens) in King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, Saudi Arabia

First evidence of breeding and eastward range expansion of the Mediterranean short-toed lark(Alaudala rufescens) in King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, Saudi Arabia.

by HAZEM ABDULLAH AL-ASMARI, ABDELWAHAB CHEDAD, ABDULAZIZ MUBARAK AL-QAHTANI, NUWAYYIR MOHAMMAD ALSHAMMARI, MOHAMMED HAMED ALTALHI,ABDULRAHAMAN SALEM ALZAHRANI, HUSSEIN H. ALKHAMIS,ABDULLAH MOHAMMED ALOWAIFEER, ABDULWAHED FAHAD ALREFAEI
2025
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First confirmed record of Calidris melanotos (Vieillot, 1819), Pectoral Sandpiper (Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae), at King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, Saudi Arabia

As part of regular bird surveys across various biotopes within the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve (KARR), including natural and artificial wetlands, two individuals of Calidris melanotos (…

by Abdulaziz Mubarak Al-Qahtani, Abdelwahab Chedad, Nuwayyir Mohammad Alshammari, Mohammed Hamed Altalhi, Hazem Abdullah Al-Asmari, Abdulrahaman Salem Alzahrani, Hussein H. Alkhamis, Abdullah Mohammed Alowaifeer, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei
2025
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The gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) genome

High-quality genome assemblies are characterized by high-sequence contiguity, completeness, and a low error rate, thus providing the basis for a wide array of studies focusing on natural species…

by Andrea Zuccolo,Sara Mfarrej, Mirko Celii, Saule Mussurova, Luis F. Rivera, Victor Llaca, Nahed Mohammed, Arnab Pain, Abdulmajeed Fahad Alrefaei, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Rod A. Wing
2023
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G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics

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course
ZOO 600 (Thesis)

The student conduct scientific research in one of the tracks and writes a dissertation under the supervision of a faculty member

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BID561 (Classification of Wildlife Organisms)

The concept of plant taxonomy, its objectives, and principles. Plant diversity, major divisions, and their classification. Microbiological diversity, its major divisions, and classification.…

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573 Zoo (Advanced Ecology (1))

Contents: Characteristics of aquatic and terrestrial populations (natality rate, mortality rate, density, and age distribution). Population growth, effect of abiotic factors on population growth (…

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