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| B W BowenSummaryAffiliation: University of Hawaii Country: USA Publications
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Population genetics and phylogeography of sea turtlesB W Bowen
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 16:4886-907. 2007..Genetic studies have advanced our understanding of marine turtle biology and evolution, but significant gaps persist and provide challenges for the next generation of sea turtle geneticists...
Phylogeography of the reef fish Cephalopholis argus (Epinephelidae) indicates Pleistocene isolation across the Indo-Pacific Barrier with contemporary overlap in The Coral TriangleMichelle R Gaither
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology University of Hawaii PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
BMC Evol Biol 11:189. 2011....
Comparative phylogeography of Atlantic reef fishes indicates both origin and accumulation of diversity in the CaribbeanLuiz A Rocha
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, P, O, 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
BMC Evol Biol 8:157. 2008..The relative importance of these processes has long intrigued marine biogeographers but rarely has been tested...
Natal homing in juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta)Brian W Bowen
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 13:3797-808. 2004..Some of the coastal hazards that affect declining nesting populations may also affect the next generation of turtles feeding in nearby habitats...
Conservation implications of complex population structure: lessons from the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)B W Bowen
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, P O Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 14:2389-402. 2005..These findings demonstrate that surveys of multiple life stages are desirable to resolve management units in migratory marine species...
Mixed-stock analysis reveals the migrations of juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Caribbean SeaB W Bowen
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 16:49-60. 2007..The mixed-stock analysis demonstrates that harvests in feeding habitats will impact nesting colonies throughout the region, with the greatest detriment to nearby nesting populations...
Global phylogeography and seascape genetics of the lemon sharks (genus Negaprion)J K Schultz
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 17:5336-48. 2008..28) of any shark yet studied. Restricted oceanic dispersal and high coastal connectivity stress the importance of both local and international conservation efforts for these threatened sharks...
Shallow mtDNA coalescence in Atlantic pygmy angelfishes (genus Centropyge) indicates a recent invasion from the Indian OceanB W Bowen
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
J Hered 97:1-12. 2006..Estimates of effective female population sizes from mismatch and coalescence analyses are consistent with founder events by tens of individuals in the western Atlantic, followed by expansions to several million individuals...
Common misconceptions in molecular ecology: echoes of the modern synthesisStephen A Karl
Hawai i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai i, Manoa, Kane ohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 21:4171-89. 2012..This is clearly not an exhaustive list and many others can be added. It is, however, sufficient to illustrate why we all need to be more critical of our own understanding of molecular ecology and to be suspicious of self-evident truths...
Contrasting phylogeography in three endemic Hawaiian limpets (Cellana spp.) with similar life historiesChristopher E Bird
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kanehoe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 16:3173-86. 2007....
Extremely low genetic diversity in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)Jennifer K Schultz
Department of Zoology and Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
J Hered 100:25-33. 2009..Nonetheless, genotyping nearly every individual living during the past 25 years sets a new benchmark for low genetic diversity in an endangered species...
Rolling stones and stable homes: social structure, habitat diversity and population genetics of the Hawaiian spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)Kimberly R Andrews
Hawai i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai i, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, Hawai i 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 19:732-48. 2010..090, P < 0.001); this isolation may also influence social and genetic structure within Hawai'i. Our results illustrate that genetic and social structure are flexible traits that can vary between even closely-related populations...
Genetic consequences of introducing allopatric lineages of Bluestriped Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) to HawaiiMichelle R Gaither
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
Mol Ecol 19:1107-21. 2010..This species rapidly colonized across 2000 km without loss of genetic diversity, illustrating the consequences of introducing highly dispersive marine species...
Range-wide genetic connectivity of the Hawaiian monk seal and implications for translocationJennifer K Schultz
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI 96744, U S A
Conserv Biol 25:124-32. 2011..Thus, human-mediated translocation of seals among locations is not likely to result in genetic incompatibilities...
Global phylogeography of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)K M Duncan
Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, 2538 The Mall, EDM 152, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
Mol Ecol 15:2239-51. 2006....
Recent invasion of the tropical Atlantic by an Indo-Pacific coral reef fishLuiz A Rocha
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO, AA 34002 0948, USA
Mol Ecol 14:3921-8. 2005..Census data show a contemporary range expansion in the northeastern Atlantic linked to global warming...
Ecological speciation in tropical reef fishesLuiz A Rocha
Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, 7922, NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653, USA
Proc Biol Sci 272:573-9. 2005..This mechanism can explain the long-standing enigma of high biodiversity in coral reef faunas...
Adult habitat preferences, larval dispersal, and the comparative phylogeography of three Atlantic surgeonfishes (Teleostei: Acanthuridae)Luiz A Rocha
University of Florida, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653 3071, USA
Mol Ecol 11:243-52. 2002..bahianus has not been collected over deep sponge bottoms, and rarely settles outside shallow reefs. Overall, adult habitat preferences seem to be the factor that differentiates phylogeographical patterns in these reef-associated species...
