A5048615385- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Ethics in Clinical Research
National University of Singapore
2013-2020
Harborview Medical Center
2020
University of Washington
2020
University of British Columbia
2016
Southern Cross University
2009-2015
Australian Institute of Marine Science
2009-2015
Stylophora pistillata is a widely used coral "lab-rat" species with highly variable morphology and broad biogeographic range (Red Sea to western central Pacific). Here we show, by analysing Cytochorme Oxidase I sequences, from 241 samples across this range, that taxon in fact comprises four deeply divergent clades corresponding the Pacific-Western Australia, Chagos-Madagascar-South Africa, Gulf of Aden-Zanzibar-Madagascar Red Sea-Persian/Arabian Gulf-Kenya. On basis fossil record Stylophora,...
Remote populations are predicted to be vulnerable owing their isolation from potential source reefs, and usually low population size associated increased extinction risk. We investigated genetic diversity, subdivision connectivity in the brooding reef coral Seriatopora hystrix at limits of its Eastern Australian (EA) distribution three sites southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Over approximately 1270 km survey range, high levels were detected (global F ST = 0.224), with greatest range...
Abstract Aim Biogeographical barriers restrict the movement of individuals, resulting in population divergence, genetic differentiation, endemism and speciation. Yet, some demonstrate unequal effect across species depending on dispersal, which manifests varying structure. We test hypotheses that structure four coastal mangrove would reflect differences dispersal potential Malay Peninsula, a major biogeographical barrier Indo‐West Pacific region. Location East west coasts Peninsula. Taxon...
Over the last 150 years, Singapore’s primary forest has been reduced to less than 0.2% of its previous area, resulting in extinctions native flora and fauna. Remaining species may be threatened by genetic erosion inbreeding. We surveyed >95% remaining Singapore used eight highly polymorphic microsatellite loci assess diversity indices 179 adults (>30 cm stem diameter), 193 saplings (>1 yr), 1,822 seedlings (<1 yr) canopy tree Koompassia malaccensis (Fabaceae). tested hypotheses relevant...
Abstract Aim To understand the evolutionary history and local adaptation of marginal, subtropical populations a common reef‐building coral (genus Pocillopora ) their Symbiodinium endosymbionts. Location Subtropical coastal (Solitary Islands, Flinders Reef) offshore (Lord Howe Island, Middleton Reef, Elizabeth eastern Australia southern Great Barrier Reef ( GBR ). Methods Coral genetic diversity identity were assessed by sequence analysis mitochondrial (mt DNA region ORF ), PCR ‐based mt...