Introduction The PCR-based analysis of homologous genes has become one of the most
powerful approaches for species detection and identification, particularly with the recent …

… JT Boehm is a PhD Candidate at the City University of New York Graduate Center and in
the lab of Michael Hickerson at the City College of New York. His main research interests focus …

Ocean circulation driving macro-algal rafting is believed to serve as an important mode of
dispersal for many marine organisms, leading to predictions on population-level genetic …

Identifying species involved in consumer–resource interactions is one of the main limitations
in the construction of food webs. DNA barcoding of prey items in predator guts provides a …

Understanding population structure and areas of demographic persistence and transients is
critical for effective species management. However, direct observational evidence to …

How urbanization shapes population genomic diversity and evolution of urban wildlife is
largely unexplored. We investigated the impact of urbanization on white-footed mice, …

The effective design of species conservation programs is reliant on information such as
extant geographic distribution, taxon-specific life-history characteristics, and the relative …

The dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) is widely distributed throughout near-shore
habitats of the Gulf of Mexico and is of commercial significance in Florida, where it is harvested …

Tens of millions of dried seahorses (genus Hippocampus) are traded annually, and the
pressure from this trade along with their life history traits (involved parental care and small …

MaterIaLs and Methods Oysters are called natural bioengineers since they create three-dimensional
structures (reefs) as they grow on the backs of older oysters (Dalton, Stringer, and …