Faculty Projects and Publications

Brian W. Bowen

Ph.D. 1992, Genetics, University of Georgia (Advisor: Dr. John C. Avise)
M.A. 1987, Marine Biology, College of William and Mary (Advisor: Dr. John A. Musick)
B.S. 1980 Biology, Providence College (Advisor: Dr. John C. Avise)

Current goals:

Resolve the life history traits (especially dispersal ability and habitat specificity) that influence dispersal and population separations in Pacific reef organisms.
Test evolutionary models for how biodiversity is generated in the sea, including predictions for allopatric speciation, the center of accumulation hypothesis, and the center of origin hypotheses.
Expand and refine the library of nuclear introns available for population genetic studies of marine fishes and other aquatic organisms.
Provide phylogeographic surveys in the service of marine conservation, particularly to define management units and to assist the design of marine protected areas.

1994-2000 IUCN Species Survival Commission, Marine Turtle Specialist
1994-2000 Conservation Committee, Soc. Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
1998-present Fundacao Pro-TAMAR (Brazil) Ad-Hoc Consultants Committee
2000-2002 Lab for Conservation Genetics, Max Planck Inst., Scientific advisor
2001-2002 Steering Committee, North Atlantic Biogeography Project
2005-present Research Advisory Council, NW Hawaiian Islands Marine Sanctuary
2006-present Science and Statistics Committee, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council
2006-2008 Research Council, UH School of Oceanography (SOEST)