Faculty Projects and Publications
Brian W. Bowen
Associate Researcher
Visit Brian Bowen’s web page, part of the “ToBo Lab” web site
- Email: bbowen@hawaii.edu
- Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
- PO Box 1346
- Kane‘ohe, HI 96744
Education
- 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)
Research Interests
- Phylogeography, evolution, and conservation genetics of marine vertebrates.
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.
Publications
Professional Societies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- American Genetics Association
- Society for Conservation Biology
- Society for the Study of Evolution
- International Biogeography Society
- International Society for Reef Studies
Advisory Positions
- 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)
Editorial Positions
- 1993-1999 Genetica, Associate Editor
- 1996-present Herpetological Review, Associate Editor
- 1998-2000 Evolution, Associate Editor
- 2000-present Molecular Ecology, Editorial Review Board
- 2003-present Journal of Heredity, Associate Editor
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