Faculty Projects and Publications

Ruth D. Gates

Associate Researcher

Office: (808) 236-7420
Lab: (808) 236-7493
Fax: (808) 236-7443
Email: rgates@hawaii.edu
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
PO Box 1346
Kane‘ohe, HI 96744

Education

Ph.D. 1990, Department of Biology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
B.Sc. 1984, Department of Biology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Research Interests

My overarching interest lies in the biological mechanisms and traits that drive the ability of marine organisms to respond to changes in their environment. Using tools drawn from the fields of molecular biology, developmental genetics, cell biology, biochemistry organismic physiology and ecology, and focusing on marine invertebrates, my research explores two specific areas: 1) the regulation and de-stabilization of coral/dinoflagellate symbioses, and 2) the evolution and development of animal sensory systems.

Publications

All publications, updated 9/25/07 (MS Word document)

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Muller-Parker, G., Cook, C. B., Gates, R. D., Gladfelter, E., Trench, R. K and Weis, V. In press. Len Muscatine (1932-2007) and his contributions to the understanding of algal-invertebrate endosymbiosis. Coral Reefs.

Leggat, W., Ainsworth, T. A., Bythell, J. C., Dove, S., Gates, R. D., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Iglesias-Prieto, R., Yellowlees D. 2007. The hologenome theory disregards the coral holobiont. Communication arising from Rosenberg et al (2007). Nature Reviews Microbiology DOI:10.1038/nrmicro1635C1.

Stat, M. and Gates, R. D. 2007. Vectored introductions of marine endosymbiotic dinoflagellates into Hawaii. Biological Invasions DOI:10.1007/s10530-007-9167-0.

Lesser, M. P., Bythell, J. C., Gates, R. D., Johnstone, R. W., Hoegh Guldberg, O. 2007. Are infectious diseases really killing corals?Alternative Interpretations of the Experimental and Ecological Data. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 346: 36–44.

Apprill. A. M., Bidigare, R. R. and Gates, R. D. 2007. Visibly healthy corals exhibit variable pigment concentrations and symbiont phenotypes. Coral Reefs 26: 387-397.

Mayfield, A. B. and Gates, R. D. 2007. Osmoregulation and osmotic stress in coral dinoflagellate symbiosis: Role in coral bleaching. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 147 (1): 1-10.

Biel K. Y., Gates R. D. and Muscatine L. 2007. Effects of free amino acids on the photosynthetic carbon metabolism of symbiotic dinoflagellates. Russian Journal Of Plant Physiology 54 (2): 171-183.

Apprill, A. M. and Gates, R. D. 2007. Recognizing diversity in coral symbiotic dinoflagellate communities. Molecular Ecology (16): 1127-1134.

van Oppen, M. J. H. and Gates R. D. 2006. Understanding the resilience of reef corals: the roles of molecular biology and genetics. Invited Review. Molecular Ecology 15 (13): 3863-3883.

Ridgway, T. and Gates, R. D. 2006. Why are there so few genetic markers available for coral population analyses? Symbiosis 41: 1-7.

Gleason, D. F., Edmunds, P. J. and Gates, R. D. 2006. Ultraviolet radiation effects on the behavior and recruitment of larvae from the reef coral Porites astreoides. Marine Biology 148: 503–512.

Edmunds, P. J., Gates, R. D., Leggat, W. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. 2005. The effect of temperature on the size and population density of dinoflagellates in larvae from the reef coral Porites astreoides. Invertebrate Biology 124 (3): 185-193.

Bebenek, I. G., Gates R. D., Morris, J., Hartenstein, V., Jacobs, D. K. 2004. sine oculis in the Basal Metazoa. Development, Genes and Evolution 214 (7): 342-351.

Edmunds, P. J. and Gates, R. D. 2004. Size-dependent differences in the photophysiology of the reef coral Porites astreoides. Biological Bulletin 206: 61-64.

Edmunds, P. J. and Gates, R. D. 2003. Has coral bleaching delayed our understanding of fundamental aspects of coral-dinoflagellate symbioses? BioScience 53(10): 976-980.

Jacobs, D. J. and Gates, R. D. 2003. Developmental Genes and the Reconstruction of Metazoan Evolution – Implications of Evolutionary Loss, Limits on Inference of Ancestry and Type 2 Errors. Integrative and Comparative Biology 43: 11-18.

Lee, S. E., Gates, R. D. and Jacobs, D. K. 2003. Gene fishing: the use of a simple protocol to isolate multiple homeodomain classes from diverse invertebrate taxa. Journal of Molecular Evolution 56: 509-516.

Edmunds, P. J., Gates, R. D. and Gleason, D. F. 2003. Tissue composition of Montastraea franksi during and eleven months after a natural bleaching event. Coral Reefs 22: 54-62.

Gates, R. D., Hadrys, T., Arenas-Mena, C. and Jacobs, D. K. 2002. Determining spatial and temporal patterns of developmental gene expression in vertebrates and invertebrates using in situ hybridization techniques. In: Methods and Tools in Biosciences and Medicine: Techniques in Molecular Evolution and Systematics (Eds. DeSalle, R., Giribet, G. and Wheeler, W.). Birkhauser Pp. 365-399.

Edmunds, P. J. and Gates, R. D. 2002. Normalizing physiological data for scleractinian corals. Coral Reefs 21 (2): 193-197.

Nallur, R. B., Gates, R. D., Ladurner, P.; Jacobs, D. K. and Hartenstein, V. 2002. Neurogenesis in the primitive bilaterian Neochildea I. Normal development and isolation of genes controlling neural fate. Development, Genes and Evolution 212 (2): 55-69.

Lee, S. E.; Gates, R. D. and Jacobs, D. K. 2001. The isolation of a Distal-less gene fragment from two molluscs. Development, Genes and Evolution 211: 506-508.

Edmunds, P. J., Gates, R. D. and Gleason, D. F. 2001. The biology of planulae freshly released from the reef coral Porites astreoides and their response to temperature disturbances. Marine Biology 139: 981-989.

Jacobs, D. K., Wray, C. G., Wedeen, C. J., Kostriken, R., DeSalle, R., Staton, J. L., Gates, R. D. and Lindberg, D. L. 2000. Molluscan engrailed expression, serial organization, and shell evolution. Evolution and Development 2(6): 340-347.

Gates, R. D. and Edmunds, P. J. 1999. The physiological mechanisms of acclimatization in tropical reef corals. American Zoologist 39(1): 30-43.

Gates, R. D., Bil, K. Y. and Muscatine L. 1999. The influence of an anthozoan "host factor" on the physiology of a symbiotic dinoflagellate. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 232(2): 241-259.

Muscatine, L.; Ferrier-Pages, C.; Blackburn, A.; Gates, R. D.; Baghdasarian, G. and Allemand, D. 1998. Cell-specific density of symbiotic dinoflagellates in tropical anthozoans. Coral Reefs 17(4): 329-337.

Gates, R. D., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., McFall Ngai, M., Bil, K. Y. and Muscatine, L. 1995. Free amino exhibit anthozoan “host factor” activity: They induce the release of photosynthate from symbiotic dinoflagellates in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 92 (16): 7430-7434.

Muscatine, L., Gates, R. D. and LaFontaine, I. 1994. Do symbiotic dinoflagellates secrete lipid droplets? Limnology and Oceanography 39 (4): 925-929.

Gates, R. D., Baghdasarian, G. and Muscatine, L. 1992. Temperature stress causes host cell detachment in symbiotic cnidarians: implications for coral bleaching. Biological Bulletin 182: 324-332.

Gates, R. D. and Muscatine, L. 1992. Three methods for isolating viable anthozoan endoderm cells with their intracellular symbiotic dinoflagellates. Coral Reefs 11: 143-145.

Bean, B., Fogle, T. and Gates, R. D. 1991. Rapid Hoechst staining for the sperm penetration assay. Fertility and Sterility 55 (1): 214-216.

Gates, R. D. 1990. Seawater temperature and sublethal coral bleaching in Jamaica. Coral Reefs 8: 193-197.

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