Faculty Projects and Publications

Malia Rivera

Education Specialist

Email: maliar@hawaii.edu
Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology
PO Box 1346
Kane‘ohe, HI 96744

Education

Ph.D. 2002, Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley
M.A. 1999, Zoology-Ecology Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
B.A. 1995 Zoology, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Professional Interests

K–12 and public education for marine science and conservation research in Hawai‘i
Population and conservation genetics in marine systems
Evolution and molecular systematics

Publications

Heildel, M & M Rivera 2005. Hawai‘i Beverage Container Deposit Program—An Educator’s Guide. University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, Honolulu, HI.

Rivera, M, C Kelley & G Roderick, 2004. Subtle population genetic structure in the Hawaiian Grouper, Epinephelus quernus as revealed by mitochondrial DNA analyses. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81: 449-468.

Rivera, M, G Graham & G Roderick, 2003. Isolation and characterization of nine nuclear microsatellites from the Hawaiian Grouper, Epinephelus quernus. Marine Biotechnology 5(2): 126-129.

Rivera, M, C Kelley, EG Grau, G Graham, and G Roderick. Population genetic analyses of Hapu‘upu‘u from across the Hawaiian archipelago. 2003 Hawaiian Bottomfish Report, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI.

Rivera, M, C Kelley and EG Grau. Genetic variation in ‘Opakapaka from East and South O‘ahu based on mtDNA Control Region DNA Sequences. 2003 Hawaiian Bottomfish Report, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI.

Rivera, M, G Roderick, S Taiti & F Howarth, 2002. Evolution in Hawaiian cave adapted isopods: Vicariant speciation or adaptive shifts? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25: 1-9.

Gillespie, R, M Rivera & J Garb, 1998. Taxonomy and Phylogeography of Hawaiian Araneae. In Proceeding of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Edinburgh 1997. (ed.) P.A. Selden. British Arachnological Society: Burnham Beeches, Bucks. pp 41-50.

Villablanca, FX, M Rivera & T Convertino-Waage, In revision. Cospeciation: A framework for the study of molecular evolutionary rates. Systematic Biology.

Rivera, M & R Gillespie, In revision. New species of endemic Hawaiian Argyrodes spiders (Theridiidae): the kleptoparasitic clade. Journal of Arachnology.

Selected Grants and Projects

CO-PI, Reef Missions-Exploring Remote Underwater Habitats with Autonomous Vehicles, NOAA Office of Education, 2006.
PI, Sea Perch Underwater ROV Building Workshop for Hawai‘i School Teachers, University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, 2006
PI, Hawai‘i Beverage Deposit Recycling Program K-12 Outreach, Department of Health, State of Hawai‘i, 2005.
PI, Hanauma Bay Education Program, University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program. City and County of Honolulu, 2005.

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