Publications
Building Guam’s Research Ecosystem

595

Total Publications (2015-2026)

29

Unique EPSCoR Authors

427

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

31

Publications with Students and Postdocs

RESEARCHER GROUPEPSCoR AuthorsEPSCoR Student and/or POSTDOCCitationPublication TypeYear Published
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAlexandrou MA, Cardinale BJ, Hall J, Delwiche CF, Fritschie K, Narwani A, Venail P, Bentlage B, Pankey M and Oakley T (2015) Evolutionary relatedness does not predict competition and co-occurrence in natural or experimental communities of green algae. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282: 20141745.Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BKayal E, Bentlage B, Cartwright P, Yanagihara AA, Lindsay DJ, Hopcroft RR and Collins AG (2015) Phylogenetic analysis of higher-level relationships within Hydroidolina (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) using mitochondrial genome data and insight into their mitochondrial transcription. PeerJ 3: e1403.Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLindsay DJ, Grossmann MM, Nishikawa J, Bentlage B, Collins AG (2015) DNA barcoding of pelagic cnidarians: current status and future prospects. Bulletin of the Plankton Society of Japan 62: 39-43.Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DCombosch D.J. & S.V. Vollmer 2015 Trans-Pacific RAD-Seq population genomics confirms introgressive hybridization in Eastern Pacific Pocillopora corals. Molecular Phylogenetic & Evolution 88: 154-162Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AShanks AL, MacMahan J, Morgan SG, Reniers AJHM, Jarvis M, Brown J, Fujimura A, Griesemer C (2015) Transport of larvae and detritus across the surf zone of a steep reflective pocket beach. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 528: 71-86, doi:10.3354/meps11223Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura ASoloviev A, Matt S, Fujimura A (2015) Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Freshwater Lenses in the Ocean’s Near-Surface Layer, Oceanography, 28(1): 142-149, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2015.14Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SR. Fernandez*, S. Lemer*, G. Giribet,. 2015. Comparative phylogeography and population genetic structure of three widespread mollusc species in the Mediterranean and near Atlantic. Marine Ecology, 36: 701-715Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SS. Lemer, D. Saulnier, Y. Gueguen, S. Planes,. 2015. Identification of genes associated with shell color in the black-lipped pearl ouster, Pinctada magaritifera. BMC Genomics, 16:568Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SS. Lemer, GY. Kawauchi, CS Andrade, MJ Boyle, G. Giribet,. 2015. Re-evaluating the phylogeny of Sipuncula through transcriptomics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 83: 174-183Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley, R, Klaus, S. & Ng, P. 2015. Phylogenetic relationships of the ubiquitous coral reef crab subfamily Chlorodiellinae (Brachyura, Xanthidae)Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RUyeno, ., Lasley, R, Moore, J, & Berumen, M. 2015. New records of Lobatolampea tetragona (Ctenophora: Lobata: Lobatolampeidae) from the Red Sea.Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Lecellier, G, Langlade, M, Planes, S, Berteaux-Lecellie,r V. 2015. Fringing reefs exposed to different levels of eutrophication and sedimentation can support similar benthic communitiesJournal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DSilva, J, Vaz, D & de Carvalho, M. 2015. Systematic implications of the anterior pectoral basal element in squaliform sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii). Copeia 103, 4: 874-885.Journal Article2015
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J (2015). Beat the chaos with a nice deep breath. Mariana’s Business Journal . Published on October 19, 2015 at https://mbjguam.com/2015/10/19/beat-the-chaos-with-a-nice-deep-breath/Newspaper/Business Journal2015
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (December 28, 2015). The tides of men-dominated leadership roles are changing. Mariana’s Business Journal V.13 – No.17.Newspaper/Business Journal2015
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (July 13, 2015). Note to customers – We are too busy for you! Mariana’s Business Journal V.13 – No.4.Newspaper/Business Journal2015
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. and Hernandez, R. (Aug. 10, 2015). The right way to know when you don’t know. Mariana’s Business Journal V.13 – No.9. [Rivera-80%; Hernandez-20%]Newspaper/Business Journal2015
EWDRivera JRivera, JJ. (Oct. 14, 2015). What is your emotional intelligence potential? SHRM Guam 2015 Conference Magazine.Conference Magazine2015
EWDSchumann FAsamizu, Munehiko, F.R. Schumann, and A. Chakraborty (2015) “Rural Tourism for Local Revitalization in Yamaguchi Prefecture.” In The Yamaguchi-Keizaigaku Zasshi, Yamaguchi Journal of Economics, Business Administrations & Laws, Vol. 63, No. 6, March 2015.Journal Article2015
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2015) “Micronesia, Tourism,” Encyclopedia of Tourism, ed. by Jafar Jafari and Honggen Xiao, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.Book Chapter2015
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2015) “The Marketing of International Sports Events to Local Small Island Hosts: A Guam Case Study,” Journal of Hospitality & Tourism, Volume 13, Number 1, 2015.Journal Article2015
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R., G. Rojas, M.C. Ruane, A.T. Santos, D. Mendiola-Hertslet, E.M. Agahan, and R. Pleadwell (2015) A Guidebook to Producing and Marketing Value-Added Products in Guam. Hagatna: The Bookpatch Publications. ISBN-10: 1633188183, ISBN-13: 9781633188181.Technical Report2015
Math FacultyOh HDr. Evan S. Fiedler (Author), Cristina Moreira PhD (Author), Hyunju Oh PhD (Author), Tesfaye Belay PhD (Author), Julie Kalk PhD (Author), Christopher Perry MS (Author), Yolanda Anderson PhD (Author), M. Masud Hasan PhD (Author), Farrah Jackson Ward PhD (Author), Qingxia Li PhD (Author) Critical Thinking Through Technology Applied in Collegiate Pedagogy, Resource Manual and Analysis of a Special Cooperative Project in the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program, 2015.Book2015
Math FacultyOh HHyunju Oh (2015): A Book Chapter Six Years Undergraduate Experiences at Bennett College , in Infusing Research into Historical Black Colleges and Universities Curricula, Emerald, pp63-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S1479-364420150000017004.M3392015
Math FacultyOh HJasmine Everett*, Marwah Jasim*, Hyunju Oh, Jan Rychtar, and Hakimah Smith* (2015): Modeling the Asian Carp Invasion Using Mathematical Evolutionary Game Theory, Springer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 109, pp. 81-90.Journal Article2015
Math FacultyOh HKira Crawford*, Aaleah Lancaster*, Hyunju Oh, and Jan Rychta (2015): A Voluntary use of insecticide-treated cattle can eliminate African Sleeping Sickness, Letters in Biomathematics, 2:1, 91-102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23737867.2015.1111777.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague TF, Boushey C, Leon Guerrero RT. Feasibility and use of the mobile food record for capturing eating occasions among children 3-10 years in Guam. Nutrients. 2015;7:4403-4415. doi:10.3390/nu7064403. (PMCID: PMC4488791)Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero RT, Chong M, Novotny R, Wilkens LR, Badowski G, Blas M, Murphy S. Validity and reliability of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire (ffq) for use in Guam. Food & Nutrition Research. 2015;59:26276;DOI:10.3402/fnr.v59.26276. (PMCID: PMC4422845)Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RPaulino, YC, Leon Guerrero RT, Natividad Z, Quinene J, Rosadino MG, Uncangco A. Overweight and obesity prevalence among public school children in Guam. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 2015 May;26(2 Suppl):53-62. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0066. (PMCID: PMC4503469)Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CHein, M.K. & C.S. Lobban. 2015. Rhoicosigma parvum sp. nov., a benthic marine diatom from the Bahamas and Western Pacific. Diatom Research 30: 75–85.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2015. A second species of Microtabella (Grammatophoraceae, Bacillariophyta) from Guam. Marine Biodiversity Records vol. 8, e151, 5 pp. doi:10.1017/S1755267215001293Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2015. Benthic marine diatom flora of Guam: new records, redescription of Psammodictyon pustulatum n. comb., n. stat., and three new species (Colliculoamphora gabgabensis, Lauderia excentrica, and Rhoiconeis pagoensis). Micronesica 2015-02, 49 pp.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2015. External ultrastructure of Progonoia diatreta, n. sp. (Bacillariophyta, Scoliotropidaceae) differs from P. musca and P. intercedens, n. comb. Phytotaxa 234: 246–254Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2015. Grammatophora ornata (Fragilariophyceae: Grammatophoraceae), a new species with areolate valvocopulae, from a coral reef. Diatom 31: 12–17.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., M.P. Ashworth, A. Car, W. Herwig & A. Ulanova. 2015. Licmosphenia revisited: transfer to Licmophora, redescription of L. clevei Mer., and descriptions of three new species. Diatom Research 30: 227–236.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LLozada-Misa, P, Kerr, A, Raymundo, L. 2015. Contrasting lesion dynamics of white syndrome in Porites spp. PLoS One. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0129841. 14 pp.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LMaynard, J, McKagan, S, Raymundo, L, Johnson, S, Ahmadia, G, Johnston, L, Houk, P, Williams, G, Kendall, M, Heron, S, van Hooidonk, R, McLeod, E. 2015. Assessing relative resilience potential of coral reefs to inform management in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tech. Rep. NOAA, CNMI BECQ, PICSC. 65 pp.Technical Report2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LMaynard, JA, McKagan, S, Raymundo, L, Johnson, S, Ahmadia, G, Johnston, L, Houk, P, Williams, G, Kendall, M, Heron, SF, van Hooidonk, R, Mcleod, E, Planes, S. 2015. Assessing relative resilience potential of coral reefs to inform management. Biological Conservation 192:109-119.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LMcCutcheon, AL, Raymundo, LJ, Jenson, JW, Prouty, NG, Lander, MA, Randall, RH. 2015. Testing the strontium/Calcium proxy for sea surface temperature reconstruction in the coral Porites lutea in Guam, Micronesia. WERI/ML Tech. Rep. 152/159. 87 pp.Technical Report2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LPinkerton K, DM Baker, MR Cuddy, LJ Raymundo, KA Meyer, & K Kim. 2015. Nitrogen dynamics on Guam as revealed by the seagrass Enhalus acoroides. Marine Ecology Progress Series 528:117-126.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ and Kerr, AM. 2015. Baseline assessment of coral condition in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: Monitoring sites and grounding sites. UOG ML. Tech. Rep. 161. 20 pp.Technical Report2015
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRosen, G, Rivera-Duarte, I, Dolecal, RE, Raymundo, LJ, Colvin, MA, Earley, PJ. 2015. Nickel and Copper toxicity to embryos of the long-spined sea urchin, Diadema savignyi. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 95(1):6-11Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherSchils TKerr A.M., Schils T. & Raulerson C.L. 2015. The University of Guam Herbarium: the first 50 years. Micronesica 2015: 1-7.Journal Article2015
Senior ResearcherSchils TVargas-Ángel B., Richards C.L., Vroom P.S., Price N.N., Schils T., Young C.W., Smith J., Johnson M.D. & Brainard R.E. 2015. Baseline assessment of net calcium carbonate accretion rates on U.S. Pacific reefs. PLoS ONE 10: e0142196.Journal Article2015
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BBentlage B, Rogers TS*, Bachvaroff TR and Delwiche CF (2016) Complex ancestries of isoprenoid synthesis in dinoflagellates. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 63: 123-137.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BKayal E, Bentlage B, Collins AG (2016) Insights into the transcriptional and translational mechanisms of linear organellar chromosomes in the box jellyfish Alatina alata (Cnidaria: Medusozoa: Cubozoa). RNA Biology 9: 799-809.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLawley JW*, Lewis Ames C, Bentlage B, Yanagihara A, Goodwill R, Kayal E, Hurwitz K, Collins AG (2016) Distribution of the box jellyfish Alatina alata: circumtropical species or multiple invasions? Biological Bulletin 231Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DCombosch D.J. & G. Giribet 2016 Clarifying phylogenetic relationships and the evolutionary history of the bivalve order Arcida (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Pteriomorphia). Molecular Phylogenetic & Evolution 94: 298-312Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura A, Soloviev A, Rhee SH, Romeiser R (2016) Coupled Model Simulation of Wind Stress Effect on Far Wakes of Ships in SAR Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54(5): 2543-2551, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2015.2502940Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AMorgan SG, Shanks AL, Fujimura A, Reniers AJHM, MacMahan J, Griesemer C, Jarvis M, Brown J (2016) Surf zone hydrodynamics as a key determinant of spatial variation in marine communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283: 20161017, doi:org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1017Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AShanks AL, Morgan SG, MacMahan J, Reniers AJHM, Kudela R, Jarvis M, Brown J, Fujimura A, Ziccarelli L, Griesemer C (2016) Variation in the abundance of Pseudo-nitzschia and domoic acid with surf zone type. Harmful Algae, 55: 172-178, doi:10.1016/j.hal.2016.03.004Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer S, Combosch DLemer, S., Combosch, D., Sotto, F., Giribet, G., Dumale, D., & Soliman, V. (2016). The family Pinnidae (Bivalvia) in the Philippine archipelago: observations on its distribution and phylogeography. NAUTILUS, 130(4), 137-145.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SS. Lemer, V. González, R. Bieler, G. Giribet,. 2016. Cementing mussels to oysters in the pteriomorphian tree: phylogenomic approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283:1833Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Pratchett M, Kerr A, Rivera-Posada J. 2016. The role of maternal nutrition on oocyte size and quality, with respect to early larval development in the coral-eating starfishJournal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCowan Z, Dworjanyn S, Caballes C, Pratchett M. 2016. Benthic predators influence microhabitat preferences and settlement success of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris).Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCowan Z, Dworjanyn S, Caballes C, Pratchett M. 2016. Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CRaymundo M, Caballes C. 2016. An insight into bat hunter behavior and perception with implications for the conservation of the critically endangered Philppine bare-backed fruit bat.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CTusso, S, Morcinek, K, Vogler, C, Schupp, PJ, Caballes CF, Vargas S, Wörheide, G. 2016. Genetic structure of the crown-of-thorns seastar in the Pacific Ocean, with focus on Guam.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Lecellier, G, Saulnier, D, Berteaux-Lecellier, V. 2016. Symbiodinium clades A and D differentially predispose Acropora cytherea to disease and Vibrio spp. colonisation.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DWeigmann, S., Vaz, D. F. B., White, W. T., de Carvalho, M. R. & Thiel, R. 2016. Distribution and comments on the morphology of Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 (Squaliformes: Somniosidae), with focus on its occurrence in the Indian Ocean. Marine Biodiversity, 46, pp. 641-653.Journal Article2016
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2016). Pokemon go in the workplace. Mariana’s Business Journal . Posted on August 22, 2016 at
https://mbjguam.com/2016/08/22/pokemon-go-in-the-workplace-needs-a-policy/
Newspaper/Business Journal2016
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (May 30, 2016). The five-generation workplace. Mariana’s Business Journal V.14 – No.2.Newspaper/Business Journal2016
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2016) “One Village One Product (OVOP) Strategy and Workforce Development: Lessons for Small Islands and Rural Communities,” Pacific Asia Inquiry, Volume 7, Number 1, Fall 2016.Journal Article2016
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2016) “Strategic Workforce Planning Needed for Guam’s Tourism Market,” Business Labor Trend, March 2016, Number 492, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training. ISSN: 1348-785X.Journal Article2016
EWDShelton AShelton, A. J., & Richmond, R. H. (2016). Watershed restoration as a tool for improving coral reef resilience against climate change and other human impacts. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 183(Part B), 430–437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.06.027Journal Article2016
Math FacultyOh HChasity Dorsett*, Hyunju Oh, Marie Laura Paulemond*, Jan Rychtar (2016): Optimal repellent usage to combat Dengue Fever, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 78:916-922, DOI 10.1007/sl 1538-016-0167-z.Journal Article2016
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, Vargas S, Worheide G. 2016. Evaluation and validation of reference genes for qPCR analysis to study climate change-induced stresses in Sinularia cf. cruciata (Octocorallia: Alcyonidae).Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RMaskarinec G, Morimoto Y, Blas-Laguana MS, Novotny R, Leon Guerrero RT. Bioimpedence to Assess Breast Density as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer in Adult Women and Adolescent Girls. Asia Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(1):65-71. DOI:10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.1.65 (PMCID: PMC4758674)Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNigg CR, Anwar M-U, Braun KL Mercado J, Fialkowski MK, Ropeti Areta AA, Belyeu-Camacho T, Bersamin A, Leon Guerrero R, Castro R, DeBaryshe B, Vargo AM, Van der Ryn M, Braden KW, Novotny R. A Review of Promising Multicomponent Environmental Child Obesity Prevention Intervention Strategies by the Children's Healthy Living Program. Journal of Environmental Health. 2016; 79(3): 18-26. (PMID: 29120137)Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny R, Li F, Fialkowski MK, Bersamin A, Ropeti Areta AA, Deenik J, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero RT, Wilkens L. Prevalence of obesity and acanthosis nigricans among young children in the Children's Healthy Living Program in the United States Affiliated Pacific. Medicine. 2016 Sept;95:37(e4711). DOI.org/10.1097/MD0000000000004711 (PMCID: PMC54012561).Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RYamanaka A, Fialkowski MK, Wilkens L, Li F, Ettienne R, Fleming T, Power J, Deenik J, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero RT, Novotny R. Quality Assurance of Data Collection in the Multi-site Community Randomized Trial and Prevalence Survey of the Children's Healthy Living Program. BMC Research Notes. 2016;9:432. DOI:10.1186/s13104-016-2212-2. (PMID:27590179)Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLobban CLi, C.L., M.P. Ashworth, A. Witkowski, C.S. Lobban, I. Zgłobicka, K.J. Kurzydłowski & S. Qin. 2016. Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of diversity among small araphid diatoms all lacking rimportulae. I. Five new genera, eight new species. J. Phycol. 52: 1018–1036.Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. & C.O. Perez. 2016. A second species of bleakeleyoid diatoms (Bacillariophyta, Fragilariales), Koernerella grunowii, from Grunow’s 1867 Honduras Sargassum materials. Nova Hedwigia 102: 547–552.Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. & M. Schefter. 2016. An integrated model of the biology of the marine symbiosis Maristentor dinoferus. In, G. Witzany and M. Nowacki (eds.) Biocommunication of Ciliates, pp. 305–326 (Chapter 17). Springer International Publishing Switzerland.Book Chapter2016
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Myers, RL, Lozada-Misa, PL. 2016. A role of the gastropod Coralliophila violacea in the transmission of white syndrome in the scleractinian corals Porites spp. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 119:75-83Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Weil, E. 2016. Chapter 23: Indo-Pacific Colored Band Diseases. In: C. Woodley, C. Downs, A. Bruckner, J. Porter, S. Galloway (eds). Diseases of Corals. Blackwell Publ. pp. 333-344.Book Chapter2016
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LVan Hooidonk, R, Maynard, J, Tamelander, J, Gove, J, Ahmadia, G, Raymundo, L, Williams, G, Heron, S, Planes, S. 2016. Local-scale projections of coral reef futures and implications of the Paris Agreement. Nature Science Reports 6:39666. DOI: 10.1038/srep39666. 8 pp.Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherSchils TEtti T.R. & Schils T. 2016. Global biogeography of marine algae with applications for coral reef connectivity. Proceedings of the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, Honolulu: 28-47.Conference Proceedings2016
Senior ResearcherSchils TGabriel D., Draisma S.G.A., Sauvage T., Schmidt W.E., Schils T., Lim P.-E., Harris D.J. & Fredericq S. 2016.Multilocus phylogeny reveals Gibsmithia hawaiiensis (Dumontiaceae, Rhodophyta) to be a speciescomplex from the Indo-Pacific, with the proposal of G. eilatensis sp. nov. Phytotaxa 277(1): 1-20.Journal Article2016
Senior ResearcherSchils TSchils T. & Guiry M.D. 2016. Donor-recipient relationships of non-indigenous marine macroalgae betweentropical Pacific Islands. Cryptogamie Algologie 37 (3): 1-14.Journal Article2016
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BGrange, L. J., Smith, C. R., Lindsay, D. J., Bentlage, B., & Youngbluth, M. J. (2017). High Abundance of the Epibenthic Trachymedusa Ptychogastria polaris Allman, 1878 (Hydrozoa, Trachylina) in Subpolar Fjords along the West Antarctic Peninsula. PloS one, 12(1), e0168648.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLindsay, D. J., Grossmann, M. M., Bentlage, B., Collins, A. G., Minemizu, R., Hopcroft, R. R., … Nishikawa, J. (2017). The perils of online biogeographic databases: a case study with the “monospecific” genus Aegina (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Narcomedusae). Marine Biology Research, 13(5), 494–512. https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2016.1268261Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BNarwani, A., Bentlage, B., Alexandrou, M. A., Fritschie, K. J., Delwiche, C., Oakley, T. H., & Cardinale, B. J. (2017). Ecological interactions and coexistence are predicted by gene expression similarity in freshwater green algae. Journal of Ecology, 105(3), 580-591.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DCombosch, D. J., Collins, T. M., Glover, E. A., Graf, D. L., Harper, E. M., Healy, J. M., ... & Taylor, J. D. (2017). A family-level Tree of Life for bivalves based on a Sanger-sequencing approach. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 107, 191-208.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch D, Lemer SCombosch, D. J., Lemer, S., Ward, P. D., Landman, N. H., & Giribet, G. (2017). Genomic signatures of evolution in Nautilus–an endangered living fossil. Molecular Ecology.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DM Schwentner, DJ Combosch, JP Nelson, G Giribet. A Phylogenomic Solution to the Origin of Insects by Resolving Crustacean-Hexapod Relationships - Current Biology, 2017Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura AG, Reniers AJHM, Paris CB, Shanks AL, MacMahan JH, Morgan SG (2017) Numerical simulations of onshore transport of larvae and detritus to a steep pocket beach. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 582: 33-43, doi:10.3354/meps12331Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura AG, Riegl BM (2017) Effects of water flow on intra- and intercolonial variabilities in bleaching of the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 490: 29-33, doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2017.02.006Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AMorgan SG, Shanks AL, MacMahan J, Reniers AJHM, Griesemer CD, Jarvis M, Fujimura AG, Brown J (2017) Surf zones regulate larval supply and zooplankton subsidies to nearshore communities. Limnology and Oceanography, 62(6): 2811-2828, doi:10.1002/lno.10609Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SGilbert, P. U., Bergmann, K. D., Myers, C. E., Marcus, M. A., DeVol, R. T., Sun, C. Y., ... & Tamura, N. (2017). Nacre tablet thickness records formation temperature in modern and fossil shells. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 460, 281-292.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SLi, J., Lemer, S., Giribet, G., Kirkendale, L., Bieler, R., & Cavanaugh, C. (2017, March). Seeing the Light: Evolution of Photosymbiosis in Marine Cockles. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY (Vol. 57, pp. E328-E328). JOURNALS DEPT, 2001 EVANS RD, CARY, NC 27513 USA: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Pratchett M, Buck A. 2017. Interactive effects of endogenous and exogenous nutrition on larval development for crown-of-thorns starfish.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Pratchett M, Raymundo M, Riera-Posada J. 2017. Environmental tipping points for sperm motility, fertilisation, and early development in the crown-of-thorns starfish.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Pratchett M. 2017. Enviornmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish. Acanthaster spp.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCowan Z, Ling S, Dworjanyn S, Caballes C, Pratchett M. 2017. Interspecific variation in potential importance of planktivorous daselfishes as predators of Acanthaster sp. eggs.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Cowan Z, Nadler L, Caballes C, Hoey A, Messmer V, Fletcher C, Westcott D, Ling S. 2017. Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Dworjanyn S, Mos B, Caballes C, Thompson C, Blowes S. 2017.Larval survivorship and settlement of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at varying algal cell densities.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HGelin, P, Fauvelot, C, Mehn, V, Bureau, S, Rouze, H, Magalon, H. 2017. Superclone expansion, long- distance clonal dispersal and local genetic structuring in the coral Pocillopora damicornis type β in Reunion Island, South Western Indian OceanJournal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Lecellier, G, Saulnier, D, Planes, S, Gueguen, Y, Berteaux-Lecellier, V.2017. An updated assessment of Symbiodinium spp. that associate with common scleractinian corals from Moorea (French Polynesia) reveals high diversity among background symbionts and a novel finding of clade B.Journal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Leray, M, Magalon, H, Penin, L, Gelin, P, Knowlton, N, Fauvelot, C. 2017. Molecular characterization reveals the complexity of previously overlooked coral-exosymbiont interactions and the implications for coral-guild ecologyJournal Article2017
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DSilva, J, Vaz, D, & de Carvalho, M. 2017. Phylogenetic inferences on the systematics of squaliform sharks based on elasmobranch scapular morphology (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 182, 3: 614-630.Journal Article2017
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2017). The resilient leader. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on Nov. 13th issue from https://mbjguam.com/2017/11/13/the-resilient-leader-and-facing-adversity/Newspaper/Business Journal2017
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (Jan. 2017). Make a list and check it twice: 2017 policy updates. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on January 9th issue from https://mbjguam.com/2017/01/09/make-a-list-and-check-it-twice-2017-policy-updates/Newspaper/Business Journal2017
EWDRivera JRivera, JJ. (Oct. 2017). The University of Guam SHRM Collegiate Chapter. SHRM Guam 2017 Conference Magazine.Conference Magazine2017
EWDRivera JRuane, M.M., Rivera, J.J., Santos, J., et al. (2017). 2016 CNMI economic report. Published online at https://www.uog.edu/schools-and-colleges/school-of-business-and-public-administration/regionalcenter-for-public-policy [Ruane-40%; Rivera-20%; Santos-30%; et al-10%]Technical Report2017
EWDSchumann FGong, J. Y., Schumann, F., Chiu, D. W., & Ho, K. K. (2017). Tourists' Mobile Information Seeking Behavior: An Investigation on China's Youth. International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE), 7(1), 58-76.Journal Article2017
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2017) Changing Trends in Japan's Employment and Leisure Activities: Implications for Tourism Marketing. Singapore: Springer International Publications.Book2017
Math FacultyOh HSat Gupta, Igor Erovenko, Hyunju Oh, Jan Rychtar, and Dewey Taylor (2017): Undergraduate Students Can do Meaningful Research, Special Proceedings of 19th Annual Conference of SSCA, 21-29.Conference Proceedings2017
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CAngulo-Preckler C, Leiva C, Avila C, Taboada S. 2017. Macroinvertebrate communities from the shallow soft-bottoms of Deception Island (Southern Ocean): A paradise for opportunistsJournal Article2017
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CTaboada S, Leiva C, Bas M, Schult N, McHugh D. 2017. Cryptic species and colonization processes in Ophryotrocha (Annelida, Dorvilleidae) inhabiting vertebrate remains in the shallow-water MediterraneanJournal Article2017
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, Vargas S, Poliseno A. 2017. Mitochondrial RNA processing in absence of tRNA punctuations in octocoralsJournal Article2017
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, Vargas S, Wörheide G. (2017). Exploring the mitochondrial response to oxidative DNA damage in octocorals. PeerJ PreprintsJournal Article2017
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TKelokelo MLongenecker, Ken & Langston, Ross & Bolick, Holly & Crane, Matthew & J Donaldson, Terry & Franklin, Erik & Kelokelo, Mildred & Kondio, Utula & Potuku, Tapas. (2017). Rapid reproductive analysis and length-weight relations for five species of coral-reef fishes (Actinopterygii) from Papua New Guinea: Nemipterus isacanthus, Parupeneus barberinus, Kyphosus cinerascens, Ctenochaetus striatus (Perciformes), and Balistapus undulatus (Tetraodontiformes). Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria. 47. 107-124. 10.3750/AIEP/02146.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero RT, Novotny R, Wilkens LR, Chong M, White KK, Shvetsov YB, Buyum A, Badowski G, Blas-Laguana M. Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in the Breast Cancer Risk Model study of Guam and Saipan. Cancer Epidemiology. 2017; 50PB:221-223. DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.04.008 (PMCID: PMC5682949)Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RMatanane L, Silva J, Li F, Leon Guerrero RT, Novotny R, Barber R, Fialkowski M. “Para I Famagu’on-Ta”: Fruit And Vegetable Intake, Food Store Environment, And Childhood Overweight/Obesity In The Children’s Healthy Living Program On Guam. Hawaii J Med & Pub Health. 2017;76(8): 225-233. (PMCID: PMC5551277)Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny R, Li F, Leon Guerrero RT, Coleman P, Ropeti Areta AA, Bersamin A, Deenik J, Wilkens L. Dual Burden of Malnutrition in US Affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions in the Children's Healthy Living Program. BMC Public Health. BMC Public Health. 2017;17:483. DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4377-6. (PMCID: PMC5440961).Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny R, Li F, Wilkens L, Fialkowski M, Fleming T, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero R, Bersamin A, and Deenik J. 2017. Economic Influences on Child Growth Status, from the Children’s Healthy Living Program in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region. ADBI Working Paper 698. Tokyo: Asian Development Bank Institute. Available: https://www.adb.org/publications/economic-influences-child-growth-statusWorking Paper2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny R, Wilkens LR, Nigg CR, Braun K, Butel J< Areta A, Coleman P, Belyeu-Camacho T, Greenberg J, Bersamin A, Leon Guerrero R, Barber LR, Fialkowski MK, and De la Cruz-Talbert E. Effectiveness of the Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) Multilevel Multicomponent Community Intervention Program in 5 US Affiliated Pacific Jurisdictions. The FASEB Journal. April 2017;31(1):640.37.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RYonemori KM, Ennis T, R Novotny, Fialkowski MK, Ettienne R, Wilkens LR, Leon Guerrero RT, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Li F, Boushey CJ. Collecting wrappers, labels, and packages to enhance accuracy of food records among children 2–8 years in the Pacific region: Children’s Healthy Living Program (CHL). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 2017;64:112-118. DOI:doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2017.04.012. (PMCID: PMC5792074)Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLobban CAshworth, M.P., C.S. Lobban, A. Witkowski, E.C. Theriot, M.J. Sabir, M.N. Baeshen, N.H. Hajarah, N.A. Baeshen, J.S. Sabir & R.K. Jansen. 2017. Molecular and morphological investigations of the stauros-bearing, raphid pennate diatoms (Bacillariophyceae): Craspedostauros E.J. Cox and Staurotropis T.B.B. Paddock, and their relationship to the rest of the Mastogloiales. Protist 168: 48–70.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. & M. Schefter. 2017. Writing Undergraduate Lab Reports. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.Book2017
Senior ResearcherLobban CPennesi, C., A. Caputo, C.S. Lobban, M. Poulin & C. Totti. 2017. Morphological discoveries in the genus Diploneis (Bacillariophyceae) from the tropical west Pacific, including the description of new taxa. Diatom Research 32: 195–228.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LDuprey, N, Wang, XT, Thompson, PD, Pleadwell, J, Raymundo, LJ, Kim, K, Sigman, DM, Baker, DM. 2017. Life and death of a sewage treatment plant recorded in a coral skeleton ∂15N record. Marine Pollution Bulletin online first https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.04.023Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LMaynard, J, Marshall, P, Parker, B, Mcleod, E, Ahmadia, G, van Hooidonk, R, Planes, S, Williams, GJ, Raymundo, L, Beeden, R, Tamelander, J. 2017. A Guide to Assessing Coral Reef Resilience for Decision Support. UN Environment Programme. Nairobi, Kenya. 52 pp.Technical Report2017
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LMeyer, JL, Paul, V, Raymundo, L, Teplitski, M. 2017. Comparative metagenomics of the polymicrobial Black Band Disease of corals. Frontiers in Microbiology: Aquatic Microbiology. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2017.00618.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Burdick, D, Lapacek, VA, Miller, R, Brown, V. 2017. Anomalous temperatures and extreme tides: Guam staghorn Acropora succumb to a double threat. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 564:47-55.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LVan Hooidonk, R, Maynard, J, Tamelander, J, Gove, J, Ahmadia, G, Raymundo, L, Williams, G, Heron, S, Tracey, D, Parker, B, Planes, S. 2017. Coral Bleaching Futures – Downscaled projections of bleaching conditions for the world’s coral reefs, implcations of climate policy and management responses. United Nationsl Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. 71 pp.Technical Report2017
Senior ResearcherSchils TGabriel D., Draisma S.G.A., Schmidt W.E., Schils T., Sauvage T., Maridakis C., Gurgel C.F.D., Harris D.J. &Fredericq S. 2017. Beneath the hairy look: the hidden reproductive diversity of the Gibsmithia hawaiiensiscomplex (Dumontiaceae, Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 53(6) :1171-1192.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherSchils THoffman R., Wynne M.J., Schils T., Lopez-Bautista J. & Verbruggen H. 2017. Codium pulvinatum(Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta), a new species from the Arabian Sea, recently introduced into theMediterranean Sea. Phycologia 57(1): 79-89.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherSchils TMoeller M., Nietzer S., Schils T. & Schupp P.J. 2017. Low sediment loads affect survival of coral recruits:the first weeks are crucial. Coral Reefs 36(1): 39–49.Journal Article2017
Senior ResearcherSchils TSchils T. & Houk P. 2017. Management Plan. Marine Resources Surveys of Naval Base Guam and Naval Support Activity Andersen Air Force Base. Prepared by Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas and Naval Support Activity Andersen Air Force Base. 17 pp.Technical Report2017
Senior ResearcherSchils T, Donaldson TSchils T., Houk P., Biggs J.S., Donaldson T.J., Kense A. & McLean M. 2017. Marine Resources Surveys ofNaval Base Guam and Naval Support Activity Andersen Air Force Base. Prepared by Marine Laboratory,University of Guam, for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas and Naval Support ActivityAndersen Air Force Base. 158 pp.Technical Report2017
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BBentlage, B., Osborn, K. J., Lindsay, D. J., Hopcroft, R. R., Raskoff, K. A., & Collins, A. G. (2018). Loss of metagenesis and evolution of a parasitic life style in a group of open-ocean jellyfish. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124, 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.030Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BJackrel, S. L., Narwani, A., Bentlage, B., Levine, R. B., Hietala, D. C., Savage, P. E. Cardinale, B. J. (2018). Ecological Engineering Helps Maximize Function in Algal Oil Production. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(15). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00953-18Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BKayal, E., Bentlage, B., Sabrina Pankey, M., Ohdera, A. H., Medina, M., Plachetzki, D. C., Ryan, J. F. (2018). Phylogenomics provides a robust topology of the major cnidarian lineages and insights on the origins of key organismal traits. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1142-0Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AEdmunds, P. J., McIlroy, S. E., Adjeroud, M., Ang, P., Bergman, J. L., Carpenter, R. C., Mitarai, S. (2018). Critical Information Gaps Impeding Understanding of the Role of Larval Connectivity Among Coral Reef Islands in an Era of Global Change. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 290. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00290Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura A. (2018). Plankton in turbulence. De Physicus, 29(2): 62-63Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura, A. G., Reniers, A. J. H. M., Paris, C. B., Shanks, A. L., MacMahan, J. H., & Morgan, S. G. (2018). Mechanisms of Cross-Shore Transport and Spatial Variability of Phytoplankton on a Rip-Channeled Beach. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 183. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00183 (Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AShanks AL, Morgan SG, MacMahan J, Reniers AJHM, Jarvis M, Brown J, Fujimura A, Ziccarelli L, Griesemer C (2018) Persistent differences in horizontal gradients in phytoplankton concentration maintained by surf zone hydrodynamics. Estuaries and Coasts, 41(1): 158-176, doi:10.1007/s12237-017-0278-2Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Caballes C. 2018. The crown-of-thorns starfish. In: Sheppard CRC, Davy S, Piling G, Graham J (Eds.) The Biology of Coral Reefs. Pp. 173-175. Oxford University Press. Oxford, UK.Book Chapter2018
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CWilmes J, Caballes C, Cowan Z, Howey A, Lang B, Messmer V, Pratchett M. 2018. Contributions of pre-versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.)Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RPachelle, P, Leray, M, Anker, A, Lasley, R. 2018. Five new records of marine shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea Stenopodidea) from the Caribbean coast of Panama. Zootaxa 4438(1): 128-136.Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Hedouin, L. 2018. Bilateral asymmetry in bleaching susceptibility within a giant clam, Tridacna maximaJournal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D & de Carvalho, M. 2018. New Species of Squatina (Squatiniformes: Squatinidae) from Brazil, with Comments on the Taxonomy of Angel Sharks from the Central and Northwestern Atlantic. Copeia 106, 1: 144–160.Journal Article2018
EWDRivera JCasimbon, R.G., Rivera, J.J., Ruane, J.E., and Ruane, M.C. (2018). Factors that explain or correlate with corruption in the united states of america: a regression analysis. Asia Pacific Business and Economic Perspectives Journal - Volume 6, Issue 1. [Casimbon-60%; Rivera-20%; Ruane, J.E.-10%; Ruane, M.C.-10%]Journal Article2018
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2018). Caution - emotional hijacking in progress. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on March 19th issue from https://mbjguam.com/2018/03/19/caution-emotional-hijacking-in-progress/Conference Magazine2018
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2018). Performance-what is so hard about getting better. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on December 24th issue from https://mbjguam.com/2018/12/24/performance-what-is-so-hard-aboutgetting-better/Newspaper/Business Journal2018
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2018). The importance of genuine organizational culture. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on October 29th issue from https://mbjguam.com/2018/10/29/the-importance-of-genuine-organizationalculture/Newspaper/Business Journal2018
EWDRivera JRivera, JJ. and Colfax, R.S., (Sept. 2018). What does the HR program alignment mean for Guam? SHRM Guam 2018 Conference Magazine. [Colfax-50%; Rivera-50%]Conference Magazine2018
EWDSangueza CJames, G., Miller, M., & Sangueza, C. (2017). The impact of Action Research on teacher’s instructional practices and their students’ learning experiences in the K-12 classroom. Micronesian Educator.Journal Article2018
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2018). Managing educational tourism in higher education: A Guam case study. Journal of Global Tourism Research, Volume 3, Number 2, 2018.Journal Article2018
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CAlvarez-Campos P, Taboada S, San Martin G, Leiva C, Riesgo A. 2018. Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of reproductive modes within flattened syllids (Annelida: Syllidae) with the description of a new genus and six new speciesJournal Article2018
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CLeiva C, Riesgo A, Avila C, Rouse G, Taboada S. 2018. Population structure and phylogenetic relationships of a new shallow-water Antarctic phyllodocid annelidJournal Article2018
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, Vargas S, Wörheide G. (2018). Modified parallel strategies for preparation of heteroduplex plasmids for in vitro mismatch repair assays. Analytical Biochemistry. 556, 35–39Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RButel J, Nigg CR, Boushey CJ, Braun KL, Davis J, Leon Guerrero RT, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Fleming T, Novotny R. What Supports and Hinders Community Intervention Success? A Cross-Case Study of the Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) Program. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2018;50(7) Supplement page S119. DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.165Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny, R. Davis J, Butel J, Boushey CJ, Fialkowski MK, Nigg CR, Braun KL, Leon Guerrero RT, Coleman P, Bersamin A, Areta AAR, Barber LR, Belyeu-Camacho T, Greenberg J, Fleming T, Dela Cruz-Talbert E, Yamanaka A, Wilkens LR. Effect of the Children's Healthy Living Program on Young Child Overweight, Obesity, and Acanthosis Nigricans in the US Affiliated Pacific Region: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2018;1(6):e183896. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3896.Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RPalafox N, Leon Guerrero RT, Robinett H, Peterson J, Ward D, Vogel CW. Advancing Cancer Health Equity in Pacific Islanders: A 15-Year Investment in Cancer Research, Training and Outreach in Guam, Hawaii and the U.S. Associated Pacific Islands. Journal of Global Oncology. 2018;4:17. (abstract) DOI:10.1200/jgo.18.32100.Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. & G. Reid. 2018. New Arcuatasigma species (Bacillariophyta, Pleurosigmataceae) from Guam and Belize, and the taxonomic identities of Toxonidea challengeriensis and its variety. Phytotaxa 346: 169–179. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.346.2.4Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2018. Climaconeis desportesiae and C. leandrei (Bacillariophyta, Berkeleyaceae), two new curved species from Guam, Western Pacific. Cryptogamie Algologie. 39: 349–363.Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., B.G. Tharngan & M.P. Ashworth. 2018. Four new Licmophora species (Licmophorales), with a review of valve characters and exploration of cingulum characters, including a new septum type. Diatom Research 33: 187–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269249X.2018.1473292Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CPark, J.S., C.S. Lobban & K.-W. Lee. 2018. Diatoms associated with seaweeds from Moen Island in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia. Phytotaxa 351: 101–140. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.351.2.1Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CRiaux-Gobin, C., A. Witkowski, A. Igersheim, C.S. Lobban, A.Y. Al-Handal & P. Compère. 2018. Planothidium juandenovense sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) from Juan de Nova (Scattered Islands, Mozambique Channel) and other tropical environments: A new addition to the Planothidium delicatulum complex. Fottea 18: 106–119. https://doi.org/10.55707/fot.2017.019Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherLobban CSabir, J.S.M., E.C. Theriot, C.S. Lobban, A.M. Alhebshi, A.L. Al-Malki, N.H. Hajrah, M.A. Khiyami, A.Y. Obaid, R.K. Jansen & M.A. Ashworth. 2018. Systematics of araphid diatoms with asymmetric rimoportulae or densely packed virgae, with particular attention to Hyalosynedra (Ulnariaceae, Bacillariophyta). Phytotaxa 347: 1–49.Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LLaRoche, CK, Goldstein, BR, Cybulski, JD, Raymundo, LJ, Aoki, LR, Kim, K. 2018. Decade of change in Enhalus acoroides seagrass meadows in Guam, Mariana Islands. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18062Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Goldstein, BR, Baker, D, Kim, K, McIlroy, S, Thompson, P, Lapacek, V, Duprey, N, Cybulski, J, LaRoche, C, Geeraert, N. 2018. Atlas of the nearshore shallow benthic habitats within the Manell-Geus Habitat Focus Area. Univ. of Guam Marine Lab Tech. Rep. 163. 63 pp.Technical Report2018
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Licuanan, WY, Kerr, AM. 2018. Adding insult to injury: Ship groundings are associated with coral disease in a pristine reef. PLoS One. 13(9):e020939.Journal Article2018
Senior ResearcherSchils TLeliaert F., Payo D.A., Gurgel C.F.D., Schils T., Draisma S.G.A., Saunders G.W., Kamiya M., Sherwood A.R.,Lin S.-M., Huisman J.M., Le Gall L., Anderson R.J., Bolton J.J., Mattio L., Zubia M., Payri C., Spokes T., VieiraC., Coppejans E., D'hondt S., Verbruggen H. & De Clerck O. 2018. Patterns and drivers of species diversityin the Indo-Pacific red seaweed Portieria. Journal of Biogeography 45(10): 2299-2313.Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAcevedo MJ, Straehler-Pohl I, Morandini AC, Stampar SN, Bentlage B, Matsumoto GI, Yanagihara A, Toshino S, Bordehore C, Fuentes VL (2019) Revision of the genus Carybdea (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeidae): clarifying the identity of its type species Carybdea marsupialis. Zootaxa 4543: 515-548.Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch D, Lemer SC. Laumer, R. Fernandez, S. Lemer, D. Combosch, K. Kocot, A. Riesgo, S. Andrade, W. Sterrer, M. Sorensen, G. Giribet. 2019. Revisiting metazoan phylogeny with genomic sampling oof all phyla. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: 286Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DLeiva, Carlos, Sergi Taboada, Nathan J. Kenny, et al. 2019. Population Substructure and Signals of Divergent Adaptive Selection despite Admixture in the Sponge Dendrilla Antarctica from Shallow Waters Surrounding the Antarctic Peninsula. Molecular Ecology 28(13): 3151–3170.Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DWalker, Nia S., Rosa Fernández, Jennifer M. Sneed, et al. 2019Differential Gene Expression during Substrate Probing in Larvae of the Caribbean Coral Porites Astreoides. Molecular Ecology 28(22): 4899–4913.Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura A, Donaldson TComfort CM, Walker G, McManus MA, Fujimura AG, Ostrander CE, Donaldson TJ (2019) Physical dynamics of the reef flat, channel, and fore reef areas of a fringing reef embayment: An oceanographic study of Pago Bay, Guam. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 31:100704, doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100740Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFujimura A, Lehner S, Soloviev A, Li X (2019) Sea Surface Roughness Observed by High Resolution Radar. Remote Sensing, 11(17), 2026, doi:10.3390/rs11172026Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SS. Lemer, R. Bieler, G. Giribet. 2019. Resolving the relationships of clams and cockles: dense transcriptome sampling drastically improves the bivalve tree of life. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: 283Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer ST. Cunha, S. Lemer, P. Bouchet, Y. Kano, G. Giribet. 2019. Putting keyhole limpets on the map: Phylogeny and biogeography of the global marine family Fissurellidae (Vetigastropoda, Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; 135:249-269Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Lecellier, G, Pochon, X, Torda, G, Berteaux-Lecellier, V. 2019. Unique quantitative Symbiodiniaceae signature of coral colonies revealed through spatio-temporal survey in MooreaJournal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Sinniger F, Harii S. 2019. Onset of symbiosis between Tetralia crabs and Acropora corals revealing the smallest host habitat sizeJournal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HVan Wormhoudt, A, Adjeroud, M, Rouze, H, Leray M. 2019. Recent and old duplications in crustaceans "Internal Transcribed Spacer 1": structural and phylogenetic implicationsJournal Article2019
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2019). Are you suffering from CEO disease? Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on July 22nd issue from https: https://mbjguam.com/2019/07/22/are-you-suffering-from-ceo-diseaseNewspaper/Business Journal2019
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J., Colfax, R.S., and Diego, J.C. (2019). Reinforcing responsible learning: acknowledgment of syllabus and Course Requirements. Book Ch: in Faculty Roles and Changing Expectations in the New Age. IGI Global Publishing - DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7438-5.ch005. [Rivera-40%; Colfax-40%; Diego-20%]Book Chapter2019
EWDRivera JWatson, D., Rivera, J., & McNinch, R. (2019). Stakeholder Perceptions about Guam Police Department Service Provision: Community Perceptions Survey. The University of the South Pacific, FijiTechnical Report2019
EWDShelton ARichmond, Robert H., Yimnang Golbuu, and Austin J. Shelton (2019) Chapter 26 - Successful Management of Coral Reef-Watershed Networks. In Coasts and Estuaries. Eric Wolanski, John W. Day, Michael Elliott, and Ramesh Ramachandran, eds. Pp. 445–459. Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128140031000265.
Book Chapter2019
POSTDOCRubin ERubin ERubin E, Cheng S, Montalbano A, Menden-Deuer S, Rynearson T. 2019. Transcriptomic Response to Feeding and Starvation in a Herbivorous DinoflagellateJournal Article2019
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, Patel N, Haldar S. 2019. Molecular species delimitation of reef-building coral genera, Porites and Turbinaria (Anthozoa: Scleractinia), from the intertidal fringing reefs of Gulf of Kutch, India reveals unrecognized diversityJournal Article2019
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TChin, A., L. Baje, T. Donaldson, K. Gerhardt, R.W. Jabado, P.M. Kyne, R. Mana, G. Mescam, J. Mourier, S. Planes and C. Wen. 2019. The scientist abroad: Maximising research impact and effectiveness when working as a visiting scientist. Biological Conservation 238: 108231 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019108231)Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague TF, Leon Guerrero RT, Delormier T, Novotny R, Wilkens LR, Boushey CJ. Examining the Influence of Cultural Immersion on Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables Among Children on Guam: the Traditions Pilot Study. Nutrients. 2020:12(18). doi:10.3390/nu12010018Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RRobinett HR, Leon Guerrero RT, Peterson JA, Ward DC, Palafox NA, Vogel CW. A Unique Partnership between the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and the University of Guam: Fifteen Years of Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in Pacific Islanders in Guam and Hawaii. Hawaii J Med & Pub Health. Hawaii J Med Pub Health. 2019;78(6):210-212.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherLobban CKonno, S., C.S. Lobban, M. Ishizawa & R.W. Jordan. 2019. Coccolithophorid assemblages off the coast of Guam. In: Coastal Coccolithophores (Jordan, R.W., Guest Ed.), Journal of Nannoplankton Research, Special Issue 4, 17–31.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., M.P. Ashworth, J.J.M. Calaor & E.C. Theriot. 2019. Extreme diversity in fine-grained morphology reveals fourteen new species of conopeate Nitzschia (Bacillariophyta: Bacillariales). Phytotaxa 401: 199–238Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherLobban CMacatugal, E.M.S., B.G. Tharngan & C.S. Lobban. 2019. Three new Licmophora species (Bacillariophyta: Fragilariophyceae) from Guam, two with an axial wave in the valve. Marine Biodiversity Records 12:4, 13 pp. Open access: https://rdcu.be/bpHi7Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LGunasekera, S, Meyer, J, Ding, Y, Abboud, K, Luo, D, Campbell, JE, Angerhofer, A, Goodsell, J, Raymundo, L, Liu, J, Ye, T, Luesch, H, Teplitski, M, Paul, V. 2019. Chemical and Metagenomic Studies of the Lethal Black Band Disease of Corals Reveal Two Broadly-Distributed, Redox-Sensitive Mixed Polyketide/Peptide Macrocycles. Journal of Natural Products.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Burdick, D, Hoot, WC, Miller, RM, Brown, V, Reynolds, T Gault, J, Idechong, J, Fifer, J, Williams, A. 2019. Successive bleaching events cause mass coral mortality in Guam, Micronesia. Coral Reefs. 38(4):677-700.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LSweet, M, Alfred, B, Fifer, J, Mark, B, David, E, Raymundo, L. 2019. Constrained chaos in the pathobiome of a new slow-spreading coral disease. Microbiome 7(139). 14 pp.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LWong, CWM, Conti-Jempe, IE, Raymundo, LJ, Dingle, C, Araujo, G, Ponzo, A, Baker, DM. 2019. Whale shark tourism: Impacts on coral reefs in the Philippines. Environmental Management 63(2):282-291.Journal Article2019
Senior ResearcherSchils TGabriel D., Draisma S.G.A., Schils T., Schmidt W.E., Sauvage T., Harris D.J., Norris J.N. & Fredericq S. 2019.Quite an oddity: new worldwide records of Renouxia (Rhodogorgonales, Rhodophyta), including R.marerubra sp. nov. European Journal of Phycology, DOI: 10.1080/09670262.2019.1670362.Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BMatsumoto, G. I., Bentlage, B., Sherlock, R., Walz, K., & Robison, B. H. (2020). “Little Red Jellies” in Monterey Bay, California (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Trachymedusae: Rhopalonematidae). Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 798. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2019.00798/fullJournal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DSchwentner M, Giribet G, Combosch DJ, Timms BV. Genetic differentiation in mountain-dwelling clam shrimp, Paralimnadia (Crustacea : Branchiopoda : Spinicaudata), in eastern Australia. Invertebrate Systematics. 2020;34(1):88-100. doi:10.1071/IS19027.Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AFabian VP, Fujimura AG (2020) Survey of Guam Benthic Habitats and Coral Health. University of Guam Marine Laboratory, Technical Report 166, 39 pp.Technical Report2020
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AWepfer, P.H., Nakajima, Y., Sutthacheep, M., Radice, V.Z., Richards, Z., Ang, P., Terraneo, T., Sudek, M., Fujimura, A., Toonen, R.J. and Mikheyev, A.S.,(2020). Evolutionary biogeography of the reef-building coral genus Galaxea across the Indo-Pacific ocean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 151, 106905. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790320301779?via%3DihubJournal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SLi, J., Lemer, S., Kirkendale, L., Bieler, R., Cavanaugh, C., & Giribet, G. (2020). Shedding light: a phylotranscriptomic perspective illuminates the origin of photosymbiosis in marine bivalves. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 20, 1-15. https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-020-01614-7Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CBurn D, Matthews S, Caballes C, Chandler J, Pratchett M. 2020. Biogeographical variation in diurnal behavior of Acanthaster planci versus Acanthaster cf. solaris.Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCowan Z, Ling S, Caballes C, Dworjanyn S, Pratchett M. 2020. Crown-of-thorns starfish larvae are vulnerable to predation even in the presnece of alternative prey.Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Caballes C, Newman S, Wilson S, Messmer V, Pratchett D. 2020. Bleaching susceptibility of aquarium corals collected across notrthern Australia.Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HHedouin, L, Rouzee, H, Berth, C, Martine, E, Pérez-Rosales, G, Chancerelle, Y, Galand, P, Lerouvreur, P, Nugues, M, Pochon, X, Siu, G, Stenec, R, Planes, S. 2020. Contrasted patterns of mortality in Polynesia coral reefs following the third global coral bleaching event in 2016Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HPichon, M, Rouzee, H, Barathieu, G, Konieczny, O, Thomassin, B, Adjeroud, M. 2020. Extension of the known distribution of the scleractinian coral Leptoseris troglodyta to the South-Western Indian Ocean: new record from mesophotic caves in MayotteJournal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D & Hilton, E. 2020. The caudal skeleton of Batrachoidiformes (Percomorphacea: Teleostei): A study of morphological diversity, intraspecific variation, and phylogenetic inferences. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 189: 228-286.Journal Article2020
EWDRivera JCabot, C., Natividad, L.L., Rivera, J., Badowski, G., Fama, C., Quenga, J., Dulana, L., Teria, R. (2020). Developing effective culturally specific sexual misconduct policies and prevention strategies for campuses in Micronesia. The Micronesian Editor #28.Journal Article2020
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2020). Circular economy principles and small island tourism: Guam’s initiatives to transform from linear tourism to circular tourism. Journal of Global Tourism Research, Volume 5, Number 1, 2020.Journal Article2020
Math FacultyOh HAcosta-Alonzo CB*, Erovenko IV, Lancaster A*, Oh H, Rychtar J, Taylor D. (2020):High endemic levels of typhoid fever in rural areas of Ghana may stem from optimal voluntary vaccination behaviour, Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences. 476: 20200354.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0354.Journal Article2020
Math FacultyOh H, Aquino LHyunju Oh and Leslie Aquino (2020): Successful Launching Undergraduate Research at University of Guam, Micronesian EducatorJournal, Volume 28:26-32, Faomnkan 2020.Journal Article2020
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CDiez-Vives C, Taboada S, Leiva C, Busch K, Hentschel U, Riesgo A. 2020. On the way to specificity‐Microbiome reflects sponge genetic cluster primarily in highly structured populationsJournal Article2020
POSTDOCRubin ERubin EMenden-Deuer S, Morison F, Montalbano A, Franzè G, Strock J, Rubin E, McNair H, Mouw C, Marrec P. 2020.Multi-Instrument Assessment of Phytoplankton Abundance and Cell Sizes in Mono-Specific Laboratory Cultures and Whole Plankton Community Composition in the North AtlanticJournal Article2020
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GBharate M, Padula V, Apte D, Shimpi G. 2020. Integrative description of two new Cratena species (Mollusca: Nudibranchia) from western IndiaJournal Article2020
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GNerukar S, Shimpi G, Apte D. 2020. First record of Nassarius fuscus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) from the west coast of India, with the description of its sister species Nassarius arewarensis n. sp. (Buccinoidea: Nassariidae).Journal Article2020
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GPatel N, Shimpi G, Haldar S. 2020. Evaluation of heterotrophic bacteria associated with healthy and bleached corals of Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat, India for siderophore production and their response to climate change factorsJournal Article2020
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HBarbanti A, Torrado H, Macpherson E, Bargelloni L, Franch R, Carreras C, Pascual M. 2020. Helping decision making for reliable and cost-effective 2b-RAD sequencing and genotyping analyses in non-model speciesJournal Article2020
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HTorrado H, Carreras C, Raventos N, Macpherson E, Pascual M. 2020. Individual-based population genomics reveal different drivers of adaptation in sympatric fishJournal Article2020
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TGill A, Kelokelo MLongenecker K, A Gill, M Kelokelo, R Langston, TJ Donaldson & EC Franklin. 2020. Rapid reproductive analysis and weight-length relation of the humpnose big-eye bream Monotaxis grandoculis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Lethrinidae) from Micronesia with implications for fisheries. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 50(4): 493-500.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RBadowski G, Simsiman B, Bordallo R, Green M, Shvetsov YB, Wilkens LR, Novotny R, Leon Guerrero RT. Cumulative Incidence Rates of Breast Cancer for Filipinos and Chamorros in Guam, Hawaii and the United States. Hawaii J Health & Social Welfare. 2020 June;79(6):Supplement2;40-44.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RButel JA, Braun K, Nigg C, Wilkens LR, Leon Guerrero RT, Areta R, Coleman P, Bersamin A, Novotny R.(2020).Estimating intervention dose of the multilevel multisite children’s healthy living program intervention, Translational Behavioral Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 989–997.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RGreenberg JA, Luick B, Alfred JM, Barber LR, Bersamin A, Coleman P, Esquivel M, Fleming T, Leon Guerrero RT, Hollyer J, Johnson EL, Novotny R, Remengesau SD, Yamanaka A. The Affordability of a Thrifty Food Plan-based Market Basket in the United States-affiliated Pacific Region. Hawaii J Health & Social Welfare. 2020 July;79(7):217-229.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero RT, Barber LR, Aflague TF, Paulino YC, Hattori-Uchima MP, Acosta M, Wilkens LR, Novotny R. Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among Young Children in the Children’s Healthy Living Study on Guam. Nutrients. 2020, 12(9), 2527. doi.org/10.3390/nu12092527.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero RT, Palafox NA, Hattori-Uchima M, Robinett HR, Vogel CW. Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in the Pacific Peoples of Hawai’i, Guam, and the U.S. Associated Pacific Islands through Pacific-focused Research Capacity Building and Cancer Research. JCO Global Oncology. 2020 Feb;6:155-160. doi: 10.1200/GO.19.00213.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., C.O. Perez & M.P. Ashworth. 2020. Non-blue Haslea species (Bacillariophyceae: Naviculaceae) in the Guam benthic marine flora. Diatom Research 35: 163–183. Correction in press.Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LGeeraert, N, Duprey, NN, McIlroy, S, Thompson, PD, Goldstein, BR, LaRoche, C, Kim, K, Raymundo, LJ, Baker, DM. 2020. Anthropogenic-N footprint in a tropical lagoon: spatial variability in the stable N isotope ratio of a marine alga. Pacific Science 74(1).Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LGreene, A, Leggat, W, Donahue, M, Raymundo, L, Caldwell, J, Moriarty, T, Heron, S, Ainsworth, T. Accepted. Complementary sampling methods for coral histology, metabolomics, and microbiome. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/2041-210X.13431Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LHeron, SF, Raymundo, L, Sweet, WV, Papa, A, Moreland-Ochoa, C, Burdick, DR. 2020. Predicting extreme tide events to inform shallow reef community restoration and management on Guam. NOAA Tech Memo CRCP 38, UOG Marine Laboratory Tech Rep 167. 48 pp.Technical Report2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LRaymundo, LJ, Burke, CA, Lamb, JB. 2020. Chapter 9. Disease ecology in marine conservation and management. In: Behringer, DC, Silliman, B, Lafferty, K (eds). Marine Disease Ecology. Oxford Press.Technical Report2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LVega Thurber, RL, Mydlarz, LD, Brandt, M, Harvell, CD, Weil, E, Raymundo, L, Willis, B, Langevin, S, Tracy, AM, Littman, R, Kemp, KM, Dawkins, P, Prager, KC, Garren, M, Lamb, J. Deciphering Coral Disease Dynamics: Integrating Host, Microbiome, and the Changing Environment. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Evol., 30 November 2020Journal Article2020
Senior ResearcherSchils TBudd A.M., Cooper M.K., Le Port A., Schils T., Mills M.S., Deinhart M.E., Huerlimann R. & Strugnell J.M. 2020. Detection of scalloped hammerhead sharks in Apra Harbor and adjacent waters, Guam, using environmental DNA. Prepared by James Cook University and the University of Guam, for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas. 96 pp.Technical Report2020
Senior ResearcherSchils TSchils T. 2020. Water quality monitoring on Naval Base Guam submerged lands. Prepared by MarineLaboratory, University of Guam, for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Marianas. 172 pp.Technical Report2020
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LGreene, A, Donahue, ML, Caldwell, JM, Heron, SF, Geiger, E, Raymundo L. (2020). Coral disease time series highlight size-dependent risk and other drivers of White Syndrome in a multi-species model. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.601469Journal Article2020
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BBentlage B, Collins AG (2021) Tackling the phylogenetic conundrum of Hydroidolina (Cnidaria: Medusozoa: Hydrozoa) by assessing competing tree topologies with targeted high-throughput sequencing. PeerJ 9:e12104Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BBerg JBerg JT, David CM, Gabriel MM, Bentlage B. (2021). Fluorescence signatures of persistent photosystem damage in the staghorn coral Acropora cf. pulchra (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) during bleaching and recovery. Marine Biology Research, 16, 643-655.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage B, Lemer S, Fujimura A, Raymundo LFifer, J, Bentlage, B, Lemer, S, Fujimura, A, Sweet, M, Raymundo, L. (2021). Going with the flow: Corals in high-flow environments can beat the heat. Molecular Ecology.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BGault J, Bentlage B, Huang D, Kerr AM (2021). Lineage-specific variation in the evolutionary stability of coral photosymbiosis. Science Advances 7 (39)eabh4243Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DC Voolstral, K Quigley, S Davies, J Parkinson, R Peixoto, M Aranda, A Baker, A Barno, D Barshis, F Benzoni, V Bonito, D Bourne, C Buitrago-López, T Bridge, C Chan, D Combosch, J Craggs, J Frommlet, S Herrera, A Quattrini, T Röthig, J Reimer, E Rubio-Portillo, D Suggett, H Villela, M Ziegler; M Sweet; Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition; Frontiers in Marine Science ; 8; 2021Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AWepfer P, Nakajima Y, Sutthachee, M, Radice A, Richards Z, Ang P, Terraneo T, Fujumura A, Toonen T, Mikheyev A, Mitarai S, Economo E. (2021). Inclusivity is key to progressing coral biodiversity research: Reply to comment by Bonito et al. (2021). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 162:107135Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SFabian V., Houk P. & S. Lemer. (2021). Phylogeny of Micronesian emperor fishes and evolution of trophic types. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 162, 107207.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SHouk P, Lemer S, Hernandez-Ortiz D, Cuetos-Bueno J. Evolutionary management of coral-reef fisheries using phylogenies to predict density dependence. Ecol Appl. 2021 Jul 13:e02409. doi: 10.1002/eap.2409. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34255400.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer S, Combosch DJuan Moles, Tauana Junqueira Cunha, Sarah Lemer, David J Combosch, Gonzalo Giribet, Tightening the girdle: phylotranscriptomics of Polyplacophora, Journal of Molluscan Studies, Volume 87, Issue 2, June 2021, eyab019, https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyab019Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SYH.Phua, MC. Roy, S. Lemer, F. Husnik, KC. Wakeman. 2021. Diversity and toxicity of Pacific strains of the benthic dinoflagellate Coolia (Dinophyceae), with a look at the Coolia canariensis species complex. Harmful Algae. 109: 102-120Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Byrne M, Messmer V, Pratchett M. 2021. Temporal variability in gametogenesis and spawning patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish within the outbreak initiation zone in the northern Great Barrier Reef.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Byrne M. 2021. Demography, ecology, and management of sea star populations. Introduction to a Special Issue. Biological Bulletin.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CDoll P, Messmer V, Uthicke S, Doyle J, Caballes C, Pratchett M. 2021. DNA-based detection and patterns of larval settlement of the corallivorous seastar Acanthaster cf. solaris. Biological Bulletin.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CLang B, Donelson J, Caballes C, Doll P, Pratchett M. 2021. Metabolic responses of Pacific crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster cf. solaris) to acute warming. The Biological Bulletin.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Caballes C, Cvitanovic C, Raymundo M, Babcock R, Bonin M, Bozec Y, Burn D, Byrne M, Castro- Sanguino C, Chen C, Condie S, Cowan Z, Deaker D, Desbiens A, Devantier L, Doherty J, Doll P, Doyle J, Dworjanyn S, Fabricius K, Haywood M, Hock K, Hoggett A, Høj L, Keesing J, Kenchington R, Lang B, Ling S, Matthews A, McCallum I, Mellin C, Mos B, Motti C, Mumby P, Stump R, Uthicke S, Vail L, Wolfe K, Wilson S. 2021. Knowledge gaps in the biology, ecology, and management of th Pacific crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster cf. solaris, on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.Biological Bulletin.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Nadler L, Burn D, Lang B, Messmer V, Caballes C. 2021. Reproductive investment and fecundity of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris on the Great Barrier ReefJournal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HHoareau, L, Rouze, H, Boissin, E, Gravier-Bonnet, N, Plantard, P, Loisil, C, Bigot, L, Chabane,t P, Labarrere, P, Penin, L, Adjeroud, M, Mulochau T. 2021. Unexplored refugia with high cover of scleractinian coral Leptoseris spp. and hydrocoral Stylaster flabelliformis at lower mesophotic depths (75-100 m) on lava flows at Reunion Island (South Western Indian Ocean)Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HMoritz, C, Brandl, S , Rouze, H, Vii, J, Perez-Rosales, G, Bosserelle, P, Chancerelle, Y, Galzin, R, Liao, V, Siu, G, Taiarui, M, Nugues, M, Hédouin, L. 2021 Long-term monitoring of benthic communities reveals spatial determinants of disturbance dynamics on coral reefsJournal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRouze, H, Galand, P, Medina, M, Pichon, P, Perez-Rosales, G, Torda, G, Bongaerts, P, Moya, A, Raina, J, Hedouin, L. 2021. Symbiotic associations of the deepest recorded photosynthetic scleractinian coral (172m depth). ISME JournalJournal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HSinniger, F, Albelda, R, Prasetia, R, Rouze, H, Digga, E, Harii, S. Overview of the mesophotic coral ecosystems around Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan. 2021.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DSilva, J. & Vaz, D. 2021. A redescription of the appendicular skeleton of Squalus acanthias (Elasmobranchii: Squaliformes: Squalidae). Acta Zoologica 2021: 1-14.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D. 2021. Scymnodon plunketi (Waite, 1910): a junior synonym of Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) (Somniosidae: Elasmobranchii). Journal of Fish Biology 99 (2): 472-494.Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HPerez-Rosales, G, Rouze, H, Torda, G, Bongaerts, P, Pichon, M, Parravicini, V, Hedouin, L. 2021.Mesophotic coral communities escape thermal coral bleaching in French PolynesiaJournal Article2021
EWDRivera JRivera, J.J. (2021). CHamoru Women and COVID. Mariana’s Business Journal. Posted on April 5, 2021 from: https://www.mbjguam.com/2021/04/05/chamoru-women-are-the-most-impacted-by-the-covid-19-pandemic/Newspaper/Business Journal2021
EWDRivera JRivera,J.J, Catigador, M., Hosei, S, and Taman, J. (2021). 2021 Guam Police Department Recruitment and Retention StudyTechnical Report2021
EWDSchumann FSchumann, Fred R. (2021). Monitoring changes in resident attitudes toward tourism development in small island destinations: What comes next in a post-COVID world? Journal of Global Tourism Research, Volume 6, Number 1, 2021.Journal Article2021
EWDShelton APatil UD, Shelton III AJ, Aquino E. Bioengineering Solution to Prevent Rainfall-Induced Slope Failures in Tropical Soil. Land. 2021; 10(3):299. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10030299Journal Article2021
Math FacultyChoi JJ Choi & K Reinhold. (2021). Randomly perturbed ergodic averages. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society Series B 8(19):224-244.Journal Article2021
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CRiesgo A, Taboada S, Kenny N, Santodomingo N, Moles J, Leiva C, Cox E, Cardona L, Maldonado M. 2021. Recycling resources: silica of diatom frustules as a source for spicule building in Antarctic siliceous demospongesJournal Article2021
POSTDOCRubin ERubin EGeraci-Yee S, Brianik C, Rubin E, Collier J, Allam B. 2021. Erection of a New Genus and Species for the Pathogen of Hard Clams ‘Quahog Parasite Unknown’(QPX): Mucochytrium quahogii gen. nov., sp. nov.Journal Article2021
POSTDOCRubin ERubin ERubin E, Enochs I, Foord C, Mayfield A, Kolodziej G, Basden I, Manzello D. 2021. Molecular mechanisms of coral persistence within highly urbanized locations in the Port of Miami, Florida.Journal Article2021
POSTDOCShimpi GShimpi GPatel N, Shimpi G, Haldar S. 2021. A comparative account of resistance and antagonistic activity of healthy and bleached coral-associated bacteria as an indicator of coral health status.Journal Article2021
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HBunuel X, Alcoverro T, Romero J, Arthur R, Ruiz J, Perez M, Ontoria Y, Raventos N, Macpherson E, Torrado H, Pages J. 2020. Warming intensifies the interaction between the temperate seagrass Posidonia oceanica and its dominant fish herbivore Sarpa salpaJournal Article2021
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HRaventos N, Torrado H, Arthur R, Alcoverro T, Macpherson E. 2021. Temperature reduces fish dispersal as larvae grow faster to their settlement sizeJournal Article2021
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HTorrado H, Mourre B, Raventos N, Carreras C, Tintore J, Pascua M, Macpherson E. 2021. Impact of individual early life traits in larval dispersal: A multispecies approach using backtracking modelsJournal Article2021
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TGill AGill A, Franklin EC, Donaldson TJ (2021) Fore reef location influences spawning success and egg predation in lek-like mating territories of the bird wrasse Gomphosus varius. Environmental Biology of FishesJournal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague T, Badowski G, Sablan, D, Sanchez, H, Leon Guerrero, R. (2021). Improving Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children in Guam. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 121. A43. 10.1016/j.jand.2021.06.117.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RButel JA, Braun KL, Davis J, Bersamin A, Fleming T, Coleman P, Leon Guerrero RT, & R Novotny. (2021). Community social network pattern analysis: Development of methodology based on the successful Children’s Healthy Living Trial. Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement.14(1):1-18.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RHattori-Uchima M; Wood K, Dominguez R; Maninusan J; Bacalia K; Badowski G; Aflague T, Leon Guerrero R. (2021). The Association of cardiometabolic risk factors in parent-child dyads in Guam: PICCAH study. Current Developments in Nutrition. 5(2) p. 93.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RJugo H, Barber LR, Hattori-Uchima M, Leon Guerrero RT. Adaptive Strategies to Food Insecurity within the Chuukese Community of Guam. Pacific Asia Inquiry. 2021;12(Fall 2021):119-153. https://www.uog.edu/schools-and-colleges/college-of-liberal-arts-and-social-sciences/pacific-asia-inquiry/V12Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RNovotny R., Earle JE, Jung YO, Julian GJ, Hill E, Leon Guerrero RT, Coleman P, Deenik J, Boushey C, & LR Wilkens. (2021). Pacific Tracker (PacTrac) version 3.1 Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Tool for the Pacific Region. Hawaii J Health & Social Welfare. 80(7):21-24.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RYamanaka A, Davis J, Wilkens L, Hurwitz E, Fialkowski M, Deenik J, Leon Guerrero R, & R. Novotny. (2021). Determination of Child Waist Circumference Cut Points for Metabolic Risk Based on Acanthosis Nigricans, the Children's Healthy Living Program. Preventing Chronic Disease.18:E64.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2021. New species of benthic marine diatoms (Bacillariophyta) from the Western Pacific Islands of Guam and Yap, Phytotaxa 508: 235-265.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. A new licmosphenioid, Licmophora complanata (Bacillariophyta: Fragilariophycidae), from Majuro Atoll, Central Pacific. Accepted to Diatom Oct 2021.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., Majewska, R., Ashworth, M., Bizsel, N., Bosak, S., Kooistra, W.H.C.F., Lam, D.W., Navarro, J.N., Pennesi, C., Sato, S., Van de Vijver, B., & Witkowski, A. 2021. Diatom genus Hyalosira (Rhabdonematales emend.) and resolution of its polyphyly in Grammatophoraceae and Rhabdonemataceae with a new genus, Placosira, and five new Hyalosira species. Protist.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S., Navarro, N. & Schuster, T.M. 2021. Recognition of Grunow’s two Striatella species from Honduras in modern literature, and their transfer to Florella (Bacillariophyta, Cyclophoraceae). Nova Hedwigia 112: 271–282.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherSchils TMills MBudd A.M., Cooper M.K., Le Port A., Schils T., Mills M.S., Deinhart M.E., Huerlimann R. & Strugnell J.M. 2021. First detection of critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in Guam, Micronesia, in five decades using environmental DNA.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherSchils TMills MMills M.S. & Schils T. 2021. The habitat-modifying red alga Ramicrusta on Pacific reefs: a new generic record for the Tropical Northwestern Pacific and the description of four new species from Guam. PLoS ONE 16: e0259336.Journal Article2021
Senior ResearcherSchils TSchils T (2021). Hunger games on Guam's reefs. Pacific Daily News. May 29 2021.Newspaper/Business Journal2021
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLock C, Anthony CAnthony C, Lock C, Bentlage B (2022) High-throughput physiological profiling of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) using flow cytometryJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLock C, Taylor BAnthony C, Lock C, Taylor B, Bentlage B (Preprint) Photosystem regulation in coral-associated dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) is the primary mode for seasonal acclimationJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C, Heagy MColin J Anthony, MacKenzie Heagy, Bastian Bentlage (2022) Phenotypic plasticity in Cassiopea ornata (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) from Guam, Micronesia suggests environmentally driven morphology.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BBerg JFifer J, Bui V, Berg JT, Kriefall N, Klepac C, Bentlage B, Davies SW (2022) Microbiome structuring within a coral colony and along a sedimentation gradient.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage B, Raymundo LLock CLock C, Bentlage B, Raymundo L (2022) Calcium homeostasis disruption initiates rapid growth after micro-fragmentation in the scleractinian coral Porites lobataJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BShimpi GShimpi G, Bentlage B (2022) Ancient endosymbiont-mediated transmission of a selfish gene provides a model for overcoming barriers to gene transfer into animal mitochondrial genomesJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DLeiva C, Riesgo A, Combosch D, Arias M, Giribet G, Downey R, Kenny N, Taboada S. (2022). Guiding marine protected area network design with comparative phylogeography and population genomics: An exemplary case from the Southern OceanJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DVega Thurber R, Schmeltzer ER, Grottoli AG, van Woesik R, Toonen RJ, Warner M, Dobson KL, McLachlan RH, Barott K, Barshis DJ, Baumann J, Chapron L, Combosch DJ, Correa AM, DeCarlo TM, Hagedorn M, Hédouin L, Hoadley K, Felis T, Ferrier-Pagès C, Kenkel C, Kuffner IB, Matthews J, Medina M, Meyer C, Oster C, Price J, Putnam HM, Sawall Y. 2022. Unified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration. PeerJ 10:e14176 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14176Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Fujimura AWepfer P, Nakajima Y, Fujimura A, Mikheyev A, Economo E, & Mitarai S. (2022). The oceanographic isolation of the Ogasawara Islands and genetic divergence in a reef-building coral. , 00, 1– 13Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SGalanto N, Sartor C, Moscato VGalanto N, Sartor C, Moscato V, Lizama M, Lemer S (2022). Effects of elevated temperature on reproduction and larval settlement in Leptastrea purpureaJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SHeng Phua Y, Husnik F, Lemer S, Wakeman K (2022). Phylogeny of Amphidinium (Dinophyceae) from Guam and Okinawa, with descriptions of A. pagoense sp. nov. and A. uduigamense sp. nov.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes C, Messmer V, Raymundo M. 2022. Prevalence and severity of sublethal injuries in crown-of-thorns sea stars relative to marine reserves in the Great Barrier ReefJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CDoll P, Caballes C, Hoey A, Uthicke S, Ling D. 2022. Larval settlement in echinoderms: a review of processes andpatterns.Book Chapter2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CLang B, Caballes C, Uthicke S, Doll P, Donelson J, Pratchett M. 2022. Impact of ocean warming on the settlement success and post-settlement survival of pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CLang B, Donelson J, Caballes C, Uthicke S, Doll P. 2022. Effects of elevated temperature on the performance and survival of pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris).Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPacey K, Caballes C, Pratchett M. 2022. Size-weight relationships for estimating harvestable biomass of Acropora corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CRaymundo M, Caballes C, Mayfield M, Hock K .2022. Informed selection of corridors through network and graph analyses to enhance dispersal potential through an agricultural matrix.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley, R, Smith, A., Paulay, G. & Ng, P. 2022. Revision of the coral reef crab genus Tweedieia Ward, 1935 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Xanthidae). Journal of Crustacean BiologyJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HCarolot, J, Rouze, H, Barneche, D, Merciere, A, Espiau, B, Cardini, U, Brandl, S, Casey, J, Perez-Rosales, G, Adjeroud, M, Hedouin, L, Parravicini, V. 2022.Scaling up calcification, respiration and photosynthesis rates of six prominent coral taxaJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HGravier-Bonnet, N, Boissin, E, Hoarau, L, Plantard, P, Loisil, C, Ory, D, Mulochau, T, Chabanet, P, Adjeroud, M, Bourmaud, C, Rouze, H. 2022. Diving into the lower mesophotic coral ecosystems (65- 93 m depth) of Reunion Island (Southwestern Indian Ocean) sheds light on the hidden diversity of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa).Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HPerez-Rosales, G, Hernandez-Agreda, A, Bongaerts, P, Rouze, H, Pichon, M, Carlot, J, Torda, G, Bongaerts, P, Under The Pole Consortium, Parravicini, V, Hedouin, L . 2022. Mesophotic depths hides high coral cover communities in French Polynesia.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HPerez-Rosales, G, Pichon, M, Rouze, H, Villeger, S, Torda, G, Bongaerts, P, Carlot, J, Under The Pole Consortium, Parravicini V, Hedouin, L. 2022. Mesophotic coral ecosystems of French Polynesia are hotspots of alpha and beta generic diversity for scleractinian assemblages.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRaick, X, Di Lorio L, Lecchini, D, Gervaise, C, Hedouin, L, Under The Pole onsortium, Perez-Rosales, G, Rouze, H, Bertucci, F, Parmentier, E. 2022. Fish sounds of photic and mesophotic coral reefs: variation with depth and type of island. Coral Reefs.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D & Hilton, E. Skeletal Ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipmen, Porichthys notatus (Percomorphacea: Batrachoidiformes). Journal of Anatomy.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D, Martinez, C, Friedman, S, & Rizzato, P. In press. Chapter 6. Morphological Descriptions and Taxonomy. Pages 153–206 in S. Midway, C. Hasler, and P. Chakrabarty, editors. Methods for fish biology, 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.Book Chapter2022
EWDRivera JHowes L, Watson D, Ryan V, Rivera J, McNinch-Su, R. (2022). Community Satisfaction With Policing on GuamJournal Article2022
EWDSchumann FSchumann Fred R. (2022). Micronesia Tourism. In: Jafari J., Xiao H. (eds) Encyclopedia of TourismBook Chapter2022
EWDSchumann FSchumann, F. (2022). Using Voyant Tools for Data Mining Social Media Comments About a Destination: A Guam Study. Journal of Hospitality & TourismBook Chapter2022
EWDShelton AFrazao Santos C, Agardy T, Allison E, Bennett N, Blyth J, Calado H, Crowder L, Day J, Flannery W, Gissi E, Gjerde K, Gobin J, Mulalap C, Orbach M, Pecl G, Scherer M, Shelton A, da Silva C, Villasante S, & Wedding L. 2022. A Sustainable Ocean for All. NPJ Ocean SustainabilityJournal Article2022
EWDShelton APatil UD, Shelton AJ, Catahay M, Kim YS, and Congress SSC (2022).Role of vegetation in improving the stability of a hill slope in a tropical climate setting.Journal Article2022
EWDShelton AShelton A. 2022. Tritons represent Guam at science conference in Puerto Rico. Pacific Daily News.Newspaper/Business Journal2022
Math FacultyOh H, Aquino LCaasi J, Joseph B, Kodiyamplakkal H, Manibusan J, Aquino L, Oh H, Rychta J, Taylor D. 2022. A Game-Theoretic Model of Voluntary Yellow Fever Vaccination to Prevent Urban Outbreaks. Games 2022, 13, 55.Journal Article2022
Math FacultyOh HCampo V, Palacios J, Nagahashi H, Oh H, Rychtar J, Taylor D. 2022. A game-theoretic model of rabies in
domestic dogs with multiple voluntary preventive measures, Journal of Mathematical Biology
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POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CPérez-Portela R & Leiva C 2022. Sex-specific transcriptomic differences in the immune cells of a key Atlantic-Mediterranean sea urchin.Journal Article2022
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CTaboada S, Ríos P, Mitchell A, Cranston A, Busch K, Tonzo V, Cárdenas P, Sánchez F, Leiva C, Koutsouveli V, Cristobo ., Xavier J, Henschel U, Rapp HT, Morrow C, Drewery J, Romero P, Arias M, Riesgo A. 2022. Genetic diversity, gene flow and hybridization in fan-shaped sponges (Phakellia spp.) in the Nort-East Atlantic deep sea. Deep-Sea Research Part I: .Journal Article2022
POSTDOCRubin ERubin EStudivan M, Baptist M, Molina V, Riley S, First, M., Soderberg, N., Rubin, E., Rossin, A. M., Holstein, D. M., and Enochs, I. C. 2022. Transmission of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in simulated ballast water confirms the potential for ship-born spreadJournal Article2022
POSTDOCRubin ERubin EStudivan M, Rossin A, Rubin E, Soderberg N, Holstein D, Enochs I. 2022. Reef Sediments Can Act as a Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease VectorJournal Article2022
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HTorrado H, Pegueroles C, Raventos N, Carreras C, Macpherson E, Pascual M. 2022. Genomic basis for early-life mortality in sharpsnout seabream.Journal Article2022
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TDonaldson, T (2022) Mating Territory Location Drives Mating Success by Male Wrasses (Labridae) at a Resident Spawning Aggregation Site. Biology and Life Sciences ForumJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TParmentier E, Donaldson T, Banse M (2022) Cleaning of coral reef fishes by the humbug damselfish Dascyllus aruanusJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague TF, Badowski G, Sanchez H, Sablan D, Schroeder CM, Sanchez E, Leon Guerrero RT. Improving Willingness to Try Fruits and Vegetables and Gross Motor Skills in Preschool Children in Guam. Nutrients. 2022;14(1):93. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010093Journal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero R, Hattori-Uchima M, Badowski G, Aflague T, Wood K, Hammond K, & Perez R. 2022. Pacific Islands Cohort on Cardiometabolic Health Study: rationale and design. BMC Public HealthJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RShvetsov Y, Wilkens L, White K, Chong M, Buyum A, Badowski G, Leon Guerrero, R, & Novotny R. 2022. Prediction of breast cancer risk among women of the Mariana Islands: the BRISK retrospective case–control study. BMJ OpenJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CGastineau R, Li C, Ashworth M, Andrzej W, Turmel M, Gorecka E, Frankovich T, Wachnicka A, Lobban C, Theriot E, Otis C, Dąbek P, Binczewska A, Lemieux C. (2022). A New Insight Into Amicula, a Genus of Tiny Marine Benthic Diatoms With the Description of Two New Tropical Species and the Largest Mitogenome Known for a StramenopileJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C & Ashworth M 2022. Homoeocladia C.Agardh reinstated for bilaterally symmetrical conopeate Nitzschia species (Bacillariaceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae AlgarumJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C & Prelosky M, 2022. Gomphotheca marciae (Bacillariophyceae: Bacillariaceae), a new species in a rarely-seen genusJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C & Santos E. 2022. Licmophora species (Bacillariophyta: Licmophorales) from Heron Island (Great Barrier Reef) and Melbourne, Australia, in comparison with similar species from Guam: evidence for endemicity in a marine diatom genusJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C, & Ashworth, M. 2022. Systematic placement of the necklace-chain genera Bleakeleya, Koernerella and Perideraion (Koernerellaceae fam. nov., Koernerellales ord. nov., Bacillariophyta). Notulae AlgarumJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C, Ashworth M, Camacho T, Lam D, Theriot E (2022) Revision of Ardissoneaceae (Bacillariophyta, Mediophyceae) from Micronesian populations, with descriptions of two new genera, Ardissoneopsis and Grunowago, and new species in Ardissonea, Synedrosphenia and ClimacospheniaJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C, Bizsel N, & Blanco S. 2022. Rimoportula distribution, heterovalvy and heteropolarity in Hyalosira (Bacillariophyta: Rhabdonematales), with revision of H. hesperia and two new speciesJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherLobban CSang Park J, Lobban C, Lee K, Jung S, 2022. Additional floristic study of planktonic and seaweed-associated diatoms in Chuuk, MicronesiaJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherRaymundo L, Combosch DLock C, Burdick DRaymundo L, Andersen M, Moreland-Ochoa C, Castro A, Lock C, Burns N, Taijeron F, Combosch D, Burdick D. 2022. Conservation and Active Restoration of Guam's Staghorn Acropora Corals. UOG ML Technical Report 168.Technical Report2022
Senior ResearcherSchils TMills MDeinhart M., Mills M. & Schils T. 2022. Community assessment of crustose calcifying red algae as preferred coral recruitment substrates. PLoS OneJournal Article2022
Senior ResearcherSchils TDemeulenaere E., Schils T., Burleigh G.J., Ringelberg J.J., Koenen E.J.M. & Ickert-Bond S.M. 2022. Phylogenomic assessment of the monophyly of Serianthes and its relationship with Falcataria and Wallaceodendron in the wider ingoid clade (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Phytokeys.Journal Article2022
Senior ResearcherSchils THeagy M, Mills MMills M, Deinhart M, Heagy M & Schils T (2022) Small tropical islands as hotspots of crustose calcifying red algal diversity and endemism. Frontiers in Marine Science.Journal Article2022
Senior ResearcherSchils TVieira C., Schils T., Kawai H., D’Hondt S., De Clerck O. & Zubia M. 2022. Phylogenetic position of Newhousia (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) and description of two new species from French Polynesia and Guam, N. vaiana sp. nov. and N. sumayensis sp. nov. Phycologia.Journal Article2022
Senior ResearcherSchils TVieira C., Schils T., Kawai H., D’Hondt S., Paiano M.O., Sherwood A.R., De Clerck O. & Zubia M. 2022. Phylogenetic position of Newhousia (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) and the description of N. sumayensis sp. nov. from Guam. PhycologiaJournal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C , Lock CAnthony C, Lock C, Bentlage B. 2023. Rapid, high-throughput phenotypic profiling of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) using benchtop flow cytometryJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C , Lock CAnthony C, Lock C, Taylor B, Bentlage B (2023) Cellular plasticity facilitates phenotypic change in a dominant coral’s Symbiodiniaceae assemblage.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony CAnthony C, Tan K, Pitt K, Bentlage B, & Ames, C. 2023. Leveraging Public Data to Predict Global Niches and Distributions of Rhizostome JellyfishesJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C, Gabriel MLock C, Gabriel M, Bentlage B. (2023). Transcriptomic signatures across a critical sedimentation threshold in a major reef-building coral. BioRxivJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BMiller TMiller T & Bentlage B. 2023. Seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers of tissue and mucus microbiomes in the staghorn coral Acropora pulchraJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BVerhaegen G, Sangekar M, Bentlage B, Hoving HJ, Collin A & Lindsay D. 2023. Drivers behind the diversity and distribution of a widespread midwater narcomedusaJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch D, Lemer SBarord G, Combosch D, Giribet G, Landman N, Lemer S, Veloso J, Ward P. 2023. Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific. ZookeysJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DCombosch D. Reflections on (the application of Seminar Takeaways for) Biology and Environmental Science Courses. in Teaching & Learning in Micronesia - Reflections on Island-centered Pedagogy (eds. Johnson, K. & A. Perez), University of Press, Mangilao, Guam.Book Chapter2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SDecker S, Hirose M, Lemer S, Kuklinski P, Spencer H, Smith A, Schwaha T. 2023. Boring systematics: an investigation into the endolithic bryozoan family Penetrantiidae. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 23, 743-785Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SLi R, Li J, Lemer S, Lopez JV, Oatley G, Clayton-Lucey IA, Sinclair E, Aunin E, Gettle N, Santos C, Paulini M, Niu H, McKenna V, O'Brien R; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory Team; Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team; EBI Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Data Portal Team; Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project Leadership. 2024. The genome sequence of a heart cockle, Fragum fragum (Linnaeus, 1758). Wellcome Open Res. 2024 Mar 7;9:129. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21134.1. PMID: 38989474; PMCID: PMC11234083.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SLi R, Li J, Lemer S, Lopez JV, Oatley G, Clayton-Lucey IA, Sinclair E, Aunin E, Gettle N, Santos C, Paulini M, Niu H, McKenna V, O'Brien R. 2024. The genome sequence of a heart cockle, Fragum whitleyi Iredale, 1929 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]. Wellcome Open Res 2024, 9:130 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21135.1)Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CChandler J, Burn D, Caballes C, Doll P, Kwong S, Lang B, Pacey K, & Pratchett M. Increasing densities of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, resolved using a novel survey method.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CDoll P, Uthicke S, Caballes C, Diaz-Pulido, Abdul Wahab M, Lang B, Jeong SY & Pratchett, M. 2023. Settlement cue selectivity by larvae of the destructive crown-of-thorns starfishJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CDoll P, Uthicke S, Caballes C, Patel F, Gomez-Cabrera M, Lang B, & Pratchett M. Induction of larval settlement in crown-of-thorns starfish is not mediated by conspecific cuesJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CLang B, Donelson J, Bairos-Novak K, Wheeler C, Caballes C, Uthicke S, & Pratchett M. 2023. Impacts of ocean warming on echinoderms: A meta-analysis.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPacey K, Caballes C & Pratchett M. Using size-weight relationships to estimate biomass of heavily targeted aquarium corals by Australia’s coral harvest fisheries.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett M, Caballes C, Hobbs J, DiBattista J, Bergseth B, Waldie P, Champion C, McCormack S, Hoey A. 2023. Variation in the Physiological Condition of Common Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) Unrelated to Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaJournal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley R, Evans N, Paulay G, Michonneau F, Windsor A, Irwansyah, Ng P, Allopatric mosaics in the Indo-West Pacific crab subfamily Chlorodiellinae reveal correlated patterns of sympatry, genetic divergence, and genitalic disparity, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 181, 2023, 107710, SSN 1055-7903Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley R, Evans N, Paulay G, Uyeno D, Carvalho S, First record of the Harlequin crab Lissocarcinus orbicularis, an obligate symbiont of sea cucumbers, from the Red Sea, Specimen 15 (2023)Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley, R, Mendoza, J. C., & Paulay, G. (2023). Revision of the Indo-West Pacific crab genus Soliella (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Etisinae): “pseudocryptic species” and basinal speciation. Systematics and Biodiversity.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouze HRaick X, Di lorio L, Lecchini D, Gervaise C, Hedouin L, Under The Pole Consortium, Perez-Rosales G, Rouze H, Bertucci F, Parmentier E. (2023). Fish sounds of photic and mesophotic coral reefs: variation with depth and type of island. Coral Reefs 42, 285–297 .Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DSilva, J. & Vaz, D. Morphology and phylogenetic significance of the pelvic articular region in elasmobranchs (Chondrichthyes). Cladistics.Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz D, Avery T, Gabler-Smith M, Lauder G. The Denticle Multiverse: Morphological Diversity of Placoid Scales across Ontogeny in the Portuguese Dogfish, Centroscymnus coelolepis, and Its Systematic Implications. Diversity. 2023; 15(11):1105. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15111105Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz D, Hilton E, Skeletal ontogeny of the Plainfin Midshipman, Porichthys notatus (Percomorphacea: Batrachoidiformes), Journal of Anatomy, Volume242, Issue3, Pages 447-4942023 March 2023Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVieira L, Vaz D, Netto-Ferreira A, 2023. Ontogeny of the swim bladder of the Plainfin Midshipman, Porichthys notatus (Percomorphacea: Batrachoidiformes), Zoology, 126102, ISSN 0944-2006Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DWeigmann S, Vaz D, Akhilesh K, Leeney R, Naylor G. 2023. Revision of the Western Indian Ocean Angel Sharks, Genus Squatina (Squatiniformes, Squatinidae), with Description of a New Species and Redescription of the African Angel Shark Squatina africana Regan, 1908. Biology 2023, 12, 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12070975Journal Article2023
EWDSchumann FSchumann, F & Ji, J. 2023. Demographics and entrepreneurship in Guam: Identifying "startuppers" for sustainable development in a small island economy. Journal of Global Tourism Research. p. 131 - 144Journal Article2023
EWDShelton ASantos C, Agardy T, Aheto D, Allison E, Bennett N, Blythe J, Calado H, Crowder L, Day J, de Vos A, Flannery W, Galparsoro I, Gissi E, Gjerde K, Gobin J, Green S, Isaacs M, Karuaihe S, Lombard A, Lopes P, Ojea E, Orbach M, Pecl G, Reid A, Scherer M, Shelton A, Sogbanmu T, Villasante S, Wedding L, & Sumaila U. 2023. Advancing interdisciplinary knowledge for ocean sustainability. npj Ocean Sustain 2, 18Journal Article2023
Math FacultyChoi JSomera L, Diaz T, Mummert A, Badowski G, Choi J, Palaganas H, Ayson K. 2023. Cervical Cancer and HPV Knowledge and Awareness: An Educational Intervention among College Students in Guam. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2023 Feb 1;24(2):443-449. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.2.443. PMID: 36853291; PMCID: PMC10162609.Journal Article2023
Math FacultyOh H, Aquino LCaasi J, Leon Guerrero A, Yoon K, Aquino L, Moore A, Oh H, Rychtář J, Taylor D, A mathematical model of invasion and control of coconut rhinoceros beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) in Guam, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 570, 2023Journal Article2023
POSTDOCLemer S, Leiva CLeiva CLeiva C, Perez-Portela R, Lemer S. 2023. Genomic signatures suggesting adaptation to ocean acidification in a coral holobiont from volcanic CO2 seepsJournal Article2023
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CLeiva C, Perez-Sorribes L, Gonzalez-Delgado S, Ortiz S, Wangensteen O, Perez-Porela R. 2023. Exceptional population genomic homogeneity in the black brittle star Ophiocomina nigra (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) along the Atlantic-Mediterranean coastJournal Article2023
POSTDOCLeiva CLeiva CTaboada S, Whiting C, Wang S, Ríos P, Davies A, Mienis F, Kenchington E, Cárdenas P, Cranston A, Koutsouveli V, Cristobo J, Rapp HT, Drewery J, Baldó F, Morrow C, Picton ., Xavier J, Arias M, Leiva C, Riesgo A. 2023. Long distance dispersal and oceanographic fronts shape the connectivity of the keystone sponge Phakellia ventilabrum in the deep northeast Atlantic.Journal Article2023
POSTDOCSchils T, Mills MMills MMills M, Ungermann M, Rigot G, den Haan J, Leon J, Schils T. 2023. Assessment of the utility of underwater hyperspectral imaging for surveying and monitoring coral reef ecosystemsJournal Article2023
POSTDOCSchils T, Mills MMills MMills M, Ungermann M, Rigot G, den Haan J, Leon J, Schils T. 2023. Structural complexity of coral reefs in Guam, Mariana IslandsJournal Article2023
POSTDOCRubin ERubin EEnochs I, Studivan M, Kolodziej G, Foord C, Basden I, Boyd A,Formel N, Kirkland A, Rubin E, Jankulak M, Smith I, Kelble C, Manzello D. 2023. Coral persistence despite marginal conditions in the Port of MiamiJournal Article2023
POSTDOCBentlage B, Shimpi GDe la Vega PDe la Vega P, Shimpi G, Bastian B. 2023. Genome Sequence of the Endosymbiont Endozoicomonas sp. Strain GU-1 (Gammaproteobacteria), Isolated from the Staghorn Coral Acropora pulchra (Cnidaria: Scleractinia.Journal Article2023
POSTDOCBentlage B, Shimpi GShimpi GShimpi G, De la Vega P, Bentlage B. (2023). Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. GU-2 (Actinomycetota), isolated from the massive coral Porites lobata. Microbiology Resource Announcements, pp.e00855-23Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague T, Hammond K, Delos Reyes B, Rios D, De Leon E, Leon Guerrero R, Esquivel, M. Barriers, facilitators, and strategies for developing a culturally informed lifestyle intervention for Native Hawaiian, CHamoru and Filipino breast cancer survivors: qualitative findings from focus groups. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 2023 Jun 7;20(12):6075. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20126075. PMCID: PMC10298141.Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero REsquivel MK, Aflague TF, Yamanaka A, Leon Guerrero RT, Coleman P, Fialkowski MK, Shallcross L, Fleming T, Davis J, Boushey C, Wilkens L, Braun K, Novotny R. Children’s dietary intake by early care and educationJournal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RLeon Guerrero RT, Mummert AG, Rios DC, Mian NC, Cruz TP, Siriwardhana C, Yanagihara R. Perceived Barriers and Benefits of COVID-19 Testing among Pacific Islanders on Guam. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 2023 Jul 5;20(13):6302. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20136302. PMCID: PMC10341953Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RPerez R, Aflague T, Badowski G, Leon Guerrero R, Yamanaka A, Wilkens L, Novotny R. Association between healthy food store accessibility and obesity prevalence among school-age children in Guam. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2023;55(7s):S61-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2023.05.136Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C & Frankovich T. 2023. Alveolate species of Mastogloia (Bacillariophyceae, Mastogloiales), including M. frickei Hustedt 1933 from Guam and two renamed species from Florida. Botanica Marina 66Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C, 2023. Nitzschia venerata, sp. nov., a simulacrum for the conopeate, tube-dwelling diatom Nitzschia martiana, has scuta not conopea: a case of convergent evolution? Botanica MarinaJournal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C, Sison G & Ashworth M. 2023. The search for species flocks in marine benthic Homoeocladia spp. (Diatomeae: Bacillariales). I. Variations on three themes, seventeen new species. Plants 12, 4073: 1–45. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12234073Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C. 2023. Disymmetria reticulata, gen. nov., sp. nov. (Mediophyceae: Thalassiosirales), a new genus in Lauderiaceae emend., and transfer of Lauderia excentrica. Diatom. 39. 25-30Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. & M. Schefter. 2023. Chapter 7: The birth and development of Pacific islands to 1800 C.E. In, R. Jones et al. (eds) The Cambridge History of the Pacific Ocean: A Comparative and Connective History, Vol. 1. (in press).Book Chapter2023
Senior ResearcherRaymundo L, Bentlage BAnthony C, McDermot G, Lock C, Miller TAnthony C, McDermot G, Lock C, Miller T, Bentlage B, Raymundo L. (2023). Depth-independent phenotypic variation of massive Porites coral color morphs.Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LCybulski J, Doherty J, LaRoche D, Gutkowski K, Luo Z, Malloy E, MacMillan L, Raymundo L, & Kim K. Using coral holes to explore the historical ecology of Guam’s coral reefs. Coral Reefs (2023).Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LGreene A, Moriarty T, Leggatt W, Raymundo L, Donahue M, Ainsworthel T. (2023) .Spatial extent of dysbiosis in the branching coral Pocillopora damicornis during an acute disease outbreak. Scientific Reports (13) 16522Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherSchils TMills MBudd A, Schils T, Cooper M, Lyons M, Mills M, Deinhart M, Le Port A, Huerlimann R and Strugnell J. 2023. Monitoring threatened species with environmental DNA and open ecological data local distribution and habitat preferences of scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini.Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherSchils TEdmunds P, Schils T. & Wilson B. 2023. The rising threat of peyssonnelioid algal crusts on coral reefs. Current BiologyJournal Article2023
Senior ResearcherSchils TSchils T. 2023. Branching Lithophyllum coralline algae: dominant reef builders on herbivory-depressed tropical reefs after high coral mortality. Diversity 15(9): 1025Journal Article2023
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LCaldwell JM, Liu G, Geiger E, Heron SF, Eakin CM, De La Cour J, Greene A, Raymundo L, Dryden J, Schlaff A, Stella JS, Kindinger TL, Couch CS, Fenner D, Hoot W, Manzello D, Donahue MJ. 2024. Multi-Factor Coral Disease Risk: A new product for early warning and management. Ecological Applications. 34(4):e2961. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2961
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EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony CAnthony C, Bentalge B, Helm R. (2024). Animal evolution at the ocean's water-air interface. Current Biology 34(1): 196-203Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony CAnthony C, Bentalge B, Helm R. (2024). Animal evolution at the ocean's water-air interface. Current Biology 34(1): 196-203Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BLock C, Gabriel MLock C, Gabriel MM, Bentlage B. 2024. Transcriptomic signatures across a critical sedimentation threshold in a major reef-building coral. Frontiers in Physiology 15. DOI=10.3389/fphys.2024.1303681Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BMiller TMiller TC, Bentlage B. 2024. Seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers of tissue and mucus microbiomes in the staghorn coral Acropora pulchra. PeerJ 12:e17421 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17421Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BCollins ADeBiasse MB, Buckenmeyer A, Macrander J, Babonis LS, Bentlage B, Cartwright P, Prada C, Reitzel AM, Stampar SN, Collins A, Daly M, Ryan J. 2024. A Cnidarian Phylogenomic Tree Fitted With Hundreds of 18S Leaves. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.18061/bssb.v3i2.9267Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony CSalas R, Anthony CJ, Bentlage B. 2024 Light exposure induces phenotypic plasticity of the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellates. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 581 2024.04.08.588630; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.08.588630Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C, Lock CAnthony C, Lock C, Crisostomo R, Bentlage B. 2024. Three-dimensional modeling of coral skeletal fragments for morphometrics. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.yxmvmeep6g3p/v1

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EPSCoR COHORT 1Bentlage BAnthony C, Lock C, Berg J, Duenas APaulino Jr. L, Anthony C, Lock C, Berg J, Duenas A, Bentlage B. 2024. Quantify coral paling with grayscale-normalized color intensity values. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr4p5bgmk/v1
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EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch DBurdick D, Primov K, Rios D, Rios K, Fernandez, JCombosch DJ, Burdick D, Primov K, Rios D, Rios K, Fernandez J. 2024. Barcoding and mitochondrial phylogenetics of Porites corals. PLOS ONE 19(2): e0290505. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290505Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Combosch D, Torrado HTorrado HEdmunds PJ, Combosch DJ, Torrado H, Sakai K, Sinniger F. 2024. Latitudinal variation in thermal performance of the common coral Pocillopora spp. Journal of Experimental Biology 227 (11): jeb247090. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.247090Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer S, Combosch DPrimov K, Burdick DPrimov KD, Burdick DR, Lemer S, Combosch DL. 2024. Genomic data reveals habitat partitioning in massive Porites on Guam, Micronesia. Scientific Reports 14, 17107. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67992-wJournal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SLi R, Li J, Lemer S, Lopez JV, Oatley G, Sinclair E, Clayton-Lucey IA, Aunin E, Gettle N, Santos C, Paulini M, Niu H, McKenna V, O'Brien R. 2024 Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory Team; Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations; Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team; EBI Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Data Portal Team; Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project Leadership. The genome sequence of the heart cockle, Fragum sueziense (Issel, 1869). Wellcome Open Research. 2024 Jul 10;9:366. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22585.1. PMID: 39398938; PMCID: PMC11467648.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SDecker SH, Lemer S, Decker S, Hirose M,Johnson ML, Schwaha T. 2024. Boring life: early colony formation and growth in the endolithic bryozoan genus Penetrantia Silén, 1946. Zoological Letter 10, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-024-00234-zJournal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SDecker SH, Saadi AJ, Baranyi C, Hirose M, Lemer S, Sombke A, Aguilera F, Vieira LM, Smith AM, Waeschenbach A, Schwaha T. 2024. Boring systematics: A genome skimmed phylogeny of ctenostome bryozoans and their endolithic family Penetrantiidae with the description of one new species. Ecology and Evolution. 14 (4): e11276. 18 April 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11276Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 1Lemer SJohnson MJ, Lemer S, Hirose M., Decker SH, Schwaha T. 2024. Ecology of endolithic bryozoans: colony development, growth rates and interactions of species in the genus Immergentia. Zoological Letters 10, 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-024-00246-9Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett MS, Chandler JF, Choukroun SM, Doll PC, Lang BJ, Kwong S, Chen CCM, Emslie MJ, Caballes CF, Uthicke S, Matthews S. 2024. Biophysical Processes Involved in the Initiation and Spread of Population Irruptions of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on the Great Barrier Reef. Chapter in
Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs (2nd Ed.), by E Wolanski, MJ Kingsford (Ed.).
Book Chapter2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes CF, Sambrook K, Pratchett MS (2024) Question 4.3 What are the key drivers of the population outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) on the Great Barrier Reef, and what is the evidence for the contribution of nutrients from land runoff to these outbreaks? In Waterhouse J, Pineda M-C, Sambrook K (Eds) 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement on land-based impacts on Great Barrier Reef water quality and ecosystem condition. Commonwealth of Australia and Queensland Government.Book Chapter2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CCaballes CF (2024). Guam Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreak Strategic Management Plan (UOGML Technical Report No. 172). University of Guam – Marine Laboratory, Mangilao, Guam, 40 pp.Technical Report2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RMacrina, L., Terraneo, T.I., Arrigoni, R. et al. Molecular diversity and patterns of co-occurrence of decapod crustaceans associated with branching corals in the central Red Sea. Mar. Biodivers. 54, 65 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01457-1Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RLasley Jr, Robert M., Arthur Anker, and Tohru Naruse. "Two new species and a new record of infaunal crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae and Varunidae) from Oman and Saudi Arabia." Zootaxa 5476.1 (2024): 207-229.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé H, Raymundo L, Bentlage BAnthony C, Paulino L, Lock CAnthony CJ, Lock C, Pérez-Rosales G, Rouzé H, Paulino L, Raymundo LJ, Bentlage B. 2024. Symbiodiniaceae phenotypic traits as bioindicators of acclimatization after coral transplantation, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209 B: 117250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117250.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HRaick X, Parmentier É, Gervaise C, Lecchini D, Under The Pole Consortium, Pérez-Rosales G, Rouzé H, Bertucci F, Di Iorio L. 2024. Invertebrate sounds from photic to mesophotic coral reefs reveal vertical stratification and diel diversity. Oecologia 205, 307–322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05572-5.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HHochart C, Rouzé H, Rivière B, Ruscheweyh HJ, Hédouin L, Pochon X, Steneck RS, Poulain J, Belser C, Nugues MM, Galand PE. 2024. High diversity of crustose coralline algae microbiomes across species and islands, and implications for coral recruits. Environmental Microbiome. 2024 Dec 22;19(1):112. doi: 10.1186/s40793-024-00640-y. PMID: 39710769; PMCID: PMC11663328.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HRadice VZ, Hernández-Agreda A, Pérez-Rosales G, Booker R, Bellworthy J, Broadribb M, Carpenter GE, Diaz C, Eckert RJ, Foster NL, Gijsbers JC, Gress E, Laverick JH, Micaroni V, Pierotti M, Rouzé H, Stevenson A, Sturm AB, Bongaerts P. 2024. Recent trends and biases in mesophotic ecosystem research. Biology Letters 20; 12. 18 December 2024. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0465Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HRouzé H, Knowlton N, Anker A, Hurt C, Wirshing HH, Van Wormhoudt A, Leray M. 2024. An integrative phylogeography for inferring cryptic speciation in the Alpheus lottini species complex, an important coral mutualist. iScience. 2024 Sep 26;27(10):111034. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111034. PMID: 39474063; PMCID: PMC11519463.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HTerrana L, Rouzé H, Opresko DM, Consortium UTP, Eeckhaut I, Dubois P, Hédouin L, Godefroid M. 2024. Whip black corals (Antipatharia: Antipathidae: Stichopathes) of the Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem of Mo'orea (French Polynesia), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa. 2024 Jul 25;5486(2):182-212. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5486.2.2. PMID: 39646835.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HPérez-Rosales G, Rouzé H, Pichon M, Bongaerts P, Bregere N, Carlot J, Parravicini V, Hédouin L, Under The Pole Consortium. Differential strategies developed by two light-dependent scleractinian corals to extend their vertical range to mesophotic depths. Coral Reefs. 2024 Oct;43(5):1375-91.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DOrd, Terry J., et al. "Abiotic factors that prompt major ecological transitions: Are fish on land to escape an intolerable aquatic environment?." Functional Ecology (2024).Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DDixon, Olivia FL, et al. "First records of the roughskin dogfish Centroscymnus owstonii in the greater Antilles, central Caribbean Sea, Western Atlantic Ocean." Journal of Fish Biology (2024).Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DMarcus V G Araújo, Diego F B Vaz, Jade Medeiros, Arthur de Lima, Ricardo S Rosa, Thiago S Loboda, João Paulo C B da Silva, The neurocranium of Potamotrygonidae: morphology and phylogenetic significance, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 202, Issue 1, September 2024, zlae104, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae104Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DMedeiros, Jade, et al. "Morphology and phylogenetic implications of the inclinatores dorsales for the galeomorph sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii)." Journal of Anatomy (2024).Journal Article2024
EWDSangueza CRabago, M & Sangueza, C. 2024. The impact of peer feedback on fostering communication skills and improving project outcomes. The Micronesian Educator. 34, 89-108Journal Article2024
EWDSangueza CMelton, T., Sangueza, C., Wilson-Grimes, K., Harris, L., Black-Maier, A., Peterman, K., Park, S. 2024. 14, 3. The SEAS Islands Alliance: Envisioning STEM career pathways as braided rivers to support islands Students. In the Trenches, 14(3), 26-36.
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Math FacultyAquino L, Oh HKuo Y, Para G, Tagami T, Yi C, Aquino L, Oh H, Rychtar J, & Taylor D. 2024. A compartmental model for Schistosoma japonicum transmission dynamics in the Philippines. Acta Tropica (249)Journal Article2024
Math FacultyAquino L, Oh HKuo Y, Paras G, Tagami T, Yi C, Aquino L, Oh H, Rychtar J, & Taylor D. 2024. A compartmental model for Schistosoma japonicum transmission dynamics in the Philippines. Acta Tropica (249)Journal Article2024
Math FacultyAquino L, Oh HAquino, L. J. C., Cruz, A., Dominguez, R.-M., Lee, B., Oh, H., Rychta´r, J., & Taylor, D. (2024). Game-Theoretic Model of SARS Precautions. Kyungpook Mathematical Journal, 64(3), 371–393. https://doi.org/10.5666/KMJ.2024.64.3.371Journal Article2024
Math FacultyChoi J, Leon Guerrero RChoi J, Badowski G, Shvetsov YB, Dulana L, Teria R, Jin SB, Aguon C, Bordallo R, Leon Guerrero RT. 2024. Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asian and Pacific Islander Populations in Guam, Hawai’i, and the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(2):170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21020170Journal Article2024
Math FacultyChoi JHam S, Choi J, Kwak S, & Kim J. (2024). A structure-preserving explicit numerical scheme for the Allen–Cahn equation with a logarithmic potential. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 538(1), 128425.
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Math FacultyChoi JChoi J, Ham S, Kwak S, Hwang Y & Kim J. (2024). Stability analysis of an explicit numerical scheme for the Allen-Cahn equation with high-order polynomial potentials. AIMS Mathematics, 9(7), 19332-19344.Journal Article2024
Math FacultyOh HMarquez, R., Minas, M., Santos, J., Yoon, K. , Campo, V., Oh, H., Rychtar, J, Taylor, D. Game-theoretical model of COVID-19 vaccination. Journal of Biological Systems. 2024 March 27; 32(02):349-370. https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S021833902450013X DOI:10.1142/S021833902450013XJournal Article2024
POSTDOCLemer S, Leiva CLeiva CGiles E, Gonzalez V, Carimán P, Leiva C, Suescún AV, Lemer S, Guillemin ML, Ortiz-Barrientos D, Saenz-Agudel P. 2025. Comparative genomics points to ecological drivers of genomic divergence among intertidal limpets. Molecular Ecology Resources.Journal Article2025
POSTDOCLemer S, Leiva CLeiva CLi R, Leiva C, Lemer S, Kirkendale L, Li J. 2024. Photosymbiosis Shaped Animal Genome Architecture and Gene Evolution as Revealed in Giant Clams. bioRxiv 2024.09.27.615525; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.27.615525.preprint Journal Article2024
POSTDOCSchils TMills MMills MS, Ungermann M, Rigot G, den Haan J, Leon JX , Schils T . 2024. Coral reefs in transition: Temporal photoquadrat analyses and validation of underwater hyperspectral imaging for resource-efficient monitoring in Guam. Plos one, 19 (3):e0299523Journal Article2024
POSTDOCRubin ERubin ENeely, K, Kellogg, C, Voelschow, J, Cauvin, A, Reed, S, Rubin, E, & Meyer, J. (2024). Two methodologies and timescales show no promotion of antibiotic resistance from in-water coral disease treatments. bioRxiv, 2024-11.preprint Journal Article2024
POSTDOCBentlage B, Shimpi GShimpi GShimpi GG, Vargas S, Bentlage B, Wörheide G. 2024. Mitochondrial DNA damage, repair and copy number dynamics of Sclerophytum sp. (Anthozoa: Octocorallia) in response to short-term abiotic oxidative stress. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 580: 152051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2024.152051.Journal Article2024
POSTDOCBentlage B, Shimpi GDela Vega PShimpi GG, De la Vega P, Bentlage B. 2024. Complete genome sequence of Brachybacterium sp. GU-2 (Actinomycetota), isolated from the massive coral Porites lobata . Microbiology Resourse Announcements 13:e00855-23. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00855-23.Journal Article2024
POSTDOCLemer S, Torrado H, Raymundo L, Combosch DRios D, Burdick DRios D, Torrado H, Lemer S, Drury C, Burdick D, Raymundo L, Combosch D. 2024. Population genomics for coral reef restoration - a case study of staghorn corals in Micronesia. bioRxiv 2024.09.29.615720; https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.29.615720.preprint Journal Article2024
POSTDOCCombosch D, Torrado HTorrado HRodríguez-Flores PC, Torrado H, Combosch D, Giribet G. 2024. Diversity of squat lobsters on coral reefs in Guam, Mariana Islands, with the description of two new species and notes on their natural history. Marine Biodiversity. 54, 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01446-4Journal Article2024
POSTDOCBentlage B, Torrado H, Lemer S, Combosch DRios D, Primov K, Burdick DTorrado H, Rios D, Primov K, Burdick DR, Bentlage B, Lemer S, Combosch D. 2025. Evolutionary genomics of two co-occurring congeneric fore reef coral species on Guam (Mariana Islands). Evolutionary Genomics of Two Co-occurring Congeneric Fore Reef Coral Species on Guam (Mariana Islands). Genome Biology and Evolution, 17(1), evae278.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TBanse, M., Lecchini, D., Sabbe, J., Hanssen, N., Donaldson, T., Iwankow, G., ... & Parmentier, E. (2024). Production of sounds by squirrelfish during symbiotic relationships with cleaner wrasses. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 11158.Journal Article2024
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TBanse, M., Hanssen, N., Sabbe, J., Lecchini, D., Donaldson, T. J., Iwankow, G., ... & Parmentier, E. (2024). Same calls, different meanings: Acoustic communication of Holocentridae. PloS one, 19(11), e0312191.Journal Article2024
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TBanse, M., Bertimes, E., Lecchini, D. et al. Sounds as taxonomic indicators in Holocentrid fishes. npj biodivers 3, 33 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00064-4Journal Article2024
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RRyan ST, Okely AD, Chong KH, Stanley RM, Randle M, Waqa G, Yamanaka AB, Leon Guerrero R, Coleman P, Shallcross L, Wilkens LR, Deenik JL, Novotny R. 2024. Proportion and Correlates of Children in the US-Affiliated Pacific Region Meeting Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity Guidelines, Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 21: 567-577. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0463.
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Senior ResearcherLindstrom DMoots K, Nguyen CP, Nguyen C, Camacho F, Lindstrom D, Righettiet TL. 2024. A Mathematical Explanation for Why Ratio-Based Isotopic Analyses are Commonly Misleading: Theory, 26 March 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4086468/v1]preprint Journal Article2024
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C. & Witkowski A. 2024. Simulacra in the diatom genus Diploneis (Diatomeae: Naviculales): Caribbean Diploneis gravelleana and other small, strongly constricted species resolved from ultrastructure. Bulletin of Marine Science 100(3): 429-438, https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0088.Journal Article2024
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C & Witkowski A. 2024. Marine benthic diatoms in the flora of Guam: New records, Dictyoneis apapae sp. nov., and updates to the checklist. Micronesica 2023-2, 75 pp. https://www.micronesica.org/volumes/2023
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Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C. S., & Tharngan, B. G. 2025. Benthic Marine Diatom Flora (Bacillariophyta) of Yap, Micronesia: Preliminary Annotated List, with Some New Mangrove Species. Diversity, 17(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010034.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban, C.S. 2025. Towards a biogeography of Mastogloia (Diatomeae: Bacillariophyceae): a preliminary checklist for Yap, Micronesia, with new ultrastructure images and a review of problems. Nova Hedwigia. https://doi.org/10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2025/0977 [Witkowski memorial volume]Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherSchils TDemeulenaere E. & Schils T. 2025. Life in Guåhan: Seashores. University of Guam Press, 120 pp. In Review.In reviewIn review
Senior ResearcherSchils TMuangmai N., Draisma S.G.A., Gabriel D., Schils T., Kato A. & Yoon H.S. 2025. A new marine red alga, Rhodogorgon truncata sp. nov. (Rhodogorgonales, Rhodophyta) from the west coast of Thailand. Phycologia.In review2025
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TBurdick DMyers, R. F., Burdick, D., Mundy, B., Lindfield, S. J., Tibbatts, B., & Donaldson, T. (2025). New and recent records of fishes from the Mariana Islands, western Pacific Ocean. In Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation (Vol. 42, pp. 15–90). Ocean Science Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750902Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherBentlage B, Raymundo L, Rouzé HLock C, Miller T, Anthony C, Tramonte C, McDermot G, Paulino LLock C, Miller TC, Anthony CJ, Rouzé H, Fifer J, McDermott G, Tramonte CA, Paulino L, Davies SW, Raymundo L, Bentlage B. 2025. Symbiodiniaceae and Bacterial Microbiome Dynamics Differentially Impact the Survival of Dominant Reef‐Flat Porites Corals. Environmental Microbiology 27(9): e70175. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.70175. PMID: 40944450 PMCID: PMC12432680Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherCombosch D, Lemer S, Torrado H, Leiva CTorrado H, Leiva CTorrado H, Leiva C, Riesgo A, Lemer S, Perez A, Lorente-Sorolla JM, Carlson B, Awai M, Giribet G, Combosch D. 2025. Nautilus sex determination is unique among cephalopods. Conservation Biology 35(18): 4561-4569 September 22, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.07.047.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherCombosch DGrottoli A, Hulver A, Thurber R, Toonen R, Schmeltzer E, Kuffner I, Barott K, Baums I, Castillo K, Chapron L, Coffroth M, Combosch D, Correa A, Crandall E, Donahue M, Eirin-Lopez J, Felis T, Ferrier-Pagès C, Harrison H, Heron S, Huang D, Humanes A, Kenkel C, Krueger T, Madin J, Matz M, McManus L, Medina M, Muller E, Padilla-Gamiño J, Putnam H, Sawall Y, Shlesinger T, Sweet M, Voolstra C, Weis V, Wild C, Wu H. 2025. Future of coral bleaching research, BioScience 75(7): 585–598, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf066.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherCombosch DTaboada S, Díez-Vives C, Turon M, Arias MB, Galià-Camps C, Cárdenas P, Koutsouveli V, de Carvalho FC, Kenchington E, Davies AJ, Wang S, Martín-Huete M, Roberts EM, Xavier JR, Combosch D, Riesgo A. 2025. Connectivity and Adaptation Patterns of the Deep-Sea Ground-Forming Sponge Geodia hentscheli Across Its Entire Distribution, Molecular Biology and Evolution 42(7), July 2025, msaf145, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf145Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherCombosch D, Lemer S, Raymundo L, Torrado HRios D, Burdick D, Torrado HRios D, Torrado H, Lemer S, Drury C, Burdick D, Raymundo L, Combosch DJ. 2025. Population Genomics for Coral Reef Restoration-A Case Study of Staghorn Corals in Micronesia. Evol Appl. 2025 Jun 23;18(6):e70115. doi: 10.1111/eva.70115. PMID: 40557243; PMCID: PMC12185382.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer S, Raymundo L, Rouzé HAnthony CAnthony, C. J., Lemer, S., Raymundo, L. J., & Rouzé, H. 2025. Restoration innovation: Fusing microbial memories to engineer coral resilience. One Earth, 8(3).Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer SLetsch H, Greve C, Hundsdoerfer A, Irisarri I, Moore J, Espeland M, Wanke S, Arifin U, Blom M, Corrales C, Donath A, Fritz U, Köhler G, Kück P, Lemer S, Mengual X, Salas N, Meusemann K, Palandačić A, & Printzen C (2025). Type Genomics: A Framework for Integrating Genomic Data into Biodiversity and Taxonomic Research. Systematic Biology., 74(6), 1029–1044. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf040Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer SLeiva CLi, R., Leiva, C., Lemer, S., Kirkendale, L., & Li, J. (2025). Photosymbiosis shaped animal genome architecture and gene evolution as revealed in giant clams. Communications Biology, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07423-8Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer SLeiva CLeiva, C., Martín-Huete, M., & Lemer, S. (2025). Genomic analyses support locally derived crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks in the Pacific. BMC biology, 23(1), 244.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02350-4Journal Article2025
POSTDOCLeiva C, Rouzé H, Lemer SPollard, K., Leiva, C., Rouzé, H., & Lemer, S. (2025). Genomic Insights From Natural History Collections Reveal Cryptic Speciation in Coral Guard Crabs (Family: Trapeziidae). Ecology and Evolution, 15(2), e70960.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer S, Rouzé HFisher, M. A., Dodds, W. K., Rouzé, H., & Lemer, S. (2026). Stoichiometric regulation of nitrogen and carbon fluxes in Acropora coral facing short‐term stress of ammonium loading. Ecosphere, 17(1), e70491.Journal Article2026
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley R, Lemer SLasley Jr, R. M., Lemer, S., Evans, N., & Paulay, G. (2025). Discovery of new montane crab (Brachyura: Sesarmidae: Sesarma Say, 1817) in Hispaniola highlights the impact of incumbent island biotas on colonization and diversification. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 45(1), ruaf007.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Lasley RBurdick DTibiriçá Y, Eisenhauer D, Burdick D, and Lasley RM. 2025. First record of multi-species synchronized sea cucumber spawning in the Mariana Islands. Mar. Biodivers. 55: 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-025-01598-x.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLemer SLemer, S., Constance, S., & Sarah, L. (2025, January). Contrasting transcriptomic signatures of acclimation in two susceptible and resistant coral species. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
POSTDOCLeiva C, Lemer SLeiva, C., Li, R., Fauvelot, C., Neo, M. L., Lee, L. K., Reimer, J., Kenny N., Li JC Lemer, S. (2025, January). A giant step for giant clams: a high-quality reference genome for Tridacna maxima. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
POSTDOCLeiva C, Lemer SLeiva, C., Perez-Portela, R., & Lemer, S. (2025, January). Volcanic CO 2 seeps reveal long-term holobiont responses and host multilocus adaptations to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
POSTDOCLeiva C, Lemer SRouze, H., Sartor, C., & Lemer, S. (2025, January). Genetic toolkit to detect early signs of stress in local Guam Acropora corals. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett, M. S., & Caballes, C. F. (2025). Detectability of crown-of-thorns starfish and consequences for culling or removal. Biology, 14(10), 1391.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett MS, Caballes CF, Levering LT, Burn D, Chandler JF, Leitman AS, Doll PC. Rates of Spawning and Mortality Using Contrasting Methods for Culling Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris. Biology. 2025; 14(12):1720. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14121720Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CPratchett, M., Baird, A., Burn, D., Caballes, C., Chandler, J., Garing, M., ... & Doll, P. (2025). Detectability and exposure of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) during emerging population irruptions in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia.preprint Journal Articlepreprint
EPSCoR COHORT 2Caballes CDoll, P. C., Pratchett, M. S., Ling, S. D., Tebbett, S. S., Hoey, A. S., & Caballes, C. F. Predation on adult Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) relative to fisheries management zones on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.Technical Report2025
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TParmentier E, Eche L, Greeven C, Banse M, Bertucci F, Thiry M, Raick X, Donaldson TJ, Lecchini L. 2025. Morphological innovations and evolutionary transitions in boxfish acoustic communication, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 146(2): blaf079. October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf079Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RParmentier E, Eche L, Greeven C, Banse M, Bertucci F, Thiry M, Raick X, Donaldson T, Lecchini D. 2025. Evolutionary insights into the sound-producing mechanisms of boxfishes. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherLobban CBanse M, Sonet G, Van Steenberge M, Lecchini D, Donaldson TJ, Parmentier E. 2025. Echoes of Evolution in Holocentridae: Harmony between Phylogeny, Morphology and Acoustics. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLobban CLobban C. 2025. Marine Apartectal (Chamberless) Mastogloiaceae (Diatomeae: Bacillariales): Paramastogloia cubana gen. nov., sp. nov., New Observations and Emended Diagnosis of Mastoneis, and Comparison with Mastogloiopsis. Taxonomy 5(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5020024Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLobban CGerao KLobban C, Jerao K, Frankovich T. Contribution to Taxonomy and Biogeography of Mastogloia (Diatomeae, Bacillariophyceae): A Pantropical Species and a Potential Regional Endemic. Diversity. 2026; 18(1):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18010037Journal Article2026
Senior ResearcherRaymundo L, Rouzé HRaymundo, L. J., Andersen, M. D., & Rouzé, H. (2025). Coral restoration in a stressful environment: Disease, bleaching, and dysbiosis in Acropora aspera in Guam, Micronesia. iScience, 28(4).Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LLeung SK, Kenyon TM, Raymundo LJ, Fox HE, Cook N, Cook K, Edwards AJ, Fisher EE, Brival AJT, Nicholson FE, Philippo RWL, Taylor ACF, Bryan SE, Lewis BM, Abdul Adzis KAB, Edmondson JP, Griffin SP, Li X, Liu X, Oakley HA, Razak TB, Samudra SH, Welly M, Mumby PJ. (2025). A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs. Journal of Environmental Management, 396, 128154.Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LCastro, A. H., Raymundo, L. J., Anderson, M. D., & Moreland-Ochoa, C. (2025, January). Species-specific growth responses of staghorn Acropora in contrasting ocean nurseries in Guam, Micronesia. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LAndersen, M. D., Raymundo, L., Castro, A., & Crisostomo, R. (2025, January). Repopulation of at-risk staghorn Acropora species in Guam, Micronesia. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo L, Caballes CMcCue, M., Caballes, C., Raymundo, L., & Taijeron, F. (2025, January). A community-based crown-of-thorns starfish control project in Guam. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo L, Rouzé HMcDermott, GMcDermott, G., Rouze, H., & Raymundo, L. (2025, January). Intraspecific color variation in Porites cylindrica: The role of color in coral resilience. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé H, Raymundo L, Bentlage BLock C, Miller T, Anthony C, McDermott GLock, C., Miller, T., Anthony, C., Rouze, H., Tramonte, C., Fifer, J., Mcdermott, G., Raymundo, L. and Bentlage, B., 2025, January. Identifying the traits of coral resilience to climate change on Guam's reefs. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TParmentier E, Eche L, Greeven C, Banse M, Bertucci F, Thiry M, Raick X, Donaldson T, Lecchini D. 2025. Evolutionary insights into the sound-producing mechanisms of boxfishes. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Abstract2025
Senior ResearcherDonaldson TBanse M, Sonet G, Van Steenberge M, Lecchini D, Donaldson TJ, Parmentier E. 2025. Echoes of Evolution in Holocentridae: Harmony between Phylogeny, Morphology and Acoustics. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Presentation2025
Math FacultyOh HRychtar, J., Taylor, D., Udiani, O., Stephenson, D., Korenok, O., Alvarez-Pardo, G., & Oh, H. (2025). The effect of heterogeneity on vaccination decisions. The First International Conference on Games.Conference Proceedings2025
Senior ResearcherRaymundo LSteward, D. M., Houk, P., & Raymundo, L. (2025, January). Modeling the success and cost of restoration scenarios. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Rouzé HPichon, M., Sinniger, F., Rouze, H., & Harii, S. (2025, January). The boundaries of the mesophotic and oligophotic coral ecosystems: physically or biologically determined?. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
EWDSangueza CBecker‐Klein, R., Melton, T. N., Bianco, V. D., Harris, L., Grimes, K. R., Sangueza, C. R., & Barberena‐Arias, M. F. (2025). Applying a People‐Centered Evaluation Framework to Build Stronger Relationships and More Applicable Evaluations. New Directions for Evaluation.Journal Article2025
EWDSangueza CPeterman, Karen, Regina Ayala Chavez, Allison Black Maier, Emily Ortiz Franco, Susan Park, Cheryl Ramirez Sangueza, Zola Roper, Isabel Sanchez Viruet, and Lila Uzzell. "People‐Centered Approaches That Can Expand the Role of Evaluator." New Directions for Evaluation (2025).Journal Article2025
EWDSangueza CBoxerman, J. Z., Sangueza, C. R., & Nelson-Barber, S. (2025). Culturally Grounded STEM Education: Three Cases of Broadening Participation Among Indigenous Islanders. Education Sciences, 16(1), 17.Journal Article2025
EWDSchumann FSchumann, F. 2026. Ed. Hideto Fujii. Hotel Industry for Outbound Tourists. Handbook of Japanese Tourism and Hospitality, Ch. 10, Taylor & Francis. 169-184.Book Chapter2026
POSTDOCBentlage BShimpi GShimpi, G. G., & Bentlage, B. (2025, January). Horizontal gene transfer provided mitochondrial DNA mismatch repair machinery that increased octocoral resilience to oxidative stress. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Abstract2025
POSTDOCTorrado HTorrado HPegueroles C, Galià-Camps C, Pascual M, Bassitta M, González D, Greve C, Macpherson E, Raventós N, Schell T, Torrado H, Carreras C. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo). Scientific Data, 12(1), 576.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DRubin, L. D., Fraser, G. J., Gabler-Smith, M. K., Lauder, G. V., Ribeiro, W. V., Vaz, D. F., Wallis-Mauro N, & Sibert, E. C. (2025). Quantifying the Denticle Multiverse: A Standardized Coding System to Capture Three Dimensional Morphological Variations for Quantitative Evolutionary and Ecological Studies of Elasmobranch Denticles. Integrative Organismal Biology, 7(1), obaf021.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 2Vaz DVaz, D. F., Goatley, C. H., & Tornabene, L. (2025). Osteology of Dwarfgobies Eviota and Sueviota (Gobiidae: Gobiomorpharia), With Phylogenetic Inferences Within Coral Gobies. Journal of Morphology, 286(3), e70039.Journal Article2025
POSTDOCRubin ERubin ENeely, K. L., Kellogg, C. A., Voelschow, J. J., Cauvin, A. R., Reed, S. A. M., Rubin, E., & Meyer, J. L. (2025). Assessment of antimicrobial resistance genes in Caribbean corals, including those treated with amoxicillin. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.01.621504Journal Article2025
Senior ResearcherLeon Guerrero RAflague TF, Badowski G, Bacalia KMA, Manibusan JR, Dominguez RM, Wood K, Hattori-Uchima M, Leon Guerrero RT. 2025. The Association of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Parent-Child Dyads in Guam: Pacific Islands Cohort on Cardiometabolic Health Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 14;22(4):611. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22040611. PMID: 40283835; PMCID: PMC12027281.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MPeoples N, Mihalitsis M, Wainwright PC. 2025. Incompatibility between two major innovations shaped the diversification of fish feeding mechanisms. PLoS Biol 23(6): e3003225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003225Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MZamborain‐Mason, J., Connolly, S. R., MacNeil, M. A., Barnes, M. L., Bauman, A. G., Feary, D. A., Huertas, V., Januchowski‐Hartley, F. A., Lau, J. D., Mihalitsis, M., & Cinner, J. E. (2025). Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. Conservation Biology, 39(3), e14440-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14440Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis M, Yamhure-Ramirez D, Beil MH, Chan H, Cole NJ, Luenenborg A, Paglione I, Petri H, Shum NC, Wainwright DK, Zheng B, Wainwright PC. 2025. Lateral jaw motion in fish expands the functional repertoire of vertebrates and underpins the success of a dominant herbivore lineage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 May 13;122(19):e2418982122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2418982122. Epub 2025 May 5. PMID: 40324084; PMCID: PMC12088409.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MWainwright P, and Mihalitsis M. 2025, March. Morphological and kinematic novelties underlie proficient herbivory in surgeonfishes, Acanthuridae. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY (Vol. 65, pp. S545-S545). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MPeoples, N., Burns, M. D., Mihalitsis, M., & Wainwright, P. C. (2025). Evolutionary lability of a key innovation spurs rapid diversification. Nature (London), 639(8056), 962–967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08612-zJournal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis M, Yin B, Matsunami A, Hoey A, Pham DN, Mao J, Raheja R, Gong R, Wainwright PC. 2025. Functional novelties and behavioural flexibility underpin diversification of the surgeonfish feeding mechanism. Proc Biol Sci. 2025 Nov;292(2059):20252386. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2386. Epub 2025 Nov 26. PMID: 41290177.Journal Article2025
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., & Wainwright, P. C. (2024). Feeding kinematics of a surgeonfish reveal novel functions and relationships to reef substrata. Communications Biology, 7(1), 13.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., Bellwood, D. R., & Wainwright, P. C. (2024). Sit and survive: predation avoidance by cryptobenthic coral reef fishes. Marine Biology, 171(1), 7.Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MBurns, M. D., Satterfield, D. R., Peoples, N., Chan, H., Barley, A. J., Yuan, M. L., Roberts-Hugghis, A. S., Russell, K. T., Hess, M., Williamson, S. L., Corn, K. A., Mihalitsis, M., Wainwright, D. K., & Wainwright, P. C. (2024). Complexity and weak integration promote the diversity of reef fish oral jaws. Communications Biology, 7(1), Article 1433. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07148-8Journal Article2024
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MZamborain-Mason, J., Connolly, S. R., Macneil, M. A., Barnes, M. L., Bauman, A. G., Feary, D. A., Huertas, V., Januchowski-Hartley, F. A., Lau, J. D., Mihalistis, M., & Cinner, J. E. (2023). Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.15.571896Journal Article2023
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis M., Morais, R. A., & Bellwood, D. R. (2022). Small predators dominate fish predation in coral reef communities. PLoS Biology, 20(11), e3001898.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMuruga, P., Bellwood, D. R., & Mihalitsis M. (2022). Forensic odontology: Assessing bite wounds to determine the role of teeth in piscivorous fishes. Integrative Organismal Biology, 4(1), obac011.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MHemingson, C. R., Mihalitsis M., & Bellwood, D. R. (2022). Are fish communities on coral reefs becoming less colourful? Global Change Biology, 28(10), 3321-3332.Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MSchlaefer, J. A., Tebbett, S. B., Bowden, C. L., Collins, W. P., Duce, S., Hemingson, C. R., Huertas, V., Mihalitsis, M., Morais, J., Morais, R. A., Siqueira, A. C., Streit, R. P., Swan, S., Valenzuela, J., & Bellwood, D. R. (2022). A snapshot of sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef. Marine Environmental Research, 181, Article 105763. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105763Journal Article2022
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., & Bellwood, D. R. (2021). Functional groups in piscivorous fishes. Ecology and Evolution, 11(18), 12765–12778. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8020Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., Hemingson, C. R., Goatley, C. H. R., Bellwood, D. R., & Higham, T. (2021). The role of fishes as food: A functional perspective on predator–prey interactions. Functional Ecology, 35(5), 1109–1119. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13779Journal Article2021
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., & Bellwood, D. (2019). Functional implications of dentition-based morphotypes in piscivorous fishes. Royal Society Open Science, 6(9), 190040. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190040Journal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., & Bellwood, D. R. (2019). Morphological and functional diversity of piscivorous fishes on coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 38(5), 945–954. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-019-01820-wJournal Article2019
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MTebbett, S. B., Goatley, C. H. R., Huertas, V., Mihalitsis, M., & Bellwood, D. R. (2018). A functional evaluation of feeding in the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus: the role of soft tissues. Royal Society Open Science, 5(1), 171111. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171111Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MBellwood, D. R., Tebbett, S. B., Bellwood, O., Mihalitsis, M., Morais, R. A., Streit, R. P., & Fulton, C. J. (2018). The role of the reef flat in coral reef trophodynamics: Past, present, and future. Ecology and Evolution, 8(8), 4108–4119. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3967Journal Article2018
EPSCoR COHORT 3Mihalitsis MMihalitsis, M., & Bellwood, D. R. (2017). A morphological and functional basis for maximum prey size in piscivorous fishes. PloS One, 12(9), e0184679. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184679Journal Article2017
GECCOLeslie Aquino, Hyunju OhAquino, L. & Oh, H. (2025. Jan 8-11). Overview of an established undergraduate summer math research program at the
University of Guam. CRM-PIMS-AARMS Special Session on Indigenous Voices in Mathematics, II. Joint Mathematics Meetings 2025. Abstracts of Papers presented to the American Mathematical Society. 1203-97-44402
Conference Proceedings2025
GECCOSarah Lemer, Heloise RouzeFisher MA, Dodds WK, Rouzé H, Lemer S (2026) Stoichiometric regulation of nitrogen and carbon fluxes in Acropora coral facing short-term stress of ammonium loading. EcosphereJournal Article2026
GECCO, E-CORE, E-RISEBastian BentlageShimpi GShimpi, G. G., & Bentlage, B. (2025, January). Horizontal gene transfer provided mitochondrial DNA mismatch repair machinery that increased octocoral resilience to oxidative stress. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOBastian Bentlage, David Combosch, Sarah Lemer, Dave BurdickTorrado H, Rios D, Primov KTorrado H, Rios D, Primov K, Burdick DR, Bentlage B, Lemer S, Combosch D. 2025. Evolutionary Genomics of Two Co-occurring Congeneric Fore Reef Coral Species on Guam (Mariana Islands), Genome Biology and Evolution 17(1): evae278, January 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae278Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-CORECheryl SanguezaBecker‐Klein, R., Melton, T. N., Bianco, V. D., Harris, L., Grimes, K. R., Sangueza, C. R., & Barberena‐Arias, M. F. (2025). Applying a People‐Centered Evaluation Framework to Build Stronger Relationships and More Applicable Evaluations. New Directions for Evaluation.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-CORECheryl SanguezaBoxerman, J. Z., Sangueza, C. R., & Nelson-Barber, S. (2025). Culturally Grounded STEM Education: Three Cases of Broadening Participation Among Indigenous Islanders. Education Sciences, 16(1), 17.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-CORECheryl SanguezaPeterman, Karen, Regina Ayala Chavez, Allison Black Maier, Emily Ortiz Franco, Susan Park, Cheryl Ramirez Sangueza, Zola Roper, Isabel Sanchez Viruet, and Lila Uzzell. "People‐Centered Approaches That Can Expand the Role of Evaluator." New Directions for Evaluation (2025).Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-CORECheryl SanguezaMelton, T.N., Sangueza, C.R., Becker-Klein, R., Wilson Grimes, K.R., Sandoval, J.A., & Barberena-Arias,M.F. (2026). Strengthening pathways to graduate education on Guam by addressing the hidden curriculum:Results from a program evaluation. Journal of Geoscience EducationJournal Article2026
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanJerao, K (this is not an EPSCoR student?)Lobban C, Jerao K, Frankovich T. Contribution to Taxonomy and Biogeography of Mastogloia (Diatomeae, Bacillariophyceae): A Pantropical Species and a Potential Regional Endemic. Diversity. 2026; 18(1):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18010037Journal Article2026
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban C. 2025. Marine Apartectal (Chamberless) Mastogloiaceae (Diatomeae: Bacillariales): Paramastogloia cubana gen. nov., sp. nov., New Observations and Emended Diagnosis of Mastoneis, and Comparison with Mastogloiopsis. Taxonomy 5(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5020024Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban CS, Tharngan BG. 2025. Benthic Marine Diatom Flora (Bacillariophyta) of Yap, Micronesia: Preliminary Annotated List, with Some New Mangrove Species. Diversity 17(1):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010034Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban CS. 2025. Marine Apartectal (Chamberless) Mastogloiaceae (Diatomeae: Bacillariales): Paramastogloia cubana gen. nov., sp. nov., New Observations and Emended Diagnosis of Mastoneis, and Comparison with Mastogloiopsis. Taxonomy 5(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5020024Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban CS. 2025. Hyalosira (Diatomeae: Grammatophoraceae) from Florida Keys, U.S.A., Including Two New Species with Consistent Ornamentation. Diversity 17(7):448. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17070448Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban, C. S., & Tharngan, B. G. 2025. Benthic Marine Diatom Flora (Bacillariophyta) of Yap, Micronesia: Preliminary Annotated List, with Some New Mangrove Species. Diversity, 17(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010034.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEChristopher LobbanLobban, CS. 2025. Towards a biogeography of Mastogloia (Diatomeae: Bacillariophyceae): a preliminary checklist for Yap, Micronesia, with new ultrastructure images and a review of problems. Nova Hedwigia Band 120(1-4):313 - 417. 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2025/0977.Journal Article2025
GECCOCiemon CaballesDoll, P. C., Pratchett, M. S., Ling, S. D., Tebbett, S. S., Hoey, A. S., & Caballes, C. F. Predation on adult Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) relative to fisheries management zones on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.Other2025
GECCOCiemon CaballesPratchett MS, Caballes CF, Levering LT, Burn D, Chandler JF, Leitman AS, Doll PC. Rates of Spawning and Mortality Using Contrasting Methods for Culling Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris. Biology. 2025; 14(12):1720. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14121720Journal Article2025
GECCOCiemon CaballesPratchett, M. S., & Caballes, C. F. (2025). Detectability of crown-of-thorns starfish and consequences for culling or removal. Biology, 14(10), 1391.Journal Article2025
GECCOCiemon CaballesPratchett, M., Baird, A., Burn, D., Caballes, C., Chandler, J., Garing, M., ... & Doll, P. (2025). Detectability and exposure of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) during emerging population irruptions in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia.Journal Article2025
GECCOCiemon Caballes, Laurie RaymundoMcCue, M., Caballes, C., Raymundo, L., & Taijeron, F. (2025, January). A community-based crown-of-thorns starfish control project in Guam. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCODavid ComboschGrottoli A, Hulver A, Thurber R, Toonen R, Schmeltzer E, Kuffner I, Barott K, Baums I, Castillo K, Chapron L, Coffroth M, Combosch D, Correa A, Crandall E, Donahue M, Eirin-Lopez J, Felis T, Ferrier-Pagès C, Harrison H, Heron S, Huang D, Humanes A, Kenkel C, Krueger T, Madin J, Matz M, McManus L, Medina M, Muller E, Padilla-Gamiño J, Putnam H, Sawall Y, Shlesinger T, Sweet M, Voolstra C, Weis V, Wild C, Wu H. 2025. Future of coral bleaching research, BioScience 75(7): 585–598, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf066Journal Article2025
GECCODavid ComboschTaboada S, Díez-Vives C, Turon M, Arias MB, Galià-Camps C, Cárdenas P, Koutsouveli V, de Carvalho FC, Kenchington E, Davies AJ, Wang S, Martín-Huete M, Roberts EM, Xavier JR, Combosch D, Riesgo A. 2025. Connectivity and Adaptation Patterns of the Deep-Sea Ground-Forming Sponge Geodia hentscheli Across Its Entire Distribution, Molecular Biology and Evolution 42(7), July 2025, msaf145, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf145Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEDavid Combosch, Dave BurdickRios D, Torrado HRios D, Torrado H, Lemer S, Drury C, Burdick D, Raymundo L, Combosch DJ. 2025. Population Genomics for Coral Reef Restoration-A Case Study of Staghorn Corals in Micronesia. Evol Appl. 2025 Jun 23;18(6):e70115. doi: 10.1111/eva.70115. PMID: 40557243; PMCID: PMC12185382.Journal Article2025
GECCODiego VazRubin ERubin, L. D., Fraser, G. J., Gabler-Smith, M. K., Lauder, G. V., Ribeiro, W. V., Vaz, D. F., Wallis-Mauro N, & Sibert, E. C. (2025). Quantifying the Denticle Multiverse: A Standardized Coding System to Capture Three Dimensional Morphological Variations for Quantitative Evolutionary and Ecological Studies of Elasmobranch Denticles. Integrative Organismal Biology, 7(1), obaf021.Journal Article2025
GECCODiego VazVaz, D. F., Goatley, C. H., & Tornabene, L. (2025). Osteology of Dwarfgobies Eviota and Sueviota (Gobiidae: Gobiomorpharia), With Phylogenetic Inferences Within Coral Gobies. Journal of Morphology, 286(3), e70039.Journal Article2025
GECCOFred SchummanSchumann, F. 2026. Ed. Hideto Fujii. Hotel Industry for Outbound Tourists. Handbook of Japanese Tourism and Hospitality, Ch. 10, Taylor & Francis. 169-184.Book/Book Chapter2026
GECCOHeloise RouzePichon, M., Sinniger, F., Rouze, H., & Harii, S. (2025, January). The boundaries of the mesophotic and oligophotic coral ecosystems: physically or biologically determined?. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOHeloise Rouze, Laurie RaymundoMcDermott GMcDermott, G., Rouze, H., & Raymundo, L. (2025, January). Intraspecific color variation in Porites cylindrica: The role of color in coral resilience. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOHeloise Rouze, Laurie Raymundo, Bastian BentlageLock C, Miller TC, Fifer J, McDermott G, Tramonte CA, Paulino LLock C, Miller TC, Anthony CJ, Rouzé H, Fifer J, McDermott G, Tramonte CA, Paulino L, Davies SW, Raymundo L, Bentlage B. 2025. Symbiodiniaceae and Bacterial Microbiome Dynamics Differentially Impact the Survival of Dominant Reef‐Flat Porites Corals. Environmental Microbiology 27(9): e70175. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.70175. PMID: 40944450 PMCID: PMC12432680Journal Article2025
E-RISE, E-CORE, GECCOHeloise Rouze, Laurie Raymundo, Bastian BentlageLock C, Miller TC, Fifer J, McDermott G, Tramonte CA, Paulino LLock, C., Miller, T., Anthony, C., Rouze, H., Tramonte, C., Fifer, J., Mcdermott, G., Raymundo, L. and Bentlage, B., 2025, January. Identifying the traits of coral resilience to climate change on Guam's reefs. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOHeloise Rouze, Sarah LemerLeiva CPollard, K., Leiva, C., Rouzé, H., & Lemer, S. (2025). Genomic Insights From Natural History Collections Reveal Cryptic Speciation in Coral Guard Crabs (Family: Trapeziidae). Ecology and Evolution, 15(2), e70960.Journal Article2025
GECCOHeloise Rouze, Sarah LemerSartor CRouze, H., Sartor, C., & Lemer, S. (2025, January). Genetic toolkit to detect early signs of stress in local Guam Acropora corals. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCO, E-RISEHyunju OhRychtar, J., Taylor, D., Udiani, O., Stephenson, D., Korenok, O., Alvarez-Pardo, G., & Oh, H. (2025). The effect of heterogeneity on vaccination decisions. The First International Conference on Games.Conference Proceedings2025
GECCO, E-RISEHyunju OhFeryal Alayont, Shelly Smith, Cuixian (Tracy) Chen, Kumer Pial Das, Hyunju Oh, Jan Rychtar, Dewey Taylor, Math Across Borders: A Conference for Student Researchers Everywhere. MAA Focus. October/November 2025, 17-19. MAA FOCUS : October/November 2025Newsletter2025
GECCOJaeyong ChoiHam, S., Jyoti, Choi, J., Nam, Y., and Kim, J., “Stability analysis of a numerical method for the 3D high-order Allen–Cahn equation,” AIP Advances, 15(1), 2025. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0248165
Journal Article2025
GECCOLaurie RaymundoAndersen, M. D., Raymundo, L., Castro, A., & Crisostomo, R. (2025, January). Repopulation of at-risk staghorn Acropora species in Guam, Micronesia. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOLaurie RaymundoCastro, A. H., Raymundo, L. J., Anderson, M. D., & Moreland-Ochoa, C. (2025, January). Species-specific growth responses of staghorn Acropora in contrasting ocean nurseries in Guam, Micronesia. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOLaurie RaymundoLeung SK, Kenyon TM, Raymundo LJ, Fox HE, Cook N, Cook K, Edwards AJ, Fisher EE, Brival AJT, Nicholson FE, Philippo RWL, Taylor ACF, Bryan SE, Lewis BM, Abdul Adzis KAB, Edmondson JP, Griffin SP, Li X, Liu X, Oakley HA, Razak TB, Samudra SH, Welly M, Mumby PJ. (2025). A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs. Journal of Environmental Management, 396, 128154.Journal Article2025
GECCOLaurie RaymundoSteward, D. M., Houk, P., & Raymundo, L. (2025, January). Modeling the success and cost of restoration scenarios. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOLaurie Raymundo, Heloise RouzeRaymundo, L. J., Andersen, M. D., & Rouzé, H. (2025). Coral restoration in a stressful environment: Disease, bleaching, and dysbiosis in Acropora aspera in Guam, Micronesia. iScience, 28(4).Journal Article2025
GECCOLaurie Raymundo, Sarah LemerAnthony CJAnthony, C. J., Lemer, S., Raymundo, L. J., & Rouzé, H. 2025. Restoration innovation: Fusing microbial memories to engineer coral resilience. One Earth, 8(3).Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisMihalitsis M, Yamhure-Ramirez D, Beil MH, Chan H, Cole NJ, Luenenborg A, Paglione I, Petri H, Shum NC, Wainwright DK, Zheng B, Wainwright PC. 2025. Lateral jaw motion in fish expands the functional repertoire of vertebrates and underpins the success of a dominant herbivore lineage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 May 13;122(19):e2418982122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2418982122. Epub 2025 May 5. PMID: 40324084; PMCID: PMC12088409.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisMihalitsis M, Yin B, Matsunami A, Hoey A, Pham DN, Mao J, Raheja R, Gong R, Wainwright PC. 2025. Functional novelties and behavioural flexibility underpin diversification of the surgeonfish feeding mechanism. Proc Biol Sci. 2025 Nov;292(2059):20252386. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2386. Epub 2025 Nov 26. PMID: 41290177.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisPeoples N, Burns MD, Mihalitsis M. et al. 2025. Evolutionary lability of a key innovation spurs rapid diversification. Nature 639, 962–967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08612-zJournal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisPeoples N, Mihalitsis M, Wainwright PC. 2025. Incompatibility between two major innovations shaped the diversification of fish feeding mechanisms. PLoS Biol 23(6): e3003225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003225Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisWainwright P, and Mihalitsis M. 2025, March. Morphological and kinematic novelties underlie proficient herbivory in surgeonfishes, Acanthuridae. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY (Vol. 65, pp. S545-S545). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.Book/Book Chapter2025
GECCO, E-RISEMichalis MihalitsisZamborain-Mason, J., Connolly, S. R., MacNeil, M. A., Barnes, M. L., Bauman, A. G., Feary, D. A., Huertas, V., Januchowski-Hartley, F. A., Lau, J. D., Mihalitsis, M., Cinner, J. E., et al. 2025. Downscaling global reference points to assess the sustainability of local fisheries. Conservation Biology 39(3): e14440. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14440Journal Article2025
GECCOPOSTDOC or STUDENTRubin ENeely, K. L., Kellogg, C. A., Voelschow, J. J., Cauvin, A. R., Reed, S. A. M., Rubin, E., & Meyer, J. L. (2025). Assessment of antimicrobial resistance genes in Caribbean corals, including those treated with amoxicillin. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.01.621504Journal Article2025
GECCOPOSTDOC or STUDENTTorrado HPegueroles C, Galià-Camps C, Pascual M, Bassitta M, González D, Greve C, Macpherson E, Raventós N, Schell T, Torrado H, Carreras C. (2025). Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the sharpsnout seabream (Diplodus puntazzo). Scientific Data, 12(1), 576.Journal Article2025
E-CORE, GECCORachael Leon GuerreroAflague TF, Badowski G, Bacalia KMA, Manibusan JR, Dominguez RM, Wood K, Hattori-Uchima M, Leon Guerrero RT. 2025. The Association of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Parent-Child Dyads in Guam: Pacific Islands Cohort on Cardiometabolic Health Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Apr 14;22(4):611. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22040611. PMID: 40283835; PMCID: PMC12027281.Journal Article2025
E-CORE, GECCORachael Leon GuerreroYamanaka AB, Laguana MB, Chong M, Leon Guerrero RT, Novotny R, Badowski G, Wilkens LR. 2025. Abstract 6198: Framework for Pacific Island Cancer and Obesity Across the Lifespan: PICOLI, A multi-dataset analysis approach. Cancer Res 85 (8_Supplement_1): 6198. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2025-6198Conference Proceedings2025
GECCO, E-RISERobert Lasley, Dave BurdickTibiriçá Y, Eisenhauer D, Burdick D, and Lasley RM. 2025. First record of multi-species synchronized sea cucumber spawning in the Mariana Islands. Mar. Biodivers. 55: 104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-025-01598-x.Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISERobert Lasley, Sarah LemerLasley RM, Lemer S, Evans N, Paulay G. 2025. Discovery of new montane crab (Brachyura: Sesarmidae: Sesarma Say, 1817) in Hispaniola highlights the impact of incumbent island biotas on colonization and diversification, Journal of Crustacean Biology 45(1), March 2025, ruaf007, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruaf007Journal Article2025
E-RISE, GECCORobert LasleyElefánti S, Lasley R , Pfaller J, & G Paulay (submitted). Planes on a snake? On the identities of crab larvae rafting
on sea snakes. Ecology and Evolution.
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E-RISE, GECCORobert LasleyHuber A & R Lasley (submitted). First record of the lancelet Asymmetron lucayanum (Cephalochordata: Branchiostomatidae) from the Mariana Islands, Micronesica.Journal Article2026
GECCOSarah LemerGiles E, Gonzalez V, Carimán P, Leiva C, Suescún AV, Lemer S, Guillemin ML, Ortiz-Barrientos D, Saenz-Agudel P. 2025. Comparative genomics points to ecological drivers of genomic divergence among intertidal limpets. Molecular Ecology Resources.Journal Article2025
GECCOSarah LemerLeiva, C., Li, R., Fauvelot, C., Neo, M. L., Lee, L. K., Reimer, J., Kenny N., Li JC Lemer, S. (2025, January). A giant step for giant clams: a high-quality reference genome for Tridacna maxima. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOSarah LemerLeiva, C., Martín-Huete, M., & Lemer, S. (2025). Genomic analyses support locally derived crown-of-thorns seastar outbreaks in the Pacific. BMC biology, 23(1), 244.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-025-02350-4Journal Article2025
GECCOSarah LemerLeiva, C., Perez-Portela, R., & Lemer, S. (2025, January). Volcanic CO 2 seeps reveal long-term holobiont responses and host multilocus adaptations to ocean acidification in a reef-building coral. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOSarah LemerSartor CLemer, S., Constance, S., & Sarah, L. (2025, January). Contrasting transcriptomic signatures of acclimation in two susceptible and resistant coral species. In BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (Vol. 101, No. 1). 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY, MIAMI, FL 33149 USA: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.Other2025
GECCOSarah LemerLetsch H, Greve C, Hundsdoerfer A, Irisarri I, Moore J, Espeland M, Wanke S, Arifin U, Blom M, Corrales C, Donath A, Fritz U, Köhler G, Kück P, Lemer S, Mengual X, Salas N, Meusemann K, Palandačić A, & Printzen C (2025). Type Genomics: A Framework for Integrating Genomic Data into Biodiversity and Taxonomic Research. Systematic Biology., 74(6), 1029–1044. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf040Journal Article2025
GECCOSarah LemerLi, R., Leiva, C., Lemer, S., Kirkendale, L., & Li, J. (2025). Photosymbiosis shaped animal genome architecture and gene evolution as revealed in giant clams. Communications Biology, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07423-8Journal Article2025
GECCOSarah Lemer, David ComboschTorrado H, Leiva CTorrado H, Leiva C, Riesgo A, Lemer S, Perez A, Lorente-Sorolla JM, Carlson B, Awai M, Giribet G, Combosch D. 2025. Nautilus sex determination is unique among cephalopods. Conservation Biology 35(18): 4561-4569 September 22, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.07.047Journal Article2025
GECCOSarah Lemer, Heloise RouzeFisher, M. A., Dodds, W. K., Rouzé, H., & Lemer, S. (2026). Stoichiometric regulation of nitrogen and carbon fluxes in Acropora coral facing short‐term stress of ammonium loading. Ecosphere, 17(1), e70491.Journal Article2026
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOTerry DonaldsonBanse M, Sonet G, Van Steenberge M, Lecchini D, Donaldson TJ, Parmentier E. 2025. Echoes of Evolution in Holocentridae: Harmony between Phylogeny, Morphology and Acoustics. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Other2025
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOTerry DonaldsonParmentier E, Eche L, Greeven C, Banse M, Bertucci F, Thiry M, Raick X, Donaldson T, Lecchini D. 2025. Evolutionary insights into the sound-producing mechanisms of boxfishes. 2025 Joint Conference of the Asian Society of Ichthyologists Annual Meeting and the 12th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, June 9-13, Taipei, Taiwan.Other2025
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOTerry DonaldsonParmentier E, Eche L, Greeven C, Banse M, Bertucci F, Thiry M, Raick X, Donaldson TJ, Lecchini L. 2025. Morphological innovations and evolutionary transitions in boxfish acoustic communication, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 146(2): blaf079. October 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaf079Journal Article2025
E-CORE, E-RISE, GECCOTerry Donaldson, Dave BurdickMyers, R. F., Burdick, D., Mundy, B., Lindfield, S. J., Tibbatts, B., & Donaldson, T. (2025). New and recent records of fishes from the Mariana Islands, western Pacific Ocean. In Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation (Vol. 42, pp. 15–90). Ocean Science Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14750902Journal Article2025
GECCO, E-RISETom SchilsDemeulenaere E. & Schils T. 2025. Life in Guåhan: Seashores. University of Guam Press, 120 pp. In Review.Book/Book Chapter2025
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