2009
- Hekkala ER, Amato G, DeSalle R, Blum MJ. 2009. Molecular assessment of population differentiation and individual assignment potential of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) populations. Conservation Genetics [in press]
- Roca AL, Ishida Y, Nikolaidis N, Kolokotronis SO, Fratpietro S, Stewardson K, Hensley S, Tisdale M, Boeskorov G, Greenwood AD. 2009. Genetic variation at hair length candidate genes in elephants and the extinct woolly mammoth. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9:232.
- Eaton MJ, Meyers GL, Kolokotronis SO, Leslie MS, Martin AP, Amato G. 2009. Barcoding bushmeat: molecular identification of Central African and South American harvested vertebrates. Conservation Genetics [in press]
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{Conservation Magazine}
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{Scientific American}
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- Gonçalves da Silva A, Kolokotronis SO, Wharton D. 2009. Modeling the eradication of invasive mammals using the sterile male technique. Biological Invasions [in press]
- Eaton MJ, Martin A, Thorbjarnarson J, Amato G. 2009. Species-level diversification of African dwarf crocodiles (Genus Osteolaemus): A geographic and phylogenetic perspective. Mol Phylogenet Evol 50(3):496-506.
2008
- Amato G, Ryder OA, Rosenbaum HC, DeSalle R [Editors]. Conservation Genetics in the Age of Genomics. Columbia University Press, NY. in press
- Cibrián-Jaramillo A, Marler TE, DeSalle R, Brenner ED. 2008. Development of EST-microsatellites from the cycad Cycas rumphii, and their use in the recently endangered Cycas micronesica. Conserv Genet 9(4):1051-1054.
- Gatesy J, Amato G. 2008. The rapid accumulation of consistent molecular support for intergeneric crocodylian relationships. Mol Phylogenet Evol 48(3):1232-1237.
- Krause J, Unger T, Noçon A, Malaspinas AS, Kolokotronis SO, Stiller M, Soibelzon L, Spriggs H, Dear PH, Briggs AH, Bray SE, O'Brien SJ, Rabeder G, Matheus P, Cooper A, Slatkin M, Pääbo S, Hofreiter M. 2008. Mitochondrial genomes reveal an explosive radiation of extinct and extant bears near the Miocene-Pliocene boundary. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8, 220.
- Baillie GJ, Kolokotronis SO, Waltari E, Maffei JG, Kramer LD, Perkins SL. 2008. Phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of St. Louis encephalitis virus genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 47(2), 717-728.
- Mendez M, Rosenbaum HC, Bordino P. 2008. Conservation genetics of the franciscana dolphin in Northern Argentina: population structure, by-catch impacts, and management implications. Conservation Genetics 9(2), 419-435.
- Ji X, Wu X, Yan P, Amato G. 2008. Complete sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of Siamensis Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis). Molecular Biology Reports 35(2), 133-138.
- Deem SL, Ladwig E, Cray C, Karesh WB, Amato G. 2008. Health assessment of the ex situ population of St Vincent parrots (Amazona guildingii) in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 22(2), 114–122.
- Cibrián-Jaramillo A, Hahn WJ, DeSalle R. 2008. Development of microsatellite markers of the Mexican understory palm Chamaedorea elegans, cross-species genotyping, and amplification in congeners. Molecular Ecology Notes 8(2), 322-324.
2007
- Ho SYW, Kolokotronis SO, Allaby RG. 2007. Elevated substitution rates estimated from ancient DNA sequences. Biology Letters 3(6), 702-705.
- Kolokotronis SO, MacPhee RDE, Greenwood AD. 2007. Detection of mitochondrial insertions in the nucleus (NuMts) of Pleistocene and modern muskoxen. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7, 67.
- Ponnerassery S, Crane S, Cain KD, Strom M. 2007. Sortase inhibitor phenyl vinyl sulfone inhibits Renibacterium salmoninarum adherence and invasion of host cells. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 78(2),115-127.
- Li Y, Wu XB, Yan P, Amato G. 2007. The complete mitochondrial genome of the salt-water crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) and phylogeny of crocodiles. Journal of Genetics and Genomics 34(2), 119-128.
- Naro-Maciel E, Becker JH, Lima HSM, Marcovaldi MA, DeSalle R. 2007. Testing dispersal hypotheses in foraging Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) of Brazil. Journal of Heredity 98(1), 29-39.
- Rodriguez JP,...Mendez M et al. 2007. The globalization of conservation: a view from the South. Science 317(5839), 755-756.
- Mendez M, Waller T, Micucci P, Alvarenga E, and Morales JC. 2007. Genetic population structure of the yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) in Northern Argentina: management implications. In: Biology of the Boas and Pythons. Henderson RW & Powel R, Eds. Eagle Mountain Publishing, LC.
2006
- Kretzman M, Mentzer L, DiGiovanni R, Leslie MS, Amato G. 2006. Microsatellite diversity and
fitness in stranded juvenile harp seals (Phoca
groenlandica). Journal of Heredity 97(6),
555-560.
- Ji XF, Wu XB, Li Y, Yan P, Amato G. 2006. The
mitochondrial genome of Crocodylus niloticus with implications for phylogenetic relationships among
crocodilians. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52(4),
810-818.
- Amor DC, Kolokotronis SO, Medellín RA, Ramey Jr
R, and Ryder OA. 2006. Genética de la conservación. In: El Berrendo en México: Acciones de conservación.
[The Pronghorn in Mexico: Conservation Actions].
Valdes M, de la Cruz E, Peters E, and Pallares E,
Editors. Agrupación Sierra Madre - Instituto Nacional
de Ecología (INE-SEMARNAT), México. pp 27-33.
- Pomilla C, and Rosenbaum HC. 2006.
Estimates of relatedness in groups of humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae) on two wintering
grounds of the Southern Hemisphere. Molecular
Ecology 15(9), 2541-2555.
- Mendez M, Waller T, Micucci P, Alvarenga E, and
Morales JC. 2006. Genetic population structure of the
yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus) in Northern
Argentina: management implications. In: The Biology
of Boas and Pythons. Henderson R, Editor.
2005
- Lin K, Russello MA, Caccone A, and Amato
G. 2005. Additional microsatellite loci for the
endangered St. Vincent parrot, Amazona
guildingii. Conservation Genetics 6,
643-645.
- Goldstein P, Wyner Y, Doukakis P, Egan MG, Amato
G, Rosenbaum HC, and DeSalle R. 2005.
Theory and methods for diagnosing species and
populations in conservation. Annals of the Missouri
Botanical Garden 92, 12-27.
- Leslie MS, Weber DS, Batibasaga A, Olsen
D, and Rosenbaum HC. 2005. First record of
Blainville's beaked whale Mesoplodon
densirostris in Fiji. Pacific Conservation
Biology 11(4), 302-305.
- McClanahan TR, Maina J, Starger CJ, Herron-Perez
P, and Dusek E. 2005. Detriments to post-bleaching
recovery of corals. Coral Reefs 24(2), 230-246.
- Pomilla C, and Rosenbaum HC. 2005.
Against the current: an inter-oceanic whale migration
event. Biology Letters 1(4), 476-479.
2004
- DeSalle R and Amato G. 2004. The
expansion of conservation genetics. Nature Reviews
Genetics 5, 702-712.
- Russello MA and Amato G. 2004. Ex
situ population management in the absence of
pedigree information. Molecular Ecology 13,
2829-2840.
- Palcovacs EP, Oppenheimer A, Gladyshev E, Toepfer JE, Amato G, and Caccone A. 2004. Genetic evaluation
of a proposed reintroduction: The case study of the
greater prairie chicken and the extinct heath hen. Molecular Ecology 13, 1759-1769.
- Milinkovitch MC, Caccone A, and Amato G. 2004.
Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate extensive
morphological convergence between the
“yeti” and primates. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution 31, 1-3.
- Russello MA and Amato G. 2004. A
molecular phylogeney of Amazona: implications
for Neotropical parrot biogeography, taxonomy and
conservation. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution 30, 421-437.
- Baker AC, Starger CJ, McClanahan TR, and Glynn
PW. 2004. Corals' adaptive response to climate change. Nature 430, 741.
2003
- Schmitz A, Mausfeld P, Hekkala E, Shine T, Nickel H, Amato G, and Böhme W. 2003. An overlooked sister
species of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus
niloticus) in West- and Central Africa: a molecular
approach on its systematics based on maximum-likelihood
and Bayesian inference of mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene
fragments. PALEVOL 2, 703-712.
- Gatesy J, Amato G, Norell M, DeSalle R,
and Hayashi C. 2003. Combined support for wholesale
taxic atavism in Gavialine crocodylians. Systematic
Biology 52, 1-21.
- Hodgkin T, Rao VR, Cibrian-Jaramillo A, and
Gaiji S. 2003. The use of ex situ conserved
plant genetic resources. Plant Genetic Resources 1(1), 19–29.
- Shykoff JA, Kolokotronis SO, Collin CL, and
López-Villavicencio M. 2003. Effects of male sterility
on reproductive traits in gynodioecious plants: A
meta-analysis. Oecologia 135(1), 1-9.
- McClanahan TR, Sala E, Stickels PA, Cokos BA, Baker AC, Starger CJ, and Jones IV SH. 2003. Interaction
between nutrients and herbivory in controlling algal
communities and coral condition on Glover's Reef,
Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series 261,
135-147.
- Weber DS, Stewart BS, Schienman J, and Lehman N.
2003. Major histocompatibility complex variation at
three class II loci in the northern elephant seal. Molecular Ecology 13(3), 711-718.
- Weber DS, Stewart BS, and Lehman J. 2003.
Genetic consequences of a severe population bottleneck
in the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus
townsendi). Journal of Heredity 95(2),
144-153.
2002
- Brisbin IL, Peterson AT, Okimoto R, and Amato G.
2002. Characterization of the genetic status of
populations of red junglefowl. Journal of the Bombay
Natural History Society 99, 217-223.
- Bordino P, Kraus S, Albareda D, Fazio A, Palmerio A, Mendez M, and Botta S. 2002. Reducing incidental
mortality of Franciscana dolphin Pontoporia
blainvillei with acoustic warning devices attached
to fishing nets. Marine Mammal Science 18(4),
833-842.
2001
- Russello, MA, Calcagnotto D, DeSalle R, and Amato G. 2001. Characterization of
microsatellite loci in the endangered St. Vincent
Parrot, Amazona guildingii. Molecular Ecology
Notes 1(3), 162-164.
- Russello MA and Amato G. 2001.
Application of a noninvasive, PCR-based test for sex
identification in an endangered parrot, Amazona
guildingii. Zoo Biology 20, 41-45.
2000
- Amato G, Egan MG, and Schaller GB. 2000.
Mitochondrial DNA variation in Muntjac: Evidence for
discovery, rediscovery, and phylogenetic relationships.
In: Antelopes, Deer, and Relatives: Fossil Record,
Behavioral Ecology, Systematics, and Conservation.
Vrba ES and Schaller GB, Editors. Yale University
Press, New Haven and London. pp 285–295.
- Gibbs JP and Amato G. 2000. Genetics and
demography in turtle conservation. In: Turtle
Conservation. Klemens MW, Editor. Smithsonian
Institution Press, Washington DC. pp 207–217.
- Goldstein PZ, DeSalle R, Amato G, and
Vogler AP. 2000. Conservation genetics at the species
boundary. Conservation Biology 14(1), 120-131.
- Dias IMG, Bergmann JAG, Rezende AC, and Castro
G. 2000. Formação e estrutura populacional do eqüino
brasileiro de hipismo. Arq. Brasileiro de Medicina
Veterinária e Zootecnia 52(6), 647-654.
- Weber DS, Stewart BS, Garza JC, and Lehman N.
2000. An empirical genetic assessment of the severity
of the northern elephant seal population bottleneck. Current Biology 10(20), 1287-1290.