Ami E. Wilbur

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the ubiquity of WA lionfish is the result of dispersal from a single source of introduction in Florida and not of multiple independent introductions across the range, support for five of six major scenarios of connectivity and phylogeographical breaks previously inferred for Caribbean organisms.

TL;DR: Results indicate that the source of the Bahamian lionfish is egg and larval dispersal from the United States east coast population, and support previous models of reef fish dispersal that suggest a low level of connectivity between the Bahamas and east coast of Florida.

TL;DR: Asian oyster Crassostrea ariakensis is being considered for introduction to Atlantic coastal waters of the USA, and its seasonal pattern of infection in C. aRIakensis in Bonamia sp.-enzootic waters is evaluated to better understand the biology of this parasite and identify strategies for management.

TL;DR: A simple (two-reagent) real-time PCR assay to quantify P. marinus (PMAR) and Perkinsus spp.

TL;DR: In the 3 years of monitoring, 23 of 512, 13 of 600, and 19 of 991 assessment- sample scallops collected from the vicinities of the three restoration locations had haplotypes identical to those of restoration-stock individuals, which suggests a dramatic increase in the abundance of scallop following the restoration effort.