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Robert J. Toonen
Researcher at University of Hawaii
Publications - 252
Citations - 13867
Robert J. Toonen is an academic researcher from University of Hawaii. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Coral reef. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 231 publications receiving 12000 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert J. Toonen include University of North Carolina at Wilmington & University of California, Davis.
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Extremely Low Genetic Diversity in the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
TL;DR: Genotyping nearly every individual living during the past 25 years sets a new benchmark for low genetic diversity in an endangered species, with unprecedentedly low levels of allelic diversity and heterozygosity.
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Is multiple mating beneficial or unavoidable? Low multiple paternity and genetic diversity in the shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii
TL;DR: The polyandrous mating system in sharks is examined, with a focus on the reproductive genetics of the shortspine spurdog Squalus mitsukurii, and direct allele counts and Bayesian approximations returned concordant estimates of 11% multiple paternity, the lowest observed in sharks to date.
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Molecular delineation of species in the coral holobiont
Michael Stat,Andrew C. Baker,David G. Bourne,Adrienne M. S. Correa,Adrienne M. S. Correa,Zac H. Forsman,Megan J. Huggett,Xavier Pochon,Xavier Pochon,Derek J. Skillings,Robert J. Toonen,Madeleine J. H. van Oppen,Ruth D. Gates +12 more
TL;DR: An integrative approach to the delineation of species using both molecular genetics in combination with phenetic characters is advocated and an a priori set of criteria be developed for each taxonomic group as no one species concept or accompanying set of guidelines is appropriate for delineating all members of the coral holobiont.
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Escaping paradise: Larval export from Hawaii in an Indo-Pacific reef fish, the Yellow Tang ( Zebrasoma flavescens ).
Jeff A. Eble,Robert J. Toonen,Laurie Sorenson,Larry V. Basch,Yannis P. Papastamatiou,Brian W. Bowen +5 more
TL;DR: Estimates of Yellow Tang historical demography contradict expectations of Hawaii as a population sink, and instead indicate asymmetrical gene flow, with Hawaii exporting rather than importing Yellow Tang larvae.
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Coastal pollution limits pelagic larval dispersal
TL;DR: The results indicate that anthropogenic runoff and effluent are acting as barriers to larval dispersal, effectively isolating a high gene flow species that is virtually free of direct human impact.