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Overview

Cynthia Riginos is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, focusing on several subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, Molecular Biology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their main research topics cover Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Genetic diversity and population structure, Marine and fisheries research, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.

Riginos has contributed to numerous scientific papers published in various venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • Poor data stewardship will hinder global genetic diversity surveillance, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Building a global genomics observatory: Using GEOME (the Genomic Observatories Metadatabase) to expedite and improve deposition and retrieval of genetic data and metadata for biodiversity research, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Reproducibility in ecology and evolution: Minimum standards for data and code, 2023, Ecology and Evolution
  • Cryptic diversity and spatial genetic variation in the coral Acropora tenuis and its endosymbionts across the Great Barrier Reef, 2022, Evolutionary Applications

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Iva Popovic (10 collaborations)
  • Libby Liggins (7 collaborations)
  • Peter J. Mumby (7 collaborations)
  • Katharine E. Prata (7 collaborations)
  • Eric D. Crandall (6 collaborations)

Riginos often publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 9 publications
  • Molecular Ecology with 6 publications
  • Journal of Biogeography with 3 publications
  • Global Change Biology with 2 publications
  • Molecular Ecology Resources with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Refined global analysis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aleyrodoidea: Aleyrodidae) mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 to identify species level genetic boundaries.

    A. Dinsdale;A. Dinsdale;L. Cook;C. Riginos;Y. M. Buckley

  • Local adaptation and species segregation in two mussel (Mytilus edulis x Mytilus trossulus) hybrid zones.

    Cynthia Riginos;Clifford W. Cunningham

  • Reproductive output and duration of the pelagic larval stage determine seascape-wide connectivity of marine populations.

    Eric A. Treml;Jason J. Roberts;Yi Chao;Patrick N. Halpin

  • Population subdivision in marine environments: the contributions of biogeography, geographical distance and discontinuous habitat to genetic differentiation in a blennioid fish, Axoclinus nigricaudus

    C. Riginos;M. W. Nachman

  • Deep reefs are not universal refuges: Reseeding potential varies among coral species.

    Pim Bongaerts;Cynthia Riginos;Ramona Brunner;Ramona Brunner;Norbert Englebert

  • Larval spatial distributions and other early life–history characteristics predict genetic differentiation in eastern Pacific blennioid fishes

    Cynthia Riginos;Benjamin C. Victor

  • Human effects on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems: Integrating scientific approaches to support management and mitigation

    David A. Crook;Winsor H. Lowe;Frederick W. Allendorf;Tibor Erős

  • Effects of geography and life history traits on genetic differentiation in benthic marine fishes

    Cynthia Riginos;Kristin E. Douglas;Young Jin;Danielle F. Shanahan

  • Genetic Divergence across Habitats in the Widespread Coral Seriatopora hystrix and Its Associated Symbiodinium

    Pim Bongaerts;Cynthia Riginos;Tyrone Ridgway;Tyrone Ridgway;Eugenia M. Sampayo;Eugenia M. Sampayo

  • ECOLOGICAL GENETICS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC: ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS AND ADAPTATION AT SPECIFIC LOCI

    Paul S. Schmidt;Ester A. SerrÃo;Gareth A. Pearson;Cynthia Riginos

  • Navigating the currents of seascape genomics: how spatial analyses can augment population genomic studies.

    Cynthia Riginos;Eric D. Crandall;Libby Liggins;Pim Bongaerts

  • Seascape Genetics: Populations, Individuals, and Genes Marooned and Adrift

    Cynthia Riginos;Libby Liggins

  • Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information

    Maria Beger;Kimberly A Selkoe;Eric A Treml;Paul H Barber

  • Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats

    Pim Bongaerts;Cynthia Riginos;Kyra B. Hay;Madeleine J.H. van Oppen

  • The Genomic Observatories Metadatabase (GeOMe): A new repository for field and sampling event metadata associated with genetic samples.

    John Deck;Michelle R. Gaither;Rodney Ewing;Christopher E. Bird;Christopher E. Bird

  • Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries.

    Nils C. Krueck;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Alison Green;Geoffrey P. Jones

  • Cryptic vicariance in Gulf of California fishes parallels vicariant patterns found in Baja California mammals and reptiles.

    Cynthia Riginos

  • Dispersal Capacity Predicts Both Population Genetic Structure and Species Richness in Reef Fishes

    Cynthia Riginos;Yvonne M. Buckley;Simon P. Blomberg;Eric A. Treml

  • Evidence for Selection at Multiple Allozyme Loci Across a Mussel Hybrid Zone

    Cynthia Riginos;Kumar Sukhdeo;Clifford W. Cunningham

  • The molecular biogeography of the Indo-Pacific: testing hypotheses with multispecies genetic patterns

    Eric D. Crandall;Cynthia Riginos;Chris E. Bird;Libby Liggins;Libby Liggins

  • Human effects on ecological connectivity in aquatic ecosystems: Integrating scientific approaches to support management and mitigation ; Science of the Total Environment

    David A. Crook;Winsor H. Lowe;Frederick W. Allendorf;Tibor Erős

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric A. Treml
Eric A. Treml Australian Institute of Marine Science
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen University of Melbourne
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Robert J. Toonen
Robert J. Toonen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michelle R. Gaither
Michelle R. Gaither University of Central Florida
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Pim Bongaerts
Pim Bongaerts California Academy of Sciences
Nicolas Bierne
Nicolas Bierne University of Montpellier
Clifford W. Cunningham
Clifford W. Cunningham Duke University
Nigel W. Beebe
Nigel W. Beebe University of Queensland

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