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John D. D. Bishop is affiliated with the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology as a subfield.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Identification and Quantification in Food, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Theology and Philosophy of Evil, Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Frequent coauthors in Bishop's research include Patrick Adkins, Christine A. Wood, Joanna Harley, Christine Wood, and Ken Perszyk. These collaborations reflect an ongoing engagement with peers across related specializations.

The scientist has published regularly in several academic venues, with notable frequency in Wellcome Open Research, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion, BMC Ecology and Evolution, Religions, and Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie.

Among recent publications are:

  • Chromosomal Inversion Polymorphisms in Two Sympatric Ascidian Lineages, 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Environmental DNA Based Surveillance for the Highly Invasive Carpet Sea Squirt Didemnum vexillum: A Targeted Single-Species Approach, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Fusion, fission, and scrambling of the bilaterian genome in Bryozoa, 2025, Genome Research
  • Evil and Suffering, 2021, The Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Religion
  • HeartCV: a tool for transferrable, automated measurement of heart rate and heart rate variability in transparent animals, 2022, Journal of Experimental Biology

Bishop is also an author of the book Religious Naturalism, published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Dispersal, Genetic Differentiation and Speciation in Estuarine Organisms

    D.T Bilton;J Paula;J.D.D Bishop

  • Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union

    Helen E. Roy;Sven Bacher;Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Tim Adriaens

  • Alien species and other notable records from a rapid assessment survey of marinas on the south coast of England

    F. Arenas;J. D. D. Bishop;J. T. Carlton;P. J. Dyrynda

  • Evolutionary Ecology of the Prezygotic Stage

    Giorgina Bernasconi;T.-L Ashman;T. R Birkhead;J. D. D Bishop

  • The third way: spermcast mating in sessile marine invertebrates

    J. D. D. Bishop;A. J. Pemberton

  • Will variation among genetic individuals influence species responses to global climate change

    Jennifer C. A. Pistevos;Piero Calosi;Steve Widdicombe;John D. D. Bishop

  • Genetic structure of populations of two species of Chthamalus (Crustacea: Cirripedia) in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean

    F. G. Pannacciulli;J. D. D. Bishop;S. J. Hawkins

  • Thoughts on the ecology and evolution of the intertidal biota of the Azores and other Atlantic islands

    S.J. Hawkins;H.B.S.M. Corte-Real;F.G. Pannacciulli;L.C. Weber

  • Alien species of Bugula (Bryozoa) along the Atlantic coasts of Europe

    John S. Ryland;John D. D. Bishop;Hans De Blauwe;Aliya El Nagar

  • Female control of paternity in the internally fertilizing compound ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. II. Investigation of male mating success using RAPD markers

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  • Field identification of 'types' A and B of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis in a region of sympatry

    Atsuko Sato;Atsuko Sato;Nori Satoh;John D. D. Bishop

  • Contrasting global genetic patterns in two biologically similar, widespread and invasive Ciona species (Tunicata, Ascidiacea)

    Sarah Bouchemousse;John D. D. Bishop;Frédérique Viard

  • Global phylogeography of the widely introduced North West Pacific ascidian Styela clava.

    Sharyn J. Goldstien;Lise Dupont;Frédérique Viard;Frédérique Viard;Paul J. Hallas;Paul J. Hallas

  • Unheralded arrivals: non-native sessile invertebrates in marinas on the English coast

    John D. D. Bishop;Christine A. Wood;Anna L. E. Yunnie;Carly A. Griffiths

  • Fertilization in the sea: are the hazards of broadcast spawning avoided when free–spawned sperm fertilize retained eggs?

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  • Phylogeny of the families Pyuridae and Styelidae (Stolidobranchiata, Ascidiacea) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.

    Rocío Pérez-Portela;J. D. D. Bishop;A. R. Davis;Xavier Turon

  • Fine- and regional-scale genetic structure of the exotic ascidian Styela clava (Tunicata) in southwest England, 50 years after its introduction

    L. Dupont;F. Viard;M. J. Dowell;C. Wood

  • Efficient utilization of very dilute aquatic sperm: sperm competition may be more likely than sperm limitation when eggs are retained.

    Andrew J Pemberton;Roger N Hughes;Patricio H Manríquez;John D D Bishop

  • GB Non-native Species Information Portal: documenting the arrival of non-native species in Britain

    Helen E. Roy;Chris D. Preston;Colin A. Harrower;Stephanie L. Rorke

  • Population genetic differentiation of the great scallop Pecten maximus in western Britain investigated by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA

    D. A. Heipel;J. D. D. Bishop;A. R. Brand;J. P. Thorpe

  • Zooid size in cheilostome bryozoans as an indicator of relative palaeotemperature

    Beth Okamura;John D.D. Bishop

  • Combined effects of bottlenecks and selfing in populations of Corella eumyota, a recently introduced sea squirt in the English Channel

    L. Dupont;F. Viard;P. David;J. D. D. Bishop

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédérique Viard
Frédérique Viard University of Montpellier
Roger N. Hughes
Roger N. Hughes Bangor University
Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University
Patricio H. Manríquez
Patricio H. Manríquez Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA)
Xavier Turon
Xavier Turon Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blane
Dan Minchin
Dan Minchin Klaipėda University
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton
Gary R. Carvalho
Gary R. Carvalho Bangor University
Stuart R. Jenkins
Stuart R. Jenkins Bangor University
Christine A. Maggs
Christine A. Maggs Bournemouth University

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