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Overview

Patricia E. Rosel is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with substantial contributions to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work spans subfields such as ecology, molecular biology, oceanography, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

Major themes in Patricia E. Rosel's research include marine animal studies, identification and quantification in food, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine and coastal plant biology, cephalopods and marine biology, marine and fisheries research, and the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Patricia E. Rosel include Lynsey A. Wilcox, Keith D. Mullin, Frederick I. Archer, Michaël C. Fontaine, and Lance Garrison. Their publications are commonly found in several key venues in marine and environmental sciences.

  • Marine Mammal Science (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (3 publications)
  • The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue (2 publications)
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series (2 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Patricia E. Rosel include:

  • A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution, 2021, Marine Mammal Science
  • Selection on ancestral genetic variation fuels repeated ecotype formation in bottlenose dolphins, 2021, Science Advances
  • Genetic differences between western and eastern gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ecotypes of the western North Atlantic revisited: an integrative taxonomic investigation supports the presence of distinct species, 2022, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Building genomic infrastructure: Sequencing platinum-standard reference-quality genomes of all cetacean species, 2020, Marine Mammal Science

Best Publications

  • Genetic analysis of sympatric morphotypes of common dolphins (genus Delphinus)

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  • Genetic structure of harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena populations in the northwest Atlantic based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers

    P. E. Rosel;J. Y. Wang;T. D. Kocher

  • Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses reveal fine scale geographic structure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Gulf of Mexico

    Anna B. Sellas;Anna B. Sellas;Randall S. Wells;Patricia E. Rosel

  • Mitochondrial control region variability and global population structure in the swordfish, Xiphias gladius

    P. E. Rosel;B. A. Block

  • PCR-based sex determination in Odontocete cetaceans

    Patricia E. Rosel

  • Phylogenetic relationships among the true porpoises (Cetacea:Phocoenidae).

    Patricia E. Rosel;Margo G. Haygood;William F. Perrin

  • Variability of the mitochondrial control region in populations of the harbour porpoise, Phocoena, on interoceanic and regional scales

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  • Restricted dispersal in a continuously distributed marine species: common bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus in coastal waters of the western North Atlantic

    P. E. Rosel;L. Hansen;A. A. Hohn

  • DNA sequence variation of mitochondrial large-subunit rRNA provides support for a two-subclass organization of the Anthozoa (Cnidaria).

    P E Rosel;J E Agenbroad;L S Mullineaux

  • IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF OVERLAPPING BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN ECOTYPES THROUGH SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND GENETICS

    Leigh G. Torres;Patricia E. Rosel;Caterina D'Agrosa;Andrew J. Read

  • DNA-based identification of larval cod in stomach contents of predatory fishes

    P.E Rosel;T.D Kocher

  • Relationship between persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and ranging patterns in common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from coastal Georgia, USA.

    Brian C. Balmer;Brian C. Balmer;Lori H. Schwacke;Randall S. Wells;R. Clay George

  • Genetic Differentiation among Recently Diverged Delphinid Taxa Determined Using AFLP Markers

    S. E. Kingston;P. E. Rosel

  • Status review of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) under the Endangered Species Act

    Shannon Olivia Marie Bettridge;C. Scott Baker;Jay Barlow;Phil Clapham

  • Reproductive outcome and survival of common bottlenose dolphins sampled in Barataria Bay, Louisiana, USA, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    Suzanne M. Lane;Cynthia R. Smith;Jason Mitchell;Brian C. Balmer

  • Testing mitochondrial sequences and anonymous nuclear markers for phylogeny reconstruction in a rapidly radiating group: molecular systematics of the Delphininae (Cetacea: Odontoceti: Delphinidae).

    Sarah E Kingston;Sarah E Kingston;Sarah E Kingston;Lara D Adams;Lara D Adams;Patricia E Rosel

  • Review of historical unusual mortality events (UMEs) in the Gulf of Mexico (1990-2009): providing context for the multi-year northern Gulf of Mexico cetacean UME declared in 2010.

    Jenny A. Litz;Melody A. Baran;Sabrina R. Bowen-Stevens;Ruth H. Carmichael

  • Population structure of short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) in the North Atlantic Ocean as revealed by mitochondrial and nuclear genetic markers

    Luca Mirimin;Andrew Westgate;Emer Rogan;Patricia Rosel

  • Genetic evidence for limited trans-Atlantic movements of the harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena

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  • A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution

    Patricia E. Rosel;Lynsey A. Wilcox;Tadasu K. Yamada;Keith D. Mullin

  • Guidelines and quantitative standards to improve consistency in cetacean subspecies and species delimitation relying on molecular genetic data

    Barbara L. Taylor;Frederick I. Archer;Karen K. Martien;Patricia E. Rosel

  • Population differentiation of the Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) in the western North Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico

    Lara D. Adams;Lara D. Adams;Patricia E. Rosel

  • Morphological and genetic differentiation of the Black Sea harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena

    Karine A. Viaud-Martínez;Milmer Martínez Vergara;Pavel E. Goldin;Vincent Ridoux

  • Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation and phylogeographic patterns in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the North Atlantic

    Krystal A. Tolley;Gísli A. Víkingsson;Patricia E. Rosel

  • How to contend with paraphyly in the taxonomy of the delphinine cetaceans

    William F. Perrin;Patricia E. Rosel;Frank Cipriano

  • Why we should develop guidelines and quantitative standards for using genetic data to delimit subspecies for data-poor organisms like cetaceans

    Barbara L. Taylor;William F. Perrin;Randall R. Reeves;Patricia E. Rosel

  • Offshore and coastal common bottlenose dolphins of the western South Atlantic face-to-face: what the skull and the spine can tell us

    Ana P. B. Costa;Patricia E. Rosel;Fábio G. Daura-Jorge;Paulo C. Simões-Lopes

  • Insights on common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) social organization from genetic analysis of a mass-stranded pod

    Amélia Viricel;Amélia Viricel;Allan E. Strand;Patricia E. Rosel;Vincent Ridoux

  • Guidelines for Assessing Marine Mammal Stocks: Report of the Gamms III Workshop: February 15 - 18, 2011, La Jolla, California

    Jeffrey E. Moore;Richard Merrick;Robyn Angliss;Jay Barlow

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Read
Andrew J. Read Duke University
Randall S. Wells
Randall S. Wells Chicago Zoological Society
Phillip A. Morin
Phillip A. Morin National Marine Fisheries Service
Andrew D. Foote
Andrew D. Foote Norwegian University of Science and Technology
C. Scott Baker
C. Scott Baker Oregon State University
Bryan T. Grenfell
Bryan T. Grenfell Princeton University
Trent L. McDonald
Trent L. McDonald Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
John R. Kucklick
John R. Kucklick National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jay Barlow
Jay Barlow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University

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