Publications

K.S. Zigler and H.A. Lessios 2003a Evolution of bindin in the pantropical sea urchin Tripneustes: Comparisons to bindin of other genera. Molecular Biology and Evolution 20:220-231

Zigler K.S., E. Raff, E. Popodi, R. Raff, and H.A. Lessios. 2003. Adaptive evolution of bindin in the genus Heliocidaris is correlated with the shift to direct development. Evolution. 57(10), 2293-2302.

M.A. McCartney and H.A. Lessios 2002. A quantitative analysis of gamete incompatibility between closely related species of neotropical sea urchins. Biological Bulletin, 202: 166-181

H.A. Lessios, M. Garrido, B.D. Kessing 2001c Demographic history of Diadema antillarum, a keystone herbivore on Caribbean reefs. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 268:1-7.

Lessios, H.A., B.D. Kessing, and J.S. Pearse. 2001. Population structure and speciation in tropical seas: Global phylogeography of the sea urchin Diadema. Evolution 55(5): 955-975.

H.A. Lessios. 2001d. Molecular phylogeny of Diadema: Systematic implications. In: M. Barker (ed.) Echinoderms 2000. Proceedings of the 10th International Echinoderm Conference, Swets and Zeitinger, Lisse, pp. 487-495

A. Castillo and H.A. Lessios 2001b. Lobster fishery by the Kuna Indians in the San Blas region of Panama (Kuna Yala) Crustaceana 74: 459-475.

M.A. McCartney, G. Keller, H.A. Lessios. 2000a. Dispersal barriers in tropical oceans and speciation in Atlantic and eastern Pacific sea urchins of the genus Echinometra. Molecular Ecology 9:1391-1400

P. Gonzalez and H.A. Lessios. 1999b. Molecular evolution of the sea urchin retroviral-like (SURL) family of transposable elements. Molecular Biology and Evolution 16: 938-952

H.A. Lessios. 1998c The first stage of speciation as seen in organisms separated by the Isthmus of Panama. pp. 186-201 In D. Howard and S. Berlocher (eds.), Endless forms: Species and speciation. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford

H.A. Lessios. 1998b. Shallow water echinoids of Cayos Cochinos, Honduras. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 Supl. (4): 95-101

Lessios, H.A., B.D. Kessing and D.R. Robertson. 1998. Massive gene flow across the world's most potent marine biogeographic barrier. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 265: 583-588.

H.A. Lessios, B.D. Kessing, G.M. Wellington and A. Graybeal. 1996a. Indo-Pacific echinoids in the tropical east Pacific. Coral Reefs 15:133-142

H.A. Lessios. 1996b. Methods for quantifying abundance of marine organisms. pp. 149-175 In M.A. Lang and C. C. Baldwin (eds.) Methods and techniques of underwater research. Smithsonian Institution, Washington

Lessios, H.A. and J.S. Pearse. 1996. Hybridization and introgression between Indo-Pacific species of Diadema. Marine Biology, 126:715-723.

H.A. Lessios. 1995a. Diadema antillarum populations ten years after mass mortality: still rare despite help from a competitor. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, series B 259:331-337

Lessios, H.A., G.R. Allen,G.M. Wellington, E. Bermingham. 1995. Genetic and morphological evidence that the eastern Pacific damselfish Abudefduf declivifrons is distinct from A. concolor (Pomacentridae). Copeia, 1995:277-288

Lessios H.A., J. R. Weinberg, and V. R. Starczak. 1994. Temporal variation in populations of the marine isopod Excirolana: How stable are gene frequencies and morphology? Evolution, 48(3), 549-563.

Lessios H.A., and J. R. Weinberg. 1994. Genetic and morphological divergence among morphotypes of the isopod Excirolana on the two sides of the isthmus of Panama. Evolution, 48(3), 530-548.

Lessios, H.A. and J. R. Weinberg 1993. Migration, gene flow and reproductive isolation between and within morphotypes of the isopod Excirolana in two oceans. Heredity 71:561-573

E. Bermingham and H.A. Lessios. 1993a. Rate variation of protein and mitochondrial DNA evolution as revealed by sea urchins separated by the Isthmus of Panama. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 90:2434-2738

H.A. Lessios and C.W. Cunningham. 1993c. The evolution of gametic incompatibility in neotropical Echinometra: A reply to McClary. Evolution, 47:1883-1885

Lessios, H.A. 1992. Testing electrophoretic data for agreement with Hardy-Weinberg expectations. Marine Biology, 112:517-523

H.A. Lessios. 1991.Presence and absence of monthly reproductive rhythms among eight Caribbean echinoids off the coast of Panama. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 153:27-47

H.A. Lessios and C.W. Cunningham. 1990b (H.A. Lessios) Gametic incompatibility between species of the sea urchin Echinometra on the two sides of the Isthmus of Panama. Evolution, 44:933-941.

Lessios, H.A. 1990. Adaptation and phylogeny as determinants of egg size in echinoderms from the two sides of the isthmus of Panama. The American Naturalist. 135, 1-13.

Lessios, H.A. 1990. A program for calculating Nei's genetic distances and their jackknifed confidence intervals. Joural of Heredity, 81: 490

Lessios, H.A. 1988. Population dynamics of Diadema antillarum (EchinodermataL Echinoidea) following mass mortality in Panama. Marine Biology, 99:515-526

H.A. Lessios. 1987. Temporal and spatial variation in egg size of thirteen Panamanian echinoids. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 114:217-239

Lessios, H.A. . 1985a. Annual reproductive periodicity in eight echinoid species on the Caribbean coast of Panama. pp. 303-312 in B.F. Keegan and B.D.S. O'Connor (eds). Echinodermata. Proceedings, 5th International Echinoderm Conference, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam

Lessios, H.A. . 1985b. Genetic consequences of mass mortality in the Caribbean sea urchin Diadema antillarum. Proceedings, 5th International Congress on Coral Reefs, 4:119-132

Lessios, H.A. J.D. Cubit, D.R. Robertson, M.J. Shulman, M.R. Parker, S.D. Garrity, S.C. Levings. 1984. Mass mortality of Diadema antillarum on the Caribbean coast of Panama. Coral Reefs, 3:173-182.

H.A. Lessios. 1984a. Possible prezygotic reproductive isolation in sea urchins separated by the Isthmus of Panama. Evolution, 38:1144-1148.

Lessios H.A., D. R. Robertson, and J.D. Cubit. 1984. Spread of Diadema mass mortality through the Caribbean. Science. 226 (4672),335-337.

Lessios H.A., P.W. Glynn, and D.R. Robertson. 1983. Mass mortalities of coral reef organisms. Science. 222 (4625) 715.

Lessios, H.A. 1981. Reproductive periodicity of the echinoids Diadema and Echinometra on the two coasts of Panama. J. Exp. Mar. Bio. Ecol. 50:47-61

Lessios, H.A. 1981. Evidencia preliminar de una duplicacion del gen en la evolucion de la clase Echinoidea. Revista Medica, 6:46-55.

H.A. Lessios. 1981b. Divergence in allopatry: Molecular and morphological differentiation between sea urchins separated by the Isthmus of Panama. Evolution, 35: 618-634.

H.A. Lessios. 1979. Use of Panamanian sea urchins to test the molecular clock. Nature, 280:599-601.