Professor Cynthia Riginos
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Cynthia Riginos

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Background

Ecological and evolutionary genomics

My research group uses genetic markers as tools for understanding dispersal and gene flow, often with conservation implications and most frequently focusing on highly dispersive marine animals such as fishes, mussels, and corals. We also study how gene flow and natural selection affect genomic variation and limit gene exchange across genomes, populations, and species.

Availability

Professor Cynthia Riginos is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Biological Sciences Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology Ecology Environmental Sciences Fisheries sciences Genetics

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Arizona
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arizona

Research interests

  • Connectivity across land and seascapes

    How do habitat landscapes, ocean depth, and oceanography affect movements of individuals and genes? Can we identify source and linking populations in order to prioritize areas for conservation? How does environmentally mediated selection shape spatial patterns of population genetic variation?

  • Stochasticity in planktonic dispersal

    How does high temporal variability in sources of juvenile settlers affect evolutionary dynamics especially local adaptation? Does phenotypic plasticity allow niche specialization in the face of high gene flow?

  • Biological invasions, historical and modern

    What factors facilitate species expanding their ranges and colonizing new habitat? How do colonizing populations adapt to novel environments? Does hybridization with local species enhance invasiveness and rapid evolution?

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127 works between 1999 and 2025
All (127) Journal Article (113) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (4) Other Outputs (8)

81 - 100 of 127 works

2015

Journal Article

Population genetic diversity in the Australian 'seascape': a bioregion approach

Pope, Lisa C., Riginos, Cynthia, Ovenden, Jennifer, Keyse, Jude and Blomberg, Simon P. (2015). Population genetic diversity in the Australian 'seascape': a bioregion approach. PLoS One, 10 (9) e0136275, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136275

Population genetic diversity in the Australian 'seascape': a bioregion approach

2015

Journal Article

Not the time or the place: the missing spatio-temporal link in publicly available genetic data

Pope, Lisa C., Liggins, Libby, Keyse, Jude, Carvalho, Silvia B. and Riginos, Cynthia (2015). Not the time or the place: the missing spatio-temporal link in publicly available genetic data. Molecular Ecology, 24 (15), 3802-3809. doi: 10.1111/mec.13254

Not the time or the place: the missing spatio-temporal link in publicly available genetic data

2015

Journal Article

The emergent geography of biophysical dispersal barriers across the Indo-West Pacific

Treml, Eric A., Roberts, Jason, Halpin, Patrick N., Possingham, Hugh P. and Riginos, Cynthia (2015). The emergent geography of biophysical dispersal barriers across the Indo-West Pacific. Diversity and Distributions, 21 (4), 465-476. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12307

The emergent geography of biophysical dispersal barriers across the Indo-West Pacific

2015

Journal Article

Latitude-wide genetic patterns reveal historical effects and contrasting patterns of turnover and nestedness at the range peripheries of a tropical marine fish

Liggins, Libby, Booth, David J., Figueira, Will F., Treml, Eric A., Tonk, Linda, Ridgway, Tyrone, Harris, David A. and Riginos, Cynthia (2015). Latitude-wide genetic patterns reveal historical effects and contrasting patterns of turnover and nestedness at the range peripheries of a tropical marine fish. Ecography, 38 (12), 1212-1224. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01398

Latitude-wide genetic patterns reveal historical effects and contrasting patterns of turnover and nestedness at the range peripheries of a tropical marine fish

2015

Journal Article

Clones in space—how sampling can bias genetic diversity estimates in corals: editorial comment on the feature article by Gorospe et al.

Riginos, Cynthia (2015). Clones in space—how sampling can bias genetic diversity estimates in corals: editorial comment on the feature article by Gorospe et al.. Marine Biology, 162 (5), 913-915. doi: 10.1007/s00227-015-2638-4

Clones in space—how sampling can bias genetic diversity estimates in corals: editorial comment on the feature article by Gorospe et al.

2015

Journal Article

Urban development explains reduced genetic diversity in a narrow range endemic freshwater fish

Mather, Andrew, Hancox, Daniel and Riginos, Cynthia (2015). Urban development explains reduced genetic diversity in a narrow range endemic freshwater fish. Conservation Genetics, 16 (3), 625-634. doi: 10.1007/s10592-014-0688-7

Urban development explains reduced genetic diversity in a narrow range endemic freshwater fish

2014

Journal Article

Cleaning up the biogeography of Labroides dimidiatus using phylogenetics and morphometrics

Sims, C. A., Riginos, C., Blomberg, S. P., Huelsken, T., Drew, J. and Grutter, A. S. (2014). Cleaning up the biogeography of Labroides dimidiatus using phylogenetics and morphometrics. Coral Reefs, 33 (1), 223-233. doi: 10.1007/s00338-013-1093-2

Cleaning up the biogeography of Labroides dimidiatus using phylogenetics and morphometrics

2014

Journal Article

Extensive genetic population structure in the Indo-West Pacific spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah

Giles, Jenny L., Ovenden, Jennifer R., Dharmadi, AlMojil, Dareen, Garvilles, Elaine, Khampetch, Kanok-on, Manjebrayakath, Hashim and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). Extensive genetic population structure in the Indo-West Pacific spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 427-454. doi: 10.5343/bms.2013.1009

Extensive genetic population structure in the Indo-West Pacific spot-tail shark, Carcharhinus sorrah

2014

Journal Article

Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information

Beger, Maria, Selkoe, Kimberly A., Treml, Eric, Barber, Paul H., von der Heyden, Sophie, Crandall, Eric D., Toonen, Robert J. and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 159-185. doi: 10.5343/bms.2012.1106

Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information

2014

Journal Article

Return of the ghosts of dispersal past: historical spread and contemporary gene flow in the blue sea star Linckia laevigata

Crandall, Eric D., Treml, Eric A., Liggins, Libby, Gleeson, Lachlan, Yasuda, Nina, Barber, Paul H., Wörheide, Gert and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). Return of the ghosts of dispersal past: historical spread and contemporary gene flow in the blue sea star Linckia laevigata. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 399-425. doi: 10.5343/bms.2013.1052

Return of the ghosts of dispersal past: historical spread and contemporary gene flow in the blue sea star Linckia laevigata

2014

Journal Article

Magnificent dimensions, varied forms, and brilliant colors: The molecular ecology and evolution of the Indian and Pacific oceans

Crandall, Eric D. and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). Magnificent dimensions, varied forms, and brilliant colors: The molecular ecology and evolution of the Indian and Pacific oceans. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.5343/bms.2013.1086

Magnificent dimensions, varied forms, and brilliant colors: The molecular ecology and evolution of the Indian and Pacific oceans

2014

Journal Article

The scope of published population genetic data for Indo-Pacific marine fauna and future research opportunities in the region

Keyse, Jude, Crandall, Eric D., Toonen, Robert J., Meyer, Christopher P., Treml, Eric A. and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). The scope of published population genetic data for Indo-Pacific marine fauna and future research opportunities in the region. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 47-78. doi: 10.5343/bms.2012.1107

The scope of published population genetic data for Indo-Pacific marine fauna and future research opportunities in the region

2014

Journal Article

Dispersal capacity predicts both population genetic structure and species richness in reef fishes

Riginos, Cynthia, Buckley, Yvonne M., Blomberg, Simon P. and Treml, Eric A. (2014). Dispersal capacity predicts both population genetic structure and species richness in reef fishes. American Naturalist, 184 (1), 52-64. doi: 10.1086/676505

Dispersal capacity predicts both population genetic structure and species richness in reef fishes

2014

Journal Article

Evaluating edge-of-range genetic patterns for tropical echinoderms, Acanthaster planci and Tripneustes gratilla, of the Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific

Liggins, Libby, Gleeson, Lachlan and Riginos, Cynthia (2014). Evaluating edge-of-range genetic patterns for tropical echinoderms, Acanthaster planci and Tripneustes gratilla, of the Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific. Bulletin of Marine Science, 90 (1), 379-397. doi: 10.5343/bms.2013.1015

Evaluating edge-of-range genetic patterns for tropical echinoderms, Acanthaster planci and Tripneustes gratilla, of the Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific

2013

Journal Article

A novel widespread cryptic species and phylogeographic patterns within several giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean

Huelsken, Thomas, Keyse, Jude, Liggins, Libby, Penny, Shane, Treml, Eric A. and Riginos, Cynthia (2013). A novel widespread cryptic species and phylogeographic patterns within several giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. PLoS One, 8 (11) e80858, e80858.1-e80858.10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080858

A novel widespread cryptic species and phylogeographic patterns within several giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean

2013

Journal Article

Gene flow in the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae), across arid and agricultural environments with different host plant species

Hereward, J. P., Walter, G. H., DeBarro, P. J., Lowe, A. J. and Riginos, C. (2013). Gene flow in the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae), across arid and agricultural environments with different host plant species. Ecology and Evolution, 3 (4), 807-821. doi: 10.1002/ece3.510

Gene flow in the green mirid, Creontiades dilutus (Hemiptera: Miridae), across arid and agricultural environments with different host plant species

2013

Journal Article

Seascape genetics: populations, individuals, and genes marooned and adrift

Riginos, Cynthia and Liggins, Libby (2013). Seascape genetics: populations, individuals, and genes marooned and adrift. Geography Compass, 7 (3), 197-216. doi: 10.1111/gec3.12032

Seascape genetics: populations, individuals, and genes marooned and adrift

2013

Journal Article

Taking the plunge: an introduction to undertaking seascape genetic studies and using biophysical models

Liggins, Libby, Treml, Eric A. and Riginos, Cynthia (2013). Taking the plunge: an introduction to undertaking seascape genetic studies and using biophysical models. Geography Compass, 7 (3), 173-196. doi: 10.1111/gec3.12031

Taking the plunge: an introduction to undertaking seascape genetic studies and using biophysical models

2013

Journal Article

Regional patterns of mtDNA diversity in Styela plicata, an invasive ascidian, from Australian and New Zealand marinas

Torkkola, Janne, Riginos, Cynthia and Liggins, Libby (2013). Regional patterns of mtDNA diversity in Styela plicata, an invasive ascidian, from Australian and New Zealand marinas. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64 (2), 139-145. doi: 10.1071/MF12289

Regional patterns of mtDNA diversity in Styela plicata, an invasive ascidian, from Australian and New Zealand marinas

2012

Journal Article

Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology

Huelsken, Thomas, Tapken, Daniel, Dahlmann, Tim, Wägele, Heike, Riginos, Cynthia and Hollmann, Michael (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity and Evolution, 12 (4), 349-375. doi: 10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5

Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Empowering community-led coral reef restoration and prioritization in the Maldives (Coral Accelerator Program grant administered by SCU)
    Southern Cross University
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Some like it hot: invasive species, hybridisation, and a warming world
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control Innovation Program
    Great Barrier Reef Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-ECO-01-V1 Integrated field-testing and sub-program management
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-ECO-03-V1 Ecological and genetic adaptation: EcoRRAP (GBRF Funding Administered by AIMS)
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    RRAP-M&DS-04-V1: Modelling and Decision Support (M&DS)-ReefMod R&D
    Australian Institute of Marine Science
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2022
    Plankton specimen DNA extraction, purifications and sequencing.
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Systematic and taxonomic analyses of eastern Australian Symbiodiniaceae: the unification of research on coral-algal mutualisms
    Australian Biological Resources Study
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Tracking origins and spread of Crown-of-Thorns Seastars on the GBR
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Using genetic connectivity to improve source reef model outputs and predictions of recovery
    Great Barrier Reef Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Resolving the cryptic species identity of native Mytilus mussels and a marine global invader along Australia's temperate coastlines
    National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    Survival after arrival: how post-settlement mortality shapes population connectivity and climate change resilience in a coastal marine fish
    The Hermon Slade Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Reconciling competing objectives for the design of marine reserve networks: biodiversity, food security, and local equity in benefits
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Shark Futures: Sustainable management of the NSW whaler shark fishery
    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Getting there and staying there: How important is larval dispersal versus local selection in determining the genetic composition of a coral reef fish population?
    Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc
    Open grant
  • 2012
    High Throughput Genotyping using Paralleled and Miniaturized DNA amplification.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Building Capacity in Quantitative Genomics
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Coral reef connectivity: an empirical and theoretical synthesis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Focusing regional marine conservation: merging seascape genetics and biophysical modeling within a graph-theoretic framework
    World Wildlife Fund, Inc
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Evaluating sources of selection on gamete recognition genes
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Sea-scape genetics - small scale larval dispersal of cunjevoi (Pyura stolonifera)
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Collaborative Research: Extreme discordance between allozyme and non-allozyme introgression in Baltic mussels. Selection on allozymes?
    Duke University
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Cynthia Riginos is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dispersal and adaptation in edge of range corals

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Genetics of climate-change adaptation in Great Barrier Reef corals

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheong Xin Chan

  • Master Philosophy

    Evaluating label accuracy in Australian seafood

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Genomics of Hybridization and Introgression in Anemonefishes: Implications for Conservation and Evolutionary Dynamics

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Karen Cheney, Dr JP Hobbs

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Some like it hot: invasive species, hybridisation, and a warming world

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Katrina McGuigan

  • Master Philosophy

    Evaluating label accuracy in Australian seafood

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Climate change and the genetic consequences of hybridisation in clownfishes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Karen Cheney, Dr JP Hobbs

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Growth and survival dynamics of coral:The effects of various environmental influences on population level physiology in Acropora muricata and Galaxea fascicularis

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Hologenomic variation in the reef-building coral Acropora hyacinthus across the Great Barrier Reef

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Cheong Xin Chan

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Cynthia Riginos directly for media enquiries about:

  • coral
  • fish
  • genetics
  • genomics
  • hybridization
  • invasive
  • landscape
  • marine
  • open data
  • reproducibility
  • seascape
  • spatial

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