Prof Paul Shaw

PhD

Prof Paul Shaw

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I am leader of the Aquatic, Behavioural & Evolutionary Biology (ABEB) research group

My research interests lie in understanding the distribution and maintenance of genetic biodiversity within species (particularly in aquatic systems) using molecular genetic methods, the main aim of such work being to define mechanisms underlying population connectivity, evolution and speciation. The applications of this work are to improve assessment and conservation of genetic biodiversity within exploited (fished) species.
Current interests:

  • genetic management of exploited natural populations and species of potential aquaculture interest (cephalopods and fish)
  • investigating larval dynamics and dispersal in marine species
  • evolution of behavioural / reproductive strategies of aquatic organisms (particularly cephalopods)

My aim is to understand the effect on genetic biodiversity of processes occurring at the level of individuals to populations to species.

Publications

McKeown, N, Arkhipkin, AII & Shaw, P 2019, 'Genetic analysis reveals historical and contemporary population dynamics in the longfin squid Doryteuthis gahi: implications for cephalopod management and conservation' ICES Journal of Marine Science, vol. 76, no. 4, fsz009, pp. 1019-1027. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsz009
Skujina, I, Healey, A, de Becquevort, SMC, Shaw, P, McMahon, R, Morgan, C, Evans, C, Taylor, R, Hegarty, M & McKeown, N 2019, 'The complete mitochondrial genome of record-breaking migrant Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)' Mitochondrial DNA Part B, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 2738-2739. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1644225
Sato, N, Iwata, Y, Shaw, P & Sauer, WHH 2019, 'Whole spermatangia within the seminal receptacles of female chokka squid (Loligo reynaudii d'Orbigny, 1839-1841)' Journal of Molluscan Studies, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 172-176. https://doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyy059
Carreira, GP, McKeown, N, Shaw, P & Gonçalves, JM 2018, 'A PCR-RFLP method for stock assignment in the endemic Macaronesian gastropid, Patella candei d'Orbigny, and its potential for future conservation strategies' Fisheries Research, vol. 199, pp. 8-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2017.11.011
Woodall, LC, Otero-Ferrer, F, Correia, M, Garrick-Maidment, N, Shaw, P & Koldewey, HJ 2018, 'A synthesis of European seahorse taxonomy, population structure, and habitat use as a basis for assessment, monitoring and conservation' Marine Biology, vol. 19, 165. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3274-y
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