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Publications

Tumas H. R., Shamblin B. M., Woodrey M. S., Nairn C. J. (2019) Broad-scale patterns of genetic diversity and structure in a foundational salt marsh species, black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus). Conservation Genetics 20:903-915. 

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Pfaller J. B., Williams K. L., Frick M. G., Shamblin B. M., Nairn C. J., Girondot M. (2019) Genetic determination of tag loss dynamics in nesting loggerhead turtles: a new chapter in the “tag loss problem.” Marine Biology 166:97. 

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Coughlin E., Shamblin B. M., Chandler R. C., Nairn C. J. (2019) The complete mitochondrial 

genome of the Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) Mitochondrial DNA Part B 4:450-451. 

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Shamblin B. M., Godfrey M. H., Pate S. M., Thompson W. P., Sutton H., Altman J., Fair K., 

McClary J., Wilson A. M., Milligan B., Stetzar E. J., Nairn C. J. (2018) Green turtles at their northern range limit in the United States represent a distinct subpopulation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 17: 314-319. 

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Tumas H. R., Shamblin B. M., Woodrey M. S., Nibbelink N. P., Chandler R., Nairn C. J. (2018) 

Landscape genetics of the foundational salt marsh plant species black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus Scheele) across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Landscape Ecology 33:1585-1601. 

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Shamblin B. M., Witherington B. E., Hirama S., Hardy R. F., Nairn C. J. (2018) Mixed stock 

analyses indicate population-scale connectivity effects of active dispersal by surface- 

pelagic green turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series 601:215-226. 

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Ferrari B., Shamblin B. M., Chandler R., Tumas H. R., Haché S., Reitsma L., Nairn C. J. (2018) 

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis): novel molecular markers and a preliminary analysis of genetic diversity and structure. Avian Conservation and Biology 13:8. 

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Shamblin B. M., Dodd M. G., Griffin D. B., Pate S. M., Godfrey M. H., Coyne M. S., Williams K. L., 

Pfaller J. B., Ondich B. L., Andrews K. M., Boettcher R., Nairn C. J. (2017) Improved female abundance and reproductive parameter estimates through subpopulation-scale genetic capture-recapture of loggerhead turtles. Marine Biology. 164:138. 

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Komoroske L. M., Jensen M. P., Stewart K. R., Shamblin B. M., Dutton P. H. (2017) Advances in 

the application of genetics in marine turtle biology and conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00156. 

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Shamblin B. M., Dutton P. H., Shaver D. J., Bagley D. A., Putman N. F., Mansfield K. L., Ehrhart 

L. M., Peña L. J., Nairn C. J. (2017) Mexican origins for the Texas green turtle foraging aggregation: a cautionary tale of incomplete baselines and poor marker resolution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 488:111-120. 

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Shamblin, Brian M., Peter H. Dutton, Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Armando J. B. Santos, Claudio Bellini, Cecilia Baptistotte, Maria A. Marcovaldi and Campbell Joseph Nairn. Deeper Mitochondrial Sequencing Reveals Cryptic Diversity and Structure in Brazilian Green Turtle RookeriesChelonian Conservation and Biology 14(2):167-172. December 2015. 

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Shamblin, Brian M., Dean A. Bagley, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Nicole A. Desjardin, R. Erik Martin, Kristen M. Hart, Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Kirt Rusenko, John C. Stiner, Debra Sobel, Chris Johnson, Thomas J. Wilmers, Laura J. Wright, Campbell J. Nairn. Genetic structure of Florida green turtle rookeries as indicated by mitochondrial DNA control region sequences. Conservation Genetics. December 2014. 
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Jonathan C. Gorham, David R. Clark, Michael J. Bresette, Dean A. Bagley, Carrie L. Keske, Steve L. Traxler, Blair E. Witherington, Brian M. Shamblin, Campbell J. Nairn. Characterization of a Subtropical Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmocheyles imbricata) Assemblage Utilizing Shallow Water Natural and Artificial Habitats in the Florida KeysPLoS ONE 9(12):e114171. December 2014. 
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C.D. Nelson, W.A. Powell, C.A. Maynard, K.M. Baier, A. Newhouse, S.A. Merkle, C.J. Nairn, L. Kong, J.E. Carlson, C. Addo-Quaye, M.E. Staton, F.V. Hebard, L.L. Georgi, A.G. Abbott, B.A. Olukolu, T. Zhebentyayeva. The Forest Health Initiative, American chestnut (Castanea dentata) as a model for forest tree restoration: biological research program. Acta horticulturae 1019(1019):179. December 2014.
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Eugenia Naro-Maciel, Brendan N. Reid, S. Elizabeth Alter, George Amatod, Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Meredith Martin, Campbell J. Nairn, Brian Shamblin, Oscar Pineda-Catalan. From refugia to rookeries: Phylogeography of Atlantic green turtlesJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 2014(461):306–316. December 2014.

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 Hannah B. Vander Zanden, Joseph B. Pfaller, Kimberly J. Reich, Mariela Pajuelo, Alan B. Bolten, Kristina L. Williams, Michael G. Frick, Brian M. Shamblin, Campbell J. Nairn, Karen A. Bjorndal. Foraging areas differentially affect reproductive output and interpretation of trends in abundance of loggerhead turtlesMarine Biology (2014) 161:585–598.

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Brian M. Shamblin, Alan B. Bolten, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Karen A. Bjorndal, Luis Cardona, Carlos Carreras, Marcel Clusa, Catalina Monzon-Arguello, Campbell J. Nairn, Janne T. Nielsen, Ronel Nel, Luciano S. Soares, Kelly R. Stewart, Sibelle T. Vilaca, Oguz Turkozan, Can Yilmaz,

Peter H. Dutton. Geographic Patterns of Genetic Variation in a Broadly Distributed Marine Vertebrate: New Insights into Loggerhead Turtle Stock Structure from Expanded Mitochondrial DNA SequencesPLoS ONE 9(1):e85956. January 2014.

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Kong, Lisheng, Christine T. Holtz, Campbell J. Nairn, Haley Houke, William A. Powell, Kathleen Baier and Scott A. Merkle. Application of airlift bioreactors to accelerate genetic transformation in American chestnut. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (1). December 2013. 

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Anna Joy J. Lehmicke, Bonnie E. Berry, Brian M. Shamblin, Denise M. Lennon, Mark S. Woodrey, Robert J. Cooper and Campbell J. Nairn. Isolation and characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)Conservation Genetics Resources 4(4). December 2012.

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Brian M. Shamblin, Alan B. Bolten, Karen A. Bjorndal, Peter H. Dutton, Janne T. Nielsen, F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois, Kimberly J. Reich, Blair E. Witherington, Dean A. Bagley, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Anton D. Tucker, David S. Addison, Alejandro Arenas, Chris Johnson, Raymond R. Carthy, Margaret M. Lamont, Mark G. Dodd, Michael S. Gaines, Erin LaCasella, Campbell J. Nairn. Expanded mitochondrial control region sequences increase resolution of stock structure among North Atlantic loggerhead turtle rookeriesMarine Ecology Progress Series 469:145-160. November 2012.

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Shamblin, Brian M., Bonnie E. Berry, Denise M. Lennon, Dean Bagley, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart and Shamblin, Brian M., Bonnie E. Berry, Denise M. Lennon. Tetranucleotide microsatallite loci from the endangered green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Conservation Genetics Resources 4(3). September 2012.

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Shamblin, Brian M., Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Zandy M. Hillis-Starr, Ian Lundgren, Eugenia Naro-Maciel and Campbell J. Nairn. Mitogenomic sequences better resolve stock structure of southern Greater Carribbean green turtle rookeries. Molecular Ecology 21(10): 2330-40. March 2012.

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Shamblin, Brian M., Bonnie E. Berry, Denise M. Lennon, Anne B. Meylan, Peter A. Meylan, Mark E. Outerbridge and Campbell J. Nairn. Tetranucleotide microsatallite loci from the critically endangered hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Conservation Genetics Resources. 5(1). March 2012. 

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Merkle, S.A., G.M. Andrade, C.J. Nairn, W.A. Powell and C.A. Maynard. 2007. Restoration of threatened species: a noble cause for transgenic trees. Tree Genetics and Genomes 3:111-11
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Polin L.D., H. Liang, R. Rothrock, M. Nishii, D. Diehl, A. Newhouse, C.J. Nairn, W. A. Powell, and C.A. Maynard. 2006. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) somatic embryos. Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture. 84: 69-79

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