
Paul Barber
Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
(310) 794-5349
paulbarber@ucla.edu
2145 Terasaki Life Science Building
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
Campus Mailcode: 160606
Bio
Recent Courses
EE BIOL 109 – Introduction to Marine Science
EE BIOL 97X – PEERS Forum: Pathways in Science
EE BIOL 97X – PEERS Forum: Pathways in Science
Education
B.S., Ecol. & Evol. Bio., University of Arizona 1991
Ph.D., Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley 1998
Research Interests
Our laboratory integrates genetics, ecology, oceanography and geology to understand the processes that promote speciation in marine environments, creating marine biodiversity hotspots. For the past decade, we have focused on the fish and invertebrates of the coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. Through a comparative approach, we are examining the relative importance of tectonic history, physical oceanography, and organismal ecologies in limiting genetic connectivity and promoting evolution and lineage diversification. Our recent work focuses on integrating empirical models of connectivity with predictions from geographically explicit models of contemporary and historical ocean currents. We work closely with conservation organizations such as Conservation International to translate our basic science into information that can help guide conservation planning, protecting these endangered reef ecosystems. We are also interested in the role of natural selection and adaptation in shaping population genetic patterns, particularly the role of the genetic basis of energetic performance of mitochondrial in size selective mortality of marine larvae.
Publications
Using DNA barcoding to track seafood mislabeling in Los Angeles restaurants
D. Willette, S. Simmonds, S. Cheng, S. Estevez, T. Kane, H. Neutzel, M. Pilaud, R. Rachmawati, P. Barber
Published Work | 2017 | Conservation Biology
Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for the Atlantic silverside, Menidia menidia
M. Sbrocco, P. Barber
Published Work | 2011 | Conservation Genetics Resources
High gene flow due to pelagic larval dispersal among South Pacific archipelagos in two amphidromous gastropods (Neritomorpha: Neritidae)
E. Crandall, J. Taffel, P. Barber
Published Work | 2010 | Heredity
The recovery of coral genetic diversity in the Sunda Strait following the 1883 eruption of Krakatau
Starger, C. J.; Barber, P. H.; Barker, A. C.; Ambariyanto, A.
Published Work | 2010 | Coral Reefs 29(3), 547–565
Sequential cladogenesis of the reef fish Pomacentrus moluccesnsis (Pomacentridae) supports the peripheral origin of marine biodiversity in the Indo-Australian archipelago
Drew, J. A.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2009 | Molecular Phyologenetics and Evolution 53(1), 335–339
The challenge of understanding the Coral Triangle biodiversity hotspot
Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2009 | Biogeography 36(10), 1845–1846
A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown of thorns starfish
Vogler, C.; Benzie, J.; Lessios, H.; Barber, P. H.; Worheide, G.
Published Work | 2008 | Biology Letters 4(6), 696–699
Comparative phylogeography of two seastars and their ectosymbionts within the Indo-Malay-Philippines Archipelago
Crandall, E. D.; Jones, M. E.; Munoz, M. M.; Akinrobe, B.; Erdmann, M. V.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2008 | Molecular Ecology 17(24), 5276–5290
Phylogeography, morphological variation and taxonomy of the toxic dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus (Dinophyceae)
Richlen, M.; Morton, S.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2008 | Harmful Algae 7(5), 614–629
Phylogeography and limited genetic connectivity in the endangered giant boring clam, Tridacna crocea, across the Coral Triangle
DeBoer, T.; Subia, M.; Kovitvonga, K.; Ambariyanto, A.; Erdmann, M.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2008 | Conservation Biology 22(5), 1255–1266.
Cirhilabrus beauperryi, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Melanesia
Allen, G. R.; Drew, J.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2008 | nternational Journal of Ichthyology 14(3), 129–140
Cirrhilabrus beauperryi, a new wrasse (Pisces: Labridae) from Melanesia”, International Journal of Ichthyology
G. Allen, J. Drew, P. Barber
Published Work | 2008 | International Journal of Ichthyology
Contrasting demographic history and phylogeographical patterns in two Indo-Pacific gastropods
Crandall, E. D.; Frey, M.; Grossberg, R. K.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2008 | Molecular Ecology 17(2), 611–626
A remotely operated motorized burrow probe to investigate carnivore neonates
P. White, L. Frank, P. Barber
Published Work | 2007 | The Journal of Wildlife Management
Genetic identity determines risk of post-settlement mortality of a marine fish
L. Vigliola, P. Doherty, M. Meekan
Published Work | 2007 | Ecology
Genetic approaches to measuring connectivity
Hedgecock, D.; Barber, P. H.; Edmands, S.
Published Work | 2007 | Oceanography 20(3), 22–31
Comparative phylogeography of three co-distributed stomatopods: origins and timing of regional lineage diversification in the coral triangle
Barber, P. H.; Palumbi, S. R.; Erdmann, M. V.
Published Work | 2006 | Evolution 60(9), 1825–1839
Characterization of microsatellite loci for the detection of temporal genetic shifts within a single cohort of the brown demoiselle, Neopomacentrus filamentosus
Jones, M. E.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2005 | Molecular Ecology Notes 5(4), 834–836
A technique for the rapid extraction of microalgal DNA from single live and preserved cells
Richlen, M. L.; Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 2005 | Molecular Ecology Notes 5(3), 688–691
Biodiversity hotspots: Evolutionary origins of biodiversity in wrasses (Halichoeres) in the Indo-Pacific and New World Tropics
Barber, P. H.; Bellwood, D. R.
Published Work | 2005 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35(1), 235–253
Rapid recovery of genetic diversity on coral reefs and the temporal and spatial scale of larval dispersal: examples from Krakatau
Barber, P. H.; Moosa, M. K.; Palumbi, S. R.
Published Work | 2002 | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 2002, 269, 1591–1597
Sharp genetic breaks among populations of a benthic marine crustacean indicate limited oceanic larval transport: patterns, cause, and consequence
Barber, P. H.; Palumbi, S. R.; Erdmann, M. V.; Moosa, M. K.
Published Work | 2002 | Molecular Ecology 11(4), 659–674
A marine Wallace’s line?
Barber, P. H.; Palumbi, S. R.; Erdmann, M. V.; Moosa, M. K.
Published Work | 2000 | Nature 406, 692–693
Population genetic structuring and gene flow in Hyla arenicolor (Cope) based on mitochondrial sequence data
Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 1999 | Molecular Ecology 8(4), 563–576
Phylogeography of the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor (Cope) based on mitochondrial DNA sequence data
Barber, P. H.
Published Work | 1999 | Molecular Ecology 8(4), 547–562