Publications

Species delimitation: A case study in a problematic ant taxon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ross, K.G., Gotzek, D., Ascunce, M.S., Shoemaker, D.D. 2009. Species delimitation: A case study in a problematic ant taxon. Systematic Biology.59.

Ecological metrics predict connectivity better than geographic distance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hokit, G., Ascunce, M.S., Ernst, J., Branch, L., Clark, A. 2009. Landscape Characteristics influence spatial genetic variation of the Florida scrub lizard (Sceloporus woodi). Conservation Genetics.11(1):149-159.

A new method for distinguishing colony social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta - (Peer Reviewed Journal) - (07-Aug-09)

Characterization of 24 microsatellite markers in eleven species of fire ants in the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ascunce, M.S., Bouwma, A.M., Shoemaker, D.D. 2009. Characterization of 24 microsatellite markers in eleven species of fire ants in the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Ecology Resources. Available: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122313880/HTMLSTART.

Molecular identification of the economically important invasive citrus root Weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ascunce, M.S., Nigg, H.N., Clark, A. 2009. Molecular identification of the economically important invasive citrus root Weevil Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Florida Entomologist. 92(1):167-172.

Twenty-three new microsatellite loci in the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ascunce, M.S., Yang, C.C., Geden, C.J., Shoemaker, D.D. 2009. Twenty-three new microsatellite loci in the stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). Molecular Ecology Resources. 9:271-273.

Morphological and genetic characterization of Saimiri boliviensis - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Steinberg, E.R., Nieves, M., Ascunce, M.S., Palermo, A.M., Mudry, M.D. 2009. Morphological And Genetic Characterization of Saimiri boliviensis (Primates: Cebidae): Implications For Management And Conservation. Conservation Genetics.30:29-41.

A new method for distinguishing colony social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta - (Abstract)

Ascunce, M.S., Shoemaker, D.D. 2008. A new method for distinguishing colony social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta. The Annual Symposium of the American Genetic Association; Genetics and Genomics of Behavior. Meeting Abstract. p.15.

Y-chromosome variability in four Native American populations from Panama. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Ascunce, M.S., Gonzalez-Oliver, A., Mulligan, C.J. 2008. Y-chromosome variability in four Native American populations from Panama. Human Biology. 80(3):287-302.