H. A. Lessios

11.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

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H. A. Lessios is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Aquatic Science. According to data from OpenAlex, H. A. Lessios has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Oceanography, 62 papers in Ecology and 38 papers in Aquatic Science. Recurrent topics in H. A. Lessios's work include Marine and coastal plant biology (63 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (47 papers) and Echinoderm biology and ecology (37 papers). H. A. Lessios is often cited by papers focused on Marine and coastal plant biology (63 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (47 papers) and Echinoderm biology and ecology (37 papers). H. A. Lessios collaborates with scholars based in Panama, United States and France. H. A. Lessios's co-authors include D. Ross Robertson, Bailey Kessing, John S. Pearse, John D. Cubit, Michael A. McCartney, Kirk S. Zigler, Eldredge Bermingham, Eli A. Stahl, Michael J. Hickerson and Gustav Paulay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

H. A. Lessios

104 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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MASS MORTALITY OF DIADEMA ANTILLARUM IN THE CARIBBEAN: What Have We Learned?

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. A. Lessios Panama	46	3.9k	3.4k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	104	6.4k
Gustav Paulay United States	31	3.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	639 0.5×	114	5.7k
Michael E. Hellberg United States	38	3.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.2×	308 0.2×	65	5.2k
Nicolas Puillandre France	31	2.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	525 0.4×	108	6.7k
Don R. Levitan United States	42	3.3k 0.8×	2.9k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	946 0.6×	530 0.4×	82	5.7k
Robert J. Toonen United States	55	7.5k 1.9×	4.0k 1.2×	4.0k 2.1×	3.7k 2.3×	851 0.6×	248	11.9k
Geoffrey A. Boxshall United Kingdom	36	4.0k 1.0×	2.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	514 0.3×	507 0.4×	296	5.4k
Shane T. Ahyong Australia	34	4.0k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	321 0.2×	751 0.5×	242	4.8k
Kenneth M. Halanych United States	54	4.7k 1.2×	4.6k 1.4×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	396 0.3×	217	9.2k
Sergio R. Floeter Brazil	43	5.2k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	4.1k 2.1×	671 0.4×	690 0.5×	154	6.8k
Martin J. Genner United Kingdom	41	3.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	957 0.7×	143	6.3k

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Koch, Nicolás Mongiardino, Camille Moreau, Rich Mooi, et al.. (2024). Phylogeny of Arbacia Gray, 1835 (Echinoidea) Reveals Diversification Patterns in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Journal of Biogeography. 52(3). 722–734. 1 indexed citations

Touchon, Justin C., W. Owen McMillan, Roberto Ibáñez, & H. A. Lessios. (2024). Flexible oviposition behavior enabled the evolution of terrestrial reproduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(31). e2312371121–e2312371121. 3 indexed citations

Lessios, H. A., et al.. (2024). Divergence between sea urchins and their microbiota following speciation. Marine Biology. 171(6). 2 indexed citations

Lessios, H. A., et al.. (2023). Near-Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Sea Urchin Echinometra lucunter, a Model for Speciation in the Sea. Genome Biology and Evolution. 15(6). 3 indexed citations

Poulin, Élie, et al.. (2023). Taxonomic reassessment of Tetrapygus niger (Arbacioida, Echinoidea): molecular and morphological evidence support its placement in Arbacia. Zootaxa. 5375(2). 249–261. 2 indexed citations

Lessios, H. A. & Gordon Hendler. (2022). Mitochondrial phylogeny of the brittle star genus Ophioderma. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 5304–5304. 5 indexed citations

Collin, Rachel, Amy C. Driskell, Kenneth S. Macdonald, et al.. (2020). DNA barcoding of echinopluteus larvae uncovers cryptic diversity in neotropical echinoids. Invertebrate Biology. 139(2). 12 indexed citations

Lessios, H. A., et al.. (2020). Eggs of echinoids separated by the Isthmus of Panama harbor divergent microbiota. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 648. 169–177. 8 indexed citations

Moura, Carlos J., H. A. Lessios, Jorge Cortés, et al.. (2018). Hundreds of genetic barcodes of the species-rich hydroid superfamily Plumularioidea (Cnidaria, Medusozoa) provide a guide toward more reliable taxonomy. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17986–17986. 27 indexed citations

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Ridder, Chantal De, H. A. Lessios, Sébastien Motreuil, et al.. (2017). Highly contrasted population genetic structures in a host–parasite pair in the Caribbean Sea. Ecology and Evolution. 7(22). 9267–9280. 10 indexed citations

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Coppard, Simon E., Kirk S. Zigler, & H. A. Lessios. (2013). Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Mellita: Cryptic speciation along the coasts of the Americas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 69(3). 1033–1042. 20 indexed citations

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Zigler, Kirk S., Maria Byrne, Elizabeth C. Raff, H. A. Lessios, & Rudolf A. Raff. (2012). NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION IN THE SEA URCHIN GENUS PSEUDOBOLETIA BETWEEN SPECIES WITHOUT APPARENT BARRIERS TO GAMETE RECOGNITION. Evolution. 66(6). 1695–1708. 17 indexed citations

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Geyer, Laura & H. A. Lessios. (2009). Lack of Character Displacement in the Male Recognition Molecule, Bindin, in Altantic Sea Urchins of the Genus Echinometra. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26(9). 2135–2146. 20 indexed citations

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Zigler, Kirk S., H. A. Lessios, & Rudolf A. Raff. (2008). Egg Energetics, Fertilization Kinetics, and Population Structure in Echinoids With Facultatively Feeding Larvae. Biological Bulletin. 215(2). 191–199. 14 indexed citations

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Lessios, H. A.. (2007). Reproductive isolation between species of sea urchins. Bulletin of Marine Science. 81(2). 191–208. 66 indexed citations

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Lessios, H. A. & D. Ross Robertson. (2006). Crossing the impassable: genetic connections in 20 reef fishes across the eastern Pacific barrier. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 273(1598). 2201–2208. 195 indexed citations

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Zigler, Kirk S. & H. A. Lessios. (2004). SPECIATION ON THE COASTS OF THE NEW WORLD: PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND THE EVOLUTION OF BINDIN IN THE SEA URCHIN GENUS LYTECHINUS. Evolution. 58(6). 1225–1241. 75 indexed citations

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Zigler, Kirk S., Elizabeth C. Raff, Ellen Popodi, Rudolf A. Raff, & H. A. Lessios. (2003). ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION OF BINDIN IN THE GENUS HELIOCIDARIS IS CORRELATED WITH THE SHIFT TO DIRECT DEVELOPMENT. Evolution. 57(10). 2293–2302. 70 indexed citations

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Lessios, H. A., Bailey Kessing, & John S. Pearse. (2001). POPULATION STRUCTURE AND SPECIATION IN TROPICAL SEAS: GLOBAL PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SEA URCHIN DIADEMA. Evolution. 55(5). 955–955. 367 indexed citations

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Lessios, H. A.. (1998). SHALLOW WATER ECHINOIDS OF CAYOS COCHINOS, HONDURAS. Revista de Biología Tropical. 46. 95–101. 11 indexed citations

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