Current projects

Genetic diversity and connectivity of Caribbean rocky shore populations: A reproductive approach. Postdoctoral researcher. Advisor: Dr. Brian Silliman. Department of Zoology, University of Florida. Co-advisor: Dr. John Wares, University of Georgia.

Diversity and genetic structure of tilapia species (Perciformes:Cichlidae): Alternatives for fisheries management in the Bayano Lake. Participation as a Principal Investigator: Edgardo Diaz-Ferguson. Funded by the National Secretary of Science and Technology (SENACYT), Republic of Panama.

Previous projects

2005

Genetic population structure in wild populations of the Pacific halibut (Hipoglossus stenolepis), evidence from three spawning areas. University of Washington, International Pacific Halibut Commision (IPHC).

2003-2004

Genetic characterization of the Southern Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of flatfishes. University of Cadiz , Cadiz, Spain.

2002-2003

Research technician in the projects “Markers Assistance Selection for the Sea Bream Sparus auratus in the Cadiz Bay, Spain” and "Genetic characterization of a stock of breeders of Solea senegalensis".

2000 Consultant for Marine Ecology for the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor, Bocas del Toro province, Republic of Panama.

Future projects

Future research interest of my career includes the application of molecular markers solving ecological questions in tropical and subtropical populations specifically in estuarine and intertidal Caribbean ecosystems. The study of recruitment, larval retention and spawning philopatry in estuarine areas are also part of my future research goals.

Publications

Díaz-Ferguson, E ., Cross, I., Barrios, M., Rebordinos, L. 2006. Genetic relationships among populations of the Senegalese sole in the South Western Iberian Peninsula detected by mtDNA-RFLPs. In revision (Transactions of the American Fisheries Society).

Cross, I., Diaz E ., Sanchez, I., Rebordinos, L. 2005. Identification of oysters belonging to genus Crassostrea and Ostrea by PCR amplification of the 5S rRNA (accepted) Journal of AOAC internacional.

 Cross, I., Díaz E ., Sanchez, I., Rebordinos, L. 2005. Molecular and Cytogenetic characterization of the Portuguese Oyster Crassostreaangulata. Aquaculture..247:135-144.

Brugnoli, E., Díaz-Ferguson , E ., Delfino, M., Dominici, A., Morales, A. 2005. Mesozooplankton commu nity in the Punta Morales zone, Golfo de Nicoya, Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical. Vol 52 (4): 897-902.

Díaz-Ferguson, E ., Cross, I., Barrios, M., Rebordinos, L. 2005. Genetic structure of Solea senegalensis in the Southern Atlantic Coast of the Iberian Peninsula. In preparation.

Díaz-Ferguson, E and J. Vargas. 2002. Abundance of Petrolisthes armatus (Crustacea: Porcellanidae) in a tropical estuarine intertidal rocky beach, Gulf of Nicoya estuary, Costa Rica. Revista deBiología Tropical. Vol 49 (2): 97-101.

Vega, L., Díaz-Ferguson, E I., Cross, I., Rebordinos, L. 2002. Cytogenetic and Isoenzymatic characterization of Solea senegalensis (Kaup, 1858). Boletin del Instituto Oceanográfico Español . 18 (1-4): 245-250.

Díaz-Ferguson, E ., Vega, L., Cross, I., Rebordinos, L. 2002. Genetic Characterization of a Stock of Breeders of Solea senegalensis (Pleuronectiforms: Soleidae) using aemoglobin and Transferrin. 7 th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production. Montpellier, France.19-23pp.

Edgardo Diaz-Ferguson PhD

Postdoctoral fellow (Genetic connectivity and rocky shores ecology), Department of Zoology, Silliman Lab, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Contact Information:

110 Bartram Hall

Email: edgarbio [AT] yahoo.com

Phone number: (352) 392 1040

Education:

2005-2006 Postdoctoral visiting scientist. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sand Point, Seattle, Washington.

2004 Ph.D. Population Genetics. (Genetic characterization of fish populations). University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.

2000 M.Sc. Marine Ecology. (Rocky shores intertidal ecology and population biology). University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Republic of Costa Rica.

1995 B.S. Biology (Zoology). University of Panama, Republic of Panama.

research interests

My research interest is focusing in the study of landscape genetics and ecology of marine and estuarine organisms. Principal research topics are the establishment of population boundaries, genetic connectivity, selection process, hybridization and effects of over-exploitation in genetic population parameters of marine and estuarine populations.