Iliana Baums
Assistant Professor of BiologyOffice: 215A Mueller
Phone: 867-0491
Lab Address: 213 Mueller
Lab Phone: 867-0492
Contact: Iliana Baums
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Education
- Ph.D., University of Miami, Miami USA 2004
- M.S., Universitaet Bremen, Bremen Germany, 2000
- B.S., Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet, Tuebingen Germany, 1996
Postdoc Training
- University of Miami, 2004 - 2005
- University of Hawaii, 2005-2006
Honors and Awards
- F.G. Walton Smith Prize for Best Dissertation, University of Miami, 2004
Research Interests
Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Reef Invertebrates
Researchers in the field of molecular ecology study the distribution, abundance and population structure of organisms with molecular tools. Molecular evolution encompasses studies of evolutionary process on three different time scales---affecting populations, affecting species, and affecting long-term molecular evolution. My research is at the interface of the two disciplines. I develop and apply molecular tools (such as microsatellites and nuclear markers) to understand the consequences of biogeography, population structure, and mating patterns on the survival and evolution of marine organisms.
Selected Publications
Baums IB, Miller MW, Hellberg ME (2006) Geographic variation in clonal structure in a reef building Caribbean coral, Acropora palmata. Ecological Monographs 74 (4).
Baums IB, Paris C, Cherubin L (2006) A bio-oceanographic filter to larval dispersal in the Caribbean. Limnology and Oceanography 51:1969-1981.
Baums IB, Hughes C, Hellberg ME (2005-a) Mendelian microsatellite markers for the Caribbean hard coral, Acropora palmata. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 288:115-127.
Baums IB, Miller MW, Hellberg M (2005-b) Regionally isolated populations of an imperiled Caribbean coral, Acropora palmata. Molecular Ecology. 14(5):1377-1390.
Baums IB, Miller MW, Szmant AM (2003-a) Ecology of a corallivorous gastropod, Coralliophila abbreviata, on two scleractinian hosts. I: Population structure of snails and corals. Marine Biology 142: 1083-1091
Baums IB, Miller MW, Szmant AM (2003-b) Ecology of a corallivorous gastropod, Coralliophila abbreviata, on two scleractinian hosts. II. Feeding, respiration and growth. Marine Biology 142: 1093-1101