List of works - Sophie von der Heyden

A review of molecular approaches for investigating patterns of coevolution in marine host-parasite relationships

scientific article published on January 2014

A synthesis of genetic connectivity in deep-sea fauna and implications for marine reserve design

scientific article

Anthropogenic pressures negatively impact genomic diversity of the vulnerable seagrass Zostera capensis

scientific article published on 26 December 2019

Applying genomic data to seagrass conservation

scientific article published in 2021

Building a truly diverse biodiversity science

scientific article published on 17 November 2022

Cellular identity of an 18S rRNA gene sequence clade within the class Kinetoplastea: the novel genus Actuariola gen. nov. (Neobodonida) with description of the type species Actuariola framvarensis sp. nov.

scientific article

Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards

scientific article published in 2024

Comparative phylogeography in a marine biodiversity hotspot provides novel insights into evolutionary processes across the Atlantic‐Indian Ocean transition

scientific article published in 2022

Complex signatures of genomic variation of two non-model marine species in a homogeneous environment.

scientific article published on 9 May 2018

Culturing and environmental DNA sequencing uncover hidden kinetoplastid biodiversity and a major marine clade within ancestrally freshwater Neobodo designis

scientific article published in November 2005

Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and wi

scientific article published in 2012

Disentangling species of the genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781, from southern Africa and Europe using integrative taxonomical methods, with the description of four new species ⬇️

Evidence for panmixia despite barriers to gene flow in the southern African endemic, Caffrogobius caffer (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

scientific article

Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa

scientific article published on 22 May 2020

Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information

article

Extending biodiversity conservation with functional and evolutionary diversity: a case study of South African sparid fishes

scientific article published in 2020

Genetic diversity of goniomonads: an ancient divergence between marine and freshwater species

article

Genetic isolation by distance reveals restricted dispersal across a range of life histories: implications for biodiversity conservation planning across highly variable marine environments

scientific article published in 2015

Genetic population structure and recruitment patterns of three sympatric shallow-water penaeid prawns in Ungwana Bay, Kenya, with implication for fisheries management

scholarly article by Thomas K. Mkare et al published 2014 in Marine and Freshwater Research

Genetic population sub-structuring of kingklip ( Genypterus capensis – Ophidiidiae), a commercially exploited demersal fish off South Africa

Global eukaryote phylogeny: Combined small- and large-subunit ribosomal DNA trees support monophyly of Rhizaria, Retaria and Excavata

scientific article

High connectivity and lack of mtDNA differentiation among two previously recognized spiny lobster species in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans

article

Making evolutionary history count: biodiversity planning for coral reef fishes and the conservation of evolutionary processes

Metabarcoding the marine environment: from single species to biogeographic patterns

scientific article published in 2021

Mitochondrial DNA analyses of the Cape hakes reveal an expanding, panmictic population for Merluccius capensis and population structuring for mature fish in Merluccius paradoxus

scientific article

Mitochondrial DNA is unsuitable to test for isolation by distance.

scientific article

Mitochondrial DNA variation of the west-coast rock lobster,Jasus lalandii: marked genetic diversity differences among sampling sites

Molecular analyses confirm genetically distinct populations of two indigenous estuarine fish species in an isolated coastal lake: implications for the management of introduced ichthyofauna

article

Molecular phylogeny, scale evolution and taxonomy of centrohelid heliozoa

scientific article

Molecular systematics and biogeography of the circumglobally distributed genus Seriola (Pisces: Carangidae).

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

Multi-model seascape genomics identifies distinct environmental drivers of selection among sympatric marine species

scientific article published on 16 September 2020

Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the genus Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on June 13, 2011

Multispecies genetic objectives in spatial conservation planning ⬇️

scientific article

Neither historical climate nor contemporary range fully explain the extant patterns of molecular diversity in marine species

scientific article published in 2021

New insights into the evolutionary history of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias

article by Sara Andreotti et al published 22 October 2015 in Journal of Biogeography

No divergent evolution, despite restricted connectivity, between Atlantic and Indian Ocean goby populations

Phylogeny of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 reveals a paraphyletic genus and recent Indo-Pacific diversification from an Atlantic ancestor.

scientific article published on 28 December 2012

Phylogeography unplugged: comparative surveys in the genomic era

article

Polyubiquitin insertions and the phylogeny of Cercozoa and Rhizaria

scientific article published in August 2005

Range expansions across ecoregions: interactions of climate change, physiology and genetic diversity

scholarly article by Marc Rius et al published 13 September 2013 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Remarkably low mtDNA control region diversity in an abundant demersal fish

scientific article published on 15 September 2009

Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of bodonid and diplonemid flagellates and the evolution of euglenozoa.

scientific article

Science to policy – Reflections on the South African reality

article

Shared genomic outliers across two divergent population clusters of a highly threatened seagrass

scientific article published in 2019

Shifts to open access with high article processing charges hinder research equity and careers

scientific article published in 2023

Significant population structure and asymmetric gene flow patterns amidst expanding populations of Clinus cottoides (Perciformes, Clinidae): application of molecular data to marine conservation planning in South Africa.

scientific article

Sleeping with the enemy: introgressive hybridization in two invasive centrarchids

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Spatio-temporal genetic structure and the effects of long-term fishing in two partially sympatric offshore demersal fishes

scientific article published on 19 October 2016

The application of genetics to marine management and conservation: examples from the Indo-Pacific

article

The cushion-star Parvulastra exigua in South Africa: one species or more?

scientific article (published 2015-01-01)

The ghost of introduction past: Spatial and temporal variability in the genetic diversity of invasive smallmouth bass ⬇️

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

The influence of Pleistocene climatic changes and ocean currents on the phylogeography of the southern African barnacle, Tetraclita serrata (Thoracica; Cirripedia)

scientific article

Thermal selection as a driver of marine ecological speciation

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Thermal selection drives biodiversity origination across the Atlantic/Indian Ocean boundary

Towards resolving familial relationships within the Gadiformes, and the resurrection of the Lyconidae

scientific article published on 26 January 2008

Variation in palaeo-shorelines explains contemporary population genetic patterns of rocky shore species

scientific article

When homoplasy mimics hybridization: a case study of Cape hakes (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus).

scientific article published on 28 March 2016

‘Carry on sampling!’- assessing marine fish biodiversity and discovery rates in southern Africa

article

List of works by Sophie von der Heyden

A review of molecular approaches for investigating patterns of coevolution in marine host-parasite relationships

A synthesis of genetic connectivity in deep-sea fauna and implications for marine reserve design

Anthropogenic pressures negatively impact genomic diversity of the vulnerable seagrass Zostera capensis

Applying genomic data to seagrass conservation

Building a truly diverse biodiversity science

Cellular identity of an 18S rRNA gene sequence clade within the class Kinetoplastea: the novel genus Actuariola gen. nov. (Neobodonida) with description of the type species Actuariola framvarensis sp. nov.

Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards

Comparative phylogeography in a marine biodiversity hotspot provides novel insights into evolutionary processes across the Atlantic‐Indian Ocean transition

Complex signatures of genomic variation of two non-model marine species in a homogeneous environment.

Culturing and environmental DNA sequencing uncover hidden kinetoplastid biodiversity and a major marine clade within ancestrally freshwater Neobodo designis

Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and wi

Disentangling species of the genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781, from southern Africa and Europe using integrative taxonomical methods, with the description of four new species ⬇️

Evidence for panmixia despite barriers to gene flow in the southern African endemic, Caffrogobius caffer (Teleostei: Gobiidae)

Evolutionary genomics at the human-environment interface in Africa

Evolving coral reef conservation with genetic information

Extending biodiversity conservation with functional and evolutionary diversity: a case study of South African sparid fishes

Genetic diversity of goniomonads: an ancient divergence between marine and freshwater species

Genetic isolation by distance reveals restricted dispersal across a range of life histories: implications for biodiversity conservation planning across highly variable marine environments

Genetic population structure and recruitment patterns of three sympatric shallow-water penaeid prawns in Ungwana Bay, Kenya, with implication for fisheries management

Genetic population sub-structuring of kingklip ( Genypterus capensis – Ophidiidiae), a commercially exploited demersal fish off South Africa

Global eukaryote phylogeny: Combined small- and large-subunit ribosomal DNA trees support monophyly of Rhizaria, Retaria and Excavata

High connectivity and lack of mtDNA differentiation among two previously recognized spiny lobster species in the southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans

Making evolutionary history count: biodiversity planning for coral reef fishes and the conservation of evolutionary processes

Metabarcoding the marine environment: from single species to biogeographic patterns

Mitochondrial DNA analyses of the Cape hakes reveal an expanding, panmictic population for Merluccius capensis and population structuring for mature fish in Merluccius paradoxus

Mitochondrial DNA is unsuitable to test for isolation by distance.

Mitochondrial DNA variation of the west-coast rock lobster,Jasus lalandii: marked genetic diversity differences among sampling sites

Molecular analyses confirm genetically distinct populations of two indigenous estuarine fish species in an isolated coastal lake: implications for the management of introduced ichthyofauna

Molecular phylogeny, scale evolution and taxonomy of centrohelid heliozoa

Molecular systematics and biogeography of the circumglobally distributed genus Seriola (Pisces: Carangidae).

Multi-model seascape genomics identifies distinct environmental drivers of selection among sympatric marine species

Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the genus Atherina (Pisces: Atherinidae) ⬇️

Multispecies genetic objectives in spatial conservation planning ⬇️

Neither historical climate nor contemporary range fully explain the extant patterns of molecular diversity in marine species

New insights into the evolutionary history of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias

No divergent evolution, despite restricted connectivity, between Atlantic and Indian Ocean goby populations

Phylogeny of Parablennius Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 reveals a paraphyletic genus and recent Indo-Pacific diversification from an Atlantic ancestor.

Phylogeography unplugged: comparative surveys in the genomic era

Polyubiquitin insertions and the phylogeny of Cercozoa and Rhizaria

Range expansions across ecoregions: interactions of climate change, physiology and genetic diversity

Remarkably low mtDNA control region diversity in an abundant demersal fish

Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of bodonid and diplonemid flagellates and the evolution of euglenozoa.

Science to policy – Reflections on the South African reality

Shared genomic outliers across two divergent population clusters of a highly threatened seagrass

Shifts to open access with high article processing charges hinder research equity and careers

Significant population structure and asymmetric gene flow patterns amidst expanding populations of Clinus cottoides (Perciformes, Clinidae): application of molecular data to marine conservation planning in South Africa.

Sleeping with the enemy: introgressive hybridization in two invasive centrarchids

Spatio-temporal genetic structure and the effects of long-term fishing in two partially sympatric offshore demersal fishes

The application of genetics to marine management and conservation: examples from the Indo-Pacific

The cushion-star Parvulastra exigua in South Africa: one species or more?

The ghost of introduction past: Spatial and temporal variability in the genetic diversity of invasive smallmouth bass ⬇️

The influence of Pleistocene climatic changes and ocean currents on the phylogeography of the southern African barnacle, Tetraclita serrata (Thoracica; Cirripedia)

Thermal selection as a driver of marine ecological speciation

Thermal selection drives biodiversity origination across the Atlantic/Indian Ocean boundary

Towards resolving familial relationships within the Gadiformes, and the resurrection of the Lyconidae

Variation in palaeo-shorelines explains contemporary population genetic patterns of rocky shore species

When homoplasy mimics hybridization: a case study of Cape hakes (Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus).

‘Carry on sampling!’- assessing marine fish biodiversity and discovery rates in southern Africa