Jonathan M. Waters

University of Otago — New Zealand

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Genetic diversity and population structure(131), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(64), Marine and coastal plant biology(58), Marine Biology and Ecology Research(52), Species Distribution and Climate Change(44)

Publications328 total

Genetic insights into drainage evolution: Late Miocene river capture in the eastern Himalaya
Journal of Systematics and Evolution·2026· 1 cited
Do freshwater insect assemblages in exotic plantations resemble those from native forest? Evidence from environmental <scp>DNA</scp>
Restoration Ecology·2025Open Access
Targeted <scp>eDNA</scp> Metabarcoding Reveals New Populations of a Range‐Limited Stonefly
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Postglacial Recolonization of the Southern Ocean by Elephant Seals Occurred From Multiple Glacial Refugia
Global Change Biology·2025Open Access
Dispersal Biogeography
Elsevier eBooks·2025
Disturbance drives concordant functional biodiversity shifts across regions: new evidence from river eDNA
Ecography·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Dispersal-fecundity trade-offs in wild insect populations
Journal of Evolutionary Biology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Do It Well or Not at All: Alternative Flight Solutions for Alpine Insects
Ecology and Evolution·2024Open Access
Postglacial recolonization of the Southern Ocean by elephant seals occurred from multiple glacial refugia
2024Open Access
Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic
Science·2024· 6 cited
Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research
2024
Author response for "Disturbance drives concordant functional biodiversity shifts across regions: new evidence from river eDNA"
2024
Cryptic diversity within two widespread diadromous freshwater fishes (Teleostei: Galaxiidae)
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
What, if anything, is Galaxias vulgaris?
New Zealand Science Review·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
First genomic snapshots of recolonising lineages following a devastating earthquake
Ecography·2024Open Access
Author response for "Disturbance drives concordant functional biodiversity shifts across regions: new evidence from river eDNA"
2024
Author response for "First genomic snapshots of recolonising lineages following a devastating earthquake"
2024
Ancient mitochondrial genomes unveil the origins and evolutionary history of New Zealand's enigmatic takahē and moho
Molecular Ecology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Gorges partition diversity within New Zealand flathead <i>Galaxias</i> populations
Journal of Fish Biology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Freshwater eDNA reveals dramatic biological shifts linked to deforestation of New Zealand
The Science of The Total Environment·2023· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Ceridwen I. Fraser(11), Graham P. Wallis(11), Christopher P. Burridge(8), Dave Craw(8), Raisa Nikula(7), Hamish G. Spencer(7), Graham A. McCulloch(4), Michael Roy(3), Phædra Upton(2), Tania M. King(2), R. Paul Scofield(2), Catherine Collins(2), Yang Su(1), Vasyl G. Kravets(1), Swee Liang Wong(1), A. K. Geim(1), Rajeev Nair(1), Rosemary G. Gillespie(1), Bruce G. Baldwin(1), George Roderick(1)