UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Sharyn Jane Goldstien

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Department: Biological Sciences

Email: 43824@bitbucket.it.canterbury.ac.nz

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Language: English

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Fields of Research

Larval dispersal
Molecular marine ecology
Phylogeography

Researcher Summary

Research involves the application of molecular techniques to marine ecological questions, for example, the use of population genetic techniques to investigate larval dispersal and phylogeographic structure of marine species.

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Bennet DG., Horton TW., Goldstien SJ., Rowe L. and Briskie JV. (2020) Seasonal and annual variation in the diving behaviour of Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 47(4): 300-323. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2020.1767660.

de la Higuera I., Kasun GW., Torrance EL., Pratt AA., Maluenda A., Colombet J., Bisseux M., Ravet V., Dayaram A. and Stainton D. (2020) Unveiling crucivirus diversity by mining metagenomic data. mBio 11(5): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01410-20.

Heinemann JA. and Goldstien S. (2020) ‘Bums off seats’: measuring the effects of active learning in an undergraduate molecular biology curriculum. Journal of Biological Education http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2020.1748687.

Bennet D., Horton T., Goldstien S., Rowe L. and Briskie J. (2019) Flying south: Foraging locations of the Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni) revealed by Time‐Depth Recorders and GPS tracking. Ecology and Evolution 9(14): 7914-7927. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5171.

Charan-Dixon H., Goldstien SJ., Vanderhaven BJ., Halafihi T., Tuiano TL., Gaw S. and Glover CN. (2019) Effects of traditional fishing techniques on internal organ regeneration, physiology, and biochemistry in the tropical sea cucumber Stichopus horrens. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 510: 15-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2018.09.007.

Pohe SR., Winterbourn MJ., Goldstien SJ., Ball OJP. and Harding JS. (2019) Distribution, nymphal habitat, genetic structure and conservation of the New Zealand mayfly Isothraulus abditus (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) and a description of its subimago. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 46(1): 13-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2018.1464034.

Watts AM., Hopkins GA. and Goldstien SJ. (2019) Chimerism and population dieback alter genetic inference related to invasion pathways and connectivity of biofouling populations on artificial substrata. Ecology and Evolution 9(6): 3089-3104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4817.

Gooday OJ., Key N., Goldstien S. and Zawar-Reza P. (2018) An assessment of thermal-image acquisition with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for direct counts of coastal marine mammals ashore. Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems 6(2): 100-108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2016-0029.

Pohe SR., Winterbourn MJ., Goldstien SJ. and Harding JS. (2018) Distribution, body size, genetic structure and conservation of Siphlaenigma janae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 45(2): 154-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2017.1405823.

Charan-Dixon H., Gaw S., Goldstien SJ. and Glover CN. (2017) Effects of waterborne cadmium on energy metabolism in the tropical sea cucumber, Stichopus horrens, and a comparison of tissue-specific cadmium accumulation with the temperate sea cucumber Australostichopus mollis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 141: 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.001.

Deppe L., Rowley O., Rowe LK., Shi N., McArthur N., Gooday O. and Goldstien SJ. (2017) Investigation of fallout events in Hutton's shearwaters (Puffinus huttoni) associated with artificial lighting. Notornis 64(4): 181-191.

Kazlauskas D., Dayaram A., Kraberger S., Goldstien S., Varsani A. and Krupovic M. (2017) Evolutionary history of ssDNA bacilladnaviruses features horizontal acquisition of the capsid gene from ssRNA nodaviruses. Virology 504: 114-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2017.02.001.

Schimanski KB., Goldstien SJ., Hopkins GA., Atalah J. and Floerl O. (2017) Life history stage and vessel voyage profile can influence shipping-mediated propagule pressure of non-indigenous biofouling species. Biological Invasions 19(7): 2089-2099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1420-6.

Winterbourn MJ., Pohe SR. and Goldstien SJ. (2017) Genetic and phenotypic variability in Stenoperla prasina (Newman, 1845) (Plecoptera: Eustheniidae) in relation to latitude and altitude in New Zealand. Aquatic Insects 38(1-2): 49-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650424.2017.1302091.

Robertson BC., Stephenson BM., Ronconi RA., Goldstien SJ., Shepherd L., Tennyson A., Carlile N. and Ryan PG. (2016) Phylogenetic affinities of the Fregetta storm-petrels are not black and white. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 97: 170-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.01.004.

Schimanski KB., Piola RF., Goldstien SJ., Floerl O., Grandison C., Atalah J. and Hopkins GA. (2016) Factors influencing the en route survivorship and post-voyage growth of a common ship biofouling organism, Bugula neritina. Biofouling 32(8): 969-978. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2016.1217407.

Zaiko A., Schimanski K., Pochon X., Hopkins GA., Goldstien S., Floerl O. and Wood SA. (2016) Metabarcoding improves detection of eukaryotes from early biofouling communities: implications for pest monitoring and pathway management. Biofouling 32(6): 671-684. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2016.1186165.

Dayaram A., Goldstien S., Argüello-Astorga GR., Zawar-Reza P., Gomez C., Harding JS. and Varsani A. (2015) Diverse small circular DNA viruses circulating amongst estuarine molluscs. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 31: 284-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2015.02.010.

Watts AM., Goldstien SJ. and Hopkins GA. (2015) Characterising biofouling communities on mussel farms along an environmental gradient: a step towards improved risk management. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 8: 15-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/aei00159.

Zhu S., Degnan JH., Goldstien SJ. and Eldon B. (2015) Hybrid-Lambda: simulation of multiple merger and Kingman gene genealogies in species networks and species trees. BMC Bioinformatics 16 292: 7pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12859-015-0721-y.

Gillum JE., Jimenez L., White DJ., Goldstien SJ. and Gemmell NJ. (2014) Development and application of a quantitative real-time PCR assay for the globally invasive tunicate Styela clava. Management of Biological Invasions 5(2): 133-142.

Loeun KL., Goldstien SJ., Gleeson D., Nicol SJ. and Bradshaw CJA. (2014) Limited genetic structure among broad-scale regions for two commercially harvested, tropical deep-water snappers in New Caledonia. Fisheries Science 80(1): 13-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12562-013-0673-y.

Dayaram A., Goldstien S., Zawar-Reza P., Gomez C., Harding JS. and Varsani A. (2013) Identification of Starling circovirus in an estuarine Mollusc (Amphibola crenata) in New Zealand using metagenomic approaches. Genome Announcements 1(3) e00278-13 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00278-13.

Dayaram A., Goldstien S., Zawar-Reza P., Gomez C., Harding JS. and Varsani A. (2013) Novel ssDNA virus recovered from estuarine Mollusc (Amphibola crenata) whose replication associated protein (Rep) shares similarities with Rep-like sequences of bacterial origin. Journal of General Virology 94: 1104-1110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.050088-0.

Goldstien SJ., Inglis GJ., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2013) Using temporal sampling to improve attribution of source populations for invasive species. PLOS One 8(6) e65656 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065656.

Robertson BC. and Goldstien SJ. (2012) Phylogenetic affinities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). Notornis 59(1&2): 49-59.

Robertson BC. and Goldstien SJ. (2012) Phylogenetic affnities of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). Notornis 59(1-2): 49-59.

Goldstien SJ., Dupont L., Viard F., Hallas JP., Schiel DR., Gemmell NJ. and Bishop JDD. (2011) Global phylogeography of the widely introduced North West Pacific ascidian Styela clava. PLoS ONE 6(1) e16755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016755.

Robertson BC., Stephenson BM. and Goldstien SJ. (2011) When rediscovery is not enough: Taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 61(3): 949-952. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.08.001.

Goldstien SJ., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2010) Regional connectivity and coastal expansion: differentiating pre-border and post-border vectors for the invasive tunicate Styela clava. Molecular Ecology 19(5): 874-885. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04527.x.

Goldstien SJ., Gemmell NJ. and Schiel DR. (2009) Colonisation and connectivity by intertidal limpets among New Zealand, Chatham and Sub-Antarctic Islands. I. Genetic connections. Marine Ecology Progress Series 388: 111-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps08046.

Voros J., Mitchell A., Waldman B., Goldstien S. and Gemmell NJ. (2008) Crossing the Tasman Sea: Inferring the introduciton history of Litoria aurea and Litoria raniformis (Anura: Hylidae) from Australia into New Zealand. Austral Ecology 33(5): 623-629. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01828.x.

Robertson BC., Steeves TE., McBride KP., Goldstien SJ., Williams M. and Gemmell NJ. (2007) Phylogeography of the New Zealand blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos): implications for translocation and species recovery. Conservation Genetics 8(6): 1431-1440. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-007-9294-2.

Goldstien SJ., Gemmell NJ. and Schiel DR. (2006) Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the nacellid limpets of New Zealand (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(1): 261-265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2005.09.002.

Goldstien SJ., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2006) Comparative phylogeography of coastal limpets across a marine disjunction in New Zealand. Molecular Ecology 15(11): 3259-3268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02977.x.

Chapters

Goldstien SJ. and Schiel DR. (2009) Evolutionary patterns of diversity and their causes. In Wahl M (Ed.), Marine Hard Bottom Communities: Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity and Change: 113-125. Berlin: Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b76710_8.

Conference Contributions - Other

Goldstien SJ., Suindain R. and Harlow J. (2011) Patterns and predictions: Making the most of genetic data. Barcelona, Spain: 7th International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions (ICMB), 23-25 Aug 2011.

Goldstien SJ. (2010) Tipping the balance between invasion and extinction: Population trajectories of an invasive tunicate. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society 50th Anniversary Conference (NZMSS), 7-9 Jul 2010.

Goldstien SJ., Schiel DR., Inglis G. and Gemmell N. (2010) Something old and something new: Tracking AIS incursions through space and time using molecular data from established populations. San Diego, CA, USA: 17th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS), 29 Aug-2 Sep 2010.

Goldstien SJ., Chiswell S., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2009) Southern Connections: Population connectivity assessed with molecular and oceanographic tools. Auckland University, New Zealand: Joint New Zealand Marine Sciences and Meterological Societies Conference, 2-4 Sep 2009.

Goldstien SJ., Dupont L., Viard F., Schiel DR., Gemmell NJ. and Bishop JDD. (2007) Global connectivity of the invasive sea squirt Styela clava. Christchurch, New Zealand: Evolution 2007, 16-20 Jun 2007.

Goldstien SJ., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2007) Localised patterns of connectivity for the invasive seas-squirt, Styela clava. Prince Edward Island, Canada: International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference, 2-4 Oct 2007.

Goldstien SJ., Schiel DR. and Gemmell NJ. (2006) Inferring process from pattern: Investigating marine dispersal barriers with moleular hypotheses. Santa Barbara, CA, USA: The International Temperate Reef Symposium, 26 Jun-1 Jul 2006.

Goldstien S. (2005) Ice and a Slice: Biogeographic Links Between Sub-Antarctic Islands and Southern New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: Annual Biology Colloquium for Doctoral Students, 25 Nov 2005.

Goldstien S. and Schiel D. (2004) Is water temperature a true indicator of marine provinces around New Zealand? Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) Conference, 6 Jun 2004.

Goldstien S., Gemmell N. and Schiel D. (2004) Phylogeny and evolution of the Nacellidae limpets of New Zealand: a Tethyian influx or southern. Whakapapa Village, New Zealand: SYSTANZ General Meeting and Plant Species Radiation Workshop, 12 Feb 2004.

Goldstien S., Schiel DR. and Gemmell N. (2003) Phylogeny and Dispersal: The Odd Couple in Patellid Limpets of New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Marine Sciences Society (NZMSS) Conference, 1 Sep 2003.

Goldstien SJ. (2003) Bridging the Gap: Molecular Ecology of Larval Dispersal. Christchurch, New Zealand: 6th International Termperate Reef Symposium, 12 Jan 2003.

Goldstien SJ., Gemmell NJ. and Schiel DR. (2003) Dispersal or Vicariance: Processes effecting rocky shore population structure. Pounawea, New Zealand: New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference, 5 Dec 2003.

Goldstien SJ. (2002) Molecular genetics of larval ecology. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Molecular Ecology Conference, 29 Nov 2002.

Theses / Dissertations

Goldstien SJ. (2005) Phylogeography of the Cellana limpets of New Zealand: Investigating barriers to marine dispersal and historical biogeography. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.