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Evolutionary & Conservation Biology

I am an evolutionary and conservation biologist who loves aquatic organisms and ecosystems. I have a particular passion for freshwater mussels, snails, and crustaceans, all of which are amongst most imperiled groups of taxa in the world. My research endeavors to understand how evolutionary and ecological forces affect the current distribution of biodiversity, and to use these information for conservation.

Currently, I am an assistant research scientist in the Mussel Research Group at Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and the Dallas Center. The primary focus of our group is the conservation of freshwater mussels in Texas.

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About Me

Kentaro Inoue, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Natural Resources Institute

Texas A&M University

Email: kentaro.inoue<at>ag.tamu.edu

Education

Ph.D. Miami University (2015)

Zoology

M.S. Arkansas State University (2009)

Environmental Sciences

B.S. Arkansas State University (2007)

Wildlife Ecology and Management

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Research Interests

My research focuses on the use of evolutionary and ecological principles to investigate:

spatiotemporal patterns of diversity in response to environmental changes
the processes that promote and assemble diversity
the applications of these to the conservation of biodiversity

I am particularly interested in pursuing questions regarding how past environmental changes have affected current biodiversity and its distributions, and using such information to project ecological and evolutionary responses to future environmental changes.

Evolutionary Biology

Population genetics

Phylogenetics and phylogeography

Hybridization and speciation

Natural selection

Evolutionary modeling and simulations

Conservation Biology

Population and community ecology

Demography and population dynamics

Population viability analysis

Ecological modeling and simulations

Biodiversity conservation

Mussels in Texas

Species status assessment

Habitat assessment

Conservation mapping

Publications

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* indicates mentored graduate student; ** indicates mentored undergraduate student

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Accepted / In press

23 *Dobler AH, Geist J, Stoeckl K, Inoue K. (Accepted) A spatially explicit approach to prioritize protection areas for endangered freshwater mussels. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI:10.1002/aqc.2993. [Link]

2018

22. Inoue K, Hayes DM, Harris JL, Johnson NA, Morrison CL, Eackles MS, King TL, Jones JW, Hallerman EM, Christian AD, Randklev CR. (2018) The Pleurobemini (Bivalvia: Unionoida) revisited: molecular species delineation reveals multiple conspecifics and undescribed species. Invertebrate Systematics. 32, 689–702. [Link]

21. **Adams NE, Inoue K, Seidel RA, Lang BK, Berg DJ. (2018) Isolation drives increased diversication rates in freshwater amphipods. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127, 746–757. [Link]

20. *Pieri AM, Inoue K, Johnson NA, Smith C, Harris JL, Robertson C, Randklev CR. (2018) Molecular and morphometric analyses reveal cryptic diversity within freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) of the western Gulf coastal drainages of the United States. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 124, 261–277. [Link]

19. **Morningstar CR, Inoue K, Lang BK, Berg DJ. (2018) A comprehensive status, phylogenetic, and anatomical review of Stagnicola caperata (Say, 1829) in the southwest United States. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 28, 527–534. [Link]

18. Hess MC, Inoue K, Tsakiris ET, Hart M, Morton J, Dudding J, Robertson CR, Randklev CR. (2018) Misidentification of sex for Lampsilis teres, Yellow Sandshell, and its implications for mussel conservation and wildlife management. PLoS ONE, 13, e0197107. [Link]

17. Randklev CR, Miller T, Johnson NA, Hart M, Bosman B, Morton J, Skow K, Inoue K, Tsakiris ET, Oetker S, Robertson C, Lopez R. (2018) A semi-arid river in distress: contributing factors and recovery solutions for three imperiled freshwater mussels (Family Unionidae) endemic to the Rio Grande basin in North America. Science of the Total Environment, 631–632, 733–744. [Link]

16. Zanatta DT, Stoeckle BC, Inoue K, Paquet A, Martel AL, Kuehn R, Geist J. (2018) High genetic diversity and low differentiation in North American Margaritifera margaritifera (Bivalvia: Unionida: Margaritiferidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 123, 850–863. [Link]

2017

15. Inoue K, Stoeckl K, Geist J. (2017) Joint species models reveal the effects of environment on community assemblage of freshwater mussels and fishes in European rivers. Diversity and Distributions, 23, 284–296. [Link]

14. Inoue K, Berg DJ. (2017) Predicting the effects of climate change on population connectivity and genetic diversity of an imperiled freshwater mussel, Cumberlandia monodonta (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae), in riverine systems. Global Change Biology, 23, 94–107. [Link]

13. Youngquist MB, Inoue K, Berg DJ, Boone MD (2017) Effects of land use on population presence and genetic structure of an amphibian in an agricultural landscape. Landscape Ecology, 32, 147–162. [Link]

12. Minton R, McGregor B, Hayes D, Paight C, Inoue K (2017) Genetic structuring in the Pyramid Elimia, Elimia potosiensis (Gastropoda, Pleuroceridae), with implications for pleurocerid conservation. Zoosystematics and Evolution, 93, 437–449. [Link]

11. **Adams NE, Inoue K, Berg DJ, Keane B, Solomon NG. (2017) Range-wide microsatellite analysis of the genetic population structure of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). American Midland Naturalist, 177, 183–199. [Link]

2016

10. **Holste DR, Inoue K, Lang BK, Berg DJ. (2016) Identification of microsatellite loci and examination of genetic structure for the endangered springsnails Juturnia kosteri and Pyrgulopsis roswellensis in the Chihuahuan Desert. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26, 715–723. [Link]

2015

9. Inoue K, Lang BK, Berg DJ. (2015) Past climate change drives current genetic structure of an endangered freshwater mussel species. Molecular Ecology, 24, 1910–1926. [Link]

2014

8. Inoue K, Monroe EM, Elderkin CL, Berg DJ (2014) Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses reveal Pleistocene isolation followed by high gene flow in a wide-ranging but endangered freshwater mussel. Heredity, 112, 282–290. [Link]

7. Inoue K, Levine TD, Lang BK, Berg DJ (2014) Long-term mark-and-recapture study of a freshwater mussel reveals patterns of habitat use and an association between survival and river discharge. Freshwater Biology, 59, 1872–1883. [Link]

6. Inoue K, **McQueen AL, Harris JL, Berg DJ (2014) Molecular phylogeny and morphological variation reveal recent speciation in freshwater mussels of the genera Arcidens and Arkansia (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 112, 535–545. [Link]

5. **Morningstar CR, Inoue K, Sei M, Lang BK, Berg DJ (2014) Quantifying morphological and genetic variation of sympatric populations to guide conservation of endangered, micro-endemic springsnails. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 24, 536–545. [Link]

4. **Ansah KN, Inoue K, Lang BK, Berg DJ (2014) Identification and characterization of 12 microsatellite loci for Physa in the Chihuahuan Desert. Conservation Genetics Resources, 6, 769–771. [Link]

2013

3. Inoue K, Hayes DM, Harris JL, Christian AD (2013) Phylogenetic and morphometric analyses reveal ecophenotypic plasticity in freshwater mussels: Obovaria jacksoniana and Villosa arkansasensis (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Ecology and Evolution, 3, 2670–2683. [Link]

2. Inoue K, Lang BK, Berg DJ (2013) Development and characterization of 20 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the Texas hornshell, Popenaias popeii (Bivalvia: Unionidae), through next-generation sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5, 195–198. [Link]

2011

1. Inoue K, Moyer GR, Williams A, Monroe EM, Berg DJ (2011) Isolation and characterization of 17 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the spectaclecase, Cumberlandia monodonta (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 3, 57–60. [Link]

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Kentaro Inoue

Natural Resources Institute
Texas A&M University
Dallas, Texas 75252, U.S.A.
kentaro.inoue<at>ag.tamu.edu

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