RESEARCH INTERESTS
My research utilises molecular approaches to investigate contemporary and historical patterns of genetic diversity. An interest in genetics has always fuelled my work as it provides a suite of tools which are not taxon specific and so can be applied widely, allowing researchers to investigate previously intractable questions in biology and evolution. That said, fish have been my biological system of choice, due to the variety of habitats they occupy, their intimate contact with the aquatic environment and commercial & conservation significance of many species.
Andrew is a lecturer in the department of Biosciences and is based at the University's Streatham campus; e-mail: A.M.Griffiths2@exeter.ac.uk
PUBLICATIONS
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Griffiths, A.M. Ellis, J.S. Clifton-Day, Machado-Schiaffino, G. Bright, D. Garcia-Vazquez, E. & Stevens J. 2011. Restoration versus recolonisation; the current origin of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the River Thames. Biological Conservation 144: 2733–2738
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Griffiths, A.M. Casane, A. McHugh, M. Wearmouth, V.J. Sims, D.W. & Genner, M.J. 2011. Characterisation of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula L.). Conservation Genetics Resources 3:705–709
Horreo J.L. Machado-Schiaffino G. Griffiths A.M. Bright D. Stevens J.R. Garcia-Vazquez E. 2011. Atlantic salmon at risk: rapid declines in effective population size in southern European populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 140: 605-610
Ellis, J.S. Sumner, K.J. Griffiths, A.M. Bright, D. & Stevens, J. 2011. Population genetic structure of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in the River Tamar, southwest England. Fisheries Management and Ecology 18: 233–245
Horreo, J.L. Machado-Schiaffino, G. Ayllon, F. Griffiths, A.M. Bright, D. Stevens, J.R. Garcia-Vazquez, E. 2011. Impact of climate change and human-mediated introgression on southern European Atlantic salmon populations. Global Change Biology 17: 1778–1787
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Griffiths, A.M. Sims, D.W. Johnson, A. Lynghammar, A. McHugh, M. Bakken T. & Genner, M.J. 2011. Levels of connectivity between longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus) in the Mediterranean Sea and north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. Conservation Genetics 12:577–582
Ellis, J.S. Gilbey, J. Cherbonnel, C. Consuegra, S. Coughlan, J. Cresswell, J.E. Cross, T. Crozier, W. Dillane, E. Ensing, D. García de Leániz, C. Garcia- Vazquez, E. Griffiths, A.M. Hindar, K. Hjorleifsdottir, S. Knox, D. Machado-Schiaffino, G. McGinnity, P. Meldrup, D.Nielsen, E.E. Primmer, C. Vähä, J.P. Verspoor, E. Wennevik, V. & Stevens, J.R.. 2011. Microsatellite standardization and genotyping error in a large multi-partner research programme for conservation of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Genetica 139:353-367
Serra-Pereira, B. Moura, T. Griffiths, A.M. Serrano, L.S. Gordo & Figueiredo, I. 2011. Molecular barcoding of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) from the southern Northeast Atlantic. Zoologica Scripta 40: 76-84
Griffiths, A.M. Sims, D.W. Cotterell, S.P. El Nagar, A. Ellis, J.R. Lynghammar, A. McHugh, M. Neat, F.C. Pade, N. G. Queiroz, N. Serra-Pereira, B. Rapp, T. Wearmouth, V.J. & Genner, M.J. 2010. Molecular markers reveal spatially segregated cryptic species in a critically endangered fish, the common skate (Dipturus batis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277: 1497-1503
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Griffiths, A.M. Machado-Schiaffino, G. Dillane, E. Coughlan, J. Horreo, J. Bowkett, A. Minting, P. Toms, S. Roche, W. Gargan, P. McGinnity, P. Cross, T. Bright, D. Garcia-Vazquez, E. & Stevens, J. 2010. Genetic stock identification of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations in the southern part of the European range. BMC Genetics 11: 31
Griffiths, A.M. Bright, D. & Stevens, J. 2009. Comparison of patterns of genetic variability in wild and supportively bred stocks of brown trout, Salmo trutta. Fisheries Management and Ecology 16: 514–519
Griffiths, A.M. Koizumi, I. Bright, D. & Stevens, J.R. 2009. A case of isolation by distance and short-term stability of population structure in brown trout (Salmo trutta) within the River Dart, southwest England. Evolutionary Applications 2: 537–554
Griffiths, A.M. Bright, D. & Stevens, J. 2009. Complete mitochondrial control region sequences indicate a distinct variety of brown trout Salmo trutta in the Aral Sea. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1136–1142
Griffiths, A.M. Evans, L. & Stevens, J. 2009. Characterisation and utilisation of microsatellite loci in the New World screwworm fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23 (Suppl. 1): 8–13
Coe, T.S. Hamilton, P.B. Griffiths, A.M. Hodgson, D. J. Wahab, M.A. & Tyler, C.R. 2009. Genetic variation in strains of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and the implications for ecotoxicology studies. Ecotoxicology 18:144–150
Horreo, J.L. Machado-Schiaffino, G. Griffiths, A. Bright, D. Stevens J.& Garcia-Vazquez, E. 2008. Identification of differential broodstock contribution affecting genetic variability in hatchery stocks of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Aquaculture 280: 89–93
Gibson, W. Backhouse T. & Griffiths, A. 2002. The human serum resistance associated gene is ubiquitous and conserved in Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense throughout East Africa. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 1: 207-214
Griffiths, A.M. & Stevens, J.R. 2002. Internet sites relevant to the common methodologies and themes of data exploration used in the study of infection genetics and evolution. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 1: 321–325.
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