Staff profile

Research in the Molecular Ecology Group covers a wide range of studies and species, but our focus is on evolutionary process and genetic structure in natural populations. We use modern and ancient DNA markers to better understand the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of population structure and population dynamics in the context of ecological factors and changing environments. We use similar approaches to investigate the relationship between genetic diversity and fitness, and to better understand the role of individual behaviour in these processes. We apply this work to the development of more effective conservation strategies, and to improve our understanding of the origin and evolution of biodiversity within and among populations.

• population genetics and molecular ecology
• conservation genetics
• evolutionary biology
• Ancient DNA

• Ecology, Evolution & Environment

• Link to Molecular Ecology Group web pages

• 0000: Editorial Board member: Aquatic Mammals (2005-), Open Ecology Journal (2008-), Marine Genomics (2008-), International Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2009-), Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B (2000 - 2007) & Biology Letters (2003-2005).
• 0000: Journal Editor: Editor in Chief & Founding Editor of Conservation Genetics, Springer Publishing (2000 -). Founding Editor of Conservation Genetics Resources, Springer Publishing (2009-). Associate editor for Marine Biology Research (2006-) & Marine Mammal Science (2004 - 2007)

Authored book

• Hoelzel, A.R. & Stern, S.J. (2000). Minke Whales. Grantown-on-Spey: Colin Baxter.
• Hoelzel, A.R. & Dover, G.A. (1991). Molecular Genetic Ecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Edited book

• Hoelzel, A.R. (2002). Marine Mammal Biology; an Evolutionary Approach. Oxford: Blackwell Science.
• Carrington, M. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2001). Molecular Epidemiology; a Practical Approach. Practical Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hoelzel, A.R. (1998). Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations; a Practical Approach. Practical Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hoelzel, A.R. (1992). Molecular Genetic Analysis of Populations; a Practical Approach. Practical Approach. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hoelzel, A.R. (1991). Genetic Ecology of Whales and Dolphins. IWC Special Issues. Cambridge: International Whaling Commission.

Journal Article

• Violi, Biagio, de Jong, Menno J., Frantzis, Alexandros, Alexiadou, Paraskevi, Tardy, Céline, Ody, Denis, de Stephanis, Renaud, Giménez, Joan, Lucifora, Giuseppe, e Silva, Mónica A., Oliveira, Cláudia, Alves, Filipe, Dinis, Ana, Tejedor, Marisa, Fernández, Antonio, Arregui, Marina, Arbelo, Manuel, Lopez, Alfredo, Covelo, Pablo & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2023). Genomics reveals the role of admixture in the evolution of structure among sperm whale populations within the Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Ecology
• Heino, Matti T., Nyman, Tommi, Palo, Jukka U., Harmoinen, Jenni, Valtonen, Mia, Pilot, Małgorzata, Översti, Sanni, Salmela, Elina, Kunnasranta, Mervi, Väinölä, Risto, Hoelzel, A. Rus & Aspi, Jouni (2023). Museum specimens of a landlocked pinniped reveal recent loss of genetic diversity and unexpected population connections. Ecology and Evolution 13(1): 9720.
• Cabrera, Andrea A., Schall, Elena, Bérubé, Martine, Anderwald, Pia, Bachmann, Lutz, Berrow, Simon, Best, Peter B., Clapham, Phillip J., Cunha, Haydée A., Dalla Rosa, Luciano, Dias, Carolina, Findlay, Kenneth P., Haug, Tore, Heide‐Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Kovacs, Kit M., Landry, Scott, Larsen, Finn, Lopes, Xênia M., Lydersen, Christian, Mattila, David K., Oosting, Tom, Pace, Richard M., Papetti, Chiara, Paspati, Angeliki, Pastene, Luis A., Prieto, Rui, Ramp, Christian, Robbins, Jooke, Sears, Richard, Secchi, Eduardo R., Silva, Mónica A., Simon, Malene, Víkingsson, Gísli, Wiig, Øystein, Øien, Nils & Palsbøll, Per J. (2022). Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey. Global Change Biology 28(8): 2657-2677.
• Gray, Howard, van Waerebeek, Koen, Owen, Joseph, Collins, Tim, Minton, Gianna, Ponnampalam, Louisa, Willson, Andrew, Baldwin, Robert & Hoelzel, A Rus (2022). Evolutionary drivers of morphological differentiation among three bottlenose dolphin lineages, Tursiops spp. (Delphinidae), in the northwest Indian Ocean utilizing linear and geometric morphometric techniques. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 135(3): 610-629.
• Yuan, Yuan, Zhang, Yaolei, Zhang, Peijun, Liu, Chang, Wang, Jiahao, Gao, Haiyu, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Seim, Inge, Lv, Meiqi, Lin, Mingli, Dong, Lijun, Gao, Haoyang, Yang, Zixin, Caruso, Francesco, Lin, Wenzhi, da Fonseca, Rute R., Wang, Ding, Wang, Xianyan, Rasmussen, Marianne H., Liu, Mingming, Zheng, Jinsong, Zhao, Liyuan, Campos, Paula F., Kang, Hui, Iversen, Maria, Song, Yue, Guo, Xinyu, Guo, Jiao, Qin, Yating, Pan, Shanshan, Xu, Qiwu, Meng, Lingfeng, A, Yunga, Liu, Shanshan, Lee, Simon Ming-Yuen, Liu, Xin, Xu, Xun, Yang, Huanming, Fan, Guangyi, Wang, Kun & Li, Songhai (2021). Comparative genomics provides insights into the aquatic adaptations of mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118(37): e2106080118.
• Vargas‐Fonseca, O. Alejandra, Yates, Paige, Kirkman, Stephan P., Pistorius, Pierre A., Moore, Daniel M., Natoli, Ada, Cockcroft, Victor & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2021). Population structure associated with bioregion and seasonal prey distribution for Indo‐Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in South Africa. Molecular Ecology 30(19): 4642-4659.
• Baker, Karis H., Gray, Howard W. I., Pekşen, Çiğdem Akın & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2021). Conservation genetics of the European fallow deer: a reply to Marchesini et al. Mammalian Biology 101(3): 313-319.
• Gray, Howard W. I., Chen, Ing, Moura, André E., Natoli, Ada, Nishida, Shin, Tanabe, Shinsuke, Minton, Gianna, Ponnampalam, Louisa S., Kiani, Muhammad S., Culloch, Ross, Gore, Mauvis, Särnblad, Anna, Amir, Omar, Berggren, Per, Collins, Tim, Willson, Andrew J., Baldwin, Robert & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2021). Comparative biogeography and the evolution of population structure for bottlenose and common dolphins in the Indian Ocean. Journal of Biogeography 48(7): 1654.
• Nelms, SE, Alfaro-Shigueto, J, Arnould, JPY, Avila, IC, Bengtson Nash, S, Campbell, E, Carter, MID, Collins, T, Currey, RJC, Domit, C, Franco-Trecu, V, Fuentes, MMPB, Gilman, E, Harcourt, RG, Hines, EM, Hoelzel, AR, Hooker, SK, Johnston, DW, Kelkar, N, Kiszka, JJ, Laidre, KL, Mangel, JC, Marsh, H, Maxwell, SM, Onoufriou, AB, Palacios, DM, Pierce, GJ, Ponnampalam, LS, Porter, LJ, Russell, DJF, Stockin, KA, Sutaria, D, Wambiji, N, Weir, CR, Wilson, B & Godley, BJ (2021). Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon. Endangered Species Research 44: 291-325.
• Andrews, Kimberly R., Epstein, Brendan, Leslie, Matthew S., Fiedler, Paul, Morin, Phillip A. & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2021). Genomic signatures of divergent selection are associated with social behaviour for spinner dolphin ecotypes. Molecular Ecology 30(9): 1993.
• Chen, I., Nishida, S., Chou, LS., Isobe, T., Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2020). Population genetic diversity and historical dynamics of Fraser’s dolphins Lagenodelphis hosei. Marine Ecology Progress Series 643: 183-195.
• De Jong, M., Li, Z., Qin, Y., Quemere, E., Baker, K., Wang, W. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2020). Demography and adaptation promoting evolutionary transitions in a mammalian genus that diversified during the Pleistocene. Molecular Ecology 29(15): 2777-2792.
• Gkafas, Georgios A., de Jong, Menno, Exadactylos, Athanasios, Raga, Juan Antonio, Aznar, Francisco J. & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2020). Sex-specific impact of inbreeding on pathogen load in the striped dolphin. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287(1922): 20200195.
• Gonçalves da Silva, Anders, Barendse, William, Kijas, James, England, Phillip R. & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2020). Genomic data suggest environmental drivers of fish population structure in the deep sea: A case study for the orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus). Journal of Applied Ecology 57(2): 296-306.
• Hoffman, J. I., Bauer, E., Paijmans, A. J., Humble, E., Beckmann, L. M., Kubetschek, C., Christaller, F., Kröcker, N., Fuchs, B., Moreras, A., Shihlomule, Y. D., Bester, M. N., Cleary, A. C., De Bruyn, P. J. N., Forcada, J., Goebel, M. E., Goldsworthy, S. D., Guinet, C., Hoelzel, A. R., Lydersen, C., Kovacs, K. M. & Lowther, A. (2018). A global cline in a colour polymorphism suggests a limited contribution of gene flow towards the recovery of a heavily exploited marine mammal. Royal Society Open Science 5(10): 181227.
• Gridley, T., Elwen, S. H., Harris, G., Moore, D. M., Hoelzel, A. R. & Lampen, F. (2018). Hybridization in bottlenose dolphins—A case study of Tursiops aduncus × T. truncatus hybrids and successful backcross hybridization events. PLOS ONE 13(9): e0201722.
• Gaither, Michelle R., Gkafas, Georgios A., de Jong, Menno, Sarigol, Fatih, Neat, Francis, Regnier, Thomas, Moore, Daniel, Grӧcke, Darren R., Hall, Neil, Liu, Xuan, Kenny, John, Lucaci, Anita, Hughes, Margaret, Haldenby, Sam & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2018). Genomics of habitat choice and adaptive evolution in a deep-sea fish. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2(4): 680-687.
• Segura-García, Iris, Rojo-Arreola, Liliana, Rocha-Olivares, Axayácatl, Heckel, Gisela, Gallo-Reynoso, Juan Pablo & Hoelzel, Rus (2018). Eco-Evolutionary Processes Generating Diversity Among Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Populations off Baja California, Mexico. Evolutionary Biology 45(2): 223-236.
• Gray, H.W.I., Nishida, S., Welch, A.J., Moura, A.E., Tanabe, S., Kiani, M.S., Culloch, R., Möller, L., Natoli, A., Ponnampalam, L.S., Minton, G., Gore, M., Collins, T., Willson, A., Baldwin, R. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2018). Cryptic Lineage Differentiation Among Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in the Northwest Indian Ocean. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 122: 1-14.
• Chen, Ing, Nishida, Shin, Yang, Wei-Cheng, Isobe, Tomohiko, Tajima, Yuko & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2017). Genetic diversity of bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops sp.) populations in the western North Pacific and the conservation implications. Marine Biology 164(10): 202.
• Gkafas, G.A., Exadactylos, A., Rogan, E., Raga, J.A., Reid, R. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2017). Biogeography and temporal progression during the evolution of striped dolphin population structure in European waters. Journal of Biogeography 44(12): 2681-2691.
• Oliveira, Larissa Rosa de, Gehara, Marcelo C. M., Fraga, Lúcia D., Lopes, Fernando, Túnez, Juan Ignacio, Cassini, Marcelo H., Majluf, Patricia, Cárdenas-Alayza, Susana, Pavés, Héctor J., Crespo, Enrique Alberto, García, Nestor, Loizaga de Castro, Rocío, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Sepúlveda, Maritza, Olavarría, Carlos, Valiati, Victor Hugo, Quiñones, Renato, Pérez-Alvarez, Maria Jose, Ott, Paulo Henrique & Bonatto, Sandro L. (2017). Ancient female philopatry, asymmetric male gene flow, and synchronous population expansion support the influence of climatic oscillations on the evolution of South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens). PLOS ONE 12(6): e0179442.
• Baker, K.H., Gray, H.W.I., Ramovs, V., Mertzanidou, D., Akın Pekşen, Ç., Bilgin, C.C., Sykes, N. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2017). Strong population structure in a species manipulated by humans since the Neolithic: The European fallow deer (Dama dama dama). Heredity 119(1): 16-26.
• Gaither, Michelle, Violia, Biagio, Gray, Howard, Neat, Francis, Drazen, Jeffrey, Grubbs, Dean, Roa-Varón, Adela, Sutton, Tracey & Hoelzel, A. Rus (2016). Depth as a driver of evolution in the deep sea: Insights from grenadiers (Gadiformes: Macrouridae) of the genus Coryphaenoides. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 104: 73-82.
• Corrigan, L. J., Fabiani, A., Chauke, L. F., McMahon, C. R., de Bruyn, M., Bester, M. N., Bastos, A., Campagna, C., Muelbert, M. M. C. & Hoelzel, A. R. (2016). Population differentiation in the context of Holocene climate change for a migratory marine species, the southern elephant seal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29(9): 1667-1679.
• Moura, A.E., Kenny, J.G., Chaudhuri, R., Hughes, M.A., Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Dahlheim, M.E., Hall, N. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2015). Phylogenomics of the killer whale indicates ecotype divergence in sympatry. Heredity 114(1): 48-55.
• Moura, A.E., Kenny, J.G., Chaudhuri, R., Hughes, M.A., Welch, A.J., Reisinger, R.R., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Dahlheim, M.E., Hall, N. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2014). Population genomics of the killer whale indicates ecotype evolution in sympatry involving both selection and drift. Molecular Ecology 23(21): 5179-5192.
• Banguera-Hinestroza, E., Hayano, A., Crespo, E. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2014). Delphinid systematics and biogeography with a focus on the current genus Lagenorhynchus: Multiple pathways for antitropical and trans-oceanic radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 80: 217-230.
• De Bruyn, M., Pinsky, M., Hall, B., Koch, P., Baroni, C. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2014). Rapid increase in southern elephant seal genetic diversity after a founder event. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281(1779): 20133078.
• Moura, A.E., Janse van Rensburg, C., Pilot, M., Tehrani, A., Best, P.B., Thornton, M., Plön, S., de Bruyn, P.J.N., Worley, K.C., Gibbs, R.A., Dahlheim, M.E. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2014). Killer Whale Nuclear Genome and mtDNA Reveal Widespread Population Bottleneck During the Last Glacial Maximum. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31(5): 1121-1131.
• Baker, K.H. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2014). Influence of Holocene environmental change and anthropogenic impact on the diversity and distribution of roe deer. Heredity 112(6): 607-615.
• Priede, Imants G., Bergstad, Odd Aksel, Miller, Peter I., Vecchione, Michael, Gebruk, Andrey, Falkenhaug, Tone, Billett, David S. M., Craig, Jessica, Dale, Andrew C., Shields, Mark A., Tilstone, Gavin H., Sutton, Tracey T., Gooday, Andrew J., Inall, Mark E., Jones, Daniel O. B., Martinez-Vicente, Victor, Menezes, Gui M., Niedzielski, Tomasz, Sigurðsson, Þorsteinn, Rothe, Nina, Rogacheva, Antonina, Alt, Claudia H. S., Brand, Timothy, Abell, Richard, Brierley, Andrew S., Cousins, Nicola J., Crockard, Deborah, Hoelzel, A. Rus, Høines, Åge, Letessier, Tom B., Read, Jane F., Shimmield, Tracy, Cox, Martin J., Galbraith, John K., Gordon, John D. M., Horton, Tammy, Neat, Francis & Lorance, Pascal (2013). Does Presence of a Mid-Ocean Ridge Enhance Biomass and Biodiversity? PLoS ONE 8(5): e61550.
• Moura, A.E., Nielsen, S.C.A., Vilstrup, J.T., Moreno-Mayar, J.V., Gilbert, M.T.P., Gray, H., Natoli, A., Möller, L. & Hoelzel, A. R. (2013). Recent diversification of a marine genus (Tursiops spp.) tracks habitat preference and environmental change. Systematic Biology 62(6): 865-877.
• Anderwald, P., Evans, P.G.H., Dyer, R., Dale, A., Wright, P. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2012). Spatial Scale and Environmental Determinants in Minke Whale Habitat Use and Foraging. Marine Ecology Progress Series 450: 259-274.
• DE LUNA, C.J., GOODMAN, S.J., THATCHER, O., JEPSON, P.D., ANDERSEN, L., TOLLEY, K. & HOELZEL, A.R. (2012). Phenotypic and genetic divergence among harbour porpoise populations associated with habitat regions in the North Sea and adjacent seas. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 25(4): 674-681.
• Ortega-Ortiz, J.G., Engelhaupt, D., Winsor, M., Mate, B.R. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2012). Kinship of long-term associates in the highly social sperm whale. Molecular Ecology 21(3): 732-744.
• Corrigan, L.J., Lucas, M.C., Winfield, I.J. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Environmental factors associated with genetic and phenotypic divergence among sympatric populations of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24(9): 1906-1917.
• Anderwald, P., Danielsdottir, A.K., Haug, T., Laren, F., Lesage, V., Reid, R.J., Vikingsson, G.A. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Possible cryptic stock structure for minke whales in the North Atlantic; Implications for conservation and management. Biological Conservation 144(10): 2479-2489.
• Corrigan, L. J., Winfield, I. J., Hoelzel, A. R. & Lucas, M. C. (2011). Dietary plasticity in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in response to long-term environmental change. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 20(1): 5-13.
• Mirimin, L, Banguera-Hinestroza, E, Hoelzel, A, R, Cross, T !& & gan, E. (2011). Insights into genetic diversity, parentage and group composition of Atlantic white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) in the west of Ireland based on nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers. Journal of Heredity 102(1): 79-87.
• Anderwald, P., Evans, P.G.H., Lorenz, G. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Seabird feeding strategies and their role in predicting association patterns with minke whales. Marine Ecology Progress Series 424: 219-227.
• Sykes, N.J., Baker, K., Carden, R., Higham, T., Hoelzel, A.R. & Stevens, R. (2011). New evidence for the establishment and management of the European fallow deer (Dama dama dama) in Roman Britain. Journal of Archaeological Science 38(1): 156-165.
• deBruyn, M., Hoelzel, A.R., Carvalho, G.R. & Hofreiter, M (2011). Faunal histories from Holocene ancient DNA. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 26(8): 405-413.
• Verissimo, A., Moura, T., McDowell, J., Graves, J., Gordo, L. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Isolation and characterization of ten nuclear microsatellite DNA loci for the Portuguese dogfish Centroscymnus coelolepis. Conservation Genetics Resources 3(2): 299.
• Lovatt, F.M. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). The impact of population bottlenecks on fluctuating asymmetry and morphological variance in two separate populations of reindeer on the island of South Georgia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102(4): 798-811.
• White, T.A., Fotherby, H. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Comparative assessment of population genetics and demographic history of two congeneric deep sea fish species living at different depths. Marine Ecology Progress Series 434: 155-164.
• White, T.A., Fotherby, H.A., Stephens, P.A. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2011). Genetic panmixia and demographic dependence across the North Atlantic in the deep-sea fish, blue hake (Antimora rostrata). Heredity 106(4): 690-699.
• Olavarria C, Acevedo J, Vester HI, Zamorano-Abramson J, Viddi FA, Gibbins J, Newcombe E, Capella J, Hoelzel AR, Flores F, Hucke-Gaete R & Torres-Florenz JP. (2010). Southernmost distribution of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the eastern South Pacific. Aquatic Mammals 36(3): 288.
• White, T.A., Fotherby, H.A. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2010). Nineteen new microsatellite loci for the blue hake (Antimoura rostrata). Conservation Genetics Resources 2(S1): 249.
• Banguera-Hinestroza, E., Bjørge, A., Reid, R.J., Jepson, P. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2010). The influence of glacial epochs and habitat dependence on the diversity and phylogeography of a coastal dolphin species: Lagenorhynchus albirostris. Conservation Genetics 11(5): 1823-1836.
• White, T.A., Stamford, J. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2010). Local selection and population structure in a deep-sea fish, the roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris). Molecular Ecology 19(2): 216-226.
• Hoelzel, A.R. (2010). Looking backwards to look forwards conservation genetics in a changing world. Conservation Genetics 11(2): 655-660.
• Pilot, M., Dahlheim, M.E. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2010). Social cohesion among kin, gene flow without dispersal and the evolution of population genetic structure in the killer whale (Orcinus orca). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23(1): 20-31.
• de Bruyn, M, Hall, BL, Chauke, LF, Baroni, C, Koch, PL & Hoelzel, AR (2009). Rapid Response of a Marine Mammal Species to Holocene Climate and Habitat Change. PLoS Genetics 5(7): e1000554.
• Vassilakos, D, Natoli, A, Dahlheim, M & Hoelzel, AR (2009). Balancing and Directional Selection at Exon-2 of the MHC DQB1 Locus among Populations of Odontocete Cetaceans. Molecular Biology And Evolution 26(3): 681-689.
• Walker, NF, Hulme, PE & Hoelzel, AR (2009). Population genetics of an invasive riparian species, Impatiens glandulifera. Plant Ecology 203(2): 243-252.
• White, TA, Stefanni, S, Stamford, J & Hoelzel, AR (2009). Unexpected panmixia in a long-lived, deep-sea fish with well-defined spawning habitat and relatively low fecundity. Molecular Ecology 18(12): 2563-2573.
• Engelhaupt, D., Hoelzel, A.R., Nicholson, C., Frantzis, A., Mesnick, S., Gero, S., Whitehead, H., Rendell, L., Miller, P., De Stefanis, R., Canadas, A., Airoldi, S. & Mignucci-Giannoni, A.A. (2009). Female philopatry in coastal basins and male dispersion across the North Atlantic in a highly mobile marine species, the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Molecular Ecology 18(20): 4193-4205.
• Knutsen, H, Jorde, PE, Sannaes, H, Hoelzel, AR, Bergstad, OA, Stefanni, S, Johansen, T & Stenseth, NC (2009). Bathymetric barriers promoting genetic structure in the deepwater demersal fish tusk (Brosme brosme). Molecular Ecology 18(15): 3151-3162.
• Ring, AK, Knutsen, H, Fiani, D, Hoelzel, AR & Andre, C (2009). Development of 10 microsatellite loci in the ling (Molva molva). Molecular Ecology Resources 9(5): 1401-1403.
• White, TA, Stamford, J & Hoelzel, AR (2009). Nine new microsatellite loci for the orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus). Conservation Genetics 10(3): 601-603.
• Natoli, A, Peddemors, VM & Hoelzel, AR (2008). Population structure of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) impacted by bycatch along the east coast of South Africa. Conservation Genetics 9(3): 627-636.
• Foote, AD, Osborne, RW & Hoelzel, AR (2008). Temporal and contextual patterns of killer whale (Orcinus orca) call type production. Ethology 114(6): 599-606.
• Natoli, A, Canadas, A, Vaquero, C, Politi, E, Fernandez-Navarro, P & Hoelzel, AR (2008). Conservation genetics of the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Conservation Genetics 9(6): 1479-1487.
• Knutsen, H, Le Goff-Vitry, M, Fiani, D & Hoelzel, AR (2008). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the deep-sea marine fish, the roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris). Molecular Ecology Resources 8(5): 993-995.
• Knutsen, H, Fiani, D, Sannae, H & Hoelzel, AR (2007). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in a marine fish species, the tusk (Brosme brosme). Molecular Ecology Notes 7(5): 851-853.
• Nichols, C, Herman, J, Gaggiotti, OE, Dobney, KM, Parsons, K & Hoelzel, AR (2007). Genetic isolation of a now extinct population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-biological Sciences 274(1618): 1611-1616.
• Hoelzel, AR, Hey, J, Dahlheim, ME, Nicholson, C, Burkanov, V & Black, N (2007). Evolution of population structure in a highly social top predator, the killer whale. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24(6): 1407-1415.
• Magnussen, JE, Pikitch, EK, Clarke, SC, Nicholson, C, Hoelzel, AR & Shivji, MS (2007). Genetic tracking of basking shark products in international trade. Animal Conservation 10(2): 199-207.
• Knutsen, H, Jorde, PE, Albert, OT, Hoelzel, AR & Stenseth, NC (2007). Population genetic structure in the North Atlantic Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides): influenced by oceanic current systems? Canadian Journal Of Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences 64(6): 857-866.
• Topf, AL, Gilbert, MTP, Fleischer, RC & Hoelzel, AR (2007). Ancient human mtDNA genotypes from England reveal lost variation over the last millennium. Biology Letters 3(5): 550-553.
• Gaspari, S, Airoldi, S & Hoelzel, AR (2007). Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) in UK waters are differentiated from a population in the Mediterranean Sea and genetically less diverse. Conservation Genetics 8(3): 727-732.
• Gaspari, S, Azzellino, A, Airoldi, S & Hoelzel, AR (2007). Social kin associations and genetic structuring of striped dolphin populations (Stenella coeruleoalba) in the Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Ecology 16(14): 2922-2933.
• Lewis, R, O'Connell, TC, Lewis, M, Carnpagna, C & Hoelzel, AR (2006). Sex-specific foraging strategies and resource partitioning in the southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-biological Sciences 273(1603): 2901-2907.
• Foote, AD, Griffin, RM, Howitt, D, Larsson, L, Miller, PJO & Hoelzel, AR (2006). Killer whales are capable of vocal learning. Biology Letters 2(4): 509-512.
• Natoli, A, Canadas, A, Peddemors, VM, Aguilar, A, Vaquero, C, Fernandez-Piqueras, P & Hoelzel, AR (2006). Phylogeography and alpha taxonomy of the common dolphin (Delphinus sp.). Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 19(3): 943-954.
• Hall, BL, Hoelzel, AR, Baroni, C, Denton, GH, Le Boeuf, BJ, Overturf, B & Topf, AL (2006). Holocene elephant seal distribution implies warmer-than-present climate in the Ross Sea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103(27): 10213-10217.
• Hoelzel, AR, Shivji, MS, Magnussen, J & Francis, MP (2006). Low worldwide genetic diversity in the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). Biology Letters 2(4): 639-642.
• Topf, AL, Gilbert, MTP, Dumbacher, JP & Hoelzel, AR (2006). Tracing the phylogeography of human populations in Britain based on 4th-11th century mtDNA genotypes. Molecular Biology And Evolution 23(1): 152-161.
• Natoli, A, Birkun, A, Aguilar, A, Lopez, A & Hoelzel, AR (2005). Habitat structure and the dispersal of male and female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B-biological Sciences 272(1569): 1217-1226.
• Hoelzel, AR (2005). Ancient genomes. Genome Biology 6(12): 239.
• Topf, AL & Hoelzel, AR (2005). A Romani mitochondrial haplotype in England 500 years before their recorded arrival in Britain. Biology Letters 1(3): 280-282.
• Natoli, A, Peddemors, VM & Hoelzel, AR (2004). Population structure and speciation in the genus Tursiops based on microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 17(2): 363-375.
• Fabiani, A, Galimberti, F, Sanvito, S & Hoelzel, AR (2004). Extreme polygyny among southern elephant seals on Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands. Behavioral Ecology 15(6): 961-969.
• Foote, A.D., Osborne, R.W. & Hoelzel, A.R. (2004). Whale-call response to masking boat noise. Nature 428(6986): 910.
• Fabiani, A, Hoelzel, AR, Galimberti, F & Muelbert, MMC (2003). Long-range paternal gene flow in the southern elephant seal. Science 299(5607): 676-676.
• Pang, JF, Hoelzel, AR, Song, YL, Zeng, ZG & Zhang, YP (2003). Lack of mtDNA control region variation in Hainan Eld's deer: Consequence of a recent population bottleneck? Conservation Genetics 4(1): 109-112.
• Pang, JF, Wang, YZ, Zhong, Y, Hoelzel, AR, Papenfuss, TJ, Zeng, XM, Ananjeva, NB & Zhang, YP (2003). A phylogeny of Chinese species in the genus Phrynocephalus (Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 27(3): 398-409.
• Walker, NF, Hulme, PE & Hoelzel, AR (2003). Population genetics of an invasive species, Heracleum mantegazzianum: implications for the role of life history, demographics and independent introductions. Molecular Ecology 12(7): 1747-1756.
• Hoelzel, A.R., Fleischer, R.C., Campagna, C., Le Beouf, B.J. & Alvord, G. (2002). Direct Evidence for the Impact of a Population Bottleneck on Symmetry and Genetic Diversity in the Northern Elephant Seal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15: 567-575.
• Hoelzel, A.R., Natoli, A., Dahlheim, M., Olavarria, C., Baird, R.W. & Black, N. (2002). Low world-wide genetic diversity in the killer whale (Orcinus orca); Implications for demographic history. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 269(1499): 1467-1473.
• Hoelzel, AR, Campagna, C & Arnbom, T (2001). Genetic and morphometric differentiation between island and mainland southern elephant seal populations. Proceedings Of The Royal Society Of London Series B-biological Sciences 268(1464): 325-332.
• Wynen, LP, Goldsworthy, SD, Insley, SJ, Adams, M, Bickham, JW, Francis, J, Gallo, JP, Hoelzel, AR, Majluf, P, White, RWG & Slade, R (2001). Phylogenetic relationships within the eared seals (Otariidae Carnivora): Implications for the historical biogeography of the family. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 21(2): 270-284.
• Van der Walt, JM, Nel, LH & Hoelzel, AR (2001). Characterization of major histocompatibility complex DRB diversity in the endemic South African antelope Damaliscus pygargus: a comparison in two subspecies with different demographic histories. Molecular Ecology 10(7): 1679-1688.
• Hoelzel AR (1999). Impact of population bottlenecks on genetic variation and the importance of life-history: a case study of the northern elephant seal. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 68 : 23-39.
• Hoelzel AR, LeBoeuf, BJ, Reiter, J & Campagna, C (1999). Alpha-male paternity in elephant seals. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46: 298-306.
• Hoelzel, A.R., Stephens, J.C. & O'Brien, S.J. (1999). Molecular genetic diversity and evolution at the MHC DQB locus in four species of pinnipeds. Molecular Biology and Evolution 16(5): 611-618.
• Hoelzel, AR, Dahlheim, M & Stern, SJ (1998). Low genetic variation among killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the eastern North Pacific and genetic differentiation between foraging specialists. Journal Of Heredity 89(2): 121-128.
• Hoelzel A.R., Potter, C.W. & Best, P.B. (1998). Genetic differentiation between parapatric 'nearshore' and 'offshore' populations of the bottlenose dolphin. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 265: 1177-1183.
• Hoelzel, A.R. (1998). Genetic structure of cetacean populations in sympatry, parapatry and mixed assemblages; implications for conservation policy. Journal of Heredity 89: 451-458.
• Slade, RW, Moritz, C, Hoelzel, AR & Burton, HR (1998). Molecular population genetics of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina. Genetics 149(4): 1945-1957.
• Hoelzel AR (1994). Ecology and genetics of whales and dolphins. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 25: 377-399.
• HOELZEL, AR, LOPEZ, JV, DOVER, GA & OBRIEN, SJ (1994). RAPID EVOLUTION OF A HETEROPLASMIC REPETITIVE SEQUENCE IN THE MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA CONTROL REGION OF CARNIVORES. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 39(2): 191-199.
• HOELZEL, AR (1994). IMPROVED RESOLUTION OF (CAC)(N) DNA FINGERPRINTS. Nucleic Acids Research 22(7): 1315-1315.
• HOELZEL, AR (1993). FORAGING BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL GROUP-DYNAMICS IN PUGET-SOUND KILLER WHALES. Animal Behaviour 45(3): 581-591.
• HOELZEL, AR, HALLEY, J, OBRIEN, SJ, CAMPAGNA, C, ARNBOM, T, LEBOEUF, B, RALLS, K & DOVER, GA (1993). ELEPHANT SEAL GENETIC-VARIATION AND THE USE OF SIMULATION-MODELS TO INVESTIGATE HISTORICAL POPULATION BOTTLENECKS. Journal Of Heredity 84(6): 443-449.
• Hoelzel, A.R., Hancock, J.M. & Dover, G.A. (1993). Generation of VNTRs and heteroplasmy by sequence turnover in the mitochondrial control region of two elephant seal species. Journal of Molecular Evolution 37: 190-197.
• Hoelzel, AR (1992). Conservation genetics of whales and dolphins. Molecular Ecology 1(2): 119-125.
• AMOS, B & HOELZEL, AR (1992). APPLICATIONS OF MOLECULAR GENETIC TECHNIQUES TO THE CONSERVATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS. Biological Conservation 61(2): 133-144.
• HOELZEL, AR, FORD, JKB & DOVER, GA (1991). A PATERNITY TEST CASE FOR THE KILLER WHALE (ORCINUS-ORCA) BY DNA FINGERPRINTING. Marine Mammal Science 7(1): 35-43.
• HOELZEL, AR & DOVER, GA (1991). GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SYMPATRIC KILLER WHALE POPULATIONS. Heredity 66: 191-195.
• HOELZEL, AR, HANCOCK, JM & DOVER, GA (1991). EVOLUTION OF THE CETACEAN MITOCHONDRIAL D-LOOP REGION. Molecular Biology And Evolution 8(4): 475-493.
• Hoelzel AR (1991). Whaling in the dark. Nature 352(481).
• HOELZEL, AR (1991). KILLER WHALE PREDATION ON MARINE MAMMALS AT PUNTA-NORTE, ARGENTINA - FOOD SHARING, PROVISIONING AND FORAGING STRATEGY. Behavioral Ecology And Sociobiology 29(3): 197-204.
• HOELZEL, AR (1989). TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR OF THE ROBIN ERITHACUS-RUBECULA - THE IMPORTANCE OF VEGETATION DENSITY. Ibis 131(3): 432-436.
• HOELZEL, AR, DORSEY, EM & STERN, SJ (1989). THE FORAGING SPECIALIZATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL MINKE WHALES. Animal Behaviour 38: 786-794.
• Hoelzel, A.R. & Amos, W. (1988). DNA fingerprinting and 'scientific' whaling. Nature 333(6171): 305.
• HOELZEL, AR (1986). SONG CHARACTERISTICS AND RESPONSE TO PLAYBACK OF MALE AND FEMALE ROBINS ERITHACUS-RUBECULA. Ibis 128(1): 115-127.