Research Program
The goal of my research is to apply and extend molecular technology and population genetic theory to problems in organismal ecology and evolution. I am interested in studies of population structure, dispersal, recruitment, speciation, social structure, species identification, molecular evolution, and conservation biology. Many current molecular laboratory techniques (PCR, microsatellite analysis, DNA sequencing, restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis, molecular cloning) can be learned within a few months, and applied to a multitude of small, but important, projects. I am currently interested in functional molecular population genetics and genomics. I have been looking at interesting areas of the Sebastes genome for insight into adaptation and speciation processes.
Classes
Biostatistics
Introductory Biology Laboratory
Genetics Laboratory
Current and Past Students
Andrea Burton
Ashton Bunce
John Cagino
Kristine Karkoska
Tom Evans
Travis Deptola
Kate Martucci
Andrew Loveitt
Brian Markovich
Steven Gregory
Josh Hatch
Steve Beck
Katey Glunt
Amy Mullen
Jason Shiring
Debby Mensch
Amy Skibiel
Robin Koval
Jennifer Mikula
Publications
(*Undergraduate, Masters, or Ph.D. Student Author)
Buonaccorsi, V. Karkoska K*, Gregory S*, Loveitt A*, Deptola T*, Martucci K* A genomic mosaic of divergence between Sebastes chrysomelas and S. carnatus.Molecular Ecology. In Review.
Rosenberry, C., H. Hassel-Finnegan*, E. Long, V. Buonaccorsi, D. Diefenbach, B. Wallingford. 2009. Lack of Mother–Offspring Relationships in White-Tailed Deer Capture Groups. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:357-361.
Johansson, M. M. Banks, K. Glunt*, H. Hassel-Finnegan*, VP Buonaccorsi. 2008. Influence of habitat discontinuity, geographic distance, and oceanography on fine-scale population genetic structure of copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus). Molecular Ecology 17: 3051-3061.
Buonaccorsi, V. P., C. Kimbrell, E. Lynn, R. Vetter. 2005. Limited realized dispersal and introgressive hybridization influence genetic structure and conservation strategies for brown rockfish, Sebastes auriculatus. Conservation Genetics 6: 697-713.
M. Westerman, Buonaccorsi, V. P., J. Stannard*, L. Galver*, C. Taylor*, E. Lynn,C. Kimbrell, R. Vetter. 2005. Cloning and characterization of novel microsatellite DNA markers for the grass rockfish, Sebastes rastrelliger, and cross-species amplification in 10 related Sebastes spp. Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 74-76.
Buonaccorsi, V. P. and A. Skibiel*. 2005. A striking demonstration of the Poisson distribution. Teaching Statistics 27(1): 8-10.
Narum*, S. R., V. P. Buonaccorsi, C. A. Kimbrell, R. D. Vetter. 2004. Genetic divergence between Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) and Black and Yellow Rockfish (S. chrysomelas). Copeia 4: 926-931
Buonaccorsi, V. P., M. Westerman, J. Stannard*, C. Kimbrell, E. Lynn, R. Vetter. 2004. Molecular genetic structure suggests limited larval dispersal within grass rockfish Sebastes rastrelliger. Marine Biology 145:779-788
Buonaccorsi, V. P., C. Kimbrell, E. Lynn, R. Vetter. 2002. Population structure in copper rockfish (Sebastes caurinus) reflects post-glacial colonization and contemporary patterns of larval dispersal. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: 1374-1384.
Buonaccorsi, V. P., J. McDowell, and J. E. Graves. 2001. Reconciling patterns of inter-ocean molecular variance from four classes of molecular markers in blue marlin Makaira nigricans. Molecular Ecology 10: 1179-1196.
Buonaccorsi, V. P., E. Starkey*, and J. E. Graves. 2001. Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis of population subdivision among young-of-the-year Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus) from the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Marine Biology 138:37-45.
Buonaccorsi, V. P. and J. E. Graves. 2000. Isolation and characterization of novel polymorphic tetra-nucleotide microsatellite markers from the blue marlin, Makaira nigricans Molecular Ecology 9: 820-821.
Buonaccorsi, V. P., L. Morgan, K. S. Reece, and J. E. Graves. 1999. Geographic distribution of molecular variance within blue marlin Makaira nigricans : A hierarchical analysis of allozyme, single copy nuclear DNA, and mitochondrial DNA markers. Evolution 53: 568-579.
Buonaccorsi, V. P. 1998. Comparative evolution of molecular markers: An analysis of genetic variation within the blue marlin (Makaira nigricans). Dissertation. College of William and Mary. Williamsburg, VA.
Interests and Hobbies
(Giant) Pumpkin Growing
Windsurfing
Contact information
Vincent Buonaccorsi
601 17th St.
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Phone: 814-641-3579
Fax: 814-641-3685