I am working on invertebrate marine population genetics, connectivity and phylogeography. My main interest stands in understanding the evolutionnary processes driving genetic diversity and speciation in coral reef associate bivalves. To answer these questions I combine field work, observation studies, molecular biology and genetic statistics.

Publications



PEER­-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS


G. Giribet, S. Lemer,. 2014. On the occurrence of Tuleocaris neglecta Chace, 1969 (Decapoda, Palaemonidae, Pontoniinae) in Echondermetra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) (Echinodermata, Echinoidea, Echinometridae) in the archipelgos of Bocas del Toro, Panama. In press in Crustaceana

R Fernandez*, S Lemer*, G Giribet,. 2014. Comparative phylogeography and population genetic structure of three widespread mollusc species in the Mediterranean and near Atlantic. In press in Marine Ecology. * Co-first authors

 S Lemer, B Buge, A Bemis, G Giribet,. 2014. First molecular phylogeny of the circumtropical bivalve family Pinnidae (Mollusca, Bivalvia): evidence for high levels of cryptic species diversity. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 75:11-23

S Lemer & S Planes, 2012. Translocation of wild populations: conservation implications for the genetic diversity of the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. Molecular Ecology, 21: 2949-2962

AC Stier, MA Gil, CS McKeon, S Lemer, M Leray, SC Mills, CW Osenberg, 2012. Housekeeping mutualisms: do more symbionts facilitate host performance? PLoS ONE 7(4):e32079. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032079

S Lemer, E Rochel, S Planes, 2011. Correction method for null alleles in species with variable microsatellite flanking regions, a case study of the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. Journal of Heredity,102 (2) 243-246.

S Planes & S Lemer, 2011. Individual-based analysis opens new insights into understanding population structure and animal behaviour. Molecular Ecology, 20: 187-189.

P Borsa, S Lemer, D Aurelle, 2007. Patterns of lineage diversification in rabbitfishes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 44: 427-435.

S Lemer , D Aurelle, L Vigliola, JD Durand, P Borsa, 2006. Cytochrome b barcoding, molecular systematics, and geographic differentiation in rabbitfishes (Siganidae). Comptes Rendus Biologies, 330 (1): 86-94.


In review 
S Lemer & S Planes,. 2014. High connectivity in the context of habitat fragmentation among populations of the black-lipped pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in French Polynesia. In review in Marine Biology.




REPORTS

Borsa P., Lemer S., Chen W.J., Collet A., Carassou L., Ponton D. 2009. Identification par barcode (séquences nucléotidiques d’un fragment du gène du cytochrome b) des larves de Lethrinidae capturées en baies de Dumbéa et Ouano (Nouvelle-Calédonie). Rapport Zonéco. IRD, Nouméa.

Borsa P., Collet A., Lemer S., 2006. Les premiers stades de vie des poissons de Nouvelle-Calédonie: identification des habitats lagonaires pour les stades pré- et post-installation. Rapport de fin de contrat, ZoNéCo 2005. IRD, Nouméa.





sarah.lemer@gmail.com
sarahlemer@oeb.harvard.edu
Dept. of Prganismic and Evolutionary Biology
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford St.
Cambridge MA, 02138
USA
Phone: 1 617 496-5308
Fax: 1 617 496-5854