Center for Conservation Research and Training University of Hawai`i at Manoa 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 406 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 phone: (808) 956-6739 FAX: (808) 956-2647 kykanesh@hawaii.edu
I have also begun to investigate the biology of small populations and the role of sexual selection in populations faced with extinction. Shifts in the distribution of mating types in the population during small population size can have a significant impact on the genetic background of the population. Also, "leakage" of genetic material from a related sympatric species may be permitted during small population conditions to replenish some of the genetic variability that may have been lost as a result of genetic drift. The results of this research will increase our understanding of the biology of rare and endangered species and provide information that may help in mitigating the extinction of some of these species.
Kaneshiro KY, Gillespie RG, Carson HL. 1995. Chromosomes and male genitalia of Hawaiian Drosophila: Tools for interpreting phylogeny and geography. In: Wagner WL, Funk E, editors. Hawaiian Biogeography: Evolution on a Hot Spot Archipelago. Washington: Smithsonian Institute Press. p 57-71.
Kaneshiro KY. 1995. Evolution, speciation, and the genetic structure of island populations. In: Vitousek P, Andsersen H, Loope L, editors. Islands: Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Function. New York: Springer-Verlag. p 23-34.
Kaneshiro KY. 1993. Introduction, colonization, and establishment of exotic insect populations: Fruit flies in Hawaii and California. Am Entomol 39:23-29.
Kaneshiro KY. 1993. Habitat-related variation and evolution by sexual selection. In: Kim KC, McPeron BA, editors. Evolution of Insect Pests. John Wiley & Sons. p 89-101.