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Education

Ph.D. Marine Science, College of William and Mary
M.S. Marine Biology, College of Charleston
B.S. Biology, James Madison University

Research Interests

Diversity and evolution of coral-reef and deep-sea fishes; taxonomy of larval fishes and their utility in evolutionary studies; patterns of morphological divergence and speciation; marine conservation; public communication of marine science.

Recent Publications

Boehm, J. T., Woodall, Lucy, Teske, Peter R., Lourie, Sara A., Baldwin, Carole, Waldman, John and Hickerson, Mike 2013. Marine dispersal and barriers drive Atlantic seahorse diversification. Journal of Biogeography, doi:10.1111/jbi.12127

Fishelson, Lev, Baldwin, Carole C. and Hastings, Philip A. 2013. Gonad morphology, gametogenesis, and reproductive modes in fishes of the tribe starksiini (teleostei, blenniiformes). Journal of Morphology, 274(5): 496-511. doi:10.1002/jmor.20110

Baldwin, Carole and Robertson, Ross 2013. A new Haptoclinus blenny (Teleostei, Labrisomidae) from deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean, with comments on relationships of the genus. Zookeys, 306: 71-81. doi:10.3897/zookeys.306.5198

Fishelson, Lev, Baldwin, Carole C. and Hastings, Philip A. 2012. Comparison of the oropharyngeal cavity in the Starksiini (Teleostei: Blenniiformes: Labrisomidae): Taste buds and teeth, including a comparison with closelyâ€쳌related genera. Journal of Morphology, 273(6): 618-628. doi:10.1002/jmor.20008

McCosker, John E., Long, Douglas J. and Baldwin, Carole C. 2012. Description of a new species of deepwater catshark, Bythaelurus giddingsi sp nov., from the Galapagos Islands (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhiniformes: Scyliorhinidae). Zootaxa, 3221: 48-59.

Vaslet, Amandine, France, Christine, Baldwin, Carole C. and Feller, Ilka C. 2012. Dietary habits of juveniles of the Mayan cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus, in mangrove ponds of an offshore islet in Belize, Central America. Neotropical Ichthyology, 10(3): 667-674.

Baldwin, Carole C. and Weigt, Lee A. 2012. A New Species of Soapfish (Teleostei: Serranidae: Rypticus), with Redescription of R. subbifrenatus and Comments on the Use of DNA Barcoding in Systematic Studies. Copeia, 2012(1): 23-36. doi:10.1643/CG-11-035

Weigt, Lee A., Driskell, Amy C., Baldwin, Carole C. and Ormos, Andrea 2012. DNA barcoding fishes. In: DNA Barcodes: Methods and Protocols. Humana Press,(Methods in molecular biology) pp.109-126.

Weigt, Lee A., Baldwin, Carole C., Driskell, Amy, Smith, David G., Ormos, Andrea and Reyier, Eric A. 2012. Using DNA Barcoding to Assess Caribbean Reef Fish Biodiversity: Expanding Taxonomic and Geographic Coverage. PLoS ONE, 7(7): 1-7. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0041059

Baldwin, Carole C., Castillo, Cristina I., Weigt, Lee A. and Victor, Benjamin C. 2011. Seven new species within western Atlantic Starksia atlantica, S. lepicoelia, and S. sluiteri (Teleostei, Labrisomidae), with comments on congruence of DNA barcodes and species. Zookeys, 79: 21-72. doi:10.3897/zookeys.79.1045

Vaslet, Amandine, France, Christine, Phillips, D. L., Feller, Ilka C. and Baldwin, Carole C. 2011. Stable-isotope analyses reveal the importance of seagrass beds as feeding areas for juveniles of the speckled worm eel Myrophis punctatus (Teleostei: Ophichthidae) in Florida. Journal of Fish Biology, 79(3): 692-706. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03052.x

Baldwin, Carole C., Brito, Balam J., Smith, David G., Weigt, Lee A. and Escobar-Briones, Elva 2011. Identification of early life-history stages of Caribbean Apogon (Perciformes: Apogonidae) through DNA Barcoding. Zootaxa, 3133: 1-36.

Tornabene, Luke, Baldwin, Carole C., Weigt, Lee A. and Pezold, Frank L. 2010. Exploring the diversity of western Atlantic Bathygobius (Teleostei: Gobiidae) with cytochrome c oxidase-I, with descriptions of two new species. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 16(4): 141-170.

Poss, Stuart G., McCosker, John E. and Baldwin, Carole C. 2010. A New Species of Scorpaenodes (Pisces: Scorpaenidae)from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands with Discussions of the Limits of Scorpaenodes and Thysanichthys. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 61(2): 235-267.

Wittenrich, Matthew L., Baldwin, Carole C. and Turingan, Ralph G. 2010. Larval development of laboratory-reared Green Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology, 16(1): 7-18.

Baldwin, Carole C., Mounts, Julie H., Smith, David G. and Weigt, Lee A. 2009. Genetic identification and color descriptions of early life-history stages of Belizean Phaeoptyx and Astrapogon (Teleostei: Apogonidae) with Comments on identification of adult Phaeoptyx. Zootaxa, 2008: 1-22.

Baldwin, Carole C., Weight, Lee, Smith, David G. and Mounts, Julie H. 2009. Reconciling genetic lineages with species in western Atlantic Coryphopterus (Teleostei: Gobiidae). Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, 38: 113-140.