RESEARCH INTERESTS

I have broad interests in the phylogeny and biogeography of marine invertebrates. My current focus is on the Faviidae corals and Sabellida polychaetes. I am also interested in coral reef ecology, evolution and conservation.

PUBLICATIONS

Chou, L.M., D. Huang, K.P.P. Tun, J.T.B. Kwik, Y.C. Tay & A.L. Seow (in press). Temporal changes in reef community structure at Bintan Island (Indonesia) suggest need for integrated management. Pacific Science.

Huang, D., K.P.P. Tun & L.M. Chou (in press). An inventory of zooxanthellate scleractinian corals in Singapore, including 34 new species records. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.

Wilson, N.G., D. Huang, M.C. Goldstein, H. Cha, G. Giribet & G.W. Rouse (2009). Field collection of Laevipilina hyalina McLean, 1979 from southern California, the most accessible living monoplacophoran. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 75(2): 195–197.

Huang, D., R. Meier, P.A. Todd & L.M. Chou (2009). More evidence for pervasive paraphyly in scleractinian corals: systematic study of Southeast Asian Faviidae (Cnidaria; Scleractinia) based on molecular and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 50: 102–116.

Huang, D. (2008). Assisted colonization won’t help rare species. Science, 322: 1049.

Huang, D., R. Meier, P.A. Todd & L.M. Chou (2008). Slow mitochondrial COI sequence evolution at the base of the metazoan tree and its implications for DNA barcoding. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 66: 167–174.

Huang, D., P.A. Todd & J.R. Guest (2007). Movement and aggregation in the fluted giant clam (Tridacna squamosa L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 342: 269–281.

Low, M., R. Sopha, P.T.N. Tan, D. Huang, B.W. Chan, D.T. Hoc, X. Li, C.E. Lato & K.R. Custodio (2007). Beyond the celebration of youth: a commitment to the sustainable development of the seas. Tropical Coasts, 14(1): 40–48.

Huang, D., L.M. Chou, P.A. Todd, K.H. Ang, P.Y. Boon & L. Cheng (2006). Algal and invertebrate diversity of the intertidal zone at Labrador Nature Reserve, Singapore. Malayan Nature Journal, 59(1): 93–102.

Huang, D., P.A. Todd, L.M. Chou, K.H. Ang, P.Y. Boon, L. Cheng, H. Ling & W.-J. Lee (2006). Effects of shore height and visitor pressure on the diversity and distribution of four intertidal taxa at Labrador beach, Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 54(2): 477–484.