Phylogenetics software and tutorials
SSU-ALIGN: extremely useful software for structural alignment of the 18S rRNA gene
Bodega Phylogenetics Workshop: great online tutorials for both reconstructing and using phylogenies
CIPRES Science Network: online access to computing power for phylogenetics
Amphipod identification
John Chapman’s Gammaridea chapter in the Light and Smith Manual (for OR – central CA)
For amphipods in northern California, Natalie Caulk and I put together a picture-based key (based on the Chapman chapter). If you’re working on these species contact me for a copy!
Taxonomy
World Register of Marine Species
Seagrass ecology
Zostera Experimental Network: experimentally testing grazer and nutrient effects on seagrass health at sites around the globe