Peer-reviewed

1. Rundell, R.J. and B.S. Leander. 2012. Description and phylogenetic position of the first sand-dwelling entoproct from the western coast of North America: Loxosomella vancouverensis sp. nov. Marine Biology Research 8: 284-291. pdf

2. Rundell, R.J. 2011. Snails on an evolutionary tree: Gulick, speciation, and isolation. American Malacological Bulletin 29(1/2): 145-157. pdf

3. Rundell, R.J. and B.S. Leander. 2010. Masters of miniaturization: Convergent evolution among interstitial eukaryotes. BioEssays 32: 430-437. pdf

4. Rundell, R.J. 2010. Diversity and conservation of the land snail fauna of the western Pacific islands of Belau (Republic of Palau, Oceania). American Malacological Bulletin 28: 81-90. pdf

5. *Rundell, R.J. and T. D. Price. 2009. Adaptive radiation, nonadaptive radiation, ecological speciation and nonecological speciation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24(7): 394-399. pdf

* Faculty of 1000 Biology Recommended Paper

6. Rundell, R.J. 2008. Cryptic diversity, molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the rock- and leaf litter-dwelling land snails of Belau (Republic of Palau, Oceania). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 363(1508): 3401-3412. pdf

7. Rundell, R.J., B.S. Holland and R.H. Cowie. 2004. Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the endemic Hawaiian Succineidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 246-255. pdf

8. Rundell, R.J. and R.H. Cowie. 2003a. Preservation of species diversity and abundances in Pacific island land snail death assemblages. Journal of Conchology 38(2): 155-170. pdf

9. Rundell, R.J. and R.H. Cowie. 2003b. Growth and reproduction in Hawaiian succineid land snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies 69: 288-289. pdf

10. Cowie, R.H. and R.J. Rundell. 2002. The land snails of a small tropical Pacific island, Aunuu, American Samoa. Pacific Science 56(2): 143-147. pdf

11. Cowie, R.H., R.J. Rundell, F. Mika and P. Setu. 2002. The endangered tree snail Samoana thurstoni on Olosega and the land snail diversity of the Manua Islands, American Samoa. American Malacological Bulletin 17(1/2): 37-43. pdf

12. Lach, L.L., D.K. Britton, R.J. Rundell and R.H. Cowie. 2000. Food preference and reproductive plasticity in an invasive freshwater snail. Biological Invasions 2(4): 279-288. pdf


Technical reports, conservation articles and published abstracts

1. Rundell, R.J. In Press [52 peer-reviewed online technical publications]. 52 threat assessments for Palau land snail species for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. iucnredlist.org

2. Rundell, R.J. and B.S. Leander. 2011. Speciation in marine microeukaryotes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51(Supp. 1): E119-E119.

3. Rundell, R.J. and B.S. Leander. 2010. Microeukaryotes and the masters of miniaturization: Diversification in marine sand. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50(Supp. 1): E153-E153.

4. Rundell, R.J. 2007a. (Guest Editorial) Turning research into conservation action. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group 15: 1-3.

5. Rundell, R.J. 2007b. Land snail survey of Techakl, Island of Beliliou, Belau. Report. Belau Cares, Inc., Republic of Palau. 2 p.

6. Brewer, R., J. Czekanski-Moir and R.J. Rundell. 2007. Partula programme consortium and Belau Partulidae update. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 15: 19-20.

7. Rundell, R.J. 2006. Conservation of the land snails of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 14: 27-28.

8. Rundell, R.J. 2005a. Republic at a turning point: CBS reality series ‘Survivor’ strikes Palau. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 13: 16.

9. Rundell, R.J. 2005b. The land snails of Belau: Survey of the 16 States. Report. Distributed to Federal, State and Local Governments and NGOs, Republic of Palau. 60 p.

10. Rundell, R.J. 2004. Determinants of diversity of the diplommatinid land snails of Palau. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 12: 20.

11. Rundell, R.J. 2002a. Aspects of the evolution of Hawaiian endemic succineid snails. Published abstract. Pacific Science 56(1): 98.

12. Rundell, R.J. 2002b. Hawaiian endemic succineid land snails: preliminary study of phylogeny and biogeography. Published abstract. Western Society of Malacologists Annual Report 33: 26.

13. Rundell, R.J. and R.H. Cowie. 2002. Hawaiian succineid project. Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 10: 19-20.

14. Rundell, R.J. 2001. Hawaiian endemic succineid land snails: preliminary study of phylogeny and biogeography. Published abstract. Pacific Science 55(1):107-108.

15. Rundell, R.J. 2000. Hawaiian Succineidae: still around, but for how long? Tentacle. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. 9:12.

16. Cowie, R.H., F.G. Howarth, D.J. Preston, R.J. Rundell, F.D. Stone, and S.L. Montgomery. 1999. Proposed new Hawaii island correctional facility, Waiakea, South Hilo, Island of Hawaii: assessment of potential impacts on invertebrates (snails, insects and other arthropods). Report. Hawaii Biological Survey, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 82 p.

17. Howarth, F.G., R.H. Cowie, D.J. Preston, R.A. Englund, R.J. Rundell, F.D. Stone, and S.L. Montgomery. 1999. Proposed new Hawaii island correctional facility, Waiakea, South Hilo, Island of Hawaii: assessment of potential impacts on invertebrates (snails, insects and other arthropods) of proposed improvements to Stainback Highway. Report. Hawaii Biological Survey, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 90 p.