Conservation & Ecological Research within the Faculty of Science at UQ
Archive for Molecular Ecology
7 June, 2010 at 12:34 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology, Molecular Ecology
Research Interests:
Molecular evolution, distribution and population genetics of mosquitoes;
Development and implementation of DNA-based diagnostic tools to determine the mosquito species responsible for disease pathogen transmition.
Spatial analysis of data to assess and understand environmental factors influencing species’ ecology, distribution and movement.
7 June, 2010 at 12:29 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Molecular Ecology, Vertebrate Ecology
Research interests:
Stress and reproduction in mammals
Steroid hormones, adaptive and pathological effects in semelparous marsupials
Chemical communication, brain & behaviour – marsupial gliders & marsupial mice
Adaptive effects of stress on the brain
7 June, 2010 at 12:28 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Evolutionary Genetics, Invertebrate Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Plant Ecology
Research interests:
Distribution and diversity of plants and insects in the southern hemisphere
Evolutionary origins of Australian plants and animals
Effects of past and present climate change on extinction and speciation
Use of phylogenies in addressing evolutionary questions
7 June, 2010 at 12:09 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Evolutionary Genetics, Landscape Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Ecology, Molecular Ecology
Research Interests:
Landscape genetics
Connectivity and natural selection in marine animals
Adaptation and hybridization accompanying biological invasions
