Synopsis
We borrow methods from other sciences to invent better ways to understand natural populations:
- Endangered, pest, harvested species
- Measuring and forecasting molecular biodiversity
- The methods are also used on ecological datasets
You could join us in any of three different ways:
- Trials on our datasets of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants
- Trials with computer simulations
- Even invent more methods of your own
You need to like genetics & conservation, and be OK with high-school maths ( +, -, x, /).
Aims
This project will investigate whether new methods are better at forecasting or measuring molecular biodiversity
Student Benefits
You’ll take part in a very active research area that is vital to conservation management and general evolutionary ecology. The skills you’ll learn through this project include:
- Analysing large molecular and/or ecological datasets
- Writing computer programs
- Writing a scientific paper
Honours students in our lab publish their work in journals, such as
- Conservation Genetics Resources
- Australian Journal of Botany