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 and conservation, and be OK with high-school maths ( +, -, x, /).聽聽
Aims
This project will investigate whether new methods are better at forecasting or measuring molecular biodiversity.
Student benefits
You鈥檒l take part in a very active research area that is vital to conservation management and general evolutionary ecology. The skills you鈥檒l 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.
Get involved
To learn more about this project, contact Em. Prof. Bill Sherwin