Research Project
Full description My research group works primarily on marine species (invertebrates and fishes) and focuses on how gene flow and natural selection shape population genomic variation. For example, one study is looking at the dynamics of migration and selection in tide pool fishes with regards to species range position; these data will provide basic evolutionary parameters that will help understand the capacity for coastal fishes to alter their species range and/or adapt to new environmental conditions. A second study is examining the evolutionary history of one of the most noxious marine invasive species - the blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis; here we are investigating whether this species is pre disposed to be invasive or whether it interacts with local species via hybridisation to match genotypes to the suitable environment.