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Just for your information, here's a university advertisement
PhD opportunity: Understanding Population Connectivity and Demographic Expansion of Introduced Chital Deer
James Cook University Townsville QLD
In Australia, introduced deer species present a major threat to agriculture and the environment through competition for forage, as vectors of disease, damage to crops, modification of vegetation structure and composition, dispersal of weeds, and as a road hazard.
Given that several Australian deer populations are currently expanding in abundance and geographic range, it is imperative that scientists understand how, when, and why these expansions occur.
The project
This ARC funded project proposes to use population genomics to determine current patterns of population connectivity, investigate historical patterns of population expansion, and understand how landscape and environmental variables influence gene flow.
This PhD project will employ the latest genomic and bioinformatics techniques in order to investigate connectivity, demography, and adaptation in Chital deer in North Queensland, Australia. Opportunities for field work will be available.
The student will be based in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia (under the supervision of Assoc Prof Jan Strugnell, Dr Ben Hirsch, and Prof Lin Schwarzkopf) and supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.
The student will work closely with stakeholders from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) and the Department of Primary Industry and Resources (NSW).
PhD opportunity: Understanding Population Connectivity and Demographic Expansion of Introduced Chital Deer
James Cook University Townsville QLD
In Australia, introduced deer species present a major threat to agriculture and the environment through competition for forage, as vectors of disease, damage to crops, modification of vegetation structure and composition, dispersal of weeds, and as a road hazard.
Given that several Australian deer populations are currently expanding in abundance and geographic range, it is imperative that scientists understand how, when, and why these expansions occur.
The project
This ARC funded project proposes to use population genomics to determine current patterns of population connectivity, investigate historical patterns of population expansion, and understand how landscape and environmental variables influence gene flow.
This PhD project will employ the latest genomic and bioinformatics techniques in order to investigate connectivity, demography, and adaptation in Chital deer in North Queensland, Australia. Opportunities for field work will be available.
The student will be based in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University, Townsville, Australia (under the supervision of Assoc Prof Jan Strugnell, Dr Ben Hirsch, and Prof Lin Schwarzkopf) and supported by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant.
The student will work closely with stakeholders from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland) and the Department of Primary Industry and Resources (NSW).
