Jess Morgan (pictured) led this large collaborative study on the population genetics of pink snapper in eastern Australia. The open access version of the published work can be downloaded from here.
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Kay Weltz and co-authors have new paper on the Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana). They report no detectable genetic variation in the gene regions assayed in the mitochondrial genome. Variation in the nuclear genome was also low, with only eight out of 96 microsatellite loci showing any alternate alleles. The species is likely to be uniquely […]
A newly published study led by Samuel Williams used genetic analyses to show that the numbers of marlin caught by various fisheries worldwide may be incorrect. Without features such as fins and bills (that are commonly removed to prepare product for market), even the experts have great difficulty in correctly identifying marlin species. This is […]
During Robin’s visit next week, you are all welcome come to his seminar. He is speaking at 12 noon on 11th April (Tues) in Building 68, Room 214, UQ St Lucia Campus. The title is “Estimates of Effective Population Size in the Genomics Era”. Robin has considerable reputation in the field of theoretical population genetics as applied […]
Mol Fish Lab has contributed to an important study by Grant Johnson (Northern Territory, Australia) on blacktip sharks. Six key measurements, as well as fin markings, can be used to identify two cryptic, closely related shark species (C. tilstoni and C. limbatus) that co-occur and hybridise in waters in northern Australia. In another recent paper, Jenny […]
You may be interested new genetic markers for Golden Snapper, Black Jewfish and Grass Emperor, or the coordinated approach we took to the development of these new tools. See the new publication here @thePeerJ Photo: Jenny Ovenden with Golden Snapper.
Thanks to the Fisheries Society of the British Isles for sponsoring the symposium and to Gary Carvalho and his team for fabulous conference organisation. Here is a group photo of delegates taken by Dr Martin Taylor of UEA.
The FSBI conference is concluding today. At the conference dinner, Louis Bernatchez (right with Gary Carvalho) was awarded the 2016 medal for Molecular Ecology. Robin Waples (left) spoke on behalf of invited speakers to thank conference convenors Gary Carvalho and all participants for an exceptional meeting.
Jenny Ovenden from Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, as well as leading scientists from 24 nations will be among delegates attending a major international symposium, supported by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI), at Bangor University, Wales this week (18-22 July). Delegates at Fish, Genes and Genomes: Contributions to Ecology, Evolution and Management will discuss […]
Project leader Andy Moore from ABARES in Canberra is presenting the results of the gemfish project to research advisory groups this week. The draft final report to funding body FRDC is in production. Project scientists look forward to feedback from stakeholders on the outcomes of this research. Comment on MFL facebook site, or use contact […]