Evolution and Diversity of Australasian Vertebrates

Steve Donnellan | Kyle Armstrong | Terry Bertozzi | Andrew Breed | Alan Cooper | Tanael Cope   Toby Galligan | Mike Gardner | Julie Hagen | Mark Hutchinson | Chris Izzo | Andrew Lowther | Steven Myers | Luke Price | Beth Schotfedlt |  Mark Sistrom | Vicky Thomson

 Our research has three broad foci:

• discovery and description of biodiversity in the Australasian region
• evolutionary history of the Australasian vertebrates
• understanding the evolutionary basis of the generation and maintenance of biodiversity

These basic research approaches generate knowledge and expertise that can be used for natural resource management and conservation and so consequently many opportunities arise for us to provide research solutions for a range of government and private resource management and conservation agencies.

We have substantial resources to support our exciting and diverse research program, including the Australian Biological Tissue Collection, one of the worlds largest tissue collections for molecular genetic research, a regional facility fully equipped and staffed for molecular ecology and evolutionary research, a world class ancient DNA laboratory, local supercomputer facilities for data analysis and a diverse field work program.

Our research is supported by the Australian Research Council, the Australian Biological Resources Study, the Commonwealth and South Australian Governments, and numerous private companies and foundations. We collaborate with a large number of researchers elsewhere in Australia and overseas and often organise reciprocal laboratory exchanges to facilitate our research.