Molecular Research Projects - Overview

The Australian Museum genetic laboratory provides genetics services, training and facilities to Australian Museum staff, postdocs, research students, visiting researchers, AM research fellows, recipients of AM fellowships, state and federal government agencies and a wide variety of other external organisations and individuals.

Molecular Services - Genetic Unit
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Areas of Research

Research work in the Genetics Unit can be grouped into several broad areas:

Wildlife forensics More
Phylogenetics
Population genetics and Biodiversity
Work with low template DNA from museum specimens

Recent Projects

Check out some of the projects where the genetics component is conducted in our lab:

Amphibian/Frog genetics
Amphipod genetics
Evolutionary and conservation genetics of marsupials More
Genetic analysis of the exotic bee Halictus smaragdulus More
Larval Fish Genetics More
Molecular Systematics of Fan Worms More
Molecular systematics of New Guinean macropodids More
Phylogenetics and Population genetics of Molluscs
Phylogenetics of the native bee Trichocolletes
Phylogenetics of the Isopod genus Eophreatoicus More
Population genetics of threatened bird species: White-fronted Chat, Bush-stone Curlew More
Taxonomy of the Christmas Island shrew More
Understanding gastropod phylogeny More